Ottawa pledges millions to promote holiday travel in Canada during COVID-19 pandemic GlobePolitics
Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, March 9, 2020.Ottawa is earmarking millions of dollars for the promotion of holiday travel inside Canada as it seeks to help the tourism industry weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
The funding will instead be used to help provinces and territories encourage Canadians to discover their “own backyard” as the country’s international borders remain largely closed due to COVID-19.The government is also setting aside around $40 million so tourism agencies in southern and northern Ontario as well as western Canada can adapt their operations to the pandemic.
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