Rechie Valdez: “Far too many (victims) are children and youth.”

We saw an opportunity that says a lot of Canadians are no longer visiting down south.

Those investments into our airports will ultimately help ensure that we’re able to reduce the cost, as the volume of visitors come in.

Tourism supports one in 10 Canadian jobs and I think people don’t realize that’s how much tourism contributes to our country – that’s five thousand communities across Canada where we’re driving economic activity.

And behind every statistic we know is a person whose (life) has been changed forever, a family that will never be the same.