Mixed reviews on budget supports for hard-hit tourism industry, amid calls for a national recovery strategy

'We’re going to see a generation of businesses go out of business,' without more supports for the tourism sector, says NDP MP Gord Johns.

NDP MP Gord Johns, pictured in July 2020 with the owners of Chocolate Tofino in the popular tourist town on Vancouver Island, was critical of the recently tabled budget, citing a lack of support for newer companies and overly harsh repayment terms as some of his frustrations.Photograph courtesy of Gord Johns' Facebook

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BY ALICE CHEN

April 28, 2021

The tourism sector has been particularly hard hit by the pandemic, and while some were satisfied with the new budget’s announcements in the tourism sector, others were less enthused, with problems with current support being brought to the forefront. According to a

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