From the Niagara Falls Review:<\/p>\n
Tourism may not be as prominent an issue in this provincial election as it was in 2007.<\/p>\n
But candidates representing the three major parties looking to form government after Oct. 6 are adamant they’re not overlooking an industry they say is so vital to Niagara’s economy.<\/p>\n
During the provincial election four years ago, tourism had its own section in the Liberal, Progressive Conservative and New Democratic platforms.<\/p>\n
For example, then PC leader John Tory promised more money for marketing.<\/p>\n
Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty pledged a “comprehensive competitiveness study,” which led to a $4-million report, which in turn led to the creation of regional tourism organizations tasked to make Ontario’s tourism industry more competitive with other destinations around the world.<\/p>\n
While there were specific promises for tourism in 2007, this time around, there are few.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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