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{
"time": "2025-10-03 11:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Yasir Naqvi (Ottawa Centre, Lib.)",
"fr": "Yasir Naqvi (Ottawa-Centre, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8892001\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, even though the summer is in the rear-view, I want to share how exciting it was. Ottawa Tourism reports that from June to August, our city saw a 5% increase in hotel demand and a 7% jump in visitor spending compared to last year. July and August broke records. That is hundreds of thousands of people choosing to visit Ottawa. What brought them here? It was world-class events like Bluesfest, the inaugural Ironman Canada-Ottawa and the Canadian Track and Field Championships.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8892002\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Thanks to the Canada Strong Pass, our national museums, including the Agriculture and Food Museum, the Museum of Nature and the War Museum in my community of Ottawa Centre, brought in unmatched crowds. We can add in the buzz of Metcalfe Plaza by the Downtown BIA, the new Uncommon event space by the Centretown BIA and countless festivals.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8892003\" data-originallang=\"en\">We are revitalizing our downtown through community and culture.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8892001\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, m\u00eame si l'\u00e9t\u00e9 est derri\u00e8re nous, je tiens \u00e0 dire \u00e0 quel point il a \u00e9t\u00e9 emballant. Tourisme Ottawa a constat\u00e9 que, de juin \u00e0 ao\u00fbt, la demande des services h\u00f4teliers a augment\u00e9 de 5 % et les d\u00e9penses des visiteurs ont bondi de 7 % par rapport \u00e0 l'ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re. Les mois de juillet et d'ao\u00fbt ont battu des records. Des centaines de milliers de personnes ont choisi de d\u00e9couvrir Ottawa. Qu'est-ce qui les a attir\u00e9es ici? Ce sont les \u00e9v\u00e9nements de calibre mondial comme le Bluesfest, le tout premier Ironman Canada-Ottawa et les Championnats canadiens d'athl\u00e9tisme.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8892002\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est aussi le laissez-passer Un Canada fort, qui a amen\u00e9 des foules records dans nos mus\u00e9es nationaux, y compris le Mus\u00e9e de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, le Mus\u00e9e canadien de la nature et le Mus\u00e9e canadien de la guerre dans ma circonscription. Ajoutons \u00e0 cela le bourdonnement de l'espace Metcalfe Plaza, chapeaut\u00e9 par la zone d'am\u00e9lioration commerciale du centre-ville, le nouvel espace Uncommon r\u00e9serv\u00e9 aux \u00e9v\u00e9nements exceptionnels, chapeaut\u00e9 par la zone d'am\u00e9lioration commerciale du quartier Centertown, et d'innombrables festivals.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8892003\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous redynamisons le c\u0153ur de notre capitale en misant sur notre esprit de communaut\u00e9 et la culture.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2025/10/3/yasir-naqvi-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/yasir-naqvi/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4647/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13155552",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements by Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations de d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Ottawa Centre",
"fr": "Ottawa\u2011Centre"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2025/10/3/",
"related": {
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}
}