Tourism industry should help pay for parks, leader says

December 6, 2000
Source: National Post
Original story - link verified on December 6, 2000

Businesses that benefit from national parks should help pay for conservation, a tourism leader said yesterday. "We can't have a situation where you have a company that is profitable and you have its partner, Parks Canada ... operating at a huge loss," said Gordon Phillips, chair of the Tourism Industry of Canada's policy committee.

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