Impact of the HST on BC's Restaurant and Tourism Industries

March 8, 2010 - Spencer rails on the BC Liberal government's HST which will hurt the already struggling restaurant and tourism industries.

"The B.C. Liberals have no credibility on the HST. They said they were against it. They said they wouldn't do it. They told the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association that, no, they actually wouldn't do it, because it was bad for consumers. Oh, but that was pre-election. Somehow things change once you already get your votes and get in the door as government.

The Minister of Tourism was recently on the radio — today actually, I believe. He said that actually restaurants thought, generally, that the HST was a positive move. Well, according to the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, 10,000 jobs lost. According to the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association, 10,000 jobs lost.

Maybe the Minister of Tourism can let this House know when 10,000 job losses are a positive move."

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• spencer chandra herbert
• colin hansen
• hst
• tourism
• restaurant
• bc ndp
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