British Columbians need to put the harmonized sales tax controversy behind them now that the controversial tax is in place in Ontario in the opinion of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters chief executive officer Jayson Myers.
In comments following a speech Tuesday to the Prince George Chamber of Commerce, Myers said the ongoing uproar is playing a role when businesses decided whether it's better to invest in B.C. or Ontario.
"The problem right now is the political uncertainty itself has become the problem," he said. "This is the time (with the economy coming out of the recession) when businesses want to invest and nobody's going to invest unless it's pretty clear the HST is going to come to a decision."
A referendum on the tax in British Columbia is set for September.
