This is a fact, and it is unacceptable. While the Liberals promised jobs, jobs, jobs, just the opposite is happening in this case. I sent letters to the solicitor general on two occasions. I have questioned him in this House and, on March 21, he told me he would be most pleased to look into the matter and to report to me as promptly as possible. Here we are three weeks later and nothing has been resolved in this matter.
Time is of the essence.
Our local entrepreneurs have a right to operate in a free market setting where the rules of the game are not altered by the interference of government agencies whose financial resources are totally unconnected to their economic performance. The government must act responsibly and act as quickly as possible to resolve this unfair situation. That is the only conceivable solution. Otherwise, law abiding citizens whose taxes pay for correctional facilities will end up losing their jobs. That is unacceptable.