HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia children’s entertainment company owner says provincial red tape has left his bouncy houses uninflated, as he waits to get the safety course he needs to operate. In an interview Friday, Lonnie Dugas of Brookfield, N.S., said he bought the business last fall and was told by the former owner that he would need to take the Labour Department’s elevator lifts safety course. I’m sitting here paying for a loan on a business that I can’t make any money off of.”Dugas said it’s a classic case of red tape hurting the little guy. Labour Minister Labi Kousoulis later told reporters that the department was unaware of the complaint and had no record of contact with Dugas. To add to the confusion, department officials also said the course Dugas needs is actually an amusement safety course, which they will soon have online for easier access.

Source: National Post March 02, 2018 18:45 UTC