<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Shuswap News &#187; Government</title>
	<atom:link href="http://shuswapnews.com/category/news-topic/government/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://shuswapnews.com</link>
	<description>Salmon Arm Newspaper &#124; Current Events &#38; Local</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:16:42 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator>
	
<!-- Start Of Script Generated By WP-PostViews Plus -->
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://shuswapnews.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.4.2'></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
/* ]]> */
</script>
<!-- End Of Script Generated By WP-PostViews Plus -->
	<item>
		<title>Former mayors join BC Conservative strategy group</title>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/31/former-mayors-join-bc-conservative-strategy-group/</link>
		<comments>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/31/former-mayors-join-bc-conservative-strategy-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BC Conservative Party</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political parties]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shuswapnews.com/?p=4181</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BC Conservative Party. Two former B.C. mayors have joined the BC Conservative Tactical Advisory Group to add leadership in election strategy, municipal and provincial issues.Randy White, chairman of the advisory group, said former Lake Cowichan Mayor Jack Peake and former Stewart, B.C. Mayor Andy Burton, have joined the group.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/31/former-mayors-join-bc-conservative-strategy-group/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Economist says HST is a tax increase</title>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/25/economist-says-hst-is-a-tax-increase/</link>
		<comments>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/25/economist-says-hst-is-a-tax-increase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Knell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost of living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shuswapnews.com/?p=4175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Canadian Centre For Policy Studies, a research and advocacy group dedicated to freedom and prosperity at home and abroad through the development and promotion of good public policy, has released a 31-page report which indicates that households in Ontario and British Columbia are paying more since the HST came into effect on July 1, 2010.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/25/economist-says-hst-is-a-tax-increase/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Anti-HST bill goes to committee</title>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/22/anti-hst-bill-goes-to-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/22/anti-hst-bill-goes-to-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShuNews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anti-HST initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Court cases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HST]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shuswapnews.com/?p=4165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The anti-HST petition can move ahead now, following a B.C. Supreme Court ruling this morning (Friday, August 20) by Justice Robert Bauman that rejected a constitutional challenge by a group of business organizations.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/22/anti-hst-bill-goes-to-committee/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>HST raised consumer prices in July</title>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/22/hst-raised-consumer-prices-in-july/</link>
		<comments>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/22/hst-raised-consumer-prices-in-july/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShuNews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HST]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shuswapnews.com/?p=4162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The BC Conservative Party says that the switch from provincial sales tax to Harmonized Sales Tax caused a jump in the consumer price index in July in both BC and Ontario, and it is calling for increased HST exemptions to counter the impact.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/22/hst-raised-consumer-prices-in-july/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Danzo resigns, says BC government should be &#8216;more consultative&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/21/danzo-resigns-says-bc-government-should-be-more-consultative/</link>
		<comments>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/21/danzo-resigns-says-bc-government-should-be-more-consultative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm Macdonald</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government funding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shuswapnews.com/?p=4155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chair of BC Arts Council resigns in frustration, supporters of the arts call for Minister responsible to step down. On the heels of her resignation as Chair of the BC Arts Council (BCAC), Jane Danzo has released a letter written to Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Kevin Krueger outlining her frustrations. The full text of Ms. Danzo letter can be found below.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/21/danzo-resigns-says-bc-government-should-be-more-consultative/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>HST confrontation grows</title>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/14/hst-confrontation-grows/</link>
		<comments>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/14/hst-confrontation-grows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShuNews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales tax reform]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shuswapnews.com/?p=4123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While government supporters continue to say it is "prudent" to delay a debate in the legislature of the anti-HST bill until it has been challenged in court, yet another voice has joined the chorus calling for the government to respect the will of the people and the democratic process.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/14/hst-confrontation-grows/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Anti-HST initiative succeeds, but Elections BC delays</title>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/11/anti-hst-initiative-succeeds-but-elections-bc-delays/</link>
		<comments>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/11/anti-hst-initiative-succeeds-but-elections-bc-delays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Knell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales tax reform]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shuswapnews.com/?p=4106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The HST thorn in the BC government's side may be hurting a bit more today, as Elections BC just announced its ruling on former BC premier Bill Vander Zalm's anti-HST petition. As expected, the agency ruled that the 700,000 signatures collected do include the required ten percent or electors in each and every BC riding -- a prerequisite for the initiative to proceed.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/08/11/anti-hst-initiative-succeeds-but-elections-bc-delays/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>&#8216;Public&#8217;-sector executive salaries</title>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/07/21/public-sector-executive-salaries/</link>
		<comments>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/07/21/public-sector-executive-salaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Knell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Executive salaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government finances]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://salmonarm.com/?p=4002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Government releases public-sector compensation reports. For the third consecutive year, the province has released reports detailing the major elements of compensation for its top-ranking/top-paid public-sector executives in British Columbia.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/07/21/public-sector-executive-salaries/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>BC Conservatives, a growing alternative</title>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/07/21/bc-conservatives-a-growing-alternative/</link>
		<comments>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/07/21/bc-conservatives-a-growing-alternative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BC Conservative Party</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political parties]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://salmonarm.com/?p=3999</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BC Conservatives Fastest Growing Party - AGM. BC Conservative Party. The British Columbia Conservative Party has announced the date for its 2010 Annual General Meeting (AGM). “With unprecedented membership growth, it was necessary to secure a larger venue for the meeting” says BC Conservative President, Wayne McGrath. “The AGM will now be held on Saturday, October 16th at UBC in Gordon Campbell’s riding where larger facilities are available.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/07/21/bc-conservatives-a-growing-alternative/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Courtenay natural pharmacy raided, closed</title>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/07/05/courtenay-natural-pharmacy-raided-closed/</link>
		<comments>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/07/05/courtenay-natural-pharmacy-raided-closed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Knell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big pharma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill C-6]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian Constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charter of Rights and Freedoms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civil liberties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Codex Alimentarius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law and legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shuswapnews.com/?p=3923</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Common foods such as garlic and peppermint could, in the very near future, be classified as drugs that only big pharmaceutical companies could regulate and sell. Any food with any therapeutic affect could be considered a drug, even benign substances like water! Dietary supplements could not be sold for preventive or therapeutic use. This is the friendly new face of Health Canada and the Natural Health Products Regulations that came into effect on January 1, 2010. Sounds like something out of 1984, doesn't it? But it's not -- it's real and it's here now in BC.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/07/05/courtenay-natural-pharmacy-raided-closed/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
