The Government of Canada MADE a Business Announcement in Vernon, British Columbia

Media Advisory

Colin Mayes, Member of Parliament for Okanagan-Shuswap, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, together with the Honourable Tom Christensen, Minister of Children and Family Development for British Columbia and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Okanagan-Vernon, and Wayne Lippert, Mayor of Vernon, will make a business-related announcement tomorrow in Vernon.

2 questions for Mayes:

• Should GST be charged on the the B.C. Carbon Tax? Is this not a tax on a tax?
• Was he misquoted when he said the "INAC (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada), a heartless department."? quote reported in Sicamous on June 30

---------------------
ANNOUNCEMENT:VERNON, British Columbia, July 10, 2008 -- Starting and running a business in the city of Vernon just became easier thanks to BizPaL, a new online business permit and licence service that saves time spent on paperwork and helps entrepreneurs start up faster.