Province of British Columbia

3rd and 4th Sessions, 36th Parliament (1999-2001)

INDEX to the Hansard Report of the
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts

October 1999 - February 2001

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Kamloops, B.C.

Regional emergency centre, establishment (Harrower) 1510

Kangasniemi, Ben

Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, business conducted during third session, thirty-sixth parliament
- protecting drinking water sources 1068, 1073, 1076
Water
- quality and safety, non-point source water pollution action plan 1076
- water systems, amalgamation of small systems 1068
Watersheds, community watersheds, size considerations 1073

Kasper, Rick (Malahat–Juan de Fuca)

Attorney General ministry, year 2000 readiness 1194
Auditor general
- operation of office, performance audit 1370
- provision of lines of inquiry to Public Accounts Committee members 1175
- reports
  - follow-up process 1446
  - role of Public Accounts Committee 1290
- response to testimony given during January 12, 2000, Public Accounts meeting on review of fast ferry program 1667-8, 1670-1
- selection of new auditor general 1289
- term of appointment, considerations re length and renewability 1685
Auditor General Act, revision, involvement of Public Accounts Committee 1369
Bawlf, Sam, involvement in committee hearings on auditor general's review of fast ferries construction program 1667-8, 1670
B.C. Ambulance Service, training and licensing of emergency medical assistants 1505-6
B.C. Assessment, property valuation process 1534
B.C. Ferry Corporation
- accountability, requirement during 1997-98 to report on progress of fast ferries construction program 1234
- capital planning, asset replacement versus maintenance of existing fleet 1490
B.C. Housing Management Commission
- governance, issues and concerns 1596-7
- inclusion in Public Accounts Committee review process 1598-9
Civil service, public sector executive severance compensation arrangements, inclusion of pension top-up 1120-1
Crown corporations
- government involvement, accounting practices 1554-5
- year 2000 transition costs 1478-9
Earthquakes
- earthquake insurance 1498-9
- preparedness, emergency medical services, management and delivery issues 1504-6
Economy, B.C. economy, impact of government spending on gross domestic product 1571
Education
- learning, safe learning environment in schools 1618-20
- public education system, involvement of parents 1618-9
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, monitoring of compliance with pulp and paper mill effluent permits
- advance notice to mills of on-site inspection 1409
- preferred testing methodologies 1411-3
Family maintenance enforcement program, private-sector service provider, year 2000 readiness 1194-5
Ferries and ferry services
- fast ferries construction program
  - benefits to B.C. economy, tax revenues to province 1226
  - review by auditor general 1224-6, 1283, 1667-8
- routes and services, future of Brentwood–Mill Bay service 1490-1
Forest industry
- forest resource development agreement, program activities 1363
- woodlot licence program 1166-7, 1580-2, 1584
Forest Renewal B.C.
- appearance before Public Accounts Committee 1295-6
- audit of corporation, cost of audit 1351
- expenditures
  - funding of Forests ministry programs, 1997 incident 1590
  - least-cost purchasing policy 1350-1
- implementation of auditor general's recommendations 1338
- independence, government's use of orders-in-council to direct corporation's activities 1593-4
- revenues during 1994-99 period 1306-7
Forests ministry
- cost guidelines, applicability to Forest Renewal B.C. projects 1350-1
- staff, funding by Forest Renewal B.C. 1167
Government
- business continuation planning, status 1194-5
- fiscal planning and policies
  - borrowing by government, financing of capital investment 1571, 1574
  - borrowing by government, level of foreign currency exposure 1562
  - debt information, availability in government's financial plan 1725
  - financial management review 1554-5
- performance plans and reports by ministries and government organizations, long-term strategic plan, status and cost 1725-6
- travel by government employees 1131-2, 1134
Health care
- health authorities, year 2000 compliance costs 1478
- out-patient services during major disaster 1504
Health ministry, role in protection of province's drinking water supply 1701-2, 1729-32
Helijet Airways, agreement with province on government travel costs 1134
Insurance Corporation of B.C., computer system upgrade 1479
Mortgages, approval, earthquake coverage requirement 1498
Municipalities, powers to levy taxes, comparison with school boards 1534
National Safety Code, driver rating program profiles, use in B.C. 1115
Parks, purchase of land for use as park, valuation guidelines 1534
Public debt, debt retirement
- amount of debt maturing over next four years 1570-1
- long-term debt 1725-6
Public health, outbreaks of waterborne illness, prevention, boil-water advisories 1645
School boards/districts, parent advocacy programs 1620
School district 62 (Sooke), inclusion in auditor general's audit of school learning environments 1619
Schools, vandalism, cost 1619
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
- business conducted during third session, thirty-sixth parliament
  - committee workplan 1289-90, 1293-6
  - estimates process review: draft committee report 1375-6
  - executive severance: 1999 follow-up of performance audits/reviews 1120-1
  - fast ferry project review 1224-6, 1234, 1263, 1283
  - Forest Renewal B.C., planning and accountability 1306-7, 1338
  - Forest Renewal B.C., silviculture programs 1350-1, 1363
  - management of travel: 1999 follow-up of performance audits/reviews 1131-2, 1134
  - office of the auditor general, 1997-98 annual report: draft committee report 1369-70
  - protecting drinking water sources 1436-7
  - pulp and paper effluent permit monitoring 1409, 1411-3
  - standards of conduct in education and health sectors 1423
  - trucking safety: 1999 follow-up of performance audits/reviews 1115-6
  - woodlot licence program 1166-7
  - year 2000 project, update 1194-5
- business conducted during fourth session, thirty-sixth parliament
  - B.C. Ferry Corporation, fleet and terminal maintenance management and operational safety 1490-1
  - budget process, review panel recommendations 1725-6
  - earthquake preparedness 1498-9, 1504-6
  - fall schedule of meetings 1577-9
  - fast ferry project review: draft committee report 1667-8, 1670-1
  - follow-up process 1455-6, 1458
  - Forest Renewal B.C., planning and accountability: draft committee report 1590, 1593, 1626
  - Forest Renewal B.C., silviculture programs: draft committee report 1625
  - fostering a safe learning environment 1618-20
  - government financial accountability for 1998-99 fiscal year, part I: 1998-99 public accounts 1534
  - government financial accountability for 1998-99 fiscal year, part II: financial management 1554-5, 1562, 1570-1, 1574
  - management of travel; executive severance practices; trucking safety: draft committee report 1483
  - office of the auditor general follow-ups 1446
  - office of the auditor general, mandate and responsibilities 1685
  - protecting drinking water sources 1699, 1701-2
  - protecting drinking water sources: auditor general follow-up 1645-6
  - protecting drinking water sources: draft committee report 1464-8, 1729-33
  - setting priorities 1453-4
  - social housing: draft committee report 1596-9
  - status of business 1470
  - woodlot licence program: draft committee report 1552, 1580-2, 1584
  - year 2000 project: final government report 1478-9
- follow-ups on auditor general reports
  - guide to follow-up process 1456
  - six-month updates 1446, 1467
- Hansard record of proceedings, content 1375-6
- hearings on auditor general's review of fast ferry program, conclusion 1667-8, 1670-1
- meetings, scheduling considerations 1578
- reports
  - circulation of draft reports prior to tabling of final report in House 1455
  - draft reports, distribution to members 1453-4
  - format 1466
- witnesses
  - consent and confidentiality concerns 1224-6
  - questioning by non-members 1456, 1458
- work of committee
  - scheduling and agenda planning 1289-90, 1293-6, 1461, 1626-7
  - status 1470
Skeena Cellulose Inc., government intervention in financial situation, impact on provincial debt 1554-5
Trucking industry
- safety, measurement processes and criteria 1116
- shippers' responsibility to meet load weight limits 1115-6
University of Victoria, study on aggressive behaviour and violence in schools 1618-9
Violence, violence in society, community responsibility 1619
Waste management, septic systems, siting requirements, well contamination concerns 1436-7
Water
- groundwater monitoring for presence of MTBE 1464-8
- quality and safety
  - designation of lead agency to coordinate government policy and action 1699, 1701-2, 1729-32
  - drinking water standards, enforcement and compliance 1645
  - role of regional medical health officers 1702
Workers Compensation Board, executive severance guidelines, implementation of auditor general recommendations 1121
Year 2000, compliance of computer systems, cost of Y2K remediation 1478-9

Kelso, Don

Forest industry, woodlot licence program
- application evaluation process, selection criteria 1170, 1172
- management issues, auditor general review and recommendations 1159-60
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, business conducted during third session, thirty-sixth parliament
- woodlot licence program 1159-60, 1170, 1172

Konkin, Doug

Forest industry
- forest districts, compliance and enforcement activities 1164
- small-scale forestry operations 1170
- woodlot licence program 1163-73
Forests ministry, staff
- funding by Forest Renewal B.C. 1166
- staffing levels, concerns re ministry's environmental monitoring role 1168
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, business conducted during third session, thirty-sixth parliament
- woodlot licence program 1160-74

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