Province of British Columbia
2nd Session, 37th Parliament (2001)

INDEX (Prebudget hearings) to the Hansard Report of the
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services

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Abbott, Susan

Presentation to committee 239-41
Foster care, treatment of children by foster parents 240
Housing, affordable housing, need 240-1
Income assistance
- income from work while collecting benefits, threshold of earnings 241
- recipients, opportunities for training and education 239-41
Skills training, government programs 239-41
Social workers, retention of workers 240
Taxation, child tax benefit, eligibility 240
Welfare, rent voucher system 240

Abortion

Abortions in B.C. (Terlesky, M.) 150
Government funding for private clinics
- free vote in Legislature (Terlesky, M.) 151
- funding (Terlesky, M.) 149

Academic Workers Union

See also witness Barnes, Patty

Presentation to committee 593-5
Role (Barnes, P.) 593

Accidents

Head and brain injuries
- funding for needs of people with brain injuries (Simpson, J.) 246-7
- incidence in B.C. (Krueger) 471 (Loreth, M.) 468 (McKinnon, S.) 471

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome See AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
Active Support Against Poverty Society See also witness Tedford, Doug

Presentation to committee 100-1

Addiction See Substance abuse/addiction
Advocacy Centre See also witness Lakes, Patricia

Presentation to committee 389-92

Agassiz, B.C.

Spotted frogs habitat, study (Penner) 264 (Stoeckly, T.) 264

Agencies See Agencies, boards and commissions under Government
Agricultural Land Commission See Land Reserve Commission
Agricultural land reserve

Protection (Houley, L.) 56

Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Ministry of

Role in agriculture industry (Bhullar) 514 (Crawford, S.) 512-4

Agriculture industry

Government role
- programs and services (Crawford, S.) 513-4 (Sultan) 513
- role (Bhullar) 514 (Crawford, S.) 512-4
Industry in B.C., current and future conditions (Crawford, S.) 511-3

AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

Incidence among seniors (Johnson, A.) 207-8 (MacPhail) 207-8
Treatment and prevention, programs and services
- funding (Anderson, J.) 200-2
- service delivery (Johnson, A.) 206-8

AIDS Vancouver See also witness Johnson, Andrew

Presentation to committee 206-8
Role (Johnson, A.) 206-7

Air

Greenhouse gas, emission reduction, impact of ethanol-enhanced motor fuels (Vanderland, B.) 515-7
Pollution (Vanderland, B.) 516

Airports

Municipal airports, funding from Vancouver Airport profits (Hellberg, R.) 552-4 (Mayencourt) 553-4
Ownership issue (Martin, G.) 588 (Veldman, K.) 588

Alberta

Electricity industry, deregulation (Brown, A.) 333-5
Fiscal policies (Beardsell, B.) 343 (Kowalski, E.) 345
Taxation
- sales tax, impact on cross-border shopping (Lekstrom) 438 (Yuill, D.) 437, 439
- taxation of businesses (Carle-Thiesson, B.) 518

Alcohol

Abuse and addiction See Substance abuse/addiction

Allied Hydro Council of British Columbia See also witness Peppard, Wayne

Presentation to committee 292-5
Agreement with B.C. Hydro See Agreement with construction unions under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Role of council (Penner) 294 (Peppard, W.) 294

Alma, Rachel

Presentation to committee 505-6
Hospitals, psychiatric facilities, safety of staff 505-6

Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd.

Kitimat operations, status (McKeown, L.) 618-9 (Mayencourt) 618 (Penner) 618-9 (Veldman, K.) 587-8

Anderson, Frank

Presentations to committee 146-9, 365-7
Civil service, employees
- staffing reductions, impact on communities 146-7
- supply of experienced staff 147-8
Finance and Government Services Committee, consultation by committee, impact on government budget priorities 365
Government
- core services review 366
- ministries
  - budget reductions, impact on British Columbians 366-7
  - regional staffing levels 146
- salaries, increase for deputy ministers 366
Resources and resource industries, impact of government job loss in regions 146-7
Taxation, tax reductions, timeline for implementation 366-7
U.S., September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, impact on U.S. and Canadian economies 365-7

Anderson, Jeff

Presentation to committee on behalf of Persons with AIDS Society of British Columbia 200-2
AIDS, treatment and prevention, funding for programs and services 200-2
Persons with AIDS Society of B.C.
- Living publication 200
- role and funding needs 200-2
Vancouver, downtown east side, AIDS programs and services 201-2

Annis, David

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Chamber of Commerce 527-30
B.C., coastal communities, government involvement in economic development 529
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, role and position on budget priorities 527-30
Budgets, balanced budgets, timeline for balanced budget 529
Business, business climate in B.C. 528-9
Economy, B.C. economy
- current and future conditions 528
- government action to address economic conditions 529
- performance during 1990-2000 period 528
Government
- regulations and red tape, reduction 529
- spending, control of spending 529
Investment, investment climate in B.C. 528, 530
Taxation, tax reductions 528
U.S., September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, impact on U.S. and Canadian economies 528

Apprenticeship See Skills training
Aquaculture industry

Fish farms
- classification under farm legislation (Bhullar) 557 (Blackburn, D.) 556-7
- costs and regulations (Blackburn, D.) 556-7
- market price for farmed salmon (Blackburn, D.) 557-8 (Penner) 557
- species being farmed (Blackburn, D.) 555, 557 (Krueger) 557
Industry in B.C.
- business climate (Murray, C.) 565
- expansion (Arimare, V.) 641 (Denton, B.) 654 (Eidsvik, O.) 648 (Prystay, V.) 631 (Silversides, D.) 629-30 (West, C.) 571
- salmon-farming industry (Blackburn, D.) 555-8
Moratorium on B.C. north coast See Northern and rural B.C., aquaculture moratorium on north coast under British Columbia
Proposal for Campbell River plant (Berkshire, D.) 582-3

Arimare, Vince

Presentation to committee 639-41
Aquaculture industry, expansion of industry in B.C. 641
B.C., northern and rural B.C., aquaculture moratorium on north coast 641
Forest industry, softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 640
Government
- federal transfer payments to provinces 640
- intergovernmental relations, trade relations with U.S. 640
Infrastructure, federal funding 640
Oil and gas industry, offshore drilling, moratorium, lifting of moratorium 640
Taxation, tax reductions 639

Ashmore, Peter

Presentation to committee on behalf of East Kootenay Child Care Planning Council 432-6
Children, child care
- funding by government 433-5
- programs and services, service delivery 435-6
- subsidy system 434-5
East Kootenay Child Care Planning Council, role and position on budget priorities 433-4
Vancouver Board of Trade, position on government investment in child care 433

Assessment Act

Provisions for privacy of assessment roll (Smith, L.) 53-4

Atamanenko, George

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Heritage Trust 119-20
B.C. Heritage Trust, role and funding needs 119-20
Cariboo-Chilcotin area, economic diversification 119
Culture, arts and heritage sector, employment opportunities 119
Heritage
- preservation of local and provincial heritage 119-20
- sites, identification 120
Tourism industry, industry in B.C. 119-20

Automobiles

Automobile industry
- impact of government tax initiatives on industry (Ringdal, G.) 288-9
- motor vehicle dealers' industry, self-regulation (Bloy) 290 (Ringdal, G.) 289-90
- role in environmental protection measures (Ringdal, G.) 288
Ethanol flexible-fuel vehicles (Vanderland, B.) 517
Insurance
- competition in provision of automobile insurance (Krueger) 95, 476-7, 532-3 (MacDonald, D.) 94-5 (MacKinnon, G.) 504 (New, J.) 474-7 (Prouse, D.) 530-4 (Scott, K.) 485
- uninsured drivers (MacDonald, D.) 94-5 (Sultan) 95
Photo radar program, cancellation, impact on revenues to government (Bellefontaine, S.) 639

Aven, Gary

Presentation to committee on behalf of Central Interior Wood Processors Association 37-9
Central Interior Wood Processors Association, mandate and membership 37-8
Forest industry
- government programs and services, termination or restructuring 39
- value-added sector 37-9
Forest Renewal B.C., programs and activities 39
Municipalities, powers, authority to provide incentives and investment to business 37
Sales tax, elimination 37

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