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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Dadds, Simon

Presentation to committee 597
B.C., northwestern B.C., supply of child protection workers 597
Children, child protection, service levels 597
Civil service, employees, staffing reductions, impact on communities 597
Government, programs and services, reductions, impact on communities 597
Terrace, child protection services, service levels 597

Dahlen, Wayne

Presentation to committee 58-9
Community charter 58
Dawson Creek
- highways and roads 58-9
- police services 58
Education, funding, regional allocation 58
Fair Share program, continuation of program 58
Health care, funding, regional allocation 58
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial funding levels 58
Sales tax, payment of tax on property brought into province for use 59

Daniels, Mark

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. 490-1
Insurance industry
- investment by industry 491
- provision of supplementary health care benefits 491
- tax on insurance premiums 490

Davidson, Jack

Presentation to committee on behalf of the B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association 260-2
B.C., northern and rural B.C., highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 253-4
Harbours and ports, access to ports 252-3
Highways and roads
- capital projects 253
- maintenance and rehabilitation, cost 253
Transportation, investment in infrastructure 252

Davidson, Sheila

Presentation to committee on behalf of Steelhead Society of B.C. 281-3
Children
- child care, availability of affordable child care 281-3
- early childhood development, funding for early childhood development initiatives 282
Women's Equality minister of state, consultation with stakeholders on child care programs 281-2

Davison, Mark

Presentation to committee 286-7
B.C. Hydro, contribution to government revenues 286
Civil service, employees, wages 286
MLAs, pension benefits 286-7

Dawson Creek, B.C.

Forests ministry field office See Forests, Ministry of
Highways and roads (Dahlen, W.) 58-9
Police services (Dahlen, W.) 58

Daykin, Harold

Presentation to committee 304-5
Education
- counselling services, employment of former software programmers as high-school counsellors 305
- curriculum, courses on innovation 304
Teachers, salaries, performance-based incentive pay concept 305

Dean, Geoff

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kwantlen Faculty Association and Kwantlen Student Association 305-6
Kwantlen University College, community access, participation rates by residents in college catchment area 305-6
Post-secondary education, accessibility 305

Debt

See Public debt
Deegan, Lee Anne

Presentation to committee 641-3
B.C., northern and rural B.C., mental health services 642-3
Government
- core services review 642
- ministries, budget reductions, impact on programs and services 642
Mental health, programs and services, service delivery 342-3
Oil and gas industry, moratorium on offshore drilling, lifting of moratorium 343
Taxation, tax reductions, impact on social programs and services 642

Demare, Debbie

Presentation to committee 106, 114-6
As subject
- work with literacy issues 114-6
Cariboo-Chilcotin area
- literacy initiatives 116
- socioeconomic conditions, health and education levels 114-5
Education
- adult basic education, program delivery 114, 116
- education of Indians, teacher training programs for education of Indians 114
- relationship between socioeconomic conditions, health and education levels in regions 114
Faris, Ron, theories on learning communities 114
University College of the Cariboo
- university college status 115
- Williams Lake campus
  - facility needs 115
  - participation rates by Indians 106, 115

Dental care

Accessibility
- accessibility for income assistance recipients (Tannen, L.) 339-40
- accessibility for low-income earners (Harmston, P.) 401

Denton, Brian

Presentation to committee 653-4
Aquaculture industry, expansion of industry in B.C. 654
B.C., aquaculture moratorium on north coast 654
Forest industry, exports, export of raw logs 654
Oil and gas industry, moratorium on offshore drilling, lifting of moratorium 654
Prince Rupert
- cruise industry 654
- economic development 653-4
- shipping industry 653-4
Skeena Cellulose Inc., sawmill operations 654

Desert Rose Society: People with Disabilities Network See also witness Tannen, Lesley

Presentation to committee 339-42

Dialysis services See Health care
Dietrich, Roy

Presentation to committee 439-40
As subject
- experience as auxiliary government employee 439-40 (Krueger) 440
Civil service, employees, staffing reductions, impact on communities 439
Competition, Science and Enterprise ministry, liquor distribution branch, privatization 440
Cranbrook, government liquor store, staffing reductions, impact on services 439-40

Disabled and handicapped persons

Access to home support services (Sanford, G.) 542
Access to post-secondary education (Tannen, L.) 340
Adult disabled children of aging parents (Barr, D.) 523-4 (Bray) 36-7 (Flavelle, G.) 33, 35, 37 (MacPhail) 35, 523
Community living services
- funding (Haggith, K.) 387-9 (Kerr) 388-0 (Spicer, H.) 63-4
- funding and service delivery (Barr, D.) 521-2
- funding and service levels (Philpott, D.) 606-7
- need for services (Engstrom, G.) 111-2
- regionalization of services (Haggith, K.) 389 (Mayencourt) 389
Disability benefits See Income assistance
Gasoline tax rebate for disabled persons See Gasoline under Fuel
Importance of work with disabled (Mayencourt) 111-2
Programs and services
- community living See Community living services above under this main heading
- funding (Lasser, C.) 47 (Schommer, D.) 314-5 (Tannen, L.) 339-40
- payment of family members for service provision (Bray) 36-7, 315 (Flavelle, G.) 37 (Nash, L.) 61 (Schommer, D.) 315-6
- service and staffing levels (Flavelle, G.) 33

District of North Vancouver See North Vancouver, District of
Doctors See Physicians
Dorais, Shirley

Presentation to committee on behalf of University College of the Cariboo 171-2
Universities, university colleges, reply to core review 171

Doran, David

Presentation to committee on behalf of North Okanagan Labour Council 331-3
Budgets
- balanced budgets, timeline for balanced budget 332
- budget-making process, government consultation with stakeholders 332
Business, business climate in B.C. 333
Civil service, employees, staffing reductions 331-3
Education, funding levels 331
Government
- ministries, budget reductions 331-2
- programs and services, delivery of services, efficiencies 332
Health care, funding levels 331
Housing, social housing, funding 332
North Okanagan Labour Council, consultation with membership on presentation to committee 332
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial funding levels 332
Taxation, tax reductions 331-2

Downie, Brian

Presentation to committee on behalf of Sander Wrixon & Downie 26-8
Business
- companies leaving B.C. 26-8
- small business, taxation 26
Corporations, taxation, capital tax 27-8
Government, accounting principles 27
Income tax, personal income tax
- rates in B.C., comparison with Alberta 26-7
- reduction 27-8
Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C., B.C. Checkup publication 28
Public debt
- debt management, long-term debt management 27
- deficit, reporting of annual deficit surplus 27

Draper, Dean

Presentation to committee 428-30
Civil service, employees, staffing reductions, impact on provision of services 428-9
Cranbrook, commercial building activity 429
Environment, environmental protection, government policies and regulations, enforcement 428-9
Government
- core services review 429-30
- ministries, budget reductions, impact on social services 428
- programs and services, delivery of services, efficiencies 430
Kootenay area, East Kootenays
- civil service employees, role in area 428-9
- government programs and services, reductions, impact on community 428-9
Taxation, tax reductions, timeline for implementation 429

Drugs

Abuse and addiction, treatment, etc. See Substance abuse/addiction
Pharmaceuticals, accessibility for income assistance recipients (St. Thomas, P.) 385, 387
Prescription drugs, disposal of expired and unused medication (Krueger) 465 (Squires, G.) 463, 465

Duhame, Arthur

Presentation to committee 566-8
Forest industry
- helicopter logging, issues 566-7
- long-line machines 567
- stumpage system 566

Dutcyvich, Eric

Presentation to committee on behalf of LeMare Lake Logging 579-81
Crown land, foreign ownership of Crown resources 580
Forest industry
- bonding of timber sales 581
- regulation and taxation of industry 579
- softwood lumber agreement with U.S., negotiations 580
- stumpage, market-based system 580
- tenure system 580
Forest Practices Code, results-based code 579-80
Indians, land claims, settlement, impact on investment in B.C. 579
Small business forest enterprise program 581

Dwyer, Anna

Film industry, movie and television production, growth of industry 217-9
Health care, funding levels 218
MacPhail, Joy, decisions made while cabinet minister 218
Taxation, tax reductions and government spending reductions, impact on economy 218

Dyson, Ken

Presentation to committee 558-9
Business, government role 558
Forest industry
- logging contractors, costs 558
- reforms 558-9
Forest Practices Code, results-based code 559
Government
- priorities 558
- role in private enterprise 558
Parks, logging in parks 559
Skills training, supply of trained workers 559
Taxation, tax reductions, need 558
Workers Compensation Board, review of operations 559

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