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East Kootenay area See East Kootenays under Kootenay area
East Kootenay Child Care Planning Council See also witnesses Ashmore, Peter; Brown, Gail
• Presentation to committee 432-6
• Position on budget priorities (Ashmore, P.) 433-4
• Role (Ashmore, P.) 433 (Brown, G.) 432-3
East Kootenay Environmental Society See also witness Bergenske, John
• Presentation to committee 422-3
• Position on budget priorities (Bergenske, J.) 422-3
• Role (Bergenske, J.) 422
East Kootenay Home-Based Business Association See also witness Komer, Paul
• Presentation to committee 425-8
• Membership (Komer, P.) 425
Economy
• B.C. economy
  • benchmarks for measurement of economic performance (MacPhail) 210 (Rezac, D.) 210
  • comparison with other jurisdictions (Blais, M.) 328, 331 (Penner) 330-1
  • current and future conditions (Annis, D.) 528 (Collins) 9-11 (Gibbons, M.) 361 (Hannah, M.) 82-3 (Krauseneck, A.) 88 (Lekstrom) 88 (Schultz, D.) 395 (Sultan) 83-4, 530
  • current condition (Murphy, J.) 465-6 (Sinclair, J.) 471
  • economic forecasting by government (Finlayson, J.) 198 (Goldberg, M.) 219-20
  • economic forecasting models (Klein, S.) 185 (Lee, M.) 184-6 (Sultan) 185
  • economy during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Knox, F.) 166 (Krueger) 168
  • government action to address economic conditions (Annis, D.) 529 (Bhullar) 18 (Clift, R.) 181 (Collins) 13-4, 18 (Elder, K.) 256 (Evans, K.) 215 (Hayes, W.) 454 (Kerr) 13 (Klein, S.) 184, 186 (Komer, P.) 426 (Krueger) 453 (Lee, M.) 184-5 (McDowall, S.) 526-7 (Penner) 93 (Purdy, C.) 415 (Reay, R.) 420-1 (Rezac, D.) 208-10 (Schierbeck, I.) 365 (Scott, C.) 93 (Scott, K.) 485-6 (Squires, G.) 464 (Timmermans, C.) 544 (Tones, D.) 474 (Wynn-Williams, A.) 529
  • impact of U.S. economy on B.C. economy (Finlayson, J.) 197-8
  • performance during 1990-2000 period (Annis, D.) 528 (Timmermans, C.) 544-5
  • role of knowledge-based economy (Hunter, G.) 283
• Economic development, rural development zones proposal (Yuill, D.) 436-7
• Government action to stimulate economy (Chong) 318 (Critchley, D.) 318
• Local economic development, government funding (Rothenburger, M.) 169-70
• Underground economy, compliance initiatives (Lekstrom) 292 (Peck, C.) 291-2
Education See also Post-secondary education
• Adult basic education
  • availability (McKay, V.) 417-8
  • program delivery (Bloy) 115-6 (Demare, D.) 114, 116 (Lettinga, M.) 105
• Assessments, provincewide examinations for students and teachers (Morton, K.) 574
• Class size
  • impact on learning (Flavelle, G.) 33-4 (Knox, F.) 167 (Turner, R.) 166
  • impact on number of teachers (Penner) 167
• Computers, use in education, effectiveness (Rowe, F.) 619
• Counselling services, employment of former software programmers as high-school counsellors (Daykin, H.) 305
• Curriculum
  • courses on innovation (Daykin, H.) 304
  • reading instruction, role in reducing need for special education (Sharma, L.) 158-9 (Sultan) 158-9
  • skills and trades training See Skills training
  • teaching of abstinence (Terlesky, M.) 150
• Education of Indians, teacher training programs for education of Indians (Demare, D.) 114
• Essential service designation (Knox, F.) 165 (Krueger) 168 (Sharma, L.) 159
• Funding
  • funding levels (Brown, B.) 107 (Chudnovsky, D.) 477-8 (Coons, G.) 655-6 (Doran, D.) 331 (George, V.) 610 (Lekstrom) 620 (Mracek, D.) 45 (Penner) 355 (Potter, B.) 376 (Rowe, F.) 620 (Tannen, L.) 340
  • regional allocation (Dahlen, W.) 58
• Learning resources, funding (Rowe, F.) 619
• Preschool education, subsidy program (Sissons, B.) 601-2
• Relationship between socioeconomic conditions, health and education levels in regions (Demare, D.) 114
• School tax See Taxation
• Special education and special needs
  • funding (Rowe, F.) 619
  • funding for program resources (Chudnovsky, D.) 478
• System, current state of B.C. system (Sharma, L.) 157-8
• Voucher system (Caldwell, R.) 269
Education, Ministry of
• Budget, relationship to enrolment level (Penner) 158
Edwards, Anne
• Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Heritage Trust 409-11
• B.C. Heritage Trust, role and funding needs 409-11
• Culture, arts and heritage sector, funding levels 410
• Heritage, preservation of local and provincial heritage, funding 410-1
• Olympic Games, Vancouver-Whistler bid to host 2010 winter games, cultural component 411
• Victoria, heritage preservation 410
• Weitzel, Cindy, letter to Finance and Government Services Committee on culture and heritage 411
Edwards, Greg
• Presentation to committee 367-9
• B.C. Liberal Party, election as government 367
• Finance and Government Services Committee, consultation by committee, public participation in process 368
• Government, ministries, budget reductions, impact on social services 368
• Revelstoke, economy 367-9
Eidsvik, Odd
• Presentation to committee 646-9
• Aquaculture industry, expansion of industry in B.C. 648
• B.C., northern and rural B.C.
  • aquaculture moratorium on north coast 648
  • economic development, impact on lower mainland economy 648
• Budgets, budget-making process, transparency 647
• Business, small business, taxation 647
• Fisheries and Oceans department, decentralization of staff to coastal regions 649
• Government, accounting principles 648
• Oil and gas industry, moratorium on offshore drilling, lifting of moratorium 648
• Prince Rupert, economic conditions 647
• Public debt, debt management, debt management program 647
• Skeena Cellulose Inc., sale by government 648-9
• Taxation, tax reductions, impact on investment and economic growth 647
Elder, Katie
• Presentation to committee on behalf of Sardis Society of Debate and Politics 255-8
• B.C., professionals leaving B.C. 257
• Economy, B.C. economy, government action to address economic conditions 256
• Government, programs and services, funding levels 255-6
• Post-secondary education
  • student financial assistance 257-8
  • tuition fees 256-8
• Sardis Society of Debate and Politics, male and female participation rates 258
• Skills training
  • career training in high school 256
  • trades training, funding 256
• Universities, colleges and institutes, perceptions of quality of education at colleges and universities 258
Elections
• Proportional representation (Evers, N.) 577
Electric power
• Coal-fired generation in Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd areas (Krueger) 49 (Lasser, C.) 49
• Electrical safety program, review of program, recommendations (Skehor, E.) 548
• Hydroelectricity, transmission system in B.C. (Penner) 295
• Independent power producers, role in electric energy generation (Peppard, W.) 294
• Independent power production (Brown, A.) 335 (Krueger) 335
• Supply, importance of reliable supply of electric power to high-technology industries (Hunter, G.) 284 (Krueger) 284
• Transmission system, condition of infrastructure (Myre, G.) 299
Elliott, Robin
• Presentation to committee on behalf of Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia 191-3
• Corporations, taxation, income tax level 191
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C., position on budget priorities 191
• Taxation
  • levels in B.C., impact on competitiveness of B.C. businesses 191-2
  • tax reductions, impact on investment and economic growth 191, 193
Ellis, Blaine
• Presentation to committee 406-7
• Government, electronic publications and service delivery 406-7
Emergencies
• Emergency preparedness (McLeod, B.) 612-4
• Provincial emergency program See Provincial emergency program
• Search and rescue services
  • services (Johnston, R.) 568-9 (Krueger) 570 (Mayencourt) 569
  • volunteers, role (McLeod, B.) 612-3
Employment and unemployment
• Job opportunities for graduates of post-secondary education programs (Chong) 196, 322 (Ismail, S.) 235 (Klassen-Roth, S.) 322 (McFadyen, S.) 196
• Unemployment, impact on families (Park, E.) 126-7
Employment Standards Act
• Revision (Krueger) 557
Employment standards branch See Skills Development and Labour, Ministry of
EnerGreen Power Inc. See also witness Vanderland, Bill
• Presentation to committee 514-7
Energy
• Energy prices, reduction, impact on government revenues (Collins) 10
• Need for affordable energy (Stoeckly, T.) 263
Engh, Greg
• Presentation to committee 254-5
• Justice system
  • privatization 255
  • staffing levels, front-line worker and management levels 255
• Public Safety and Solicitor General ministry, budget reductions, impact on justice system 254-5
Engstrom, Gale
• Presentation to committee 111-2
• B.C. Association for Community Living, funding 112
• Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services, need for services 111-2
• Williams Lake, Métis association services 112
Environment
• Environmental organizations
  • funding (Hesselden, K.) 573
  • impact of actions on resource industries (Hesselden, K.) 572-3 (Penner) 573
• Environmental protection
  • government funding (Lasser, C.) 47
  • government policies and regulations, enforcement (Beveridge, I.) 538 (Draper, D.) 428-9
  • government policies and regulations, impact on industrial activity (Bergenske, J.) 423 (Bray) 423 (Purdy, C.) 415 (Reay, R.) 421
  • protection measures, funding by government (Bergenske, J.) 422-3
  • situation in B.C. (Peart, B.) 481-2
• Program funding reductions (Carson, K.) 562
Erbe, Albert
• Presentation to committee 57-8
• Corporations, taxation, capital tax 57
• Crown corporations, privatization and restructuring 58
• Income tax, personal income tax reduction, impact on economy 57-8
• Real property tax, flat tax proposal 58
• Sales tax, elimination 57
• Taxation, harmonization with neighbouring jurisdictions 57
Ethanol
• Ethanol as fuel ingredient See Fuel
• Industry in B.C.
  • current and future conditions (Vanderland, B.) 514-6
  • investment tax credit (Chong) 517 (Goodings, K.) 55 (Vanderland, B.) 517
• Transportation of ethanol (MacPhail) 516 (Vanderland, B.) 516-7
Evans, Corky
• Presentation to committee 392-4
• Government
  • ministries, budget reductions, impact on British Columbians 392-3
  • regulations and red tape, role of regulation in economic development 393
• Land use, land and resource management, role of government 393-4
Evans, Kevin
• Presentation to committee on behalf of Retail Council of Canada 214-7
• Consumers, consumer confidence levels 215
• Economy, B.C. economy, government action to address economic conditions 215
• Government, core services review 215
• Income tax, personal income tax, reduction 215
• Public debt, paydown of debt, timeline for paydown of debt 215
• Retail Council of Canada, role and position on budget priorities 214-6
• Sales tax, provincial sales tax, exemptions for clothing for children under 15 years of age 217
• Taxation, tax reductions, impact on economic growth 215
Evers, Noreen
• Presentation to committee 576-7
• Elections, proportional representation 577
• Forest industry
  • exports, international marketing 577
  • requirement to log regardless of market conditions 576
• Government, funding of special interest groups 576
• Hunting, sale of bear parts by hunters 576
• Income assistance, income from work while collecting benefits 576
• Marijuana
  • medical use, requirements for legal use 577
  • taxation 577
• Oil and gas industry, offshore drilling, environmental concerns 576
• Recreation, fishing guides, requirement for tourists to use guide 576
Exhibitions and fairs See particular events, e.g., Forest Expo, Prince George, B.C.
Exports and imports
• Free trade agreements, impact on economy (MaDowall, S.) 526
• Trade missions, mission to Japan and Hong Kong (Collins) 11

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