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
H
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - Y - Z
Habitat conservation trust fund
- Status of fund
(Purdy, C.) 416
Haggith, Kathy
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Trail Association for Community Living 387-9
- Children and Family Development ministry, structure of ministry 389
- Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services
- funding 387-9
- regionalization of services 389
- Government, ministries, budget reductions, impact on social services 387-8
- Trail Association for Community Living, activities and mandate 387-8
Handicapped persons See Disabled and handicapped persons
Hannah, Marilyn
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Union of Public Employees (Local 3742) 82-4
- B.C. Liberal Party, actions upon election as government 82
- Business, business climate in B.C. 83-4
- Civil service, employees, staffing reductions, impact on provision of services 82-3
- Economy, B.C. economy, current and future conditions 82-3
- Government, ministries, budget reductions, impact on social services 82-3
- Prince George, economy, current conditions 82
- Taxation, tax reductions versus funding of social programs 82-4
Hansard See Legislature
Hansen, Niels
- Presentation to committee 626
- Children, child care, supported child care, funding and service levels 626
- Government, ministries, budget reductions, impact on programs and services 626
- Health care, funding levels 626
- Prince Rupert, programs and services for children with disabilities 626
Hansen, Steve
- Presentation to committee 227-9
- Government, information technology, use of contracted resources 227-9
- Human Resources ministry, information technology branch, use of contracted resources 227-8
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., information technology branch, use of contracted resources 227
Hanson, Melba
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Cranbrook and District Arts Council 419-20
- Cranbrook, tourism industry, government funding 419
- Culture, arts and heritage sector, government investment 419-20
- Thorne, Stephen, comments on government investment in arts and heritage in B.C. 419-20
- Tourism industry, cultural tourism 419
Haraldsen, Vincent
- Presentation to committee 233
- Income tax, personal income tax reduction, impact on economy 233
Harbours and ports
- Access to ports
(Davidson, J.) 252-3
(MacPhail) 252-3
- Federal divestiture of ports, funding for communities
(Hellberg, R.) 552
- Provincial review of port facilities
(Bell, D.) 297-8
Harder, Joanne
- Presentation to committee 358-60
- As subject
- experience as government employee 358-60
(Chong) 360
- Civil service, employees, staffing reductions, impact on families 359
- Government
- programs and services, determination of changes 360
- regulations and red tape, waste-busters website 359
- Taxation, tax reductions versus funding of social programs 359
- Trade unions, purpose 358
Harmston, Patsy
- Presentation to committee 400-1
- As subject
- experience of poverty 400-1
- Children, child care, subsidies 401
- Dental care, accessibility for low-income earners 401
Harter, John
- Presentation to committee 404-5
- Justice system, reform 405
Harvey, Sean
- Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Vernon 342-4
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, funding issues 342-3
Harvey, Shelby
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Revelstoke for a Safe Trans-Canada Highway 369-71
- Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Revelstoke area highway, safety, divided highway proposal 369-71
- Highways and roads
- maintenance and rehabilitation, current situation in B.C. 370
- safety 369
- Revelstoke for a Safe Trans-Canada Highway, role 369
Havill, Terri
- Presentation to committee 236-7
- Corrections system, health care services in system
- detoxification services, availability 237
- use of contracted services 237
- Vancouver Jail, staffing reductions 237
- Vancouver Pretrial Services Centre, staffing reductions 237
Hayes, Woody
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C. 452-4
- Corporations, taxation, capital tax, phase-out of tax 452-3
- Economy, B.C. economy, government action to address economic conditions 454
- Government
- accounting, use of generally accepted accounting principles 452
- financial reporting, reporting entity, inclusion of SUCH sector public institutions 452
- operations, simplification of government processes 453
- Local government, structure of local government, delivery of local and regional services 453
- Public debt, debt management, long-term debt management 452-3
- Taxation, levels in B.C., maintenance of competitive tax regime 452
Health care
- Acute care, user fees
(Lasser, C.) 48
(Mracek, D.) 45
- Administrative costs
(Mohler, I.) 604
(Ritchey, D.) 602-3
- Bed registry, proposal for development
(Johnson, Dale) 250
(Johnson, Dean) 249-50
(Penner) 250
- Brain injury programs
(Krueger) 471
(Loreth, M.) 469-71
(McKinnon, S.) 469-70
(MacPhail) 470
- Community care, continuing care for seniors
(MacPhail) 280
(Mayencourt) 280
(Sultan) 280
(Walters, M.) 279-81
- Community health centres proposal
(McPherson, D.) 187
- Community health councils See Health authorities below under this main heading
- Continuing and long-term care, use of long-term care beds by victims of brain injury
(Loreth, M.) 468
(McKinnon, S.) 469
- Costs
- costs of health risks associated with pollution
(Vanderland, B.) 516
- costs of health risks associated with unsafe drinking water
(Cherry, D.) 520
- costs of regional health boards
(Peters, B.) 535
- initiatives to reduce costs of prescription drugs
(Chong) 465
(Kucheran, R.) 465
(Squires, G.) 463
- Dialysis services
(Mayencourt) 604
(Mohler, I.) 604
- Emergency care See Acute care above under this main heading
- Funding
- administrative costs
(Morton, K.) 574
- disbursement of funds
(Mohler, I.) 604
(Ritchey, D.) 602-3, 605
- funding for preventative health care
(Naeve, S.) 431
- funding levels
(Brinton, B.) 260
(Brown, B.) 107-8
(Carlson, L.) 130
(Chong) 108
(Cleary, V.) 244
(Coons, G.) 655
(Critchley, D.) 317
(Doran, D.) 331
(Dwyer, A.) 218
(George, V.) 610
(Hansen, N.) 626
(Johnson, B.) 624-5
(Kerr) 318
(Koch, S.) 312-3
(Krueger) 313
(Lekstrom) 313-4
(McDowall, S.) 525
(MacPhail) 108
(McPherson, D.) 187-90
(Penner) 108, 355
(Potter, B.) 376
(Sanford, G.) 541
(Sultan) 189
- multi-year funding
(Finlayson, J.) 199
- publicly supported funding
(Scott, K.) 485
- regional allocation
(Dahlen, W.) 58
- Health authorities, community health councils and regional health boards, effectiveness
(Krueger) 605
(Ritchey, D.) 605
- Health care workers, training programs to address nurse overtime issues
(Brown, B.) 108
- Home care and home support See Home care
- Mammography services
(Ritchey, D.) 605
- MRI services
(Ritchey, D.) 605
- Privatization of services
- privatization
(Brown, B.) 108
(McPherson, D.) 188
(Mayencourt) 108
(Ritchey, D.) 603
- surgical clinics
(Krueger) 167
- Public health See Public health
- Regional health boards See Health authorities above under this main heading
- Regionalization
- effectiveness
(Johnson, A.) 207-8
(Mayencourt) 207
- impact on health care system costs
(Hufty, H.) 78
(Penner) 78
(Richardson, D.) 78
- regionalization
(Kerr) 62
(Mohler, I.) 604
(Nash, L.) 61-2
- Service delivery models, health determinants and population health framework
(Johnson, A.) 206-8
(Mayencourt) 207
- System
- changes to system
(Scarborough, D.) 621-2
- current state of B.C. system
(Krauseneck, C.) 80
- government commitment
(Sultan) 189
- management of system
(Wylie, E.) 70
- promotion of healthier lifestyles
(MacKinnon, G.) 504
- system in Canada
(Waite, J.) 536
(Wallace, S.) 176
- Travel for treatment and diagnostic services
- dialysis services
(Mayencourt) 604
(Mohler, I.) 604
- mammography services
(Ritchey, D.) 605
- MRI services
(Ritchey, D.) 605
- User fees for services
(George, V.) 611
- Wait-lists and waiting times, hip replacement surgery
(Brown, B.) 107-8
Health Services, Ministry of
- Budget, control of spending
(Collins) 14
(Penner) 78
Heisterkamp, Tony
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan District Council of Carpenters 346
- Construction industry, public projects, fair-wage requirement, elimination 346
- Labour, Highway Constructors Ltd. union hiring model, elimination of use 346
- Skills training, supply of trained workers 346
Hellberg, Russ
- Presentation to committee on behalf of district of Port Hardy 552-5
- Airports, municipal airports, funding from Vancouver Airport profits 552-4
- Communities, infrastructure
- needs and funding 552-3
- service agreements with Indian groups, security of financing 553
- Ferries and ferry services, northern fleet, need for additional vessel, impact on tourism industry 552, 554
- Harbours and ports, federal divestiture of ports, funding for communities 552
- Highway 19 (Island Highway), section north of Port Alice cutoff, construction completion 552
- Highways and roads, international coast highway 552
- Infrastructure, water and sewer infrastructure, public-private partnerships 553
- Parks, funding from private operations within parks 552-3
- Pensions, portability between municipal and private sectors 553
- Port Hardy
- tourism and hospitality industry 554
- water and sewer infrastructure, public-private partnership 553
Help MELP See also witness Burgess, Tom
- Presentation to committee 492-4
Henry, Rose
- Presentation to committee 506-7
- Housing, homelessness, funding for shelters 506-7
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights, articles 25 and 26, rights to adequate standard of living and education 506-7
- Victoria, incidence of poverty 506-7
Heritage See also Culture
- Preservation of local and provincial heritage
- funding
(Edwards, A.) 410-1
- preservation
(Atamanenko, G.) 119-20
- Sites, identification
(Atamanenko, G.) 120
(Penner) 120
Hesselden, Keith
- Presentation to committee 572-3
- Environment, environmental organizations
- funding 573
- impact of actions on resource industries 572-3
- Living Oceans Society, membership and directors 572-3
- Resources and resource industries, role in B.C. economy 572
Heyman, George
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Government and Service Employees Union 457-9
- Budgets, balanced budgets, timeline for balanced budget 458
- Civil service, public sector, retirement and succession planning 459
- Government
- core services review, process 458-9
- ministries, budget reductions, impact on programs and services 457-8
- Taxation, tax reductions, impact on government revenues 457
Hicks, Debra
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Southern Interior Construction Association 336-9
- Construction industry, public projects
- cost efficiencies 336-7
- private sector involvement 337-9
- tendering process 337
- Infrastructure, infrastructure investment and maintenance 337
- Skills training, trades training, construction trades training 337
- Southern Interior Construction Association, activities and membership 336-7
- Vernon, building construction activity in area 338
- Workers Compensation Board, review of operations 337
Higginbotham, Judith
- Presentation to committee 306-8
- B.C. Hydro, budget process, triple-bottom-line budgeting concept 307
- Lower mainland, access to post-secondary education by residents south of Fraser River 307
- Surrey
- growth, impact on provision of public services 306-7
- revenue, access to revenue sources 307
- Technical University of B.C., construction of facilities 307
High-technology industry
- Industry in B.C.
(Bains, J.) 233-4
(Bloy) 284
(Hunter, G.) 283-5
(Mayencourt) 285
(Sultan) 285
- Research and development funding
(Hunter, G.) 284-5
(Krueger) 285
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
- Revelstoke area highway
- safety
(Penner) 370
- safety, divided highway proposal
(Bray) 371
(Harvey, Shelby) 369-71
Highway 19 (Island Highway)
- Section north of Port Alice cutoff, construction completion
(Hellberg, R.) 552
Highways and roads
- Capital projects
(Davidson, J.) 253
(Krueger) 253
- Deactivation of logging roads
(Bloy) 263
(Penner) 263-4
(Stoeckly, T.) 263
- International coast highway
(Hellberg, R.) 552
- Maintenance and rehabilitation
- cost
(Davidson, J.) 253
(Krueger) 253
- current situation in B.C.
(Harvey, Shelby) 370
(Krueger) 369-70
- role of public-private partnerships
(Krueger) 448
(Pensack, K.) 448
- use of concrete for road surfaces
(MacPhail) 448
(Pensack, K.) 447-9
(Sultan) 448
- Road and bridge maintenance
- current situation in B.C.
(Bray) 104
(Lekstrom) 104-5
(Sultan) 104
- funding
(McDonald, K.) 104-5
- privatization
(Bhullar) 104
(Kerr) 104
(McDonald, K.) 104
- Safety
(Harvey, Shelby) 369
Hills, William
- Presentation to committee 440-2
- Forest industry, softwood lumber exports to U.S., export duty, history 440-1
- Government
- accountability 440-1
- agencies, boards and commissions, membership proposal 441
- fiscal planning and policies, issues and concerns 440-1
- programs and services, reductions 441
- Kootenay area, East Kootenays, grazing permits in area 441
- Legislation, bills, number of bills passed per year 440
- Livestock industry, industry in B.C. 441
- McGeer, Patrick, comments on B.C. politics in Politics in Paradise 441
- Resources and resource industries, role in B.C. economy 441
HIV/AIDS See AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
Hollander, Marcus
- Report on home support services
(Sanford, G.) 542-3
Home care
- Home support services
- funding
(Flavelle, G.) 33
- funding and service levels
(Bray) 543
(Campbell, K.) 548
(Chong) 543
(Mohler, I.) 604
(Mracek, D.) 45
(Sanford, G.) 541-3
- service levels
(McGregor, T.) 205
Home Support Action Group See also witness Sanford, Glen
- Presentation to committee 541-3
- Role and position on budget priorities
(Sanford, G.) 541-2
Homeowner grant
- Elimination proposal
(Bonnell, I.) 135
(Furney, G.) 550
(Reynolds, T.) 135-6
Homeowner protection office
- Loans to leaky-condo owners
(Murphy, J.) 466-7
Homes B.C. program
- Funding
(Kowalski, E.) 345
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp.
- Location of headquarters
(Bakos, R.) 180
(Griffin, P.) 180
(MacPhail) 180
Hopkins, Janice
- Presentation to committee 99-100
- As subject
- experience with Crohn's disease 99-100
- Government, programs and services, determination of changes 100
- Housing, social housing, subsidization 100
- Income assistance, disability benefit levels 99-100
Horsefly, B.C.
- Community economic development organization, role and funding
(Bloy) 112-3
(Bray) 113
(Kully, P.) 112-3
- Forest district office See Forests, Ministry of
- Forest industry in area
(Mundeling, S.) 132
Hospice care
- Cost of care, comparison with hospital care
(MacPhail) 222
(Van Luven, J.) 222
Hospitals
- Acute-care beds, use for long term care patients
(Sanford, G.) 542
- Ancillary services, contracting out of ancillary services
(Bartsch, R.) 499-501
- Psychiatric facilities, safety of staff
(Alma, R.) 505-6
Houley, Larry
- Presentation to committee 56-7
- Agricultural land reserve, protection 56
- Chetwynd, pulp mill in area, viability 56
- Government, regulations and red tape, impact on business 56
- Manufactured homes
- mobile home registry 56
- permits for transport of mobile homes 56
Housing
- Affordable housing, need
(Abbott, S.) 240-1
(Lakes, P.) 390
- Homelessness, funding for shelters
(Henry, R.) 506-7
- Rent subsidies
(Bray) 342
(Tannen, L.) 342
- Rent voucher system See Welfare
- Seniors housing See Seniors
- Social housing
- funding
(Critchley, D.) 317
(Doran, D.) 332
(Kowalski, E.) 345
- need
(Tedford, D.) 101
- subsidization
(Bray) 101
(Hopkins, J.) 100
Hufty, Harry
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Northern Interior regional health board 75-8
- B.C., northern and rural B.C., health care services 75-7
- Health care, regionalization, impact on health care system costs 78
- Northern Interior regional health board
- fund for recruitment and retention of physicians 76
- role and funding needs 75-7
- Physicians
- supply and recruitment in northern and rural areas 76, 78
- training programs in northern B.C. 78
- Prince George Regional Hospital, funding 75-6
Human Resources, Ministry of
- Budget reductions, impact on income assistance recipients
(Rogalsky, S.) 270-1
- Information technology branch, use of contracted resources
(Bray) 359
(Hansen, S.) 227-8
Hunter, George
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Technology Industries Association 283-6
- Economy, B.C. economy, role of knowledge-based economy 283
- Electric power, supply, importance of reliable supply of electric power to high-technology industries 284
- High-technology industry, industry in B.C. 283-5
- Internet, accessibility, high-speed access for all B.C. 284
- Science and technology, research and development, government support 284-5
- Universities, colleges and institutes, work with high-technology industry 285
- University of Northern B.C., technology programs 286
Hunting
- Sale of bear parts by hunters
(Evers, N.) 576
Hutton, Colleen
- Presentation to committee 382-4
- Children, child care, funding 382-4
- Welfare, community social services, funding 382-3
Top of Page
Copyright © 2002: Queen’s Printer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada