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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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

Labour

Highway Constructors Ltd. union hiring model, elimination of use (Heisterkamp, T.) 346

LcKeown, Lael

Presentation to committee 617-9

Lafleur, Linda

Presentation to committee on behalf of Trail Regional Hospital and Health Foundation 407-8
B.C., northern and rural B.C., health professionals supply 408
Government, ministries, budget reductions, impact on charities 408
Trail Regional Hospital and Health Foundation, activities and mandate 407-8

Lakes, Patricia

Presentation to committee on behalf of Advocacy Centre 389-92
B.C., northern and rural B.C., access to health care 390
Housing, affordable housing, need 390
Income assistance, disability benefits, eligibility requirements 390-1
Skills training, government programs 391-2

Lampert, Jerry

Presentation to committee on behalf of Business Council of British Columbia 197
Business Council of B.C., position on budget priorities 197

Land Reserve Commission

Mandate (Rogers, S.) 245
Powers and accountability (Berkshire, D.) 583

Land use

Land and resource management plans, planning process (George, V.) 611
Land and resource management, role of government (Evans, C.) 393-4
Land set aside for protection (Peart, B.) 483 (Sultan) 483
Land use planning (McAdams, G.) 381
Subdivision of land, development approval process, role of Transportation ministry See District planning and development under Transportation, Ministry of

Landry, Carol

Presentation to committee on behalf of the United Steelworkers of America, District 3 479-80
B.C. Federation of Labour, economic summit proposal 480
Government, ministries, budget reductions, impact on smaller communities 480
Mining industry, industry in B.C. 479-80
Trade unions, organized labour, participation of labour movement in economic and fiscal planning 480

Larsen, Greg

Presentation to committee on behalf of Northern Lights College 42-4
Budgets, budget-making process 43-4
Northern Lights College
- funding and cost issues 43-4
- mandate and role 42-4
- programs transferred from Human Resources ministry 43-4
Post-secondary education, funding for small colleges 43

Lasser, Charlie

Presentation to committee 46-9
B.C. Liberal Party government, commitments 48
Chetwynd
- drinking water 47-8
- electric power generation 49
- property assessment 46-7
- pulp mill and sawmills in area, operations 47
- sewer plant repair 47
Disabled and handicapped persons, programs and services, funding 47
Electric power, coal-fired generation in Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd areas 49
Environment, environmental protection, government funding 47
Forests ministry, Dawson Creek field office, role 48
Fuel, gasoline prices 47-8
Health care, acute care, user fees 48
Mining industry, industry in B.C. 47
Municipalities, grants from provincial government, small community grants 47
Pine River, oil spill, impact on potability of water 47
Police and policing, Citizens on Patrol program 48
Seniors, housing, funding 47

Lavery, Gail

Presentation to committee on behalf of Trail Family and Individual Resource Centre Society 377-80
Government, ministries, budget reductions, impact on social services 377-80
Taxation, tax reductions, impact on social programs and services 377
Trail Family and Individual Resource Centre Society
- funding issues 377-80
Welfare, community social services, funding 377-80

Lawyers and legal services

Access to legal resources by public (Mayencourt) 128 (Park, E.) 128
Legal aid, current state of B.C. system (Tannen, L.) 340
Tax on legal services (Jespersen, S.) 260 (Penner) 260

LeBlanc, Stephen

Presentation to committee 211-4
As subject
- experience as social worker 211-4
Children and Family Development ministry, budget 212
Civil service, employees, supply, recruitment and retention 213
Finance and Government Services Committee, witnesses, disclosure of place of employment 213
Government, programs and services, determination of changes 212-3
Richmond, government programs and services, reductions, impact on community 212
Social workers, supply, recruitment and retention 213-4
Taxation, tax reductions, impact on economic growth 212-3
Welfare, social programs and services
- community social services, service delivery, efficiencies 213-4
- community social services workers, role 211-2
- funding levels 211-3

Leclerc, Roger

Presentation to committee on behalf of Terrace and District Community Services 616-7
B.C., northwestern B.C., social services 616-7
Terrace and District Community Services, role 616-7
Welfare
- social programs and services, services for children and families, provision by government 616-7
- social service providers, service delivery, efficiencies 616-7

Lee, Marc

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives 184-6
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, position on budget priorities 185
Economy, B.C. economy
- economic forecasting models 184-6
- government action to address economic conditions 184-5
Government, spending, reductions 184-5
Income tax, personal income tax, reductions for low-income earners 185
Taxation
- levels in B.C., levels during NDP administration 185
- tax reductions and government spending reductions, impact on economy 184-5

Legislation

Bills, number of bills passed per year (Hills, W.) 440

Legislature

Committee system, role of Clerk of Committees office See Clerk of Committees office
Hansard, availability on-line versus printed (Penner) 175
Opposition members, role in thirty-seventh parliament (Parkinson, K.) 274
Statutory officers of the Legislature, budgets and performance plans, review by Finance and Government Services Committee (James) 2 (MacPhail) 2-3 (Penner) 2-3

Lekstrom, Blair (Peace River South)

As subject
- accessibility of constituency office (Lekstrom) 44-5 (Mracek, D.) 44
- election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 1
Alberta, sales tax, impact on cross-border shopping 438
B.C.
- northeastern B.C., transportation infrastructure 596
- northern and rural B.C.
  - aquaculture moratorium on north coast 641
  - health care services 627
B.C. Hydro
- activities, subjectivity to review by B.C. Utilities Commission 335-6
- privatization and deregulation 335
- staff, maintenance of skilled personnel 300
Budgets
- 2002-03 budget
  - budget priorities 428
  - prebudget consultation 6-7
  - prebudget consultation document, distribution 23
- 2003-04 budget, projected deficit 456, 486
- balanced budgets
  - role in economic growth 170
  - timeline for balanced budget 318
- funding for education and health 582
Central Interior Wood Processors Association, mandate and membership 38
Children, child care, funding 384
Civil service, staffing reductions 91, 607
Culture, arts and heritage sector, government investment 420
Economy
- B.C. economy, current and future conditions 88
- underground economy, compliance initiatives 292
Education, funding levels 620
Finance and Government Services Committee
- Sept. 6, 2001, Victoria meeting 1-7
- Sept. 14, 2001, Vancouver meeting 9, 12, 17-24
- Oct. 1, 2001, Dawson Creek public hearing 25-8, 30-2, 34-42, 44-6, 48-62
- Oct. 1, 2001, Prince George public hearing 63-4, 67, 70-2, 75, 77-84, 86-91, 93-5, 99-101
- Oct. 2, 2001, Williams Lake public hearing 103-5, 107-16, 118-23, 126-7, 129-31, 134-9
- Oct. 2, 2001, Kamloops public hearing 141, 153, 157, 159, 162, 170, 173, 175-6
- Oct. 9, 2001, Vancouver public hearing 177, 179-81, 183-4, 186-7, 189-93, 196-7, 199-200, 202-9, 211, 213-4, 216-7, 219-20, 223, 225-7, 229-30, 232-8
- Oct. 10, 2001, Chilliwack public hearing 239, 241, 243-4, 246-50, 252, 254-5, 257, 259-62, 264-72
- Oct. 10, 2001, Surrey public hearing 273-82, 284, 286-92, 294-5, 298-301, 303-8
- Oct. 15, 2001, Vernon public hearing 309, 311-22, 324-7, 330-1, 333-6, 339, 342-7
- Oct. 15, 2001, Revelstoke public hearing 349, 351-60, 362, 364-7, 369-72
- Oct. 16, 2001, Trail public hearing 373, 375, 377, 380-4, 387-9, 392, 394-9, 401-8
- Oct. 16, 2001, Cranbrook public hearing 409-11, 413, 416-7, 419-32, 436-44
- Oct. 23, 2001, Victoria public hearing 445, 447-9, 451-9, 467-8, 470-1, 473-80, 483-4, 486-7, 489, 491-2, 494-6, 498-509
- Oct. 24, 2001, Nanaimo public hearing 511, 513-4, 516-21, 523-5, 527, 530, 532-4, 537-41, 543-8
- Oct. 24, 2001, Port McNeill public hearing 549-55, 557-73, 575-7, 579-83
- Oct. 25, 2001, Terrace public hearing 585, 588-9, 591-600, 602, 604-8, 610, 612, 614-22
- Oct. 25, 2001, Prince Rupert public hearing 623, 625-30, 632-43, 645-6, 648-9, 651-4, 656
- Oct. 31, 2001, Victoria meeting 657-66
- Nov. 14, 2001, Victoria meeting 667-9
- advertising and publicity 5-6, 22-3, 371
- budget 5-6, 19
- budget consultation paper, response form, use by public 664
- business plan 19-20
- consultation by committee 408
  - impact on government budget priorities 527
  - oral and written submissions, number 657
  - process 273
  - public participation in process 664
  - written submissions 272
  - written submissions, anonymous submissions 538
- mandate 25, 63-4, 84, 101, 103, 141, 177, 190-1, 239, 273, 309, 349, 366-7, 373, 409, 445, 511, 549, 585, 623, 635
- meetings
  - meeting schedule 3-6, 665-6
  - meeting schedule and travel plans 20-2, 24
  - meetings with statutory officers 667
- presentation of budget consultation paper by Finance minister 3, 9, 12, 17-9
- public hearings
  - presentations by witnesses, major themes 663-4
  - process 4-6, 18-9, 23, 50
- report on prebudget consultation
  - news release 668
  - preparation 19, 657-8, 665-6, 667-9
- reporting requirements 365
- terms of reference 2-4
- witnesses
  - committee questions and comments to witnesses 35-6
  - disclosure of place of employment 203, 213
Forest industry, value-added sector 38
Government
- caucus committees, role 162
- core services review 429-30, 608
- ministries, budget reductions
  - impact on British Columbians 51
  - impact on social services 34
  - reductions 596
- programs and services
  - delivery of services, efficiencies 403
  - determination of changes 81, 86-7, 111, 134-6, 230, 622
- regulations and red tape, waste-busters website, anonymity of submissions to website 663
- spending
  - deficit spending 396
  - reductions 291-2
Health care, funding levels 313-4
Highways and roads, road and bridge maintenance, current situation in B.C. 104-5
MLAs, pension benefits 287
Municipalities, revenue, income from property taxes for communities with no industrial tax base 551
North Vancouver district, provision of municipal services 298
Pharmacare program, funding issues 244
Public debt, current levels 364
Resources and resource industries, role in B.C. economy 554-5
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial funding levels 46
Sales tax
- calculation in hospitality and tourism industry 563
- provincial sales tax, impact on competitiveness of B.C. businesses 438
School boards/districts, three-year funding 620
Skills training, supply of trained workers 564
Taxation, tax reductions
- impact on high- and low-income earners 364
- reductions 244
U.S., September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, impact on U.S. and Canadian economies 367
Workers Compensation Board, review of operations 72

LeMare Lake Logging

See also witness Dutcyvich, Eric

Presentation to committee 579-81

Lepine, Lou

Presentation to committee 563-5
Skills training and apprenticeship system 564

Lettinga, Marten

Presentation to committee on behalf of University College of the Cariboo 105-7
Education, adult basic education, program delivery 105
Post-secondary education, tuition freeze 105-6
Universities, university college model 105-6
University College of the Cariboo
- university college status 106
- Williams Lake campus
  - facility needs 105-7
  - participation rates 107
  - participation rates by Indians 106
  - vacated campus site 107
Williams Lake, need for educational programs in area 105

Lewin, Pam

Presentation to committee 407
B.C., northern and rural B.C., access to health care 407
Municipalities, grants from provincial government, grant process 407
Trail, needs of businesses in area 407

Liberal Party (B.C. Liberal Party) See British Columbia Liberal Party
Lilburn, Ryan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kalamalka Campus Students' Association 312
Post-secondary education, tuition freeze 312

Liquor distribution branch See Competition, Science and Enterprise, Ministry of
Livestock industry

Access to rangeland (Reay, R.) 421-2
Industry in B.C. (Hills, W.) 441

Living Oceans Society

Membership and directors (Hesselden, K.) 572-3

Local government See also Municipalities

Revenues, rules for use of revenues collected from services (Bast, J.) 121
Role in administration of government programs (Chong) 138 (Robart, G.) 138
Small community grants See Grants from provincial government under Municipalities
Structure of local government, delivery of local and regional services (Hayes, W.) 453

Loreth, Mitch

Presentation to committee 468-71
Accidents, head and brain injuries, incidence in B.C. 468
Brain Injury Associations of B.C., work of association 468
Corrections system, prisoners, incidence of brain injury in prisoners 468
Health care
- brain injury programs 469-71
- continuing and long-term care, use of long-term care beds by victims of brain injury 468

Lotteries See also Gambling

Revenues to government, redirection of revenues to health care services (King, N.) 608

Lower mainland

Access to post-secondary education by residents south of Fraser River (Higginbotham, J.) 307
Construction industry (Sashaw, K.) 223
Residential construction industry, compliance with employment standards provisions (Peck, C.) 291

Lunde, Colleen

Presentation to committee 229-30
Municipalities, transfer of responsibilities from provincial to municipal government 230
Transportation ministry
- district planning and development, development approval process 229-30
- Lower mainland–Howe Sound district office, staffing reductions, impact on service 230

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