Province of British Columbia
38th Parliament – 2005-06
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

Balanced Budget Act

Role in government fiscal policies (Tenisci, R.) 7:1815
Barber, Sam

Education, school boards and districts, fuel costs 4:1135
School district 59 (Peace River South), issues 4:1135
Barclay, Dave

Budgets, government approach 5:1815
Income Tax Act, amendments proposed by federal government, government action 5:1820-1825
Property transfer tax, review 5:1815
Real estate industry, impact on economy 5:1810
Barnsley, Roger

Thompson Rivers University
capital projects, funding 7:1955
funding 7:2000
new library, construction costs 7:1955
new library, donations and fundraising 7:2000-2005
Batty, Mike

Finance and Government Services Committee, public hearing process, accessibility 3:1605
Beames, Penny

Education
adult basic education, tuition fees 3:1430
education of first nations people, impact of tuition fee levels 3:1430
Post-secondary education
access and affordability 3:1435
courses and programs, availability and selection 3:1435
student financial assistance 3:1430-1435
tuition fees, levels 3:1400, 3:1425-1435
Post-secondary education, per-student funding 3:1430-1435
Skills training
affordability 3:1430
training programs, availability 3:1435
Belleville ferry terminal See Victoria, B.C.
Bennett, Hon. Bill (East Kootenay)

As subject
support for Cranbrook Community Forest Society 8:0915 (Catherall, R.) 8:0915 (Hayer) 8:0920
Bepple, Nancy

B.C. Housing Management Commission, government support for housing options 7:1945
Education, relationship with economy 7:1940-1945
Employment and unemployment, changes in B.C. job market 7:1945
Reich, Robert
comments on economy and government investment in education 7:1940
comments on types of employment and income 7:1945
Skills training, cooperative education
benefits to employers 7:1945
tax credits for companies 7:1945-1950
Berdusco, Roger

Coal, Dominion coal lands, impact of first nations treaty negotiation process on lands 8:1040
Shipping industry, coal exports from B.C. 8:1040
Bioenergy See Energy
Biotechnology industry See Science and technology
Blindness See Visual impairment
Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)

Budgets
2006-07 budget
prebudget consultation paper, scope 1:0840
Justice system
sentencing, relationship to police complaint process 17:0945
Pivot Legal Society, complaints of systemic abuse by Vancouver police department in downtown east side, review by police complaint commissioner 17:0935-0940
Police and policing
police complaint process, profile of complainants 17:0945-0950
police complaint process, unsubstantiated complaints 17:0940
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy See BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
Britannia mine

Earth and minerals discovery project
funding (Hayer) 7:1905 (Scott, D.) 7:1855, 7:1905 (McPhie, M.) 3:1445
Earth and minerals discovery project, funding (Kwan) 6:1105 (Lee) 6:1100 (Lyons, T.) 6:1050, 6:1100-1105
British Columbia

Digital Road Atlas (Johnson, L.) 16:1230, 16:1255
Economic development (Gordon, M.) 5:1755
British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.

Apprenticeship and trades training (Thorn, R.) 5:1715
Economy in northeastern B.C. (Richardson, J.) 4:0910
Economy in northwestern B.C. (McInnes, D.) 6:1020
Highways and roads, investments in northeastern B.C. (Clark, L.) 4:0955-1000 (Krog) 4:1000
Internet access See Internet, high-speed service in rural communities under Computer technology
Mining industry in northwestern B.C. (Davidson, J.) 6:0915-0920 (Karagianis) 6:1030 (Lyons, T.) 6:1050 (McInnes, D.) 6:1015-1040 (Robertson, S.) 6:0925-0930
Revenue to government from northern B.C. (Gordon, M.) 5:1755
Skilled labour shortage (Robertson, S.) 6:0930
Transportation infrastructure (Thorn, R.) 5:1720
British Columbia Aboriginal Human Resource Development Society

Impact strategy, request for document (Kwan) 8:1235 (Nicholas, R.) 8:1235
B.C. Assessment

Work with auditor general (Strelioff, W.) 18:0915
British Columbia Association for Community Living

Restructuring fund for home renovations See Disabled and handicapped persons
British Columbia CEDAW Group

Report on programs and services for women See Programs and services, report under Women
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Impact of chamber resolutions on government policy (Campbell, M.) 8:1050
Mandate (Winter, J.) 6:0945
Position on funding of student co-op placements (Hayer) 5:1950 (Rans, P.) 5:1945-1950
Tax credits for skills training (Carter, B.) 3:0950 (Hayer) 3:0950
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Contract with government (Strelioff, W.) 18:0910
Review by auditor general (Karagianis) 18:0905 (Strelioff, W.) 18:0905
British Columbia Forest Service See Forests and Range, Ministry of
British Columbia Housing Management Commission

Government support for housing options (Bepple, N.) 7:1945
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Involvement with proposed Highway 37 power line expansion (McInnes, D.) 6:1030-1035
Kemano power station, proposal to purchase (Aikman, C.) 9:1900-1905
Outsourcing and privatization (Krog) 6:1100 (Lyons, T.) 6:1100
Revenue (Scott, D.) 7:1850, 7:1900 (Yap) 7:1900
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation

Review by auditor general (Karagianis) 16:1045 (Lee) 18:0925-0930 (Strelioff, W.) 16:1010, 16:1045, 18:0925-0930
British Columbia Rail

Review by auditor general (Strelioff, W.) 18:0920
British Columbia Teachers Federation

Meetings with government in Surrey (Hayer) 4:0910
Relationship with government (Richardson, J.) 4:0910
British Columbia Transmission Corporation

Involvement with proposed Highway 37 power line expansion (McInnes, D.) 6:1030-1035 (Yap) 6:1030
British Columbia Utilities Commission

Role in purchase of Terasen Gas by Kinder Morgan (Strong, A.) 7:1725
British Columbia Wildlife Federation

Funding and programs (Kwan) 9:1835 (Toth, T.) 9:1835
Membership (Toth, T.) 9:1820
British Columbia Wood Specialties Group

Brokerage activities (Downing, B.) 3:1050, 3:1100
Funding (Downing, B.) 3:1055-1100 (Hogg) 3:1055
Marketing activities (Downing, B.) 3:1100-1105 (Hogg) 3:1100 (Lee) 3:1105
Meetings for international wood products buyers (Downing, B.) 3:1050-1105 (Hogg) 3:1100
Research (Downing, B.) 3:1050, 3:1105 (Karagianis) 3:1100 (Lee) 3:1105
Role and responsibilities (Downing, B.) 3:1045-1055
Brown, Bruce

Position as deputy police complaint commissioner (Ryneveld, D.) 17:0905, 17:0930, 17:1010, 17:1030
BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy)

Research into bovine genome (Schmidt, B.) 9:1650
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act

Role in government fiscal policies (Tenisci, R.) 7:1815
Budgets

2005-06 budget, priorities (Anderson, F.) 7:1750 (Krog) 7:1750
2006-07 budget
prebudget consultation paper, availability in other languages (Krog) 2:1815 (Lee) 2:1820 (Taylor) 2:1805
prebudget consultation paper, budget priorities (Hayer) 2:1815 (Sardinha, J.) 9:1630 (Taylor) 2:1805
prebudget consultation paper, scope (Bloy) 1:0840 (Hayer) 1:0840 (Kwan) 1:0840 (Lekstrom) 1:0835
prebudget consultation paper, statistical review (Fershau, J.) 1:0835 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:0835 (Simons) 1:0835
prebudget consultation process (Hogg) 1:0830 (Lekstrom) 1:0830, 2:1800 (Taylor) 2:1805-1810
priorities, debt reduction (Simpson, D.) 8:1015
priorities, sales tax and debt reduction (Campbell, M.) 8:1100-1105 (Lee) 8:1100-1105 (Startup, M.) 3:1115 (Yap) 3:1115-1120
priorities, urban and rural (Krog) 2:1815 (Taylor) 2:1805
public consultation in other languages (Hayer) 2:1815 (Lee) 1:0825 (Lekstrom) 1:0825
2006-07 budget, priorities (Vye, D.) 3:1345
Balanced budgets (Nicholas, R.) 8:1230
Contingency funds and forecast allowances (Toth, T.) 9:1825
Government approach (Barclay, D.) 5:1815
Management of budget surpluses and deficits (Crawford, M.) 7:1730
Bulkley Valley

Programs and services for developmentally disabled persons, funding and service levels (Foot, M.) 6:0830-0850 (Harding, E.) 6:0840-0850 (Hogg) 6:0850 (Karagianis) 6:0840 (Kwan) 6:0845-0850 (Lekstrom) 6:0855 (Yap) 6:0845
Bulkley Valley Community Arts Council

Funding for initiatives related to 2010 Olympic Games (Robertson, S.) 6:0930
Bulkley Valley Cross Country Ski Club

Funding for initiatives related to 2010 Olympic Games (Robertson, S.) 6:0930
Business

Public-private partnerships (Hayer) 6:1035 (Karagianis) 6:1030 (McInnes, D.) 6:1035
6:1035 (Karagianis) 6:1030 (McInnes, D.) 6:1035">
role in government programs and services (Gordon, M.) 5:1805 (Winter, J.) 6:0950, 6:1005 (Yap) 6:1010, 6:1035
Regulations and red tape See Government
Taxation, impact on research and development (Tenisci, R.) 7:1815, 7:1825
Business – Small business

Small business round table (Daly, D.) 6:0825 (Inkster, J.) 4:0925 (Karagianis) 4:0925, 6:0825
Taxation (Tenisci, R.) 7:1820
Taxation, impact of tax reductions (Candy, V.) 5:1935

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