BC Legislature - Finance and Government Services Committee, 38th Parliament

California

Film industry

tax credits (Leitch, P.) 9:1725 (Yap) 9:1725

Campbell, Mac

B.C. Chamber of Commerce, impact of chamber resolutions on government policy 8:1050

Budgets, 2006-07 budget, priorities, sales tax and debt reduction 8:1100-1105

Cranbrook Airport, expansion 8:1055-1100

Economy, gross domestic product, ratio of public debt to GDP 8:1100

Education, schools, seismic upgrades 8:1100

Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway), widening of highway to four lanes 8:1100

Sales tax, proposal for sales tax reduction in communities near Alberta border 8:1055

Canadian agricultural income stabilization program (CAIS)

Program (Lekstrom) 9:1620-1625 (Rampone, D.) 9:1620-1625 (Sardinha, J.) 9:1635

Canadian Association for Co-operative Education

Position on funding of student co-op placements (Rans, P.) 5:1945-1950

Canadian Association of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement

Activities (Ryneveld, D.) 17:0905-0915

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Activities (Spalding, S.) 3:1525

Canadian Home Builders Association

Kamloops chapter, role in secondary school apprenticeship program (Kasten, T.) 7:1710

Canadian Pacific Railway

Property tax, railway rights-of-way See Assessment of property under Property tax

Candy, Vivienne

Business, small business, taxation, impact of tax reductions 5:1935

Health, continuing and long-term care, beds, long-term care beds 5:1935

Housing, residential care facilities, types of beds, options 5:1930

Income assistance, disability benefits, impact of employment requirements 5:1930

Capilano College, North Vancouver, B.C.

Programs, film program (Leitch, P.) 9:1730

Capital projects See Government
Carter, Bruce

B.C. Chamber of Commerce, tax credits for skills training 3:0950

Economy, B.C. economy

economic development councils 3:0940

Public debt, paydown of debt 3:0940

Skills training

apprenticeship system, certification 3:0950

apprenticeship system, tax credits for business 3:0945

cooperative education, tax credits for small business 3:0945

Taxation

tax rates 3:0940

tax reductions 3:0940

Victoria

Belleville ferry terminal, redevelopment project 3:0945

Victoria urban development agreement 3:0945

Catherall, Roy

Automobiles, recreational vehicles, impact on campsites and trails 8:0910

Cranbrook Community Forest Society

activities 8:0905

position on management of back-country recreation 8:0905-0920

Forests and Range Ministry

recreation management and partnerships 8:0915

regulatory and enforcement staff 8:0910-0920

role in stewardship of Crown land 8:0905-0920

Kootenay area, campsites and trails, pilot project 8:0915

Tourism

wilderness tourism, usage statistics 8:0905-0910, 8:0920

wilderness tourism, user fees 8:0915-20

Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry, role in stewardship of Crown land 8:0910-0915

Chandler Park Middle School, Smithers, B.C.

Redevelopment as activity centre for developmentally disabled persons (Foot, M.) 6:0835, 6:0845 (Harding, E.) 6:0845 (Karagianis) 6:0845 (Lekstrom) 6:0855

Charities

Revenues from gaming See Gambling

Chetwynd, B.C.

Tourism (Nicholson, B.) 4:0830

Chief electoral officer See Elections B.C.
Child care See Children – Child care
Children

Child death reviews, role of ombudsman (Karagianis) 16:1410 (Kushner, H.) 16:1410-1415 (Simons) 16:1415

Children in government care

electronic information system (Geddes, A.) 3:1545

funding for services (Geddes, A.) 3:1540

proposal for establishment of regional authorities (Geddes, A.) 3:1545

Programs and services for children and families

accreditation of social services employers (Hogg) 9:1925 (Lyster, K.) 9:1925

Programs and services for first nations children and families, regionalization See Children under First nations

Children – Child care

Funding (Frolek, D.) 7:2035-2040

Funding, federal funding (Frolek, D.) 7:2045 (Kwan) 7:2045

Policies (Frolek, D.) 7:2035

Programs, funding (Lyster, K.) 9:1920

Services for six-to-12-year-old children and for youth over 12 years old (Frolek, D.) 7:2035-2045 (Lee) 7:2045

Subsidies (Frolek, D.) 7:2035-2045 (Kwan) 7:2040

Workers (Frolek, D.) 7:2040

Children and Family Development, Ministry of

Budget, allocation for program and service regionalization See also Children, programs and services for children and families, regionalization under First nations

(Dezell, C.) 5:1910-1915 (Kwan) 5:1915

Chiropractors See also Complementary medicine under Health

Profession in B.C. (Cooper, J.) 9:1710

Proposal for joint committee with government (Cooper, J.) 9:1715

Cities and towns

Infrastructure investment (Kinsley, C.) 5:1605-1610

Citizens' assembly on electoral reform See Electoral reform under Elections
Civil service

Human resources, review by auditor general (Strelioff, W.) 18:0920

Civilian oversight of police See Police and policing
Clark, Lyman

B.C., northern and rural B.C., highways and roads, investments in northeastern B.C. 4:0955-1000

Education, funding, capital funding 4:1000

Home care services, funding 4:0955-1005

Clavier, Judy

Education, school boards and districts, fuel costs 4:1125-1130

School district 59 (Peace River South), issues 4:1125-1130

Clifford, Brian

Forests and forest industry

energy costs 8:0945-1000

workers

workers compensation 8:0950

Tembec Industries Inc.

operations, costs 8:0945-1000

Climate change

Government action, review by auditor general (Strelioff, W.) 18:0925

Coal

Coal-generated power plants See Energy

Dominion coal lands

coal reserves (Gallinger, C.) 8:1035

impact of first nations treaty negotiation process on lands (Berdusco, R.) 8:1040 (Karagianis) 8:1040, 8:1205

Impact of infrastructure on mining industry (McInnes, D.) 6:1035

Cohen, Andy

Cranbrook Airport, expansion 8:1125

Government, regulations and red tape, condominium development 8:1130

Hotels and travel accommodation, hotel room tax 8:1125-1130

Property tax, equity of assessment system 8:1125

Tourism, industry in B.C., marketing campaigns 8:1130-1135

College of New Caledonia, Prince George, B.C.

Enrolment (Mealey, R.) 5:1645-1650

Programs and students (Crawford, V.) 5:1640

Trades training (Thorn, R.) 5:1715

Tuition fees (Mealey, R.) 5:1645

Colleges See Post-secondary education – Funding; Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Community Living British Columbia

Services in rural areas (Foot, M.) 6:0835 (Harding, E.) 6:0850

Complementary medicine See Health
Computer technology

Internet, high-speed service in rural communities (Hannaford, H.) 4:1025 (Inglehart, E.) 4:1025 (Karagianis) 4:1025, 4:1040 (Nicholson, B.) 4:0840 (Valgardson, J.) 4:1035-40

Conflict-of-interest commissioner

Budget (Krog) 16:1510 (Oliver, H.) 16:1500-1510

Consultation services (Oliver, H.) 16:1505

Remuneration (Lekstrom) 16:1510 (Oliver, H.) 16:1505

Conservation corps See Wildlife
Conservation Voters of British Columbia

Mandate (Price, M.) 3:1035

Priorities for environmental leadership (Price, M.) 3:1035

Construction industry

Government role and industry priorities (Thorn, R.) 5:1710-1720

Role in B.C. economy (Thorn, R.) 5:1710

Skills training See Skills training

Cook, Heather

Education, adult basic education, tuition fees 9:1840-1845

Liberal Party of Canada, funding to provinces for tuition fee reduction 9:1840-1845

Post-secondary education

funding, per-student funding 9:1840-1845

student financial assistance 9:1840-1850

tuition fees 9:1835-1845

UBC Okanagan, enrolment 9:1850

Cooper, Jim

Chiropractors

profession in B.C. 9:1710

proposal for joint committee with government 9:1715

Health

complementary medicine, promotion by government 9:1715

health care funding 9:1710

health care funding, reduction of expenditures 9:1715

health care system, primary health care 9:1710

Cooperative education See Skills training
Corporations

Capital tax, impact of capital tax on economy (Jones, P.) 8:1045-1050

Income tax rates in B.C. and elsewhere (Simpson, D.) 8:1025

Scientific research and experimental development

tax credits (Simpson, D.) 8:1020

Taxation in B.C. (Strong, A.) 7:1725

Council of Canadians

Comments on taxation in B.C. (Strong, A.) 7:1725

CP Rail

Company See Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail)

Cranbrook Airport

Expansion (Campbell, M.) 8:1055-1100 (Cohen, A.) 8:1125

Cranbrook Community Forest Society

Activities (Catherall, R.) 8:0905

Position on management of back-country recreation (Catherall, R.) 8:0905-0920

Crawford, Michael

Budget, management of budget surpluses and deficits 7:1730

Homelessness, homelessness in B.C. 7:1730-1735

Housing, social and subsidized housing, funding 7:1730-1735

Income assistance

rates 7:1730

system, wait times 7:1735

Kamloops

post-secondary education, current conditions 7:1740

women's programs and services, availability of services 7:1735-1740

Social workers, caseload 7:1735

Thompson Rivers University, funding 7:1740

Welfare

social programs and services, funding 7:1735

social programs and services, government responsibility 7:1735

Women, programs and services, funding 7:1735

Crawford, Valentine

College of New Caledonia, programs and students 5:1640

Post-secondary education

funding 5:1645-1650

tuition fees 5:1640-1645

Crime and criminals See also Justice system

Crime rate and gang crime (Hayer) 17:1005

Crookes, Kevin

Economy

B.C. economy, economic development, government action 9:1805-1810, 9:1820

role of economy in funding for social services 9:1805-1810

Environment, conservation programs, government support 9:1820

Infrastructure, investment in infrastructure 9:1815

Public debt

debt from deficit spending vs. investment in infrastructure 9:1815

debt-to-GDP ratio 9:1815

paydown of debt 9:1810

Retirement, mandatory retirement, elimination 9:1820

Sales tax, reduction 9:1810

Skills training, shortage of skilled workers, tax credit on human resource investment 9:1810

Crown land

Impact of land sales on government revenues (Jones, P.) 8:1045-1050 (Lekstrom) 8:1050

User fees (Toth, T.) 9:1835

Cruise ship industry

Industry in B.C. (Hansen, J.) 3:0955-1005 (Karagianis) 3:1005

Industry in B.C., attraction of tourists from Asia (Hansen, J.) 3:1005 (Lee) 3:1005

Industry in B.C., competition from Seattle (Hansen, J.) 3:1000-1005 (Yap) 3:1000

Culture See Arts and culture