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

Ebert, Bill

Education, independent schools, funding 4:0845, 4:0900

Health, health care funding, federal funding 4:0850

Nurses, training, registered nurse program 4:0855

Teachers

administrative positions 4:0850

professional development 4:0845

stress leave 4:0845

Economy

Gross domestic product, ratio of public debt to GDP (Campbell, M.) 8:1100 (Hayer) 8:1100 (Simpson, D.) 8:1015-1020, 8:1030 (Yap) 8:1025-1030

Role of B.C. economy in government funding of social services (Lee) 7:1740

Role of economy in funding for social services (Crookes, K.) 9:1805-1810

Economy – B.C. economy

Economic development

government action (Crookes, K.) 9:1805-1810, 9:1820 (Lee) 9:1815

Economic development councils (Carter, B.) 3:0940

Education

Adult basic education, accessibility and funding (Mealey, R.) 5:1650

Adult basic education, tuition fees (Beames, P.) 3:1430 (Cook, H.) 9:1840-1845

Class size and composition (Krog) 4:0910 (Richardson, J.) 4:0900, 4:0910

Cooperative education, funding of student co-op placements See Arts and culture

Education of first nations people

government action (Nicholas, R.) 8:1220, 8:1235

Education of first nations people, impact of tuition fee levels (Beames, P.) 3:1430

Essential service designation (Richardson, J.) 4:0905

Government policies, impact on education system (Richardson, J.) 4:0905-0910

Independent schools, funding (Ebert, B.) 4:0845, 4:0900 (Krog) 4:0855-0900

Internet access See Internet, high-speed service under Computer technology

Relationship with economy (Bepple, N.) 7:1940-1945

Special education and special needs

funding See Education – Funding

Staff, wages and benefits (Hannaford, H.) 4:1005-1010 (Inglehart, E.) 4:1010

Students

transition to workforce (Lekstrom) 8:1235 (Nicholas, R.) 8:1235

System, management (Hannaford, H.) 4:1020

Education – Funding

Capital funding (Clark, L.) 4:1000 (Hannaford, H.) 4:1015-1025 (Inglehart, E.) 4:1020 (Krog) 4:1020

Funding, capital and maintenance funding (Kwan) 5:1745-1750 (McLeod, F.) 5:1745-1750

Per-student funding, impact on rural schools (Hayer) 5:1905 (Hogg) 5:1855 (Kwan) 5:1855-1900 (Lee) 5:1900 (MacKay, K.) 5:1850-1905 (Pearce, M.) 5:1850-1905

Special education and special needs (Hannaford, H.) 4:1020-1025 (Kwan) 4:1025

Education – School boards and districts

Energy costs (McLeod, F.) 5:1740

Fuel costs (Barber, S.) 4:1135 (Clavier, J.) 4:1125-1130 (Deith, B.) 4:1135 (Hannaford, H.) 4:1010-1015 (Kwan) 4:1135 (Lee) 4:1135

Funding See Education – Funding

Transportation costs (Lekstrom) 5:1750 (McLeod, F.) 5:1735-1740, 5:1750

Education – Schools

Seismic upgrades (Campbell, M.) 8:1100

Elections

Electoral boundaries

redistribution, commission See Electoral Boundaries Commission

Electoral reform

citizens' assembly (Johnson, L.) 16:1220, 16:1300 (Yap) 16:1300

referendum on single transferable vote system vs. current system See Referendum on electoral system for B.C. below under this main heading

Electoral systems

single transferable vote system See also Referendum on electoral system for B.C. below under this main heading

single transferable vote system, experience in other countries (Johnson, L.) 16:1240 (Karagianis) 16:1240

single transferable vote system, public education and interest (Johnson, L.) 16:1225, 16:1310 (Kwan) 16:1310-1315 (Neufeld, H.) 16:1315

single transferable vote system, voting machines (Hayer) 16:1315 (Neufeld, H.) 16:1315

Enumeration (Johnson, L.) 16:1225 (Neufeld, H.) 16:1205

General election, May 17, 2005 (Neufeld, H.) 16:1200

Referendum on electoral system for B.C. (Johnson, L.) 16:1220-1225 (Neufeld, H.) 16:1205

Referendum on electoral system for B.C., relationship with municipal elections (Johnson, L.) 16:1245 (Karagianis) 16:1245

Referendum on electoral system for B.C., results, implementation of future system (Johnson, L.) 16:1220, 16:1230, 16:1310 (Kwan) 16:1310 (Neufeld, H.) 16:1205

Voters list, verification of citizenship requirements (Hayer) 16:1325 (Neufeld, H.) 16:1325

Elections B.C.

Activities (Neufeld, H.) 16:1200

Budget (Hayer) 16:1320 (Johnson, L.) 16:1235-1245, 16:1255-1300 (Karagianis) 16:1235, 16:1245 (Kwan) 16:1305 (Lee) 16:1245-1255 (Lekstrom) 16:1325 (Neufeld, H.) 16:1200-1210, 16:1230-1235, 16:1250, 16:1305, 16:1320-1325 (Western, N.) 16:1210-1220, 16:1250-1255, 16:1325 (Yap) 16:1255-1305

Computer systems, electoral information system (Neufeld, H.) 16:1250 (Western, N.) 16:1210-1215

Preparation for general elections (Johnson, L.) 16:1245 (Karagianis) 16:1245

Relationship with Electoral Boundaries Commission (Johnson, L.) 16:1300 (Kwan) 16:1300

Staffing (Johnson, L.) 16:1255 (Lekstrom) 16:1325 (Neufeld, H.) 16:1230, 16:1250, 16:1300 (Western, N.) 16:1215, 16:1325 (Yap) 16:1300

Electoral Boundaries Commission

Budget (Johnson, L.) 16:1310 (Kwan) 16:1305 (Neufeld, H.) 16:1305

Mandate (Johnson, L.) 16:1225 (Neufeld, H.) 16:1200-1205

Elk Valley, B.C.

Mining industry tax-sharing agreement (Gallinger, C.) 8:1035

Elk Valley Coal Corp.

Operations (Gallinger, C.) 8:1030

Emergencies

Temporary housing and shelters for women See Transition houses

Employment and unemployment

Changes in B.C. job market (Bepple, N.) 7:1945

Energy

Alternative energy sources

fluctuation of power supply (Aikman, C.) 9:1855

solar power and energy needs, daily world solar input (Aikman, C.) 9:1855

wind power, proposed wind farm for Vancouver Island (Aikman, C.) 9:1900-1905 (Lee) 9:1905

Bioenergy (Hayer) 5:1620 (Kinsley, C.) 5:1615-1620

Coal-generated power plants, study by Elk Valley Coal Corp. (Gallinger, C.) 8:1035

Costs to institutions (Gordon, M.) 5:1800

Electricity rates, impact on mining industry (Lyons, T.) 6:1050-1100

Hydroelectricity

storage, on-demand power supply (Aikman, C.) 9:1855-1905 (Krog) 9:1900

Independent power producers, projects in northwestern B.C. (McInnes, D.) 6:1020

Renewable energy, funding (Aikman, C.) 9:1850

Enumeration See Elections
Environment

Conservation programs, government support (Crookes, K.) 9:1820

Erbe, Albert

Peace River area, infrastructure needs 4:1140-1145

Eskay Creek mine

Impact of operations on economy (McInnes, D.) 6:1020-1025

Exports and imports

Import of U.S. apples into Canadian market (Lucas, G.) 9:1640 (Sardinha, J.) 9:1625

Ezeard, Wayne

Pouce Coupe Elementary School, need for replacement 4:1130

School district 59 (Peace River South), issues 4:1130, 4:1140