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

Kamloops, B.C.

Post-secondary education, current conditions (Crawford, M.) 7:1740 (Lee) 7:1740
Real estate market (Hayer) 7:1710 (Kasten, T.) 7:1710
Women's programs and services, availability of services (Crawford, M.) 7:1735-1740 (Karagianis) 7:1735
Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre

Crisis line, access by women (Davis, C.) 7:1935
Funding, impact of reductions (Davis, C.) 7:1930-1935
Karagianis, Maurine (Esquimalt-Metchosin)

As subject
election as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 1:0805
Anderson, Frank, experience as union negotiator 7:1750
Arts and culture
government support 3:1030
government support, federal government support 3:1030
Auditor general
audit of office 17:1115
audit of office, request for proposals 12:0910
computer systems 16:1035
mandate 18:0925
Automobiles
taxation
shop supplies 4:0925
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., review by auditor general 18:0905
B.C. Investment Management Corp.
review by auditor general 16:1045
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
mining industry in northwestern B.C. 6:1030
B.C. Wood Specialties Group
research 3:1100
Bulkley Valley
programs and services for developmentally disabled persons, funding and service levels 6:0840
Business
public-private partnerships 6:1030
Business, small business
small business round table 4:0925, 6:0825
Chandler Park Middle School
redevelopment as activity centre for developmentally disabled persons 6:0845
Children
child death reviews, role of ombudsman 16:1410
Coal
Dominion coal lands
impact of first nations treaty negotiation process on lands 8:1040
Dominion coal lands, impact of first nations treaty negotiation process on lands 8:1205
Computer technology
Internet, high-speed service in rural communities 4:1025, 4:1040
Cruise ship industry, industry in B.C. 3:1005
Disabled and handicapped persons
programs and services, funding and service levels in rural vs. urban areas 6:0840
Elections
electoral systems, single transferable vote system, experience in other countries 16:1240
referendum on electoral system for B.C., relationship with municipal elections 16:1245
Elections B.C.
budget 16:1235, 16:1245
preparation for general elections 16:1245
Finance and Government Services Committee
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 1:0805
in-camera proceedings, use 18:1015-1025
powers 18:1020
public hearing process, accessibility 3:1605
public hearings, location and schedule 1:0815
public hearings process, communications strategy 2:1810
public hearings schedule, timeline 2:1810
public hearings schedule, transportation arrangements 2:1820-1825
report, draft report 12:0910, 15:0900
subcommittee on administration, election 1:0805
subcommittee to review request for proposals on audit of auditor general office, role 12:0910
submissions to committee, electronic submissions 1:0825
submissions to committee, written submissions 2:1810
witnesses, witnesses to be courteous and not to address individual members of committee 3:1515-1520
First nations
women, advocacy groups and funding 7:1920
Forests and forest industry
forest practices
impact on rangeland, use of waste wood 8:0935
use of blue-stained wood 3:1100
Freedom of information
requests for information from public bodies with private contracts 17:1110-1115
Government
capital projects, review by auditor general 16:1035-1040, 18:0905
regulations and red tape, condominium development 8:1130
regulations and red tape, impact on retail industry 3:1120
Highway 37
section between Meziadin Junction and Dease Lake, power line project 6:1030
Housing, rental housing
portable rent subsidies 3:0935
Information and privacy commisssioner
reappointment 17:1115
Kamloops
women's programs and services, availability of services 7:1735
Maximus Inc.
government contracts, review by information and privacy commissioner 17:1110-1115
Mines and mining industry
electricity needs 6:1030
Ombudsman
complaint investigation services, caseload 16:1405
performance measurement of office 16:1405-1410
Parks
forest recreation sites, management by private contractors 7:1805
funding 3:1045
funding, public input 3:1045
Peace River area
seniors care 4:0815
Pharmacare program
coverage
Alzheimer's disease medication 5:1700
Police complaint commissioner
budget 17:1005-1010
public outreach and multicultural services 17:1030
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
colleges, literacy levels of new students 3:0915
Prince George
economic development, 2010 Olympics programs 5:1635
Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum
budget and business plan 5:1925
Property tax
review by provincial task force 8:1040
Research and development, support for innovation 3:1020
Rotary Manor
beds, availability 4:0815
School district 59 (Peace River South)
funding 4:0915
School district 60 (Peace River North)
issues 4:1025
Skills training
apprenticeship system, certification 3:0945-0950
apprenticeship, transition to new model 7:1710
Smithers
mining activities in area 6:0920
Thompson Rivers University
capital projects, funding 7:1955
Tourism Victoria
gateway infocentre expansion 3:1455
Victoria Real Estate Board, relationship with local governments 3:0935
Welfare
social services sector
workers, supply and wages 4:1120
Kasten, Tim

Canadian Home Builders Association, Kamloops chapter, role in secondary school apprenticeship program 7:1710
Kamloops, real estate market 7:1710
Residential construction industry
current conditions 7:1705
supply of skilled workers 7:1710
Residential Construction Industry Training Authority, role in addressing skilled labour shortage 7:1710
Skills training
apprenticeship, loss of apprentices to other businesses 7:1710-1715
apprenticeship, secondary school apprenticeship program 7:1710
apprenticeship, transition to new model 7:1710
funding 7:1715
Kemano power station See Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd.
Kemess mine See Northgate Exploration Ltd.
Kerr, Michael

Shipping industry, containerization of manufactured goods 5:1805
Kinsley, Colin

Cities and towns, infrastructure investment 5:1605-1610
Energy, bioenergy 5:1615-1620
Prince George
development of biomass-based energy production 5:1615-1620
infrastructure needs 5:1605-1610
mountain pine beetle impact 5:1615
mountain pine beetle impact, mitigation costs and funding 5:1610-1615
Kootenay area

Campsites and trails, pilot project (Catherall, R.) 8:0915 (Lee) 8:0915 (Yap) 8:0915
Rocky Mountain trench, ecosystem restoration program (Hansen, M.) 8:0920-0935
Slaughter facilities (Morrison, D.) 8:1110 (Street, F.) 8:1110
Krog, Leonard (Nanaimo)

Agriculture
financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers
agricultural assistance and contingency funding 9:1635
Alzheimer's disease
incidence and progression 5:1705
Auditor general
audit of office, request for proposals 12:0910
staffing 16:1035
B.C. Hydro
outsourcing and privatization 6:1100
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
highways and roads, investments in northeastern B.C. 4:1000
Budgets
2005-06 budget, priorities 7:1750
budget priorities, urban and rural 2:1815
prebudget consultation paper, availability in other languages 2:1815
Conflict-of-interest commissioner
budget 16:1510
Disabled and handicapped persons
programs and services, funding and service levels in rural vs. urban areas 6:0835-0840
Education
class size and composition 4:0910
independent schools, funding 4:0855-0900
Education, funding
capital funding 4:1020
Energy
hydroelectricity
storage, on-demand power supply 9:1900
Finance and Government Services Committee
public hearings schedule, transportation arrangements 2:1825
subcommittee to review request for proposals on audit of auditor general office, role 12:0910
Forests and forest industry
forest practices
impact on rangeland, use of waste wood 8:0935
woodlots
woodlot program, expansion 6:0825
Government
federal-provincial relations, impact on mining industry 6:1055
Grasslands Conservation Council of B.C., funding 7:1840
Health, continuing and long-term care
beds, availability 4:0815
Heinberg, Richard, books on depletion of world energy resources 9:1900
Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway)
safety improvements 8:1010
Home care
services, funding 4:1000
Hotels and travel accommodation
hotel room tax 8:1130
Income tax
tax levels 4:1100
Infrastructure
investment in infrastructure, level of public debt 7:1830
Infrastructure, investment in infrastructure 9:1815
Ombudsman
budget 16:1425
staffing 16:1425
Police and policing
civilian oversight, international society 17:0915
Police complaint commissioner
budget 17:0915
complaint investigation oversight services, caseload 17:0915
mediation services 17:0920
Post-secondary education
tuition fees 8:1145
Prince George
mountain pine beetle impact 5:1615
Sales tax
proposal for sales tax reduction in communities near Alberta border 4:1100
Sales tax, tax on process electricity 7:1900
School district 60 (Peace River North)
issues 4:1020
Science and technology
biotechnology industry, genomics research
employment levels 9:1655
Skills training
shortage of skilled workers, government action 5:1805-1810
Smithers Regional Airport
funding for upgrades 6:0935
infrastructure improvements 6:0935
runway extension 6:0900
Sports facilities, investment 5:1835-1840
Thompson Rivers University
new library, construction costs 7:1955
Wildlife
conservation officers, funding 7:1805
Women
women's centres, funding 7:1915
Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services

Services for children and families, transfer of responsibility from government (Nicholas, R.) 8:1225
Ktunaxa Nation

Economic development project with B.C. and Canada, coalbed methane and forestry (Lee) 8:1215 (Sebastian, T.) 8:1215
People and territory (Sebastian, T.) 8:1150
Vision (Nicholas, R.) 8:1220
Kushner, Howard

As subject
remuneration as ombudsman 16:1405
travel activities as ombudsman 16:1355-1400
Children
child death reviews, role of ombudsman 16:1410-1415
Government
complaints against government, review by ombudsman 16:1415
Government, local government
complaints against local government, review by ombudsman 16:1350, 16:1400, 16:1420
Information and privacy commissioner, relationship with ombudsman 16:1400, 16:1415
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
review of low-velocity-impact claim criteria 16:1345-1350
Justice system
wrongful imprisonment case, review by ombudsman 16:1345
Maximus Inc.
government contracts, review by ombudsman 16:1415
Ombudsman
activities 16:1345, 16:1410-1415
budget 16:1350-1405, 16:1430-1435
case-tracking system 16:1355, 16:1405, 16:1425-1430
complaint investigation services, caseload 16:1350-1400, 16:1410, 16:1420
complaint investigation services, priorities 16:1340-1350, 16:1400-1405, 16:1425
performance measurement of office 16:1345, 16:1410, 16:1420, 16:1435
regional office activities 16:1355-1400
relationship with statutory officers 16:1400, 16:1415, 16:1425
remuneration 16:1405
role and responsibilities 16:1335-1345, 16:1355
staffing 16:1350, 16:1400-1410, 16:1420-1425
Ombudsman Act
provisions on complaint criteria 16:1340
Police complaint commissioner
relationship with ombudsman 16:1400
Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)

Abortion
legality of therapeutic abortions 3:1520
Auditor general
budget 16:1115-1125, 18:0930-0940
role and responsibilities 18:0935
staffing 16:1105, 18:0940
Britannia mine
earth and minerals discovery project
funding 6:1105
B.C. Aboriginal Human Resource Development Society
impact strategy, request for document 8:1235
B.C. Wildlife Federation
funding and programs 9:1835
Budgets
2006-07 budget
prebudget consultation paper, scope 1:0840
Bulkley Valley
programs and services for developmentally disabled persons, funding and service levels 6:0845-0850
Children and Family Development Ministry
budget, allocation for program and service regionalization 5:1915
Children, child care
funding, federal funding 7:2045
subsidies 7:2040
Disabled and handicapped persons
programs and services, funding and service levels in rural vs. urban areas 6:0845-0850
restructuring fund for home renovations 5:1845
Education, funding
capital and maintenance funding 5:1745-1750
per-student funding, impact on rural schools 5:1855-1900
special education and special needs 4:1025
Education, school boards and districts
fuel costs 4:1135
Elections
electoral systems, single transferable vote system, public education 16:1310-1315
referendum on electoral system for B.C., results, implementation of future system 16:1310
Elections B.C.
budget 16:1305
relationship with Electoral Boundaries Commission 16:1300
Electoral Boundaries Commission, budget 16:1305
Finance and Government Services Committee
advertising by committee 1:0830
in-camera proceedings, use 18:1015-1020
public hearings process, communications strategy 1:0825-0830
public hearings schedule, transportation arrangements 2:1825
report, draft report 14:1510
subcommittee to review request for proposals on audit of auditor general office, election 10:0925
submissions to committee, electronic submissions 1:0825, 1:0845
First nations
children, services for children and families 8:1230
skills training, government action 8:1230
Forests and forest industry
energy costs 8:0955
Freedom of information
requests for information, cost and timeline for response 17:1105
requests for information from public bodies 17:1110
Fuel
taxation
rebate for alternative fuel systems 4:0935
Government
capital projects, review by auditor general 16:1110-1120, 18:0940
Grasslands Conservation Council of B.C., in-kind support from government 7:1840
Health, continuing and long-term care
beds, availability 4:0820
Income assistance, disability benefits
eligibility for people with visual impairment 9:1615
Information and privacy commissioner
budget 17:1105
Infrastructure
transportation infrastructure needs 6:1010
Medical Services Plan
coverage, colonoscopy services 9:1705
Mines and mining industry
industry in B.C.
current conditions 6:1035-1045
need for certainty 6:1105
New Brunswick, tuition legislation 7:2020
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
funding by B.C. government, monitoring by auditor general 16:1110-1120
funding by B.C. government, monitoring by information and privacy commisssioner 17:1110
Pivot Legal Society, complaints of systemic abuse by Vancouver police department in downtown east side, review by police complaint commissioner 17:1015, 17:1025
Police and policing
police complaint process, cultural and language issues 17:1010-1015, 17:1025
police complaint process, systemic issues 17:1015, 17:1025
Police complaint commissioner
budget 17:1025-1030
independence 17:1025
public outreach and multicultural services 17:1010, 17:1025-1030
Post-secondary education
enrolment levels
effects of tuition fee increases 7:2020
tuition fees 7:2020
Post-secondary education, tuition fees 9:1845
Public Accounts Committee
in-camera proceedings, use 18:1015-1020
Rans, Peter, comments on cooperative education 6:1010
Sales tax
proposal for sales tax reduction in communities near Alberta border 4:1105
Sales tax, tax on process electricity 7:1900
School district 57 (Prince George), impact of beetle-infested trees in school yards 5:1750
School district 59 (Peace River South)
issues 4:1135
School district 60 (Peace River North)
issues 4:1025
Scotiabank Corp.
study of part-time employment among enrolled students 8:1145
Select standing committees
powers 18:1020
Skills training
apprenticeship, loss of apprentices to other businesses 7:1710
cooperative education, tax credits for small business 6:1010
Social workers
caseload 7:1735
Substance abuse and addiction
prevention and treatment 9:1930
Tembec Industries Inc.
operations, costs 8:0955
Tourism
industry in B.C., marketing campaigns 8:1130
Welfare
social services sector
workers, supply and wages 4:1120-1125
Welfare, services for people in crisis 7:1940
Women, women's centres
services, relationship with transition houses 7:1920

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