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

Labour

Collective agreements, negotiated and legislated settlements by government (Anderson, F.) 7:1750
Lane, Nathan

New Brunswick, tuition legislation 7:2020
Post-secondary education
enrolment levels, effects of tuition fee increases 7:2020
enrolment levels, trends 7:2020-2025
tuition fees 7:2020
Lawyers See Justice system
Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)

Arts and culture, government support 3:1030
Auditor general
audit of office, request for proposals 12:0910
budget 18:0925-0930
staffing 18:0930
Automobiles
taxation
hybrid vehicles 4:0935
Britannia mine
earth and minerals discovery project
funding 6:1100
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
review by auditor general 18:0925-0930
B.C. Wood Specialties Group
marketing activities 3:1105
research 3:1105
Budgets
2006-07 budget
priorities, sales tax and debt reduction 8:1100-1105
public consultation in other languages 1:0825
prebudget consultation paper, availability in other languages 2:1820
Children, child care
services for six-to-12-year-old children and for youth over 12 years old 7:2045
Cruise ship industry
industry in B.C., attraction of tourists from Asia 3:1005
Disabled and handicapped persons
service delivery, microboard model 5:1845
Economy
role of B.C. economy in government funding of social services 7:1740
Economy, B.C. economy
economic development, government action 9:1815
Education, funding
per-student funding, impact on rural schools 5:1900
Education, school boards and districts
fuel costs 4:1135
Elections B.C.
budget 16:1245-1255
Energy
alternative energy sources
wind power, proposed wind farm for Vancouver Island 9:1905
Fernie
resort development 8:1010-1015
Film industry, involvement of co-op students in film industry 9:1730
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
Food industry
slaughter facilities 8:1120
Forests and forest industry
forest practices
impact on rangeland, use of waste wood 8:0935
stumpage system
impact of beetle infestation on system 6:0825
Fuel
hydrogen fuel cell technology 9:1905
Health, health care system
genetic screening services 9:1655
Health, public health, healthy lifestyle and physical activity for seniors 5:1735
Highway 37
section between Meziadin Junction and Dease Lake, power line project 6:0915
Income assistance, disability benefits
eligibility 7:1925
Kamloops
post-secondary education, current conditions 7:1740
Kootenay area
campsites and trails, pilot project 8:0915
Ktunaxa Nation
economic development project with B.C. and Canada, coalbed methane and forestry 8:1215
Mines and mining industry
industry in B.C. 3:1445
current conditions 6:1040
North American Free Trade Agreement
impact of agreement continental fruit trade 9:1635
Nurses
training, registered nurse program 4:0855
Oil and gas
coalbed methane gas, resources in B.C. 3:1535
industry in B.C., bidding process 3:1530
Ombudsman
case-tracking system 16:1425-1430
Penticton and District Community Resources Society
programs, funding priorities 9:1935
Police complaint commissioner
budget 17:0930
complaint investigation oversight services, caseload 17:0925
public outreach and multicultural services 17:0930
work in Richmond 17:0930
Post-secondary education
courses and programs, availability and selection 3:1435
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
colleges, skills training 3:0915
Prince George
development of biomass-based energy production 5:1620
Prince Rupert
ferry services 6:0900
Privacy
protection in B.C. and elsewhere 17:1100
Research and development, support for innovation 3:1020
Retirement, mandatory retirement
elimination 9:1820
School district 57 (Prince George), impact of beetle-infested trees in school yards 5:1745
School district 59 (Peace River South)
issues 4:1135
Science and technology
research and development, government support 7:1830
research and development, public and private sector research and development in B.C. 7:1830
research and development, venture capital 7:1830
Shipping industry
coal exports from B.C. 8:1040
Shipping industry, containerization of manufactured goods 5:1805
Skills training
apprenticeship, funding of student co-op placements 5:1950
apprenticeship, secondary school apprenticeship program 7:1710
cooperative education, tax credits for small business 6:1005
Skills training, cooperative education
tax credits for companies 7:1945-1950
Tembec Industries Inc.
operations, costs 8:0955
Thompson Rivers University
new library, donations and fundraising 7:2000
Welfare
social services sector
workers, supply and wages 4:1125
LegaciesNow See Legacies fund under Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
Legal system See Justice system
Leitch, Peter

The 4400, filming in B.C. 9:1720
California, film industry, tax credits 9:1725
Capilano College, programs, film program 9:1730
Film industry
government involvement 9:1720-1725
industry in B.C. 9:1720
involvement of co-op students in film industry 9:1730
role of training programs 9:1730
tax credits 9:1725-1730
women in industry 9:1720
Motion Picture Production Industry Association of B.C., involvement in community 9:1720
Lekstrom, Blair (Peace River South)

As subject
election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 1:0805
Auditor general
audit of office 10:0920, 16:1510
audit of office, request for proposals 10:0925, 12:0905-0910, 13:0905
budget 18:1000
Budgets
2006-07 budget
prebudget consultation paper, scope 1:0835
prebudget consultation process 1:0830
public consultation in other languages 1:0825
prebudget consultation process 2:1800
Bulkley Valley
programs and services for developmentally disabled persons, funding and service levels 6:0855
Canadian agricultural income stabilization program (CAIS)
program 9:1620-1625
Chandler Park Middle School
redevelopment as activity centre for developmentally disabled persons 6:0855
Conflict-of-interest commissioner
remuneration 16:1510
Crown land
impact of land sales on government revenues 8:1050
Education, school boards and districts
transportation costs 5:1750
Education, students, transition to workforce 8:1235
Elections B.C.
budget 16:1325
staffing 16:1325
Finance and Government Services Committee
advertising by committee 1:0830
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 1:0805
in-camera proceedings, use 18:1015-1025
meeting schedule 10:0920
powers 18:1025
presentation by Finance Minister 1:0845
public hearing process, openness of committee to witness input 7:1750-1755
public hearings 10:0800, 10:0920
public hearings, location and schedule 1:0810-0815, 1:0830
public hearings process, communications strategy 1:0825
public hearings schedule, timeline 2:1815, 8:0905, 8:0920
public hearings schedule, transportation arrangements 2:1820-1825
report, draft report 12:0910-0915, 13:0905, 13:1210, 14:1225, 15:0805, 15:0900
review of statutory officers, adoption of draft report 18:1145
review of statutory officers, committee schedule 10:0925
subcommittee on administration, election 1:0805-0810
subcommittee to review request for proposals on audit of auditor general office, election 10:0925
subcommittee to review request for proposals on audit of auditor general office, role 10:0925, 12:0905-0910, 13:0905
submissions to committee, electronic submissions 1:0825, 1:0840-0845
submissions to committee, verbal submissions 1:0845
submissions to committee, written submissions 2:1815
work of committee 1:0805, 2:1820, 7:1705
Health, continuing and long-term care
beds, availability 4:0820
Income assistance, disability benefits
eligibility for people with visual impairment 9:1615
Mines and mining industry
taxation, payroll tax and Alberta workers 6:1045
Northern Health Authority
service area 4:0820
Northgate Exploration Ltd.
Kemess mine, impact on economy 6:1045
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
funding by B.C. government, monitoring by auditor general 18:1000
Parks
forest recreation sites 7:1810
Peace River Tender Beef Co-op Ltd.
activities 4:0840
Police and policing, funding for police services 8:1240
Port Alice
future of pulp mill 3:1355-1400
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance 9:1850
Residential construction industry
supply of skilled workers 7:1710
Rotary Manor
beds, availability 4:0815
Sales tax
levels in B.C. and elsewhere 3:1115
revenue levels to government 3:1115
School district 59 (Peace River South)
funding 4:0915
issues 4:1140
School district 60 (Peace River North)
issues 4:1025
Select standing committees
in-camera proceedings, parliamentary practice 18:1015-1020
Tembec Industries Inc.
operations, costs 8:0955-1000
Tourism
wilderness tourism, usage statistics 8:0920
Welfare
social services sector
workers, supply and wages 4:1115
Wildlife
problem wildlife, grazing of rangeland by non-migratory elk and deer 8:1115
Liberal Party of Canada

Funding to provinces for tuition fee reduction (Cook, H.) 9:1840-1845
Lillooet, B.C.

Impact of Forests ministry office closing (Anderson, F.) 7:1740
Little, Dan

Hayes Stewart Little and Co., operations 3:1010
Infrastructure, investment in infrastructure 3:1015
Investment
investment in B.C., attraction of investments 3:1015
Post-secondary education, strategy to meet future labour market qualifications 3:1015
Public debt, paydown of debt 3:1010
Research and development, support for innovation 3:1015-1020
Lobbyists

Interest groups
advocacy, status in B.C. (Archibald, T.) 7:1910
funding (Archibald, T.) 7:1910-1915
Lobbyists Registration Act

Purpose (Loukidelis, D.) 17:1040, 17:1050
Loukidelis, David

As subject
reappointment as information and privacy commisssioner 17:1115
remuneration as information and privacy commissioner 17:1055
Freedom of information
requests for information 17:1040-1050, 17:1100-1110
requests for information, costs 17:1105
requests for information from public bodies 17:1105-1110
requests for information from public bodies with private contracts 17:1110-1115
requests for information, timeline for response 17:1050, 17:1105
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
purpose 17:1040, 17:1050, 17:1110
Government
performance, review by information and privacy commissioner 17:1040-1055, 17:1115
security of electronic information 17:1045
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink), Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line
designation as public body 17:1110
Information and privacy commissioner
budget 17:1040-1110
oversight and enforcement of information and privacy legislation services, priorities 17:1040-1055, 17:1100-1105
public education and outreach activities 17:1050-1055
reappointment 17:1115
relationship with statutory officers, shared services 17:1035, 17:1055, 17:1105
remuneration 17:1055
role and responsibilities 17:1040-1050
staffing 17:1040, 17:1050-1110
Lobbyists Registration Act
purpose 17:1040, 17:1050
Maximus Inc.
government contracts, review by information and privacy commissioner 17:1110-1115
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
funding by B.C. government, monitoring by information and privacy commisssioner 17:1110
organizing committee, designation as public body 17:1110
Personal Information Protection Act
purpose 17:1040-1050, 17:1110
Privacy
protection in B.C. and elsewhere 17:1100-1105
protection of personal information 17:1040-1050, 17:1100
Lower mainland

Transportation infrastructure (Hayer) 6:1005
Lucas, Glen

Exports and imports, import of U.S. apples into Canadian market 9:1640
Food industry, tree fruit industry, solar-stencil labelling process for apples 9:1640
North American Free Trade Agreement, impact of agreement on continental fruit trade 9:1640
Lyons, Terry

As subject
conversation with Premier Mike Harcourt 6:1050
Britannia mine, earth and minerals discovery project, funding 6:1050, 6:1100-1105
B.C. Hydro, outsourcing and privatization 6:1100
B.C., northern and rural B.C., mining industry in northwestern B.C. 6:1050
Energy, electricity rates, impact on mining industry 6:1050-1100
Government, federal-provincial relations, impact on mining industry 6:1055-1100
Highway 37, section between Meziadin Junction and Dease Lake, power line project 6:1050
Mackenzie Valley, pipeline 6:1105
Mines and mining industry
impact on first nations 6:1050
industry in B.C.
current conditions 6:1045
need for certainty 6:1105-1110
Mining Association of B.C.
recommendations for mining industry 6:1045-1100
report on strengthening B.C.'s minerals and mining industry 6:1045
Northgate Exploration Ltd., Kemess mine
impact of electricity rates on operations 6:1055-1100
operations 6:1045
Sales tax, impact of sales tax on mining industry 6:1050
Lyster, Kim

Children
child care, programs, funding 9:1920
programs and services for children and families, accreditation of social services employers 9:1925
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, treatment and services 9:1925
Mental health, mental health of children and youth 9:1920
Penticton and District Community Resources Society
activities 9:1915
funding 9:1915-1925
programs, funding priorities 9:1935
relationship with Community Living B.C. 9:1925
Substance abuse and addiction
prevention and treatment 9:1930
relationship with sexually exploited youth, street-involved youth and youth at risk 9:1920, 9:1930

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