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

P3s See Public-private partnerships under Business
PACHA See People's Action Committee for Healthy Air
Pacific Gateway projects See Pacific gateway initiative and projects under Transportation
Pacific north coast integrated management area

Federal planning process (Jessen, S.) 37:1445, 37:1455 (Lee) 37:1455 (Patterson, M.) 37:1445

Pacific Sports Institute, Victoria, B.C.

Establishment (Carter, B.) 36:1055

Parenting

Programs See Programs and services for children and families under Children

Parents See Families
Park, Dave

Budgets, 2007-08 budget priorities 30:1150

Finance and Government Services Committee public hearings, Vancouver hearing, witness overflow 30:1150

Skills training, tax credit programs for businesses 30:1200

Vancouver Board of Trade, recommendations to Finance Ministry and Finance and Government Services Committee 30:1150, 30:1200

Parks

Benefits to society (McCall, J.) 30:1645

Facilities and services (Hawes) 30:1650 (McCall, J.) 30:1650 (Ramey, B.) 30:1035

Fixed-roof accommodation in parks See Facilities and services above under this main heading; Resort development in parks below under this main heading

Funding (Hayer) 30:1045, 30:1655 (Horgan) 30:1040 (Keeling, P.) 25:1500-1505 (McCall, J.) 30:1645-1655 (Price, M.) 36:0915 (Ramey, B.) 30:1030, 30:1040-1045

Government priorities and public consultation (Keeling, P.) 25:1500-1505

Management (Campbell, C.) 36:1645-1650

Park use (Ramey, B.) 30:1030-1035

Protected areas, conservation (Keeling, P.) 25:1505

Resort development in parks (Hawes) 30:1040 (Keeling, P.) 25:1505 (McCall, J.) 30:1650-1655 (Ralston) 30:1040 (Ramey, B.) 30:1040

User fees (McCall, J.) 30:1650

Parsons, Cindy

As subject

work in mental health and justice systems 29:1800

B.C. Schizophrenia Society, report on mental illness and police intervention 29:1800

Mental health, mentally ill persons, treatment in justice system 29:1800-1805

Mental health, programs and services, government funding and support 29:1800-1810

Schizophrenia, incidence, economic impact 29:1810

Williams Lake, fire at Sikh temple 29:1805

Williams Lake, mental health services 29:1800-1810

Passport to Education program See Student financial assistance under Post-secondary education
Patterson, Michelle

B.C. ENGO Marine Planning Caucus, membership 37:1445

Great Bear rain forest, impact of resource development in area 37:1455

Oceans

integrated planning for resources 37:1450

issues, ministerial responsibility 37:1445

issues, planning and government role 37:1445

Pacific north coast integrated management area, federal planning process 37:1445

PCBs See Polychlorinated biphenyls
Peace River area See also individual communities

Agriculture industry (Goodings, K.) 31:1115

Ambulance services See Health care services below under this main heading

Economy, impact of trade agreements (Lekstrom) 28:0945-0950

Health care services (Goodings, K.) 31:1115

Labour force, retention of workers in communities (Goodings, K.) 31:1110, 31:1120-1125 (Lee) 31:1120

Land development (Goodings, K.) 31:1120 (Hawes) 31:1120

Seniors, studies (Goodings, K.) 31:1110

Peace River North school district See School district 60 (Peace River North)
Peace River regional district

Recommendations to Finance and Government Services Committee, costing (Goodings, K.) 31:1120 (Kwan) 31:1120

Peace River South school district See School district 59 (Peace River South)
Peacock, Ken

Asia-Pacific region, market opportunities 37:1320

Economy, B.C. economy, current and projected conditions 37:1320-1325

Pearse, Peter

Report on coastal forest industry See Coastal forest industry, studies under Forests and forest industry

People's Action Committee for Healthy Air

Activities (Bekkering, B.) 32:1830-1835

Permut, Harriet

Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, advocacy to government 35:1130

Pernarowski, Dave

Alcan Inc., Kitimat smelter upgrade 33:0945

B.C., northern and rural B.C.

accessibility of health care and education 33:0940-0945

energy supply in northwestern B.C., infrastructure 33:0940

resource industries, need for energy supply 33:0930

role in provincial economy 33:0935-0940

transportation infrastructure 33:0930-0945

Budgets, 2007-08 budget priorities

debt reduction 33:0940-0945

priorities 33:0945

Budgets, fund to mitigate boom-bust cycles 33:0945

Kitimat, break-bulk port proposal 33:0940

Manufacturing industry in B.C. 33:0940

Perrin, Dan

Report on post-secondary education funding See Funding formula review, report under Post-secondary education – Funding

Perrin, Thorau and Associates Ltd.

Report on post-secondary education funding See Funding formula review, report under Post-secondary education – Funding

Personal Information Protection Act

Purpose (Loukidelis, D.) 43:0810

Peters, Christa

Education, adult basic education, enrolment levels, impact of tuition fees 25:1210

Petrucci, Laurie

Arts and culture, arts and cultural programs, programs for seniors, youth and people with special needs 31:1010

Arts and culture, benefits, community development 31:1005

Arts Umbrella, activities 31:1005

B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 31:1000-1005

Fort St. John, arts and culture 31:1005-1010

Fort St. John Community Arts Council, activities 31:1000-1010

Tourism, cultural tourism 31:1010

Wired Magazine, article on right-brain thinking 31:1005

Petter, Chris

Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C., role 25:1050-1055

Post-secondary education

student financial assistance 25:1055-1100

student spaces, B.C. and elsewhere 25:1055-1100

Post-secondary education, funding

funding 25:1055-1100

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes

costs, operating and construction costs 25:1055-1100

Pfaffenberger, William

Post-secondary education

enrolment in high-cost programs 36:1530

graduate students, employment as research and teaching assistants 36:1530

graduate students, number in B.C. 36:1530

universities, operating and construction costs 36:1530

university faculty, recruitment and retention 36:1535-1540

Post-secondary education, funding

funding for graduate student spaces 36:1530-1540

funding for universities, role in economy 36:1525

per-student funding 36:1530

University of Victoria

buildings, construction costs 36:1530

funding 36:1530

graduate students 36:1530-1540

nursing program, staffing 36:1535

Pharmacare program

Budget planning and policy development See Government policy development under Health – Health care system

Coverage (Belsher, D.) 29:1910-1915 (Dawson, B.) 36:1405 (LaCombe, C.) 28:1245 (Stovall, H.) 36:1410-1415

Coverage, hepatitis C medication (Romanow, C.) 36:1625

Coverage, proprietary drugs (Lyons, P.) 36:1005

Reference drug program, reference-based pricing (Dawson, B.) 36:1420 (Ralston) 36:1420

Studies (Dawson, B.) 36:1415-1420 (Stovall, H.) 36:1410

Pharmaceutical industry

Industry organization See Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies

Relationship with government (Stovall, H.) 36:1410-1415

Pharmacists

Role in immunization programs (Ali-Zade, N.) 34:1700 (Hawes) 34:1655 (Lauson, P.) 34:1655

Philipchuk, Karen

Community Living B.C., programs and services, individualized funding program 25:1225

Disabled and handicapped persons, caregivers, recruitment and retention of workers 25:1230

Drugs, non-prescription medications, subsidy for parents caring for disabled adults 25:1230

Photo radar See Automobiles
Physical fitness See Health – Public health
Physicians

General practitioners, shortage, role of medical school costs See Training, student costs and debt load below under this main heading

Role in preventive health care (Duncan, C.) 25:0910

Training, student costs and debt load (MacDiarmid, M.) 30:1005

Physiotherapists

Recruitment and retention See Health professionals, recruitment and retention under Health – Health care system

Physiotherapy services See Physiotherapy services under Health – Health care system
Piket, Maatje

Metlakatla, cultural artifacts, auction sale 34:1800-1805

Prince Rupert, cruise ship passenger experience 34:1800

Prince Rupert, first nations cultural tourism opportunity 34:1800

Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network

Role (Whittaker, S.) 25:1145-1150

Plant, Geoff

Censure by Law Society of British Columbia (Evans, G.) 25:1625-1630 (Kwan) 25:1625 (MacDonald, P.) 25:1525

Participation in government decision on legal aid funding (Lekstrom) 25:1630

Plastics

Plastic bags, impact on environment See Pollution under Environment

Plastic bags, taxation See Retail sales, levy on plastic bags under Sales

PNCIMA See Pacific north coast integrated management area
Police Act

Provisions re Police Complaint Commissioner See Legislation under Police Complaint Commissioner

Police and policing

Civilian oversight, international development and jurisdictional comparisons (Ryneveld, D.) 43:0945, 43:1020-1025

Civilian oversight, national organization See Canadian Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement

Costs, strategies to reduce costs (Edgson, J.) 27:1815 (Eglinski, J.) 31:0925-0930

Funding for police services (Filmer, B.) 31:1045-1050 (Geschke, L.) 35:1105-1110 (Saugstad, E.) 31:0905

Impact of demographic changes in police workforce See Police officers, recruitment and training below under this main heading

Police complaint process See also Police Complaint Commissioner

(Ralston) 43:1000 (Ryneveld, D.) 43:1000

Police complaint process, review (Lekstrom) 43:1025 (Ralston) 43:0950 (Ryneveld, D.) 43:0940, 43:0950-1000

Police officers, recruitment and training (Ryneveld, D.) 43:1005-1010 (Simpson, B.) 43:1005

Private policing and security (Simpson, B.) 43:1010-1015

Police Complaint Commissioner

Authority and powers (Ryneveld, D.) 43:1000-1005

Budget (Ryneveld, D.) 43:0940-0945

Caseload (Ryneveld, D.) 43:0945-0950

Caseload, role of police demographics and training See Police officers, recruitment and training under Police and policing

Complaint process See Police complaint process under Police and policing

Complaints, number See Caseload above under this main heading

Hosting of national conference See Canadian Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement

Legislation (Ralston) 43:0955 (Ryneveld, D.) 43:0950-0955, 43:1015

Mandate and operations (Ryneveld, D.) 43:1010-1015 (Simpson, B.) 43:1010-1015

Mediation services (Ryneveld, D.) 43:0945

Public outreach and multicultural services (Lee) 43:1015 (Ryneveld, D.) 43:1020

Stakeholder consultation (Ryneveld, D.) 43:0955

Politics and politicians

Campaign financing See Elections

Donations to political parties See Campaign contributions under Elections

Issues, polling by government (Horgan) 22:1345 (Taylor) 22:1345

Political process, youth participation See Youth

Political review of freedom-of-information requests See Requests for information, handling of requests under Freedom of information

Polychlorinated biphenyls

Research into PCB-degrading microbes (Schmidt, B.) 25:0935

Port Coquitlam

Arts and culture See Tri-Cities area

Port Mann Bridge

Expansion (Evans, G.) 25:1610, 25:1635 (Hayer) 25:1620

Port Moody

Arts and culture See Tri-Cities area

Postgraduate education See Graduate programs and Graduate students under Post-secondary education
Post-secondary education

Accessibility and affordability (Beames, P.) 36:1240-1245 (Beasley, S.) 23:1130-1140 (Berthiaume, R.) 33:1010 (Bloy) 23:1025 (Bowen, J.) 24:1800, 24:1810 (Dunnet, M.) 30:1250 (Fast, S.) 35:1030-1045 (Forsyth, S.) 33:0905-0910 (Grof, D.) 26:1025-1035 (Hayer) 27:1830 (Lekstrom) 26:1245 (Lubbers, D.) 27:1820-1830 (McConnell, B.) 24:1840-1845 (MacDonald, L.) 24:1800-1805 (Monteleone, T.) 28:1140-1150 (Olson, M.) 23:1130 (Punchard, T.) 26:1225-1230, 26:1245 (Reid, S.) 36:1220-1235 (Roelants, D.) 23:1030

Accessibility, regional programs (Friedman, T.) 28:1210

Affordability (Bonnell, K.) 36:1505 (Oliver, C.) 36:1425

Benefits (Bonnell, K.) 36:1515-1520 (Clews, C.) 25:1205 (Reid, S.) 36:1225, 36:1235 (Roelants, D.) 23:1015, 23:1025-1030 (Simpson, B.) 23:1025

Courses and programs

acceptance of high-school prerequisite courses (Clews, C.) 25:1200

career transition and skills upgrading (Hudson, R.) 30:0925

early childhood education (Jarvis, D.) 26:1140-1150

graduate programs See Graduate programs below under this main heading

program length (Forsythe, L.) 37:1350

university transfer (Lee) 24:1850-1855 (McConnell, B.) 24:1850 (Mastromatteo, J.) 32:1655

wait-lists (Lee) 26:1230-1235 (Lekstrom) 26:1245 (Punchard, T.) 26:1235-1240

Developmental programs (Mastromatteo, J.) 32:1650

Education of first nations people See also Trades training of first nations people under Skills training

Education of first nations people, funding (Bowman, J.) 32:1820 (Robin, A.) 32:1815

Education of first nations people, funding and programs (Berthiaume, R.) 33:1010-1015 (Forsyth, S.) 33:0915

Enrolment levels

B.C. and elsewhere (Clift, R.) 25:1105 (Kwan) 25:1105

enrolment in high-cost programs (Pfaffenberger, W.) 36:1530

impact of program capacity limits (Fast, S.) 35:1030, 35:1040

impact of tuition fee increases (Beasley, S.) 23:1130, 23:1140 (Crawford, V.) 32:1710 (Dunnet, M.) 30:1250

relationship with job market (Crawford, V.) 32:1715 (Friedman, T.) 28:1220 (Hayer) 28:1220, 32:1720

role of economic conditions (Kwan) 36:1515 (Oliver, C.) 36:1515

Funding See Post-secondary education – Funding

Graduate programs, funding See Post-secondary education – Funding

Graduate programs, student spaces in B.C. and elsewhere (Avison, D.) 36:1205 (Bassford, H.) 35:1315, 35:1325 (Chapman, G.) 30:1225 (Johnson, J.) 27:1740, 27:1750 (Kwan) 27:1750

Graduate programs, value (Chapman, G.) 30:1225

Graduate students

emigration from B.C. (Hawes) 36:1205 (Hunter Eberle, L.) 36:1155-1205

employment as research and teaching assistants (Chavarie, R.) 27:2010 (Lee) 27:2010 (Pfaffenberger, W.) 36:1530

financial assistance in B.C. and elsewhere (Beames, P.) 36:1240 (Beasley, S.) 23:1135-1140 (Chapman, G.) 30:1225-1230 (Chavarie, R.) 27:2005-2010 (Dunnet, M.) 30:1255 (Hawes) 36:1200 (Hunter Eberle, L.) 36:1155, 36:1205 (Johnson, J.) 27:1740 (Lee) 30:1230 (Reid, S.) 36:1230-1235

number in B.C. (Pfaffenberger, W.) 36:1530

Impact on socioeconomic status See Benefits above under this main heading

Recommendations from academic associations (Oliver, C.) 36:1430

Rural-urban issues (Punchard, T.) 26:1240-1245

Student financial assistance

assistance (Berthiaume, R.) 33:1015 (Clift, R.) 25:1105 (Kwan) 33:1015 (Petter, C.) 25:1055-1100

assistance for adult working students (Hull, D.) 35:1050

family savings plans (Lewis, P.) 36:0945-0955

grant and loan reduction programs (Beames, P.) 36:1240 (Beasley, S.) 23:1135-1140 (Bowen, J.) 24:1810 (Chavarie, R.) 27:2005-2010 (Clews, C.) 25:1205 (Crawford, V.) 32:1715 (Dunnet, M.) 30:1255 (Fast, S.) 35:1035, 35:1045 (Grof, D.) 26:1035 (Hawes) 35:1040 (Horgan) 36:1235 (Hudson, R.) 30:0925 (Lubbers, D.) 27:1825-1830 (McConnell, B.) 24:1845 (MacDonald, L.) 24:1805 (Monteleone, T.) 28:1145 (Reid, S.) 36:1230-1235 (Winter, J.) 35:0910

grants (Forsythe, L.) 37:1355 (Langlois, B.) 36:1445

loan amounts (Smith, J.) 24:1910

loan eligibility (Dunnet, M.) 30:1300 (Hayer) 30:1300

loan programs (Hull, D.) 35:1050 (Oliver, C.) 36:1525

Passport to Education amount for rural community college attendance (Forsyth, S.) 33:0910, 33:0920 (Simpson, B.) 33:0915

Student spaces (Beasley, S.) 23:1140 (Crawford, V.) 32:1720 (Hayer) 24:1850, 32:1705, 32:1720 (Kwan) 23:1140 (Lekstrom) 32:1725 (Mastromatteo, J.) 32:1705

Student spaces, additional spaces (Hayer) 36:1520 (Oliver, C.) 36:1520

Student spaces, B.C. and elsewhere (Clift, R.) 25:1105 (Petter, C.) 25:1055-1100

Students

debt load and credit eligibility (Dunnet, M.) 30:1250, 30:1300 (Hawes) 30:1300

financial assistance See Student financial assistance above under this main heading

graduate students See Graduate students above under this main heading

recruitment from underrepresented groups (Clift, R.) 25:1110 (Robin, A.) 32:1820

student societies, fees (Beasley, S.) 23:1140 (Bloy) 23:1140

System, impact of declining birth rate (Clift, R.) 25:1105-1110 (Kwan) 25:1110

Tuition fees

elimination (Forsythe, L.) 37:1350

elimination and reduction (Sethen, S.) 32:1620-1625

fees (Beames, P.) 36:1240 (Beasley, S.) 23:1130-1135 (Bloy) 28:1145-1150 (Chapman, G.) 30:1225-1230 (Clews, C.) 25:1205 (Cosco, F.) 36:1435 (Friedman, T.) 28:1210-1215 (Grof, D.) 26:1025-1035 (Hawes) 36:1520-1525 (Kwan) 26:1100 (Lane, N.) 28:1150 (Lekstrom) 26:1250 (Lubbers, D.) 27:1820-1825 (McConnell, B.) 24:1845 (Monteleone, T.) 28:1140, 28:1150 (Oliver, C.) 36:1425-1430, 36:1525 (Punchard, T.) 26:1250 (Reid, S.) 36:1225, 36:1235 (Roelants, D.) 23:1010-1020, 23:1030 (Van Steinburg, T.) 36:1440

impact of fee increases on students (Chavarie, R.) 27:2000-2005 (Johnston, S.) 36:1500 (MacDonald, L.) 24:1800-1805 (Roelants, D.) 23:1015 (Van Steinburg, T.) 36:1440

impact of fee reduction on enrolment (Horgan) 37:1315 (Wallace, R.) 37:1315

levels in B.C. and elsewhere (Crawford, V.) 32:1705, 32:1715 (Mastromatteo, J.) 32:1655

reduction (Bloy) 27:2010 (Chavarie, R.) 27:2000-2005 (Dunnet, M.) 30:1250, 30:1300 (Fast, S.) 35:1035-1040 (Hawes) 35:1040 (Horgan) 30:1300 (Macdonald, L.) 24:1800-1805 (Wallace, R.) 37:1310

relationship to cost of education (Horgan) 30:1225

relationship to cost of living (Crawford, V.) 32:1720 (Hawes) 32:1720 (Lekstrom) 28:1150

Post-secondary education – Funding

Aboriginal special projects funding See Post-secondary education of first nations people, funding under Post-secondary education

Federal funding (Hurd, W.) 30:1635-1645 (Lee) 30:1645

Funding (Beames, P.) 36:1240-1245 (Bloy) 25:1100, 35:1040 (Bowman, J.) 32:1815 (Chapman, G.) 30:1230 (Chavarie, R.) 27:2010 (Clift, R.) 25:1100-1105 (Fast, S.) 35:1035-1040 (Friedman, T.) 28:1215-1220 (Grof, D.) 26:1030-1040 (Hayer) 23:1030, 28:1220 (Horgan) 26:1040, 36:1510 (Kwan) 26:1240-1245 (Oliver, C.) 36:1510 (Petter, C.) 25:1055-1100 (Punchard, T.) 26:1225-1245 (Reid, S.) 36:1220-1235 (Roelants, D.) 23:1020

Funding and government policy changes (Oliver, C.) 36:1425-1430

Funding as investment (Kwan) 36:1515 (Oliver, C.) 36:1510 (Simpson, B.) 36:1510

Funding during tuition fee freeze (Bloy) 27:1740 (Hayer) 24:1850, 26:1045, 36:1520 (Johnson, J.) 27:1740-1745

Funding for graduate programs (Avison, D.) 36:1150 (Pfaffenberger, W.) 36:1530-1540 (Ralston) 36:1540

Funding for post-secondary education of first nations people See Post-secondary education of first nations people under Post-secondary education

Funding for skills training See Funding under Skills training

Funding for support services (Wilson, J.) 36:1450

Funding for universities (Oliver, C.) 36:1525

Funding for universities, role in economy (Pfaffenberger, W.) 36:1525

Funding formula for trades programs (Oliver, C.) 36:1510 (Simpson, B.) 36:1510

Funding formula review, report (Avison, D.) 36:1200 (Bowman, J.) 32:1815, 32:1825 (Friedman, T.) 28:1215, 28:1225 (Kwan) 28:1220-1225, 32:1825, 36:1235, 36:1515, 42:1005 (Lekstrom) 32:1825, 42:0810 (McFadyen, S.) 36:1235 (Oliver, C.) 36:1515 (Robin, A.) 32:1815 (Simpson, B.) 36:1200

Operating grants (Kwan) 24:1850, 37:1310 (McConnell, B.) 24:1845-1850 (Mastromatteo, J.) 32:1650-1655 (Wallace, R.) 37:1310

Per-student funding (Bassford, H.) 35:1325 (Hayer) 36:1520 (Johnson, J.) 27:1735, 27:1745 (Kwan) 35:1325 (Lee) 27:1745 (Oliver, C.) 36:1425, 36:1520 (Pfaffenberger, W.) 36:1530

Research funding (Finlayson, J.) 37:1325

Targeted funding, trades and technical programs (Roelants, D.) 23:1025-1030 (Simpson, B.) 23:1025

Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes

Buildings, construction costs (Avison, D.) 36:1150

Colleges

community support worker programs (Bell, A.) 36:1635

English-as-a-second-language programs (Fast, S.) 35:1035 (Lee) 32:1705 (Mastromatteo, J.) 32:1655, 32:1705

high-cost programs (Kwan) 32:1700 (Mastromatteo, J.) 32:1700 (Simpson, B.) 32:1700

role in meeting labour shortage (Bassford, H.) 35:1315

Community colleges

high-cost programs (Kwan) 26:1240-1245 (Punchard, T.) 26:1240-1245

loss of students to universities and other jurisdictions (Lee) 26:1235 (Punchard, T.) 26:1235

role in communities (Robin, A.) 32:1820

role in economy (Robin, A.) 32:1815-1820

student recruitment (Bowman, J.) 32:1830 (Lekstrom) 26:1245, 32:1825-1830 (Punchard, T.) 26:1245

Costs, operating and construction costs (Bloy) 25:1100 (Clift, R.) 25:1100 (Petter, C.) 25:1055-1100 (Pfaffenberger, W.) 36:1530

Degrees, transferability of applied degrees (Lee) 24:1855 (McConnell, B.) 24:1855

Entrance requirements (Hayer) 27:1830 (Lubbers, D.) 27:1830

Equipment and facilities, upgrades (Forsyth, S.) 33:0910

Faculty, recruitment and retention (Hawes) 36:1535 (Pfaffenberger, W.) 36:1535-1540

Food banks (Reid, S.) 36:1225

Funding See Post-secondary education – Funding

Universities, role in economy (Chapman, G.) 30:1220 (Johnson, J.) 27:1735, 27:1745 (Simpson, B.) 27:1745

University colleges, change to university status (Bassford, H.) 35:1320-1325 (Hawes) 35:1325 (Hayer) 35:1320

Pouce Coupe, B.C. See also Peace River area

Police services, funding See Funding for police services under Police and policing

Pousette, Anne

Health, public health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 32:1920

Prince George, outdoor ice oval proposal 32:1920, 32:1930-1935

Recreation infrastructure 32:1920

Poverty

Child poverty, government action (Lambert, S.) 32:1845, 32:1900

Child poverty, incidence in first nations population See Children under First nations

Impact on health care and social costs (Crawford, M.) 28:0925-0930

Incidence in B.C. (Romanow, C.) 36:1620 (Whiteley, R.) 27:2045-2050

Incidence in B.C. and elsewhere (Black) 28:0925 (Crawford, M.) 28:0915-0925 (Kerstetter, S.) 25:1410-1415, 25:1425 (Klein, S.) 30:0940, 30:0950 (Lee) 25:1425

Low-income earners, participation in prebudget consultation process See Prebudget consultation process, participation of underrepresented groups under Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Low-income women, programs and services See Programs and services under Women

Reduction, role of government (Kerstetter, S.) 25:1410-1415, 25:1425 (Klein, S.) 30:0935-0945, 30:0955 (Lee) 25:1425 (Lee, M.) 30:0945-0950 (Whiteley, R.) 27:2045

Premier's Task Force on Homelessness, Mental Illness and Addictions

Activities (Hayer) 23:1200 (Horn, J.) 23:1200

Membership (Kendrew, S.) 36:1115

Price, Errol

Auditor General, audit services, accountability reporting 44:1135-1140

Auditor General, authority and powers 44:1135

Price, Matthew

Air

greenhouse gas reduction, relationship to budget measures 36:0920-0930

greenhouse gases, role in climate change 36:0920

pollution, impacts of highway and transit systems expansion 36:0930

Automobiles, taxation, fuel-efficient vehicles 36:0925

Automobiles, taxation, high-priced vehicles 36:0925-0930

Climate change

debate and discussion on climate change, documentaries 36:0920

government action 36:0920-0925

impact on ecosystems and economy 36:0920

impact on forest industry 36:0920

Finance and Government Services Committee, work of committee, appreciation 36:0915

Parks, funding 36:0915

Vancouver Island, south Island, transit services, funding 36:0930

PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.

Report on mining industry in B.C. See Industry in B.C., studies under Mines and mining industry

Prince George, B.C.

Air pollution, community action (Bekkering, B.) 32:1830-1845 (Kwan) 32:1840 (Lee) 32:1840 (Simpson, B.) 32:1840

Air quality (Bekkering, B.) 32:1830-1840

Airport, proposal for servicing air freight traffic to Asia and U.S. (Hoeg, S.) 32:1735-1740

Bioenergy centre development proposal (Zurowski, D.) 32:1745-1750

City recommendations to Finance and Government Services Committee, costing (Simpson, B.) 32:1750

Economic development, role of education (Crawford, V.) 32:1715

Impact of mountain pine beetle on city, mitigation funding (Zurowski, D.) 32:1745

Mining industry (Simpson, B.) 24:2030

Office of Representative for Children and Youth See Offices, northern B.C. under Representative for Children and Youth

Outdoor ice oval proposal (Dewhirst, B.) 32:1925, 32:1935 (Hayer) 32:1930 (Kwan) 32:1935 (Lee) 32:1935 (Pousette, A.) 32:1920, 32:1930-1935 (Voneugen, D.) 32:1930-1935

Parks in area See Sugarbowl–Grizzly Den Provincial Park and Protected Area

Transportation infrastructure (Simpson, B.) 32:1750 (Zurowski, D.) 32:1740-1745

Transportation infrastructure, Cameron Street Bridge (Zurowski, D.) 32:1750

Worker shortage (Offet, G.) 32:1730

Prince George Hospice Society

Volunteer hours (Carson, D.) 32:1910

Prince Rupert, B.C.

Arts and culture events (Lamb-Yorski, M.) 34:1735

Community college (Belsey, B.) 34:1705 (Hayer) 34:1705

Cruise ship passenger experience (Piket, M.) 34:1800

Employment (Thorkelson, J.) 34:1710

Energy production, use of tidal energy (Hayes, G.) 34:1615

First nations cultural tourism opportunity (Piket, M.) 34:1800

Future of pulp mill (Hayes, G.) 34:1605-1610

Hospital beds and staffing (Nobels, D.) 34:1745-1750

Port expansion and container port project (Nobels, D.) 34:1755 (Vohora, P.) 34:1625, 34:1635

Skate park graffiti project (Lamb-Yorski, M.) 34:1735-1740

Prince Rupert Community Arts Council

Funding (Lamb-Yorski, M.) 34:1730

Privacy

Information and Privacy Commissioner See Information and Privacy Commissioner

Protection of personal information, access by local governments (Loukidelis, D.) 43:0815

Protection of personal information, cases handled by Information and Privacy Commissioner See Caseload under Information and Privacy Commissioner

Protection of personal information, investigation of release of government records See Investigation under Information and Privacy Commissioner

Procure, Joyce

As subject

presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee 27:1855 (Black) 27:1855

Community Living B.C.

budget and funding 27:1840-1855

programs and services 27:1840-1845, 27:1855

programs and services, wait-lists 27:1845-1855

restructuring 27:1840-1855

Disabled and handicapped persons, developmentally disabled persons, health and safety 27:1840-1850

Group homes, staffing 27:1840-1850

Prokopanko, Richard

Alcan, funding of arts and culture, performing arts award 25:1255

Arts and culture

benefits, community development 25:1255

relationship with government goals 25:1300

Property See also Real estate industry

Property crime See Crime and criminals

Protection for property owners (Kendrew, S.) 36:1115

Taxation See Property tax; Property transfer tax

Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corp.

Position on corporate transparency in B.C. and elsewhere (Ralston) 25:1005 (Young, B.) 25:1000-1005

Property tax

Industrial property (Lee) 31:0915 (Saugstad, E.) 31:0905, 31:0915-0920

Local tax revenues to government (Eglinski, J.) 31:0930 (Saugstad, E.) 31:0915-0920

Property transfer tax See Property transfer tax

Review (Winter, J.) 35:0915

Property transfer tax

Elimination (Carter, B.) 36:1050 (Hull, D.) 35:1055 (Kendrew, S.) 36:1110-1115

Exemption for first-time buyers (Hayer) 30:1310 (Kendrew, S.) 36:1110 (Neufeld, K.) 30:1310-1315 (Surinak, G.) 27:1915

Impact on residential housing market (Surinak, G.) 27:1915

Recommendations for changes (Sam, S.) 35:1120-1125

Revenues to government (Cunningham, J.) 27:1925 (Kendrew, S.) 36:1110 (Lee) 27:1925 (Neufeld, K.) 30:1305

Review (Crookes, K.) 27:1755, 27:1805 (Cunningham, J.) 27:1915, 27:1925 (Kwan) 27:1925 (Simpson, B.) 27:1920-1925

Tax (Horgan) 26:1100 (Naqvi, A.) 26:1100

Prostitution

Child and youth prostitution (LaCombe, C.) 28:1245

Link to abusive relationships (Birkbeck, J.) 28:1050-1055 (Lidster, N.) 28:1100

Programs and services for sex trade workers (Birkbeck, J.) 28:1050-1055 (Lidster, N.) 28:1100

Relationship with substance abuse (Rothenburger, J.) 28:1010

Prothero, Wendy

As subject

experience as Comox Valley resident 24:2030

Agriculture, industry in B.C., government promotion and support 24:2035-2040

Automobiles, photo radar 24:2040

Budgets, 2007-08 budget priorities, environmental protection 24:2035-2040

Climate change, government action 24:2035

Communities, environmentally sustainable communities 24:2035

Comox Valley

affordable housing 24:2030-2035

agriculture industry 24:2035

Cycling infrastructure, government investment 24:2040, 24:2050

Environment, pollution, plastic bags 24:2045

Government revenues, revenues from photo radar 24:2040

Health, public health, healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 24:2040

Homelessness, costs to society 24:2050

Housing

affordable housing, relationship with health 24:2050

social and subsidized housing, government funding and support 24:2030-2035

Justice system, legal aid, accessibility 24:2035

Sales, retail sales, levy on plastic bags 24:2045, 24:2055

Provincial Homelessness Initiative See Affordable housing, government strategies under Housing
Provincial sales tax See Sales tax
Public Accounts, Select Standing Committee on

Relationship with Auditor General See Relationship with select standing committees under Auditor General

Public affairs bureau

Relationship with Ombudsman (Carter, K.) 44:0920 (Horgan) 44:0920

Staffing (Kwan) 44:0830

Public debt

Debt-servicing costs (Albas, D.) 27:1935 (Black) 27:1935 (Lee) 34:1755

Debt-to-GDP ratio (Finlayson, J.) 37:1325 (Horgan) 26:1100 (Naqvi, A.) 26:1045-1050, 26:1100 (Rees, R.) 35:0930-0935 (Sello, A.) 30:1150

Infrastructure deficit (Black) 28:1050 (MacPherson, I.) 30:1605

Paydown of debt (Albas, D.) 27:1940 (Black) 37:1010 (Carter, B.) 36:1050, 36:1100 (Crookes, K.) 27:1800 (Finlayson, J.) 37:1325 (Horgan) 36:1040 (Lee) 27:1940 (Meredith, C.) 36:1040 (Naqvi, A.) 26:1045-1050 (Tinson, B.) 37:1000-1010

Paydown of debt, legislated process (Hull, D.) 35:1050

Social deficit (Albas, D.) 27:1935 (Drew, J.) 28:0910 (Simpson, B.) 27:1935, 28:0910

Public sector/public service See Civil service
Public Service Act

Applicability to Auditor General See Legislation under Auditor General

Provisions on government hiring policies See Hiring policies and practices under Government

Provisions on mandate of Merit Commissioner See Role and responsibilities under Merit commissioner

Public Service Agency See British Columbia Public Service Agency
Public transit See Transit services
Public-private partnerships See Business
Punchard, Tracy

Budgets, 2007-08 budget priorities, education and skills training 26:1230

Education, adult basic education, tuition fees 26:1240

Nurses, training 26:1235-1240

Post-secondary education

accessibility and affordability 26:1225-1230, 26:1245

courses and programs, wait-lists 26:1235-1240

rural-urban issues 26:1240-1245

tuition fees 26:1250

Post-secondary education, funding 26:1225-1245

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes

community colleges, high-cost programs 26:1240-1245

community colleges, loss of students to universities and other jurisdictions 26:1235

community colleges, student recruitment 26:1245

Selkirk College

courses and programs 26:1225-1245

enrolment levels 26:1235

funding 26:1225-1240

mandate and activities 26:1225, 26:1245

Skills training

supply of skilled workers 26:1230

training programs, wait-lists 26:1235