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

SAFER program See Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program under Seniors
Safety

Food safety See Food inspection and safety under Food industry

Safety at school, safety of students See Students, health and safety under Education

Workplace safety See Occupational health and safety

St. Leonard's Youth and Family Services Society

Services (Stevenson, D.) 30:1205

Sales

Retail industry in B.C. (Startup, M.) 37:1020

Retail sales, levy on plastic bags (Kwan) 24:2055 (Prothero, W.) 24:2045, 24:2055

Sales tax

Administration, first nations sales tax exemptions See Tax exemptions under First nations

Exemptions

children (Horgan) 25:1020 (Schindler, H.) 25:1020

first nations See Tax exemptions under First nations

government policies (Ralston) 37:1025-1030 (Startup, M.) 37:1020, 37:1030

machinery and equipment (Finlayson, J.) 37:1330

resource industries (Angus, S.) 25:1025, 25:1035 (Lee) 25:1035

tourism industry (Drew, J.) 28:0910 (Winter, J.) 35:0915

Fraud, audit trail (Clark-Marlow, K.) 27:1705-1710

Government policy and precedent (Clark-Marlow, K.) 27:1715

Harmonization with goods and services tax (Chan, K.) 36:1135-1140 (Hawes) 37:1025 (Hayer) 24:1915 (Horgan) 27:1955, 28:1045, 37:1025 (Hull, D.) 35:1055 (Naqvi, A.) 26:1050 (Rees, R.) 35:0925, 35:0935 (Sardinha, J.) 27:1950-1955 (Smith, J.) 24:1915 (Startup, M.) 37:1025 (Tenisci, R.) 28:1040-1045 (Tyce, D.) 23:1035 (Winter, J.) 35:0915

Levels in B.C. and elsewhere (Crookes, K.) 27:1800-1805

Reduction (Hawkins, D.) 24:1915 (Holt, P.) 30:0925-0930 (Hull, D.) 35:1055 (Ralston) 23:1040 (Smith, J.) 24:1905 (Startup, M.) 37:1020-1025 (Tyce, D.) 23:1040

Revenues to government (Hawkins, D.) 24:1915 (Ralston) 24:1915 (Smith, J.) 24:1915 (Taylor) 22:1325

Review (Bloy) 23:1040 (Jones, L.) 36:1215 (Tyce, D.) 23:1040

Review, meetings with Small Business and Revenue Minister (Clark-Marlow, K.) 27:1705-1715

Review, public hearings (Rees, R.) 35:0925 (Thomson, S.) 35:0940

Tax credits for economic diversification (Sethen, S.) 32:1630-1635

Tax credits on production inputs (Lucas, G.) 27:1955-2000

Tax on recreational vehicles and boats (Clark-Marlow, K.) 27:1705-1715 (Kwan) 27:1715

Sam, Sylvia

Housing, affordable housing 35:1115

Housing, home ownership, impact on economy 35:1120-1130

Property transfer tax, recommendations for changes 35:1120-1125

Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver

advocacy to government 35:1130

recommendations to Finance and Government Services Committee 35:1115-1125

services 35:1115-1120

Real estate industry, residential housing prices 35:1115

Vancouver, affordable housing 35:1115

San Francisco, California

Transit system (MacPherson, I.) 30:1615

Sardinha, Joe

Agriculture

financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers

crop insurance in B.C. and elsewhere 27:1955

use of contingency funds 27:1940, 27:1950

government funding in B.C. and elsewhere 27:1940, 27:1950

B.C. Fruit Growers Association, membership 27:1940

Climate change, impact on tree fruit industry 27:1955

Finance and Government Services Committee, report, draft report 27:1940

Food industry

food safety and traceability 27:1945-1950

tree fruit industry, impact of U.S. exports on B.C. industry 27:1940

tree fruit industry, replant program 27:1945

Government, programs and services, efficiency 27:1945

Highway 97, Okanagan corridor construction project 27:1950

Sales tax, harmonization with goods and services tax 27:1950-1955

Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, marketing relationships with small business 27:1945

Water, management and stewardship 27:1955

SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome)

Research See Infectious disease, research under Disease

Saskatchewan

Sales tax exemption for non-residents (Clark-Marlow, K.) 27:1710-1715 (Lekstrom) 27:1715 (Ralston) 27:1710

Saugstad, Evan

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

civil service remuneration, northern allowance 31:0910

resources and resource industries, revenues, Fair Share program 31:0905, 31:0915

Chetwynd, worker supply, impact of housing costs 31:0910

Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, recruitment of foreign-trained workers 31:0920

Government, programs and services, impact of regionalization 31:0910-0915

Housing, social and subsidized housing, government funding and support 31:0905-0910

Land surveys and titles, land titles, transfer of responsibility from B.C. Assets and Land Corp. 31:0910, 31:0920

Oil and Gas Commission, staffing and permits 31:0915

Police and policing, funding for police services 31:0905

Property tax, industrial property 31:0905, 31:0915-0920

Property tax, school tax revenues to government 31:0915-0920

Union of B.C. Municipalities, position on taxation of industrial property 31:0920

Sauter, Constance

100 Mile House, court services 29:1845-1850

Cariboo area, legal aid services 29:1840-1845

Justice system

courts and court services 29:1845-1850

lawyers and legal services, recruitment of lawyers in rural areas 29:1840

lawyers and legal services, remuneration of lawyers 29:1840-1850

legal aid, funding, government policies 29:1840-1845

legal aid, legal aid forms 29:1845-1850

Save Our Northern Seniors

Activities (Leahy, J.) 31:1055

Schindler, Hermann

Government, programs and services, eligibility 25:1005-1015

Income tax, personal income tax rates, families with children 25:1005-1020

Medical Services Plan of B.C., premiums 25:1015

Sales tax, exemptions, children 25:1020

Taxation, tax credits and exemptions, eligibility 25:1005-1020

Schira, Angela

Housing, affordable housing, government funding 37:1425

Income assistance, benefit amount 37:1425

Wages and salaries, minimum wage 37:1425

Women, programs and services, impact of government funding and policy changes 37:1425

Women, women's centres, funding 37:1425

Schizophrenia

Incidence, economic impact (Parsons, C.) 29:1810

Schmidt, Bruce

Budgets, 2007-08 budget, priorities, science and technology 25:0945

Cancer treatment, role of genetic screening 25:0945

Disease, infectious disease, research 25:0935

Forests and forest industry. mountain pine beetle infestation, research 25:0940-0945

Forests and forest industry, silviculture research 25:0935

Fuel, biodiesel and ethanol, research and development 25:0930-0935

Genome B.C., budget and funding 25:0935, 25:0945

Genome B.C., relationship with Genome Canada 25:0935

Polychlorinated biphenyls, research into PCB-degrading microbes 25:0935

Science and technology, biotechnology industry, genomics research

commercialization and competitiveness 25:0945-0950

role in economy 25:0930-0935

Transplantation, organ donations, research into immune response 25:0940

Water pollution, acid rock drainage 25:0935

Schofield, Josie

Information and Privacy Commissioner, staffing 43:0840

School district 8 (Kootenay Lake)

Artists in Education program, funding (Switzer, A.) 26:1110

School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

Costs See Costs, northern and rural school districts under Education – School boards and districts

Enrolment levels, relationship to funding See Enrolment levels under Education

School district 38 (Richmond)

Review by Auditor General (van Iersel, A.) 44:1050, 44:1110

School district 59 (Peace River South)

Community centre, closing (Bloy) 31:1150 (Kruk, C.) 31:1140-1150 (Lekstrom) 31:1150

School district 60 (Peace River North)

Curriculum, courses with trades credit (Sewell, L.) 31:1125

Fuel costs, schools and school buses See Costs, northern and rural school districts under Education – School boards and districts

Teachers on call, professional development and wage levels (Black) 31:1135 (Inglehart, E.) 31:1130-1135

Teachers, recruitment (Inglehart, E.) 31:1140 (Sewell, L.) 31:1135-1140

School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)

Review by Auditor General (Hawes) 44:1105 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1050

School district 82 (Coast Mountains)

Bullying and discrimination, prevention and intervention programs See Prevention and intervention, community programs under Discrimination and racism

Science and technology

Biotechnology industry, genomics research

commercialization and competitiveness (Schmidt, B.) 25:0945-0950

role in economy (Schmidt, B.) 25:0930-0935

Biotechnology industry, government promotion and support (Dawson, B.) 36:1405-1410

Knowledge-based industry, role in economy (Clift, R.) 25:1105

Research and development, government support (Chan, K.) 36:1145

Research and development, tax incentives (Lee) 28:1045 (Rees, R.) 35:0930 (Tenisci, R.) 28:1045

SCPI (supporting communities partnership initiative) See Programs and services, federal funding under Homelessness
Seckel, Allan

Representative for Children and Youth

budget 45:1320-1325

budget, allocation of surplus funds 45:1335

budget, legal services 45:1350-1355

mandate and operations 45:1350-1355

offices, northern B.C. 45:1325

Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Self-Employment and Entrepreneur Development Society (SEEDS)

Programs and services (Verma Laul, M.) 30:1510

Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C.

Courses and programs (Grof, D.) 26:1025-1030, 26:1040 (Lee) 26:1040, 26:1230-1235 (Punchard, T.) 26:1225-1245

Courses and programs, early childhood education program (Jarvis, D.) 26:1140

Courses and programs, professional music program (Switzer, A.) 26:1110

Enrolment levels (Grof, D.) 26:1030, 26:1040 (Horgan) 26:1040 (Kwan) 26:1040 (Lee) 26:1040, 26:1235 (Punchard, T.) 26:1235

Funding (Kwan) 26:1240 (Punchard, T.) 26:1225-1240

Mandate and activities (Punchard, T.) 26:1225, 26:1245

Students, age range (Grof, D.) 26:1040 (Kwan) 26:1040

Students, food bank for students (Grof, D.) 26:1035, 26:1045 (Hayer) 26:1045 (Kwan) 26:1035

Sello, Al

Budgets, 2006-2007 budget, forecast allowance and surplus 30:1150

Corporations, taxation 30:1155

Financial services industry, capital tax 30:1155

Health, health care system

private services and privatization 30:1155

reforms 30:1155

Income tax, personal income tax rates 30:1155

Public debt, debt-to-GDP ratio 30:1150

Skills training, tax credit programs for businesses 30:1155

Taxation, tax rates, comparison of Alberta and B.C. rates 30:1155

Taxation, tax reductions 30:1155

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

Seniors

Government assistance (Darvasi, D.) 30:1245 (Startin, D.) 36:1125

Health care services See Services for seniors under Health – Health care system

Housing

affordable housing See also Affordable housing, vulnerable populations under Housing

(Darvasi, D.) 30:1240 (Hulko, W.) 28:1230-1235

continuum of housing needs (Julseth, P.) 33:1125-1135

government funding and programs (Julseth, P.) 33:1120-1135

role of private and non-profit sectors (Julseth, P.) 33:1125-1130

National principles See National Framework on Aging

Participation in arts and cultural programs, health benefits See Benefits, benefits to vulnerable groups under Arts and culture

Programs and services, accessibility and public awareness (Hulko, W.) 28:1240 (Lee) 28:1240 (Lekstrom) 28:1235

Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program (Hayer) 21:0955

Serup, Svend

Bowron Valley, impact of spruce beetle 32:1645

Forests and forest industry

log preservation in lakewater 32:1645

stumpage rates, beetle-damaged forests 32:1640-1645

woodlots, impact of mountain pine beetle infestation 32:1640-1645

Sethen, Sherry

Budgets, 2007-08 budget priorities, debt reduction 32:1620

Government, revenues, strategies to increase government revenues 32:1630

Health, health care funding 32:1630

Immigration, provincial nominee program, expansion to skilled workers 32:1630

Kitimat, break-bulk port proposal 32:1635

Literacy, role in labour market 32:1620-1625

Post-secondary education, tuition fees, elimination and reduction 32:1620-1625

Sales tax, tax credits for economic diversification 32:1630-1635

Skills training

supply of skilled workers 32:1625-1630

tax credit programs for businesses 32:1625

Sewell, Linda

Education, class size and composition, legislation 31:1135

School district 60

curriculum, courses with trades credit 31:1125

teachers, recruitment 31:1135-1140

Sex trade See Prostitution
Shelter housing See Temporary housing and shelters under Housing
Shum, Su-Lin

Government accounting practices, audits, costs and scope in B.C. and elsewhere 44:1130

Sihota, Darshan

As subject

Experience of family in coastal forest industry 23:1220

Forests and forest industry

coastal forest industry

history and current conditions 23:1220-1235

revitalization 23:1225-1230

studies 23:1225

exports, blocking of log export sales by sawmills 23:1240

exports, restrictions on log exports 23:1235-1240

forest-dependent communities, transition 23:1230

government policies 23:1225-1235

harvesting, timber not harvested 23:1235-1240

investment in industry 23:1225-1230

logging on private land, access to markets 23:1230-1235

logging on private land, use of land for development 23:1230

softwood lumber agreement with U.S., impact on private land logging 23:1235

Island Timberlands LP, activities 23:1230

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.

Buildings, campus residences (Bloy) 30:1300 (Dunnet, M.) 30:1250, 30:1300

Enrolment levels (Chapman, G.) 30:1220

Expenses and funding (Chapman, G.) 30:1220

Students, food bank for students (Dunnet, M.) 30:1250

Surrey campus (Neufeld, K.) 30:1305

Surrey campus, funding (Hayer) 30:1640 (Hurd, W.) 30:1640

Tuition fees (Dunnet, M.) 30:1250

Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)

Budgets

2007-08 budget

prebudget consultation paper, scope 20:1245

Finance and Government Services Committee

Public hearing process, accessibility 20:1235

public hearings, location and schedule 19:0850

submissions to committee, verbal submissions 20:1225-1230

witnesses, selection of underrepresented groups 20:1235

First nations

issues, submissions to Finance and Government Services Committee 20:1240

Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)

As subject

attendance at singer's performance in Nelson 31:1010

Arts and culture

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

benefits, health and social benefits 36:0945

funding, government funding 36:0945

funding, government funding, urban and rural areas 26:1130

Auditor General

audit services, fees 44:1120

audit services, priorities 44:1115

Automobiles

taxation, high-priced vehicles 27:2040

trucks and large vehicles, use in B.C. 27:2040

B.C.

population, mobility of vulnerable and at-risk people 29:1715

residents, B.C. identification card, permanent disability information 33:1110

B.C. Arts Council

budget and funding 24:1830

community arts and culture programs, subsidies 23:1120

B.C. Housing Management Commission

role in affordable housing projects 23:1200

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

nurses, training subsidies 29:1740

seniors population, initiatives to attract and retain seniors 31:1050

B.C. Teachers Federation

activities 29:1900

Budgets

2007-08 budget priorities

arts and culture programs 26:1130

child care 26:1200

debt reduction 28:0910

health and welfare 27:1725

priorities 33:0945

fund to mitigate boom-bust cycles 33:0945, 34:1750, 36:1100

Campbell River

community demographic and tax base 24:2025

need for hospital 24:2025

Children, child care

government strategy 26:1200

workers, supply 35:1135

Civil service

employees, recruitment and retention 44:0825

Climate change

government action 24:2050, 36:0925

impact on agriculture industry 31:1115, 35:0945

impact on forest industry 36:0925

impact on tree fruit industry 27:1955

College of New Caledonia

programs, welding program tuition fees 32:1720

Comox Valley

affordable housing 24:1950

Conflict-of-interest Commissioner

budget and funding 43:1045

Disabled and handicapped persons

discrimination and stigma 33:1110

Education, funding

funding for implementation of class size limits 29:1900

Elections B.C.

communications, public education 45:1255

staffing, district electoral officers 45:1250-1255

Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry

staffing 24:2030

Environment

environmental assessment process, federal process 24:2025

Finance Ministry

reports, quarterly reports 28:1135

website information on budgetary impacts of softwood lumber agreement 29:1730

First nations

New relationship with government 36:0915

Forest fires

interface forest fires, emergency planning 29:1835

Forests and forest industry

coastal forest industry, history and current conditions 23:1215

coastal forest industry, revitalization 23:1235

exports

restrictions on log exports, court case 36:1025

exports, restrictions on log exports 23:1210-15

forest worker safety, review by Auditor General 44:1120

forest-dependent communities, transition 23:1235

government policies 23:1235

harvesting, timber not harvested 23:1240

logging on private land, use of land for development 23:1230

mountain pine beetle infestation, impact on private property owners, government action 27:1925

softwood lumber agreement with U.S., impact on economy and government 28:1135

softwood lumber agreement with U.S., impact on private land logging 23:1235

stumpage rates, community forests 32:1645

value-added sector 29:1820

Fort St. John

arts and culture 31:1010

long-term care beds and facilities 31:1105

recommendations to Finance Committee, costing 31:0930

Freedom of information

requests for information 43:0855

requests for information, fees 43:0900

requests for information, response time 43:0905

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

purpose 43:0905

Government

hiring policies and practices 44:0825

programs and services, impact of regionalization 31:0915

trusts and trust funds, review by Auditor General 44:1130

Hospice and palliative care

freestanding facilities 32:1915

Housing

affordable housing, government funding 23:1200

affordable housing, government strategies 31:1105

social and subsidized housing

wait-lists and homelessness 29:1755

Information and Privacy Commissioner

budget 43:0900

staffing 43:0900

Interior Health Authority

Interior Health regional consumer council 27:1725

Interior Health seniors advisory council 29:1740

Island Timberlands LP

activities 23:1230

Kootenay area

seniors housing, studies 31:1105

Merit Commissioner

role and responsibilities 44:0825

Mines and mining industry

regulation, government policies and procedures 24:2025-2030

role in economy, full-cost accounting 24:2025

North Island Students Union

presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee, costing of proposals 24:1810

Oil and Gas Commission

staffing and permits 31:0915

Ombudsman

budget and funding 44:0945-0950

systemic investigations 44:0945-0950

Police and policing

police officers, recruitment and training 43:1005

private policing and security 43:1010-1015

Police Complaint Commissioner

mandate and operations 43:1010-1015

Post-secondary education

benefits 23:1025

student financial assistance, Passport to Education amount for rural community college attendance 33:0915

Post-secondary education, funding

funding as investment 36:1510

funding formula for trades programs 36:1510

funding formula review, report 36:1200

targeted funding, trades and technical programs 23:1025

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes

colleges, high-cost programs 32:1700

universities, role in economy 27:1745

Poverty

child poverty, incidence in first nations population 36:0915

Prince George

air pollution, community action 32:1840

city recommendations to Finance and Government Services Committee, costing 32:1750

mining industry 24:2030

transportation infrastructure 32:1750

Property transfer tax

review 27:1920-1925

Public debt

social deficit 27:1935, 28:0910

Quesnel

air pollution, community action 32:1840

homelessness 23:1155

hospice beds 32:1915

Recreation

infrastructure, funding sources 32:1930

Representative for Children and Youth

offices, northern B.C. 45:1330

staffing 45:1335

Resources and resource industries

commodity prices, impact on government revenues 26:1105

Development in beetle-impacted areas 32:1615

revenues to government, revenue-sharing with resource-based communities 31:1145

Skills training

funding 32:1825

industry perception of training 23:1025

training programs, wait-lists 32:1720, 32:1825

Taxation

competitive tax system 23:1040

tax rates, comparison of Alberta and B.C. rates 23:1040

tax reductions, impact on government revenue 27:1805

TimberWest Forest Corp.

court case on logging issues 23:1210

Trust funds

review of stakeholder complaints by Ombudsman 44:0940-0945

Vancouver Island Health Authority

North Island hospital proposal 24:1925

Water

protection of water supply 24:1925

Welfare

social programs and services, economic benefit 28:0925-0930

Williams Lake

emergency planning 29:1835

Sinclair, Charly

Budgets, 2007-08 budget priorities, health and welfare 27:1725

Income assistance, disability benefits

benefit amount in B.C. and elsewhere 27:1725-1730

earnings exemption 27:1730

Interior Health Authority, Interior Health regional consumer council 27:1725

Mental health, mental health advocate 27:1730

Mental health, programs and services, community supports 27:1730

Sinclair, Jim

B.C. Hydro, funding 37:1440

Energy, power supply, development of new supplies 37:1440

Energy, private sector role in new power supply 37:1430

Income assistance, benefit amount 37:1415

Skills training, apprenticeship system

funding 37:1430

incentives for business to provide training positions 37:1435

participation of organized labour 37:1430

role of industry 37:1435

Wages and salaries

entry-level wages 37:1415, 37:1435-1440

minimum wage 37:1415-1420, 37:1440

number of minimum-wage workers in B.C. 37:1420, 37:1435

Single-room-occupancy (SRO) facilities See Single-room occupancies under Housing
Skeena Diversity Society

Activities (Birdsell, F.) 33:1050-1105

Skeena region

Discrimination and racism, prevention and intervention programs See Prevention and intervention under Discrimination and racism

Skills training

Apprenticeship system

funding (Sinclair, J.) 37:1430

incentives for business to provide training positions (Sinclair, J.) 37:1435

participation of organized labour (Sinclair, J.) 37:1430

preapprenticeship program See Training programs below under this main heading

role of industry (Sinclair, J.) 37:1435

system (Lekstrom) 33:1020

tax credits for business See Tax credit programs for businesses below under this main heading

Cooperative education, tax credits for small business See Tax credit programs for businesses below under this main heading

Equipment needs See Funding, funding for up-to-date equipment below under this main heading

Funding

direct funding (Bowen, J.) 24:1810

direct funding and tax credit program (Chavarie, R.) 27:2010

funding (Beames, P.) 36:1240 (Bloy) 27:1835 (Bowman, J.) 32:1815-1830 (Lubbers, D.) 27:1830-1835 (Reid, S.) 36:1230-1235 (Robin, A.) 32:1815-1820 (Simpson, B.) 32:1825 (Thorn, R.) 32:1800

funding for up-to-date equipment (Oliver, C.) 36:1510

reallocation from academic to skills training programs (Bowman, J.) 32:1825 (Hayer) 32:1825 (Kwan) 32:1825

student grant programs and tax credits to business (Beasley, S.) 23:1145 (Lee) 23:1145 (Olson, M.) 23:1140

tax credit programs See Tax credit programs below under this main heading

Industry perception of training (Simpson, B.) 23:1025

Informal employment training by small businesses (Jones, L.) 36:1210

Institutional-based training (IBT), elimination (Briggs, S.) 36:1455 (Forsythe, L.) 37:1345-1400 (Horgan) 37:1355 (Kwan) 37:1400 (Wilson, J.) 36:1450

Shortage of skilled workers, government action (Chan, K.) 36:1135-1145 (Dornan, B.) 35:1330 (Horgan) 36:1145

Shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education (Bonnell, K.) 36:1505 (Briggs, S.) 36:1455 (Oliver, C.) 36:1425 (Wilson, J.) 36:1450

Supply of skilled workers See also Labour force under Labour

(Beasley, S.) 23:1145 (Bloy) 32:1700 (Clews, C.) 25:1205 (Fast, S.) 35:1035 (Grof, D.) 26:1040 (Hayer) 24:1850 (Horgan) 25:1205, 26:1040 (Lubbers, D.) 27:1825-1830 (McConnell, B.) 24:1845 (McLachlan, M.) 36:1600 (Mastromatteo, J.) 32:1655 (Olson, M.) 23:1140 (Punchard, T.) 26:1230 (Sethen, S.) 32:1625-1630 (Thorn, R.) 32:1805

Tax credit programs for businesses (Beames, P.) 36:1240 (Bloy) 27:1835 (Bowen, J.) 24:1810 (Carter, B.) 36:1055 (Crookes, K.) 27:1755 (Grof, D.) 26:1035 (Hawes) 36:1610 (Hudson, R) 30:0925 (Hull, D.) 35:1050 (Lubbers, D.) 27:1830 (McLachlan, M.) 36:1600, 36:1610 (Park, D.) 30:1200 (Ralston) 30:1200 (Reid, S.) 36:1230 (Sello, A.) 30:1155 (Sethen, S.) 32:1625 (Smith, J.) 24:1905-1910 (Thorn, R.) 32:1805 (Winter, J.) 35:0910

Trades training of first nations people (Berthiaume, R.) 33:1020 (Bowman, J.) 32:1820

Training in northern and rural B.C. See Skills training under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.

Training programs

construction industry programs (Thorn, R.) 32:1800

preapprenticeship program (Lubbers, D.) 27:1835

programs within post-secondary education system, funding (Crawford, V.) 32:1715 (Lekstrom) 24:1855 (McConnell, B.) 24:1845, 24:1855 (Mastromatteo, J.) 32:1655

public-private partnerships (Chan, K.) 36:1140-1150 (Lee) 36:1145

secondary school programs (Forsyth, S.) 33:0920 (Lee) 33:0920

tax credit programs for businesses involved in training See Tax credit programs for businesses above under this main heading

wait-lists (Bowman, J.) 32:1815-1830 (Crawford, V.) 32:1715-1720 (Grof, D.) 26:1035-1040 (Hayer) 32:1825 (Lee) 26:1040, 26:1235 (Lekstrom) 26:1045, 32:1825-1830 (Lubbers, D.) 27:1835 (Punchard, T.) 26:1235 (Simpson, B.) 32:1720, 32:1825 (Thorn, R.) 32:1800-1805

SkyTrain

Millennium line (Black) 37:0925

Slaughterhouses See Slaughter facilities under Food industry
Small business See Business – Small business
Small Business and Revenue, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Regulatory Reform

Sales tax review See Sales tax

Smith, Joe

Comox Valley Airport, role in economy 24:1900

Comox Valley Tourism, funding and service levels 24:1910

Economy, B.C economy, economic development, government action 24:1900

Government, fiscal planning and policies 24:1900

Government, local government, regional districts, governance in urban areas 24:1905

Justice system, lawyers and legal services, sales tax on services 24:1905

Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, loan amounts 24:1910

Sales tax

harmonization with goods and services tax 24:1915

reduction 24:1905

revenues to government 24:1915

Skills training, tax credit programs for businesses 24:1905-1910

Taxation, competitive tax system 24:1900-1905

Tourism, tourism organizations, funding 24:1910

Victoria, Belleville ferry terminal, redevelopment project 24:1910-1915

Social Affairs, Science and Technology, Standing Senate Committee on

Report on mental health services in Canada See Programs and services, Senate Committee report under Mental Health

Social services See Programs and services under Government; Welfare
Social services tax See Sales tax
Social workers

Need for additional workers (Meredith, C.) 36:1035

Softwood lumber See Forests and forest industry
Solly, Roger

Budgets, 2007-08 budget priorities, debt reduction 29:1810

Business, public-private partnerships, benefits 29:1815-1825

Cariboo area, economy 29:1815

Forests and forest industry, value-added sector, impact of duties 29:1815-1820

Government, capital projects, public inventory of capital projects 29:1820

Wages and salaries, entry-level wages 29:1815

Williams Lake, mining projects in area 29:1815

SONS See Save Our Northern Seniors
South Fraser region

Transportation infrastructure See Transportation infrastructure under Lower mainland

Spinal cord injuries

Programs and services for persons with spinal cord injuries See Programs and services under Disabled and handicapped persons

Research See Research under Health

Sports

Recreation infrastructure See Recreation

Staples, Jody

As subject

experience in autism treatment of children and youth 31:1205

Autism, treatment, funding for children and youth 31:1205

Community Living B.C., programs and services, autism treatment, wait-lists 31:1205

Startin, Donovan

B.C. Hydro and Power Authority, outsourcing and privatization 36:1130-1135

B.C. Liberal Party government, policies, impact on home care and home support services 36:1120

Budgets, 2007-08 budget priorities, health and welfare 36:1120-1125

Common Ground, article on independent power producers 36:1130

Health, continuing and long-term care, beds, long-term care beds 36:1125

Health, health authorities

accountability, financial reporting 36:1125

employees, community health workers 36:1120-1125

Home care services, definition and scope 36:1120

Housing, social and subsidized housing, residential construction for low-income earners 36:1130

Housing, temporary housing and shelters 36:1130

Income assistance benefits, earnings exemption 36:1125

Ledcor Industrial Group, run-of-the-river application for Ashlu Creek, provincial government role 36:1135

Seniors, government assistance 36:1125

Welfare, social programs and services, bus pass program 36:1125

Startup, Mark

Budgets, 2007-08 budget priorities, debt reduction 37:1025

Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink) – Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line, impact on local retail businesses 37:1025

Retail B.C., position on sales tax policies 37:1025-1030

Sales, retail industry in B.C. 37:1020

Sales tax

exemptions, government policies 37:1020, 37:1030

harmonization with goods and services tax 37:1025

reduction 37:1020-1025

Stasiuk, Glen

Justice system, lawyers and legal services, duty counsel 31:0950

Justice system, legal aid, availability of legal aid lawyers 31:0950

Statutory officers See Officers of the Legislature under Legislature
Steele, Dawn

B.C. Liberal Party government, policies, impact on community living programs 25:1210-1220

Budgets, 2007-08 budget, priorities, community living 25:1210-1220

Community Living B.C.

budget and funding 25:1210-1215

programs and services, eligibility criteria 25:1215

programs and services, individualized funding program 25:1225

programs and services, wait-lists 25:1215-1220

Disabled and handicapped persons

abuse and neglect, prevention 25:1220

autistic persons with over-70 IQs 25:1215-1225

concern for parents caring for disabled adults 25:1220

deinstitutionalization of developmentally disabled patients 25:1215-1220

developmental disability, scope of definition 25:1225

equipment and vehicle purchases, family independence fund 25:1220

special-needs children and developmentally disabled adults, incidence 25:1215, 25:1225

Stevens, Myrna

As subject

experience as mother of special needs children 33:1140-1145

Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, treatment and services, funding 33:1145

Education, funding, special education and special needs students 33:1140-1145

Stevenson, Dave

As subject

experience as youth counsellor 30:1205

Children, child protection funding 30:1210

Disabled and handicapped persons, disabled youth, transportation issues 30:1210

Housing, affordable housing 30:1210

Income assistance recipients, transition to employment, support for families 30:1210-1215

Justice system, young offenders, restorative justice programs 30:1210

St. Leonard's Youth and Family Services Society, services 30:1205

Substance abuse and addiction, prevention and treatment services, services for youth 30:1205, 30:1215

Welfare, social services sector, union role and remuneration 30:1210

Youth, youth at risk, programs and services 30:1205-1210

Stewart, Katerine (Kay)

Fishing industry, employment, seasonal shoreworkers 34:1715

Income assistance, employment insurance, qualification for seasonal workers 34:1715

Stovall, Hal

Drugs, prescription drugs, costs 36:1410

Health, health care system

chronic disease management 36:1410-1415

costs, strategies to reduce costs 36:1410-1415

government policy development 36:1410

Pharmacare program

coverage 36:1410-1415

studies 36:1410

Pharmaceutical industry, relationship with government 36:1410-1415

Strata property

Condominiums, conversion from rental housing (Sundberg, A.) 37:0940

Condominiums, leaky-condos issue

assistance to owners (Surinak, G.) 27:1920

federal review (Cunningham, J.) 27:1920

Strong, Anita

Agreement on Internal Trade, relationship to other trade agreements 28:0935-0940

Alberta–British Columbia Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement, impact 28:0930-0950

Business, small business, impact of trade agreements 28:0940

Economy, B.C. economy, economic development, impact of trade agreements 28:0935-0945

Energy, electricity rates, low-cost rates for domestic consumers 28:0940-0945

Energy, government policy, impact of trade agreements 28:0940

Environment, environmental protection, impact of trade agreements 28:0940

Government, authority and powers, impact of trade agreements 28:0935-0950

Government, local government, authority and powers, impact of trade agreements 28:0930-0945

Stumpage system See Forests and forest industry
Styan, Jack

Disabled and handicapped persons, developmentally disabled persons

income assistance, government policies 25:1155-1200

income assistance, registered disability savings plan 25:1155-1200

income assistance, role of families 25:1150-1200

life expectancy 25:1150

Substance abuse and addiction

Grow ops and meth labs (Lee) 30:1315 (Neufeld, K.) 30:1310-1315

Grow ops and meth labs, public safety inspection teams (Beck, B.) 35:1005

Harm reduction services, needle exchange centres (Romanow, C.) 36:1615

Harm reduction strategies (Brumell, T.) 28:1250-1255

Needle exchange services See Harm reduction services above under this main heading

Persons with substance-abuse issues, participation in prebudget consultation process See Prebudget consultation process, participation of underrepresented groups under Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Prevention and treatment services

detox and rehabilitation beds, wait-lists (Yow, C.) 28:1155

detox services, costs of hospital and police services (Rothenburger, J.) 28:1010

mandatory treatment for addicts with FASD or brain injury (Lekstrom) 28:1015 (Rothenburger, J.) 28:1010-1020

need (Romanow, C.) 36:1620

services for youth (Hawes) 30:1215 (Stevenson, D.) 30:1205, 30:1215

Prohibition of drugs, effectiveness (Romanow, C.) 36:1615, 36:1625

Property crime and prostitution by addicts See Relationship with substance abuse under Crime and Criminals

Prostitution by addicts See Relationship with substance abuse under Prostitution

Relationship with mental health See Mental illness and addiction under Mental health

Sufrin, Gina

Arts and culture

arts and culture in B.C. 24:1830

benefits, benefits to vulnerable groups 24:1820-1825

benefits, community development 24:1825, 24:1835

benefits, education benefits 24:1820

funding, Direct Access program 24:1835-1840

funding, government funding 24:1825-1830

public awareness, role of arts organizations 24:1820

Assembly of B.C. Arts Councils, role 24:1815

B.C. Arts Council

arts-based community development program 24:1835

budget and funding 24:1825, 24:1835

Comox Valley, arts and cultural festivals and organizations 24:1820-1825

Comox Valley Community Arts Council, activities 24:1820

Health, health care system, relationship with arts programs 24:1835

Vancouver Island, artist population 24:1820

Sugarbowl–Grizzly Den Provincial Park and Protected Area

Public awareness (Ramey, B.) 30:1035

Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)

As subject

role as MLA, civil liability reform See Civil justice system, civil liability reform under Justice system

Sumas Mountain See Annexation of Sumas Mountain under Abbotsford, B.C.
Sundberg, Alice

Construction industry, building design, standards for social housing 37:0955

First nations, housing and homelessness issues 37:0950

Homelessness, costs to society 37:0935

Housing, affordable housing

government strategies 37:0940-0950

relationship with health 37:0940, 37:0950

role in economy 37:0935

supply, private and non-profit 37:0935-0940

Housing, single-room occupancies 37:0945

Housing, social and subsidized housing

federal government role and responsibilities 37:0940

government funding and support 37:0935

rent subsidies 37:0940, 37:0950

role of non-profit housing societies 37:0935-0940

small units for single persons 37:0955

wait-lists and homelessness 37:1000

Income assistance recipients, eligibility for rent supplement program 37:0950

Kelowna, affordable housing policy 37:0955

Lower mainland, traffic congestion, role of rapid transit 37:0935

Strata property, condominiums, conversion from rental housing 37:0940

Supporting communities partnership initiative See Programs and services, federal funding under Homelessness
Surinak, Geri

Forests and forest industry, mountain pine beetle infestation, impact on private property owners, government action 27:1920

Housing, affordable housing 27:1915

Property transfer tax

exemption for first-time buyers 27:1915

impact on residential housing market 27:1915

Real estate industry, residential housing market, median house prices 27:1915

Strata property, condominiums, leaky-condos issue, assistance to owners 27:1920

Surrey, B.C.

Fraser Heights neighbourhood (MacPherson, I.) 30:1600-1605

Fraser Heights neighbourhood, community association See Fraser Heights Community Association

Physiotherapy services See Fraser Valley

Simon Fraser University campus See Surrey campus under Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.

Traffic congestion (MacPherson, I.) 30:1605-1610

Transportation infrastructure See also Pacific Gateway initiative and projects under Transportation

Transportation infrastructure, underpass project (MacPherson, I.) 30:1610

Surrey Board of Trade

Position on B.C. Chamber of Commerce recommendations to Finance and Government Services Committee (Holt, P.) 30:0920, 30:0930 (Hudson, R.) 30:0925

Recommendations to Finance and Government Services Committee, costing (Hayer) 30:0935 (Holt, P.) 30:0935

Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation

Fundraising activities (Haddad, S.) 30:1505

Surrey Youth Arts Council

Arts participation programs (Dharmi, V.) 30:1110 (Kalsi, J.) 30:1110

Swan, Jennifer

Arts and culture, role in economy 36:0940

B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 36:0940

Theatre SKAM Association, activities and funding 36:0935-0940

Switzer, Aspen

As subject

experiences as Nelson resident 26:1110

Arts and culture, benefits

benefits to vulnerable groups 26:1125

community development 26:1115

education benefits 26:1110

revenues to government 26:1120

Arts and culture, funding

government funding, urban and rural areas 26:1125-1130

grants, fellowships and scholarships 26:1115

Arts and culture, museums, funding 26:1115

Arts Future B.C., advocacy activities 26:1120

B.C. Arts Council

community programs, artist subsidies 26:1115

school programs, Artists in Education program 26:1110-1115

Budgets, 2007-08 budget priorities, arts and culture programs 26:1125-1130

Nelson, artist population 26:1115

School district 8 (Kootenay Lake), Artists in Education program, funding 26:1110

Selkirk College, courses and programs, professional music program 26:1110

Teachers, art teachers, numbers in cities and small towns 26:1110

Tourism, cultural tourism, strategy 26:1115-1120

Swoboda, Amanda

Income assistance, disability benefits

benefit amount in B.C. and elsewhere 27:1720

earnings exemption 27:1720

Interior Health Authority, Interior Health regional consumer council 27:1715

Mental health

government publications, best practices document 27:1720, 27:1730

mental health advocate 27:1720-1725

mental illness, incidence 27:1715

programs and services, community supports 27:1720