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

Wages and salaries

Entry-level wages (Dressler, J.) 29:1915 (Hayer) 24:1850, 29:1755, 29:1815 (Lee) 29:1755 (Lucier, W.) 29:1755 (McConnell, B.) 24:1840 (Sinclair, J.) 37:1415, 37:1435-1440 (Solly, R.) 29:1815

Minimum wage (Dressler, J.) 29:1915 (Kerstetter, S.) 25:1415, 25:1430 (Klein, S.) 30:0940 (Schira, A.) 37:1425 (Sinclair, J.) 37:1415-1420, 37:1440

Minimum wage, number of minimum-wage workers in B.C. (Hayer) 37:1435 (Sinclair, J.) 37:1420, 37:1435

Non-profit and private sector (Lee) 21:1005

Wages for service jobs (Gudmundson, D.) 36:1630

Waldie, Margie

As subject

forwarding of presentation to Education Committee (Horgan) 33:1000 (Lekstrom) 33:1000

Education, reading skills of young children 33:0950-1000

Moore, Jeffrey, legal case against school board 33:0955

Teachers, performance objectives 33:0950-0955

U.S., National Reading Panel 33:0950, 33:1000

Wallace, Rory

Arts and culture, economic benefits 37:1305

Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design

collaboration with Kootenay School of the Arts 37:1315

enrolment and programs 37:1300-1310

need for space 37:1305-1310

operating budget 37:1310

work of graduate students 37:1305, 37:1315

Post-secondary education

funding, operating grants 37:1310

tuition fees, impact of fee reduction on enrolment 37:1315

tuition fees, reduction 37:1310

Washington State University, Pullman, Wash.

Programs, autism therapist training (Hawes) 30:1435

Waste management

Municipal waste, use in power generation See Power generation from biomass and wood waste under Energy

Water

Management and stewardship (Adams, P.) 30:0915 (Cunningham, J.) 27:1920 (Sardinha, J.) 27:1955 (Thomson, S.) 35:0945

Pollution, acid rock drainage (Schmidt, B.) 25:0935

Protection of water supply (Frayne, G.) 24:1920 (Simpson, B.) 24:1925

Wealth See High-income earners under Income
Welfare

Income assistance See Income assistance

Non-profit organizations, charitable tax status See Charitable tax status under Charities

Quality of life, measurement See Genuine progress indicator under Economy

Seniors supplement See Government assistance under Seniors

Social programs and services

bus pass program (Startin, D.) 36:1125

delivery (Black) 23:1055

economic benefit (Crawford, M.) 28:0925-0930 (Klein, S.) 30:0955 (Simpson, B.) 28:0925-0930

funding (Black) 36:1100 (Carter, B.) 36:1100

funding during previous administrations (Meredith, C.) 36:1030-1035

government funding for non-profit organizations (Meredith, C.) 36:1035-1040

government funding, silo effect (Horgan) 27:1850

provision by non-governmental agencies (Meredith, C.) 36:1030

Social services sector, non-union employees (Meredith, C.) 36:1035

Social services sector, union role and remuneration (Stevenson, D.) 30:1210

Study of cost pressures on community service agencies (Meredith, C.) 36:1040

Workers, organization See Social services sector above under this main heading

Western Economic Diversification Canada

Arts and culture funding for small communities (Fischer, S.) 26:1120

Western, Nola

Elections

campaign contributions, reporting 45:1225, 45:1300

fixed election date 45:1220

referendum on electoral system for B.C. 45:1230

Elections B.C.

budget and funding 45:1220-1230

computer systems, electoral information system 45:1225-1230

preparation for general elections 45:1230

relationship with Electoral Boundaries Commission 45:1225

relationship with Treasury Board 45:1220

staffing 45:1305

staffing, district electoral officers 45:1225

Whitehouse, Lynn

Crime and criminals, elationship with substance abuse 35:1335

Whiteley, Robert

Corporations, taxation 27:2050

Housing, affordable housing 27:2050

Income assistance benefits, benefit amount 27:2045

Iridian Centre, addiction services for youth 27:2050

Okanagan area, addiction services 27:2050

Poverty

incidence in B.C. 27:2045-2050

reduction, role of government 27:2045

Taxation, taxation of luxury goods 27:2050

Whittaker, Susan

As subject

experience with developmentally disabled child 25:1145-1150

Disabled and handicapped persons, developmentally disabled persons

income assistance, government policies 25:1145-1150

income assistance, registered disability savings plan 25:1145-1150

income assistance, role of families 25:1145-1150

Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network, role 25:1145-1150

Wildlife

Conservation officers, civilian oversight (Ryneveld, D.) 43:1015

Williams Lake, B.C. See also Cariboo area

Ambulance service See Emergency, health care and police services below under this main heading

City council, relationship with government (Kwan) 29:1835 (Rathor, S.) 29:1835

Emergency, health care and police services (Rathor, S.) 29:1830-1835

Emergency planning (Rathor, S.) 29:1835 (Simpson, B.) 29:1835

Fire at Sikh temple (Parsons, C.) 29:1805

Government initiatives in area (Rathor, S.) 29:1825

Home care and support services, wait-lists (Gooding, W.) 29:1735

Mental health services (Parsons, C.) 29:1800-1810

Mining projects in area (Solly, R.) 29:1815

Multi-event centre, government funding and support (Rathor, S.) 29:1830-1835

Police services See Emergency, health care and police services above under this main heading

Poverty and homelessness (Lucier, W.) 29:1745-1755

Residential care facilities (Gooding, W.) 29:1735-1740

Shortage of skilled workers (Rathor, S.) 29:1830-1835

Social and subsidized housing, wait-lists (Lucier, W.) 29:1745-1750

Williams Lake Secondary School

Use as venue for Health Committee public hearing (Lekstrom) 29:1940

Willment, Steve

Disabled and handicapped persons

accessibility for disabled persons 32:1945

issues and concerns, handling by MLAs 32:1940-1945

treatment in Canada 32:1940

Group homes, staff qualifications 32:1940

Income assistance, disability benefits 32:1940

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, protest by disabled persons 32:1945

Willow WAI program See Haven Society
Wilson, John

Capilano College, funding 36:1450

Capilano College, learning centres and outreach work 36:1450

Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions, reports 36:1450

Education system, comparison with other provinces 36:1450

Post-secondary education, funding for support services 36:1450

Skills training, institutional-based training, elimination 36:1450

Skills training, shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education 36:1450

Wind power See Energy
Winter, John

Budgets, 2006-07 budget, forecasted surplus 35:0905

Budgets, 2007-08 budget priorities, debt reduction 35:0905-0920

Credit rating, B.C. rating 35:0910

Financial services industry, capital tax 35:0915

Health, health care system, costs, cost projections 35:0905

Infrastructure, grants, scope of projects, long-term planning 35:0915

Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, grant and loan reduction programs 35:0910

Property tax, review 35:0915

Resources and resource industries, development, role of infrastructure 35:0915

Sales tax, exemptions, tourism industry 35:0915

Sales tax, harmonization with goods and services tax 35:0915

Skills training, tax credit programs for businesses 35:0910

Taxation, competitive tax system 35:0910-0915

Wired Magazine

Article on right-brain thinking (Petrucci, L.) 31:1005

Women

Employment and economic status, relationship with child care services See Labour force participation, role of child care services under Labour

First nations women See First nations

Participation in labour force See Labour

Programs and services

funding reductions and program elimination (Wright, J.) 28:1030-1035

impact of government funding and policy changes (Schira, A.) 37:1425

programs and services for abused women and women escaping violence See Violence against women, services for abused women and children under Violence

programs and services for low-income women (Birkbeck, J.) 28:1050-1105 (Davis, C.) 28:1115-1120 (Horgan) 28:1105 (Lidster, N.) 28:1100 (McCusker, L.) 28:1105

women's centres See Women's centres below under this main heading

Street-involved and criminalized women, housing See Affordable housing, vulnerable populations under Housing

Street-involved women, resources (Yow, C.) 28:1200

Violence against women See Violence

Women in corrections system See Corrections system

Women's centres

closings (Duncan, C.) 25:0925

funding (Davis, C.) 28:1115-1120 (Lekstrom) 28:1105 (Schira, A.) 37:1425

governance and charitable tax status (Archibald, T.) 28:1020

government funding (Robinson, H.) 28:1025 (Wright, J.) 28:1035

mandate and activities (Archibald, T.) 28:1020-1025

Wong, Adrienne

Arts and culture, funding 25:1250-1255

B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding, distribution of funds 25:1250-1255

NeWorld Theatre, funding 25:1250

Wood, Josiah

Review of police complaint process See Police complaint process, review under Police and policing

Wood Products Industrial Advisory Committee

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

Woodlots See Forests and forest industry
Workers See also Labour; particular sectors

Benefits, extended health benefits (Nixdorf, D.) 27:1905

Minimum-wage workers See Minimum wage under Wages and salaries

Seasonal agricultural workers program See Workers under Agriculture

Workers Compensation Board See WorkSafe B.C.
Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia See WorkSafe B.C.
Workplace safety See Occupational health and safety
WorkSafe B.C.

Compensation cases, review by Ombudsman (Carter, K.) 44:0935 (Hawes) 44:0935

Partnerships on population health (Nixdorf, D.) 27:1910

Worker safety in forest industry See Forests and forest industry

Worth, Garry

As subject

experience in labour relations 28:1125

Campbell, Gordon, comments on softwood lumber agreement 28:1130

Finance and Government Services Committee, mandate 28:1135

Finance Ministry, reports, quarterly reports 28:1135

Forests and forest industry

exports, raw log exports 28:1135-1140

mills, appurtenancy requirements 28:1135-1140

softwood lumber agreement with U.S., impact on economy and government 28:1125-1135

Wright, Jasmin

United Nations, committee's comments on B.C. government policies 28:1035

Women, programs and services, funding reductions and program elimination 28:1030-1035

Women, women's centres, government funding 28:1035

Wyse, Sheila

Education

class size and composition, impact on education outcomes 29:1855-1900

class size and composition, legislation, implementation 29:1905

enrolment levels, relationship to funding 29:1900-1905

enrolment levels, relationship to number of teachers 29:1905

Education, funding

funding for implementation of class size limits 29:1855-1900

funding of new government mandates and policies 29:1850-1855, 29:1905

Education, school boards and districts

costs, northern and rural school districts 29:1855-1900

Finance and Government Services Committee, mandate 29:1900

Teachers, specialist teachers, assignment to regular classes 29:1900