Province of British Columbia
38th Parliament – 2007
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

 

Abbotsford Arts Council

 
Activities (Ralston) 60:1425 (Whyte, J.) 60:1425-1430
Relationship with Mission Arts Council (Hawes) 60:1430 (Whyte, J.) 60:1430
Abbotsford, B.C. See also Fraser Valley

 
Hospital and cancer centre project (Hawes) 51:1305 (Jarvis, L.) 51:1305
Hospital and cancer centre project, coordination of services with community hospitals See Hospital services, coordination under Fraser Health Authority
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Ministry of

 
Role in B.C. treaty process (Bader, M.) 57:1100 (Ralston) 57:1055
Aboriginals See First nations
Accidents

 
Injury prevention See Health – Public health
Accountants

 
Accounting standards, changes to international accounting and auditing standards See Auditing standards under Auditors
Supply and training (Doyle, J.) 65:0925 (Horgan) 65:0925
Ackland, Shirley

 
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, education and skills training 51:1415
North Island College, enrolment and programs 51:1410
Post-secondary education
 
funding 51:1415
role in economy and employment 51:1410
tuition fees 51:1415
Skills training, shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education 51:1410
ActNow B.C.

 
Initiative (Ardron, J.) 60:1020 (Atebe, J.) 54:1120 (Hawes) 60:1020 (Tkach, L.) 60:1015-1020
Adair, Cathy

 
Tobacco, sale of tobacco products in pharmacies 59:0945
Adams, Paul

 
Energy, power generation from biomass and wood waste 58:1605-1620
Exchange rate, Canadian and U.S. currencies, impact on B.C. industries 58:1605-1615
Exports and imports, trade opportunities between B.C. and China, biofuel products 58:1610-1615
Forests and forest industry, softwood lumber agreement, relationship to stumpage rates 58:1610
SBC Firemaster Ltd., operations 58:1605-1610
Wood waste, classification shift from forest sector to energy sector 58:1610-1615
Addiction See Substance abuse and addiction
Addison, Laura

 
As subject
 
experience with grandchild's Down syndrome 53:0945
Finance and Government Services Committee recommendations, adoption by government 53:0940
Nanaimo Child Development Centre Society
 
funding and services 53:0945-0950
Adult basic education See Education
Advanced Education, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Research and Technology

 
Perrin report See Funding formula review and reports under Post-secondary education – Funding
Africa

 
Zambia See Zambia
Aggregate industry See Mines and mining industry
Agricultural land reserve

 
Boundary lands (Bennett) 60:1140-1145 (Klein Geltink, D.) 60:1140-1145
Role in regional growth strategies See Regional growth strategies, role of agriculture under Growth management
Agriculture

 
Agricultural land, flood erosion (Talstra, J.) 50:1130
Agriculture environment partnership initiative See Sustainable agriculture, initiatives and programs below under this main heading
Agriculture policy framework agreement (Critcher, I.) 61:1120-1125 (Etsell, G.) 60:1130 (Klein Geltink, D.) 60:1130
Compensation for drought, wildlife damage, etc. See Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers below under this main heading
Crops, canola (Lee) 60:1510 (Thomson, I.) 60:1505-1510
Crops, use in biofuels See Biofuel, agriculture and food security issues under Fuel
Development in beetle-impacted areas (Koch, C.) 60:1135 (Lee) 60:1135
Direct marketing and farmers markets (Broughton, K.) 58:1950
Environmental farm planning See Sustainable agriculture, initiatives and programs
Farm practices, incentives for green practices See Sustainable agriculture, tax incentives below under this main heading
Farmers markets See Direct marketing and farmers markets above under this main heading
Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers
 
compensation for wildlife damage (Bennett) 60:1140 (Bloy) 60:1135 (Critcher, I.) 61:1130-1135 (Klein Geltink, D.) 60:1130-1135
drought relief (Berge, G.) 61:1125-1130 (Critcher, I.) 61:1125
Food production See Food; Food industry
Impact of climate change See Impact on agriculture under Climate change
Industry in B.C.
 
government funding and support (Ralston) 57:1030-1035 (Rampone, D.) 57:0805-0820 (Sardinha, J.) 57:1020-1035 (Strong, A.) 58:1640-1645
impact of crop prices (Berge, G.) 61:1140-1145
northeastern B.C. See British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
Livestock See Livestock industry
Locally grown food See Food
Promotion of B.C. products See also Locally grown food under Food
 
(Rampone, D.) 57:0810-0815
Promotion of B.C. products, link to government promotion of healthy lifestyle (Klein Geltink, D.) 60:1125 (Sardinha, J.) 57:1020
Relationship with biofuel industry See Biofuel production, agriculture and food security issues under Fuel
Replant program See Tree fruit industry under Food industry
Role in climate change initiatives See Action on climate change, role of agriculture under Climate change
Role in economy (Klein Geltink, D.) 60:1125
Small-lot agriculture (Rampone, D.) 57:0810
Sustainable agriculture, initiatives and programs (Berge, G.) 61:1135 (Critcher, I.) 61:1135 (Sardinha, J.) 57:1025, 57:1035
Sustainable agriculture, tax incentives for environmentally sustainable farm practices (Hayer) 57:0815 (Horgan) 57:1030 (Ralston) 57:0815 (Rampone, D.) 57:0805-0815 (Sardinha, J.) 57:1025-1030
Taxation, environmental tax incentives See Sustainable agriculture, tax incentives above under this main heading
Taxation, sales tax exemptions and rebates (Berge, G.) 61:1130-1135 (Critcher, I.) 61:1125-1140
Tree fruit industry See Food industry
Water access and conservation (Sardinha, J.) 57:1025
Water conservation, tax incentives See Sustainable agriculture, tax incentives above under this main heading
Workers, housing and transportation (Sardinha, J.) 57:1025-1030
Agriculture and Lands, Ministry of

 
Role in licensing of independent power projects See Independent power producers, regulation under Energy
Services to farmers, funding and staffing (Critcher, I.) 61:1125
Air

 
Pollution, health impacts (Appleton, G.) 59:1005
Air – Greenhouse gas emissions

 
Climate change levy See also Carbon tax; Carbon taxes
 
(Bruce, I.) 59:1550
Emissions from automobiles (Bruce, I.) 59:1555-1600 (Horgan) 52:1135
Emissions from automobiles, reduction strategies (Gandhu, H.) 60:1410-1415 (Lee) 60:1415
Emissions from aviation (Bennett) 58:1850 (Greenwood, M.) 58:1845-1850 (Hayer) 58:1850 (Kabloona, C.) 58:1850 (Magnan, B.) 52:1500 (Ralston) 52:1455
Emissions from landfills (Melhus, Z.) 60:1415
Emissions trading systems See also Cap-and-trade system above under this main heading
 
(Green, D.) 59:1250 (Horgan) 52:1120 (Horne, M.) 52:1125, 52:1140 (Lampert, J.) 59:1105 (Wall, D.) 52:1120
Reduction
 
household emissions (Gakhar, S.) 60:1410
reduction (Magnan, B.) 52:1505 (Matthaus, L.) 53:1515 (Oikawa, L.) 54:1025 (Wall, D.) 52:1110
reduction and carbon offsets See Carbon neutrality, economic analysis under Climate change
role of automobiles and traffic management (Hudson, R.) 59:1535
role of independent power projects See Independent power projects, economic and environmental benefits under Energy
role of municipalities (Broughton, K.) 58:1945-1950 (Pallesen, D.) 56:1355 (Simpson, B.) 56:1355
Airline industry

 
Greenhouse gas emissions See Emissions from aviation under Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Alaska

 
Export of power to B.C. (Bourquin, J.) 50:0945-0955
Alberta

 
Tax rates See Tax rates, comparison of Alberta and B.C. rates under Taxation
Trade and labour mobility agreement with British Columbia See Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)
Alcohol

 
Alcohol consumption levy proposal See Pricing and taxation below under this main heading
Consumption in B.C. and elsewhere, health and social impacts (Kendall, P.) 64:0905-0910, 64:0925 (Kwan) 64:0925 (Stockwell, T.) 64:0910, 64:0925
Consumption, link to beverage pricing See Pricing and taxation below under this main heading
Liquor stores, privatization (Bader, M.) 57:1055
Low-alcohol beverages, impact on consumption levels (Hayer) 64:0920 (Stockwell, T.) 64:0920
Pricing and taxation (Black) 64:0920 (Hawes) 64:0925 (Lee) 64:0920 (Ralston) 64:0915 (Stockwell, T.) 64:0910-0925
Private sales and U-brew operations (Ralston) 64:0915 (Stockwell, T.) 64:0920
Return of alcoholic beverage containers See Recycling
Alexis, Pamela

 
Arcand, Nancy, letter to Finance and Government Services Committee on arts funding 54:0955
Arts and culture funding 54:1000
B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 54:0955
Mission, arts and cultural events 54:0950
Mission Arts Council, activities and funding 54:0955
Mission Folk Music Festival, funding 54:1000
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games, Legacies Now funding 54:1005
School district 75 (Mission), arts and cultural programs 54:0950-0955
Xavier, Francis, letter to Finance and Government Services Committee on arts funding 54:0955-1000
Almgren, John

 
Lakelse Lake, Westside Drive service road 50:0925-0930
Alouette River

 
Flood risk (Davies, M.) 54:1110
Amazay Lake See Duncan Lake (Amazay Lake)
Ambulance service

 
Service in rural and remote areas See Health care services, ambulance service under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
Anderson, Laura

 
Kwantlen Student Association
 
audit report 60:1030
court case re disputed election and misappropriation of funds 60:1025
Post-secondary education
 
accessibility and affordability 60:1030-1035
benefits to society 60:1030
students, debt load 60:1035
Roddick, Valerie, comments on government support for education 60:1030
Society Act, amendments re oversight of non-profit societies 60:1020-1030
Anderson, Marlene

 
Health, continuing and long-term care facilities 58:1815
Home care service levels 58:1820
Housing, residential care facilities, integration of assisted-living residences with extended care 58:1820
Kamloops, hospice and palliative care 58:1815
Andrews, Dave

 
Property transfer tax, elimination 60:1105-1115
Real estate industry
 
commissions to realtors 60:1120
residential housing market, purchase costs in B.C. and Alberta 60:1110-1120
Taxation, revenues to government, relationship to government services 60:1120
Anglin, Lyn

 
Geoscience B.C.
 
activities and funding 55:1620-1635
QUEST project 55:1620-1635
Mines and mining industry
 
exploration, investment 55:1625-1630
first nations involvement in industry 55:1630-1635
Resources and resource industries
 
forest-dependent communities, transition 55:1625
resource exploration, university scholarships 55:1620
role in economy 55:1630
Appleton, Geoff

 
Air pollution, health impacts 59:1005
B.C. Medical Association
 
guide on environmental standards for physician offices 59:1005
recommendations on prescription drug policies 59:1005-1010
submission to Conversation on Health 59:1005-1015
Drugs, prescription drug costs, physician education 59:1010
Health care facilities and hospitals, environmental standards 59:1005
Health care system
 
capacity and infrastructure 59:1005
impact of aging population 59:1005
multidisciplinary care 59:1010-1015
wait-lists and waiting times 59:1010
Pharmacare program, bulk purchasing of prescription drugs 59:1010
Pharmacists, role in blood testing and immunization programs 59:1015
Physicians, licensing of foreign-trained physicians 59:1015
Apprenticeship See Skills training
Aq'am Community Care Home

 
Operations (Clarke, K.) 56:1310
Aquaculture

 
Fish farms, closed-containment systems (Wilhelmson, C.) 52:1610
Arcand, Nancy

 
Letter to Finance and Government Services Committee on arts funding (Alexis, P.) 54:0955
Ardron, Jeff

 
ActNow B.C. initiative 60:1020
Fitness Industry Council of Canada, advocacy activities 60:1010
Health, public health
 
government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, tax credits 60:1010, 60:1020
physical fitness in children 60:1010
Recreation, sports and fitness programs 60:1020
Arner, Janis

 
Children, child care
 
child care resource and referral programs, funding and role 58:1910-1915
licensed and unlicensed care 58:1915-1920
spaces, wait-lists and waiting times 58:1915-1920
workers, supply and wages 58:1915
Kamloops, child care services 58:1910-1920
Arts and culture

 
Arts and culture in B.C. (Kolenko, H.) 52:1615-1620
Arts and culture in B.C., Canada Council awards See Canada Council for the Arts
Arts and culture in B.C., multicultural representation (Chilton, R.) 52:1535 (Hayer) 52:1535 (Wong, A.) 52:1535-1540
Arts instruction, role in prevention of addiction and crime (Blackburn, K.) 51:1230
Arts organizations, community outreach programs (Conradi, A.) 59:1415
Benefits
 
benefits to society (Edmundson, M.) 59:1405
community and economic benefits (Bailey, J.) 58:1655-1705
community development (Blackburn, K.) 51:1230-1240
economic benefits (Blackburn, K.) 51:1225 (Heinzelman, B.) 49:1710-1715 (Kwan) 48:1140 (Price, T.) 48:1140
education benefits (Heinzelman, B.) 49:1710 (Shefsiek, D.) 53:1110
Employment, recruitment and retention of workers (Price, T.) 48:1120-1125
Funding See also British Columbia Arts Council; Canada Council for the Arts; Revenues, allocation to charities and non-profit organizations under Gambling
 
corporate and government funding (Black) 55:1705 (Case, I.) 53:1105
funding (Chilton, R.) 52:1525-1535 (Kwan) 48:1140 (Lee) 52:1530 (Price, T.) 48:1120-1130 (Ralston) 52:1535 (Wong, A.) 52:1520, 52:1535
funding and support in areas outside lower mainland (Horgan) 48:1130, 54:1000-1005 (Price, T.) 48:1130-1135
funding in B.C. and elsewhere (Alexis, P.) 54:1000 (Bennett) 54:1000, 54:1010 (Case, I.) 53:1115 (Daniels, H.) 55:1705 (Edmundson, M.) 59:1405-1410 (Finch, C.) 54:1000 (Horgan) 53:1115 (Shefsiek, D.) 53:1110
importance of government funding (Conradi, A.) 59:1415
renaissance fund See Vancouver Foundation
Performing arts organizations, funding sources (Conradi, A.) 59:1415
Relationship to government goals (Case, I.) 53:1105 (Chilton, R.) 52:1525 (Marchand, L.) 58:1655
Role in climate change initiatives See Action on climate change under Climate change
Role in economy and society (Bailey, J.) 58:1705 (Chilton, R.) 52:1525-1530 (Ralston) 48:1135 (Shefsiek, D.) 53:1110
Role in multiculturalism (Lee) 60:1430 (Wilhelm-Boyles, A.) 60:1430
Role in promotion of Canada abroad (Conradi, A.) 59:1410
Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver, B.C.

 
Productions in Surrey (Conradi, A.) 59:1410
Arts Council of Surrey

 
Activities and funding (Edmundson, M.) 59:1410
Arts Future B.C.

 
Activities (Blackburn, K.) 51:1240 (Chilton, R.) 52:1525-1535 (Ralston) 52:1535
Report, Contributing to our Future See Study of economic benefits of arts and culture under Assembly of British Columbia Arts Councils
ArtsConnect Tri-Cities Arts Council See Arts and culture under Tri-Cities area
Ashton, Liz

 
Post-secondary education
 
enrolment levels, relationship to economic conditions 53:1145
enrolment levels, rural and urban institutions 53:1150
Post-secondary education, funding
 
funding for colleges 53:1145-1150
funding for colleges, targeted funding for regional skills training programs 53:1155
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
 
colleges, environmental initiatives and programs 53:1145
colleges, role in economy 53:1140-1150
Asia-Pacific region

 
Economy, impact on B.C. resource industries (Lee) 52:1250 (McPhie, M.) 52:1250
Trade with B.C. See Trade between B.C. and Asia under Exports and imports
Assembly of British Columbia Arts Councils

 
Study of economic benefits of arts and culture (Case, I.) 53:1115 (Price, T.) 48:1140
Assisted-living facilities, services, etc. See Facilities under Health – Continuing and long-term care; Housing – Residential care facilities
Association for Mineral Exploration of British Columbia

 
Activities and membership (Jepsen, D.) 48:1025, 48:1035
Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training (ASPECT)

 
Membership (Strachan, N.) 53:0855
Atebe, James

 
ActNow B.C. initiative 54:1120
Business, licensing and permitting system 54:1120
Economy, B.C. economy, impact of economic growth on local governments 54:1120
Flood prevention funding 54:1125
Fraser Health Authority, coordination of hospital services in area 54:1120
Government, local government, revenue sources 54:1120
Mission
 
hospital services, funding 54:1115
transit services 54:1110-1115
Police and policing, integrated services, funding 54:1110
Substance abuse and addiction, prevention and treatment services, funding 54:1115
Transit services, funding 54:1110-1115
Attorney General, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Multiculturalism

 
Legal services to government See Legal services under Government
Auditor General

 
Audit services, costs and fees (Doyle, J.) 65:0915-0920 (Hawes) 65:0915
Budget (Bennett) 65:0945 (Bloy) 65:0930 (Ralston) 65:0935
Budget and funding model (Doyle, J.) 65:0905-0915, 65:0930-0935, 65:0945 (Hawes) 65:0915, 65:0935
Budget and spending, accountability (Black) 65:0935-0940 (Doyle, J.) 65:0940
Operations, planning (Doyle, J.) 65:0930-0935
Staffing (Bennett) 65:0945 (Doyle, J.) 65:0910-0935, 65:0945 (Hayer) 65:0930 (Horgan) 65:0920 (Ralston) 65:0935
Auditors

 
Auditing standards, changes to international standards for public sector (Doyle, J.) 65:0910-0920
Australia

 
Alcohol pricing and taxation, government policy (Bennett) 64:0925 (Stockwell, T.) 64:0910-0925
Autism

 
Government strategy, Senate committee report (Geschke, L.) 54:1045
Intervention and treatment services (Geschke, L.) 54:1045-1055 (Hawes) 54:1050
Support services See Intervention and treatment services above under this main heading
Automobiles

 
Emissions See Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Hybrid vehicles See also Vehicle efficiency, energy-efficient vehicles below under this main heading
 
(Jones, C.) 59:1255 (Wilson, E.) 60:1245-1250
Insurance See also Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
 
competition in provision of basic and optional coverage (Bloy) 53:1010 (Corbeil, S.) 53:1005-1010
coverage (Bader, M.) 57:1105 (Hawes) 57:1100-1105
distance-based rates (Gandhu, H.) 60:1415 (Lee) 60:1415
Taxation, tax incentives for vehicle efficiency See also Carbon tax; Taxation under Fuel; Vehicle efficiency, taxation-and-rebate policy below under this main heading
 
(Heitmann, D.) 60:1530, 60:1540 (Lee) 60:1540
Traffic safety, comparison of areas in B.C. See Traffic deaths under British Columbia
Vehicle efficiency, energy-efficient vehicles See also Hybrid vehicles above under this main heading
 
(Landry, P.) 59:0955-1000 (Lee) 59:1000
Vehicle efficiency, taxation-and-rebate policy (Hawes) 61:0930 (Horne, M.) 52:1135 (Kruk, C.) 61:0925-0930 (Simpson, B.) 52:1135 (Wilson, E.) 60:1245
Aviation fuel tax See Fuel
Aviation industry

 
Greenhouse gas emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions, impact of aviation under Air
Avison, Don

 
As subject
 
comments on post-secondary education accessibility and affordability (Hawes) 59:1520
Finance and Government Services Committee
 
recommendations, adoption by government 60:1050
Great Northern Way Campus, digital media master's program 57:1130
Post-secondary education
 
Campus 2020 report 57:1120-1125
credits and transfer system 57:1120-1125
enrolment levels, relationship to job market 57:1130
first nations and low-income students 57:1125
graduate programs, student spaces 60:1050
student financial assistance review and strategies 57:1125
student spaces, computer science and engineering 60:1045
Post-secondary education, funding
 
funding for graduate and research programs 60:1040-1045
funding formula review and reports, implementation 60:1045
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
 
universities, role and responsibility 57:1120
university colleges, change to university status 57:1120
Research and development, leading-edge endowment fund 60:1045
Science and technology, research and development tax incentives 60:1045

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