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

Babchuk, Michele

Education, Community LINK program 51:1355

Poverty, impact on education system 51:1355-1400

Bader, Maureen

Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, role in B.C. treaty process 57:1100

Alcohol, privatization of liquor stores 57:1055

Automobiles, insurance coverage, claims risks 57:1105

B.C. Liberal Party government policies

climate change and transportation policies 57:1055

impact on economy 57:1050

B.C. Lottery Corporation, privatization 57:1055

Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, debt reduction 57:1050

Business

government subsidies and tax incentives 57:1050

severance pay in private sector 57:1100

Canadian Taxpayers Federation, position on reforms to education and health care systems 57:1050

Civil service, staffing and wages 57:1055-1100

Climate change, debate and discussion 57:1100

Income tax, personal and corporate income tax review 57:1050

Insurance Corporation of B.C., share of automobile insurance market 57:1055

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games costs and funding, accountability 57:1050

Bailey, Jann

As subject

work in arts organizations 58:1650

Arts and culture

community and economic benefits 58:1655-1705

role in economy and society 58:1705

B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 58:1655-1700

Communities, federal report on community development 58:1700-1705

Kamloops, arts and culture 58:1650-1700

Baker, Ken

Growth management, regional growth strategies, role of urban green space 59:1635

Parks, protected areas, role in greenhouse gas reduction 59:1640

Riverview Hospital, future of facility and grounds 59:1640

Tri-Cities area, urban development, impact on forest cover 59:1635

Banks See Financial services industry
Banks, Joanne

B.C. Liberal Party government, position on issues, public-private partnerships 51:1405-1410

Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities 51:1400-1405

Business, public-private partnerships, B.C. Liberal Party position 51:1405-1410

Energy supply in B.C., control and ownership 51:1400-1405

Environmental protection, government action 51:1400-1405

Forests and forest industry, government forest policy 51:1405-1410

Health care system, private services and privatization 51:1400

Income assistance, benefit amount and government policies 51:1405

Taxation, tax policies 51:1405

Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, impact 51:1405

Wages and salaries, minimum wage 51:1405

Welfare, social programs and services, funding and government support 51:1400

Barbosa, Patrick

As subject

experience as university student 51:1225 (Bloy) 51:1225

B.C. Liberal Party government policies, impact on access to education 51:1210-1215

Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, education and skills training 51:1210-1215

North Island Students Union, membership 51:1210

Politics and politicians, polling on education issues 51:1215

Post-secondary education

funding 51:1215

student financial assistance, grants and loan reduction program 51:1210

student financial assistance, interest on student loans 51:1215-1220

textbook costs 51:1220

tuition fees, reduction 51:1210

Barnett, Danielle

Lakelse Lake, Westside Drive service road 50:0920-0930

Barnsley, Roger

China, development of relations with B.C. 58:1855

Post-secondary education

Campus 2020 report 58:1905

credits and transfer system 58:1905-1910

education of first nations people, funding and programs 58:1900

enrolment levels, relationship to economic conditions 58:1900-1905

student financial assistance 58:1900

sustainability initiatives 58:1905

Thompson Rivers University

B.C. Centre for Open Learning 58:1855-1900

economic impact on B.C. interior 58:1855

programs 58:1855-1900

research activities, funding 58:1900

Bars and taverns See Food services industry
Bateman, Jordan

B.C., 150th anniversary, tree-planting program proposal 59:1530

Climate change, action on climate change, role of local government 59:1525

Fraser Valley

high-growth communities, infrastructure investment 59:1525

transit services, need for expansion and investment 59:1525-1530

Langley

celebration of B.C.'s 150th anniversary 59:1530

environmental initiatives 59:1525

Port Mann Bridge

expansion and transit services 59:1530

expansion, impact on air pollution 59:1520-1525

Beacon Hill Villa, Victoria, B.C.

Conditions for residents (Turner, R.) 58:1810

Bealing, Rod

Forests and forest industry

export of raw logs 53:1040-1045

private lands 53:1035-1045

role in climate change initiatives 53:1035-1045

timber pricing 53:1040-1045

Trees, red alder 53:1040

Bear Valley School, Stewart, B.C.

School population and issues (Caruso, C.) 50:1005

Belfie, John

Children and Family Development Ministry

budget, cumulative changes 57:1045

funding of agency services 57:1035-1045

Children, programs and services for children and families, impact of funding deficit 57:1040-1045

Finance and Government Services Committee, witnesses, presentations on child and family services funding 57:1035, 57:1045

Okanagan area, programs and services for children and families 57:1040-1045

Belleville ferry terminal See Victoria, B.C.
Bello, Nate

B.C., northern and rural B.C., resource industry revenues, Fair Share program 49:1640-1645

Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, infrastructure 49:1630

Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition, regional planning 49:1630, 49:1640

Forests and forest industry, mountain pine beetle infestation, impact 49:1630-1635

Gambling, casinos, impact on communities 49:1645

Government, capital projects, funding distribution 49:1635

Highway 97, Cariboo connector construction project 49:1635

North Cariboo Community Campus, capital funding 49:1635

Property tax, industrial and residential property 49:1645

Quesnel

economic diversification and infrastructure investment 49:1630-1640

indoor soccer complex 49:1635

population, history 49:1630

Union of B.C. Municipalities, resolution on provincial support programs for beetle-impacted municipalities 49:1640

Bennett, Bill (East Kootenay)

As subject

election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 46:1205 (Hayer) 46:1205 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 46:1205

work on constituency forestry issues 56:1325

Agricultural land reserve, boundary lands 60:1140-1145

Agriculture, financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, compensation for wildlife damage 60:1140

Air, greenhouse gas emissions from aviation 58:1850

Arts and culture funding in B.C. and elsewhere 54:1000, 54:1010

Auditor General

budget 65:0945

staffing 65:0945

Australia, alcohol pricing and taxation, government policy 64:0925

B.C. Agriculture Council, activities 60:1140

B.C., northern and rural B.C., resource industry revenues, Fair Share program 49:1645

B.C. outdoor caucus, advocacy role 60:1105

B.C. Paraplegic Association, recommendations on government budget 59:1215

Budgets, 2008-09 budget

prebudget consultation paper 47:1305

prebudget consultation paper, priorities 49:1630

prebudget consultation process 48:0800-0805

priorities, debt reduction 60:1205-1210

Business, small business round table 52:1600

Children, child care

funding 56:1215

workers, financial assistance with education costs 51:1440

Civil service, staffing and wages 57:1100

Climate change

action on climate change, role of small business 56:1355

debate and discussion 57:1100

Clokie, Bruce, experience as legal aid lawyer 59:1135

Coal export policy, link to climate change initiatives 60:1420

College of New Caledonia, targeted funding, programs and facilities 48:0945

Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner, legislation 65:1050

Cranbrook, recreational complex 49:1840

East Kootenay constituency and area

child care services 56:1215

coal industry 60:1420

Elders Council for Parks, recommendations for B.C. parks system 53:1445

Elections

electoral systems, single transferable vote system, proposed electoral boundaries 67:0950

redistribution of electoral boundaries 67:1020

referendum on electoral system for B.C. 67:1015

voters list, availability 67:1020

Elections B.C.

budget and funding 67:0905, 67:1015, 67:1025

preparation for electoral system referendum 67:1015

relationship with Treasury Board 67:1015

Finance and Government Services Committee

election of Chair and Deputy Chair 46:1205

goals of committee and regard for children's welfare 68:1105

in-camera proceedings 68:1110

meetings, agenda and duration of Nov. 29 meeting 67:1205-1210

prebudget consultation process 47:1305-1310, 48:0800-0805, 60:1235-1240

prebudget consultation, role of Finance Minister 46:1220

public hearing process 47:1335

public hearing process, committee side trips 46:1210, 46:1220

public hearings

Campbell River hearing, open-mike session 51:1205

Dawson Creek hearing 47:1315, 47:1340

location and schedule 46:1210-1220, 47:1340

venues 60:1250

recommendations

government review of sales tax on legal services 53:1215

promotion of locally grown food 58:1650

review of statutory officers 68:1105-1110

relationship with Attorney General 65:1050

report 64:1220

report, draft report 63:1600

review of statutory officers 67:0935, 67:1025

budget submission process 68:1020, 68:1105-1110

reconsideration of Representative for Children and Youth budget 68:1005, 68:1020, 68:1040, 68:1105

timing of 2007 budget submissions 68:1110

staff, researchers 47:1305

submissions to committee, methods 47:1310

submissions to committee, written submissions 52:1150, 53:1125

witnesses

presentations from arts organizations 60:1435

presentations on child and family services funding 57:1040

presentations on post-secondary education issues 57:0850

questioning and treatment by committee members 51:1310, 51:1435, 60:1235

First nations health care, public health services in first nations communities 56:1315

Flood prevention, government strategy 50:1100

Food

locally grown food 60:1140

locally grown food, government promotion 57:0820

Forests and forest industry, mountain pine beetle infestation, impact on timber supply 48:1105

Fuel, aviation fuel tax 52:0930

Geschke, Laurie, questions for Finance Ministry 54:1050

Government, capital projects, funding priorities 49:1845

Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, use of fund 58:1835

Housing

affordable housing, government action 56:1435-1440

social and subsidized housing, residential construction 59:1235

Hubbard, Lanny, work for statutory officers and succession plan 66:1145

Hunting, regulation, access restrictions 58:1835

Independent Power Producers Association of B.C.

recommendation on capital financing 59:1430

Information and Privacy Commissioner

budget and funding 65:1115-1120

consultation with Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner 65:1055

operations and remuneration 65:1140

International relations, development assistance funding 57:0915

Justice system, lawyers and legal services, sales tax on services 53:1210

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

Lebrun Ranch Ltd., operations 49:1900

Livestock industry, cattle industry in B.C. 49:1900-1905

Lobbyists registry

costs and contingency funding 65:1125

hosting by Attorney General Ministry 65:1130

Media, digital media industry 59:1500

Merit Commissioner, budget and operations 66:0955

Mission Rod and Gun Club, land acquisitions 60:1055, 60:1105

Nanaimo, civil justice hub pilot project 59:1135-1140

Nisga'a people, meeting with Finance and Government Services Committee 47:1340

Northgate Minerals Corp., Kemess mine expansion proposal, review panel decision 52:1245

Oliver, H.A.D., work as Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner commended 65:1050

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games biathlon training facility 60:1055

Ombudsman

budget and operations 66:1125

relationship with statutory officers, shared services 66:1125-1130

request for budget reconsideration 68:1110

Police and policing, police complaint process review, impact on Police Complaint Commissioner 66:1035-1040

Police Complaint Commissioner, budget and operations 66:1035-1040

Politics and politicians, polling on forest industry issues 51:1255

Post-secondary education

student financial assistance 53:1125

students, debt load 57:0925, 60:1030-1035

Property transfer tax

recommendations for changes 60:1120

revenues to government 53:1330-1335

Public debt, paydown of debt 60:1205-1210

Quesnel, Cariboo heritage and visitor centre proposal 49:1805

Ralston, Bruce, election as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 46:1205

Representative for Children and Youth, budget increase 67:1210

Resources and resource industries

development in beetle-impacted areas 48:1050

resource revenue-sharing policy for first nations 52:1240-1245

Sales tax

harmonization with goods and services tax 53:1335

reductions 52:1600

Tobacco, smoking cessation products, incentives 59:0945-0950

Benton, Mark

Crime and criminals, relationship with social issues 59:1130

Justice system, community courts pilot project 59:1130

Justice system, legal aid

accessibility for low-income earners 59:1125

budget and funding 59:1140

funding for family law cases 59:1140

legal aid renewal pilot project, funding 59:1140

Nanaimo civil justice hub pilot project 59:1135-1140

Bepple, Nancy

B.C., northern and rural B.C., ambulance service 58:1630-1635

B.C., traffic deaths in B.C., regional comparisons 58:1625-1635

Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements, government funding 58:1635

Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, regional differences in government investment 58:1625-1635

Berge, Garnet

Agriculture

financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, drought relief 61:1125-1130

industry in B.C., impact of crop prices 61:1140-1145

sales tax exemptions and rebates 61:1130-1135

sustainable agriculture, initiatives and programs 61:1135

B.C., northern and rural B.C., agriculture industry in northeastern B.C., government support 61:1130

Dawson Creek, biodiesel production plant project 61:1115-1120

Food industry, meat-processing regulations, implementation issues 61:1140

Fuel

biodiesel industry in B.C., government support 61:1120, 61:1135

biofuel, agriculture and food security issues 61:1140

Bernard, Anna

As subject

mother's experience with mental health system 50:1025, 50:1035

B.C., northern and rural B.C., ambulance service 50:1025-1030

Dementia, facilities for persons with dementia 50:1030-1035

Mental health programs and services

electroconvulsive therapy 50:1020, 50:1035

wait-lists 50:1035

Northern Health Authority, mental health services 50:1025-1035

Terrace View Lodge, continuing and long-term care beds 50:1020, 50:1030-1035

Beverages

Alcoholic beverages See Alcohol

Biodiesel See Fuel
Biodiversity See Environment
Bioenergy See Energy
Biofuel See Fuel
Black, Iain (Port Moody–Westwood)

As subject

questions on Representative for Children and Youth budget (Kwan) 68:1030-1040

Alcohol pricing and taxation 64:0920

Arts and culture, corporate and government funding 55:1705

Auditor General budget and spending, accountability 65:0935-0940

B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 51:1240

B.C. Liberal Party government policies, climate change and transportation policies 53:1525

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

addiction services in northwestern B.C. 50:0940

arts and culture, funding 61:1025

Budgets

forecasting and surpluses 51:1435

management of budget deficits and surpluses 47:1335, 52:1015

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, alternative budget estimates and recommendations 52:1015

Children

child death review process 67:1155

child protection review, implementation of recommendations 67:1155

Douglas College, courses and programs, allocation of funds 55:1645

Education, funding structure, impact on northern and rural districts 50:1010

Education, school boards and districts, autonomy and spending decisions 59:0910-0915

Elections B.C.

budget and funding 67:1000-1005

staffing 67:1000

Finance and Government Services Committee

mandate 50:1000

meetings, agenda and duration of Nov. 29 meeting 67:1205-1210

members, briefing by Finance Ministry staff 47:1335

prebudget consultation, effectiveness 52:1015

public hearings, location and schedule 46:1215

recommendations, adoption by government 59:1510

recommendations, funding for child protection services 67:1205

review of statutory officers 67:1200

Food services industry, alcoholic beverage sales 64:0920

Georgia Strait Alliance, boating sewage disposal project 52:1610-1615

Government

accounting practices, use of generally accepted accounting principles 67:1005

computer systems, integration with on-line lobbyists registry 65:1135

regulations and red tape 53:1030

Information and Privacy Commissioner

contracts, legal services 65:1140

staffing 65:1140

Justice system

accessibility 53:1210

lawyers and legal services, sales tax on services 53:1210

Legislature, officers of the Legislature, shared services 67:1150

Literacy programs and services, access by low-literacy population 61:1105

Lobbyists registry

costs and contingency funding 65:1130, 65:1140

role of chief information officer 65:1130

system redesign project 65:1135

Lower mainland transportation issues 53:1525

Mary Manning Centre, funding and services 53:1455

Nanaimo Child Development Centre Society, funding and wait-lists 53:0955

New Relationship Trust fund 50:1120

Northwest Community College, relationship with first nations organizations 50:1120

Oliver, H.A.D., recognition by Finance and Government Services Committee 65:1145

Post-secondary education

accessibility and affordability 52:1430

enrolment levels, relationship to economic conditions 52:1050, 53:1350

student financial assistance, grants and loan reduction program 52:0945, 53:1350

student financial assistance, Pacific Leaders B.C. loan forgiveness program 67:1000

student recruitment, competition among post-secondary institutions 52:1050

tuition fees 59:1510

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes

buildings, maintenance 52:0945

Protect Our Ports Committee, advocacy activities and membership 50:0955-1000

Quesnel

Cariboo heritage and visitor centre proposal 49:1800

truck route proposal 49:1615

Representative for Children and Youth

advocacy and outreach 67:1155

advocacy and outreach, service demand trends 68:1030

budget 68:1020-1025

budget for salaries 67:1150

investigation of child injuries and deaths 68:1025

operations, impact of funding levels 67:1200

relationship with statutory officers 67:1155

staffing 67:1150, 68:1025

School district 82 (Coast Mountains)

enrolment and funding levels 50:1010-1015

student transportation issues 50:1015

Science and technology, research and development, knowledge transfer to industry 49:1615

Substance abuse and addiction, detox beds 50:0940

Transit services, investment in infrastructure 52:1505

Vancouver Board of Trade, position on government fiscal policies 52:1505

Violence against women, funding for services for abused women and women escaping violence 53:1320

Wages in small business sector 53:1030

Walton, Kenneth, provision of legal services to elderly client 53:1210

Women's Sexual Assault Centre, Project Respect program 53:1320

Workers, shortage, impact and government action 53:1030

Blackburn, Ken

Arts and culture

arts instruction, role in prevention of addiction and crime 51:1230

benefits 51:1225-1240

Arts Future B.C., activities 51:1240

B.C. Arts Council budget and funding 51:1240

Budgets, 2008-09 budget, prebudget consultation paper 51:1240

Campbell River

arts and culture alliance 51:1225

media festival 51:1235

Campbell River Community Arts Council programs 51:1230-1235

Gambling revenues, allocation to charities and non-profit organizations 51:1240

Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)

Agriculture, financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, compensation for wildlife damage 60:1135

Auditor General, budget 65:0930

Automobiles, insurance, competition in provision of basic and optional coverage 53:1010

Barbosa, Patrick, experience as university student 51:1225

Chiropractors, training, development of university-based program in B.C. 59:1445

Colleen and Gordie Howe Middle School, environmental initiatives 60:1420

Consumers, packaging use reduction 60:1250

Cruise ship industry in B.C. 52:1550

Education

after-school recreation programs, licensing 60:1305

special education and special needs, grey-area students 52:1230

Elections

enumeration 67:0950-0955

voters list, availability 67:0955-1000

Energy, transmission system, expansion 59:1430

Film industry, role in economy 55:1720

Finance and Government Services Committee

prebudget consultation, role of Finance Minister 46:1220

public hearings, location and schedule 46:1215-1220

review of statutory officers, budget submission process 68:1110

witnesses, conduct 60:1235

Financial services industry, capital tax 59:1045

Food industry, food technology development in B.C. and elsewhere 57:0945

Forests and forest industry

private lands 53:1045

timber pricing 53:1045

Health, public health, community-based fitness programs for children 60:1305

Immigration

credentialling of foreign-trained professionals 53:1335

process, impact on skilled-worker immigration 57:0830

Okanagan College, enrolment, international students 57:1000

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games costs and funding 51:1310

Pharmacare drug review process 53:1540

Police Complaint Commissioner, budget and operations 66:1025-1030

Post-secondary education

student employment 55:1650

student financial assistance, role of families and government 53:0830

tuition fees 53:1125

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes

private institutions 52:1045

Simon Fraser University, child care services, labour dispute 55:1620

Skills training, apprenticeship system, expansion to high-technology sector 59:1455

Victoria, environmentally sustainable industry 53:0850

Blusson Pavilion See Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre
Boats and boating

Sewage disposal (Wilhelmson, C.) 52:1610

Sewage disposal project See Georgia Strait Alliance

Boere, Theo J.

Children, programs and services for children and families, paternal mentoring and support program 53:0915-0920

Housing, temporary housing and shelters 53:0925

Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre programs, funding 53:0910-0920

Violence Against Women in Relationships Committee, membership 53:0925

Violence, incidence of family violence 53:0920-0925

Women's centres, funding 53:0920

Bonell, Kathy

B.C., northern and rural B.C., child care services 56:1210

Budgets, 2006-07 budget statements on children's services 56:1205-1210

Children, child care

economic and social benefits 56:1210

funding 56:1205-1215

workers, financial assistance with education costs 56:1210

workers, wages and working conditions 56:1215-1220

Children, early childhood educators, training 56:1210

East Kootenay constituency and area, child care services 56:1210-1215

Boreen, Michael

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

health care services 49:1605

transportation infrastructure 49:1610

Budgets, 2008-09 budget, prebudget consultation paper 49:1605, 49:1625-1630

Highway 97, Cariboo connector construction project 49:1610

North Cariboo Community Campus, programs, accessibility 49:1610

Quesnel

air and water pollution 49:1605, 49:1625-1630

residential housing prices 49:1615

truck route proposal 49:1610-1615

Boundary area See West Kootenay–Boundary constituency and area
Bourquin, James

Alaska, export of power to B.C. 50:0945-0955

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

mining industry in northwestern B.C. 50:0945-0955

power supply in northwestern B.C. 50:0955

Galore Creek, mining projects in area 50:0950-0955

Highway 37 electrification

impact on greenhouse gas emissions 50:0950

impact on northwestern B.C. economy 50:0945-1000

provincial funding 50:1000

Highway 37, road conditions and improvements 50:0945-0950

Protect Our Ports Committee, advocacy activities and membership 50:0945, 50:0955-1000

Bowles, Paul

B.C., northern and rural B.C., incentives for northern education and employment 48:1020

Post-secondary education

funding formula, per-student funding 48:1005, 48:1015

graduate students, financial assistance in B.C. and elsewhere 48:1010-1015

student spaces, additional spaces 48:1005

students, student employment 48:1010

tuition fees in B.C. and elsewhere 48:1025

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes

faculty, accessibility and quality of teaching 48:1005-1010, 48:1025

Prince George, bioenergy research facility 48:1020

University of Northern B.C.

environmental research 48:1020

northern medical program 48:1020

research funding 48:1010

Boys and Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria

Budget and staffing (Hembruff, R.) 53:1130-1140 (Kwan) 53:1140 (Lee) 53:1135

Operations (Hembruff, R.) 53:1135

Programs and services (Hembruff, R.) 53:1135 (Lee) 53:1135

Brar, Preet

Immigration, work permits for foreign and immigrant workers 54:0945

Silver Creek Premium Products, operations 54:0940-0950

Workers, shortage of unskilled workers 54:0940-0950

Briggs, Susan

Douglas College

funding 55:1545-1550

programs 55:1535

services for disabled students 55:1535, 55:1545

Education, private schools, standards 55:1545

Post-secondary education

benefits to society 55:1535-1540

enrolment levels, impact of per-student funding 55:1535

student spaces, additional spaces 55:1540

students, part-time employment during school year 55:1540

tuition fees, relationship to cost of education 55:1540

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes

colleges, loss of students to universities and other jurisdictions 55:1535

British Columbia

150th anniversary events, funding (Finch, C.) 54:1005

150th anniversary events, tree-planting program proposal (Bateman, J.) 59:1530

Economy See Economy – B.C. economy

Interior B.C., traffic deaths See Traffic deaths in B.C., regional differences below under this main heading

Interior B.C., transportation infrastructure investment See Transportation infrastructure, regional differences under Infrastructure

Northern B.C. See British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.

Residents, B.C. identification card, permanent disability information (Hawes) 50:1145 (Nielsen, Y.) 50:1140-1145 (Ralston) 50:1145

Social programs See Welfare

Trade and labour mobility agreement with Alberta See Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement (TILMA)

Traffic deaths in B.C., regional comparisons (Bepple, N.) 58:1625-1635 (Hawes) 58:1630

British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.

Addiction services in northwestern B.C. (Black) 50:0940 (Hawes) 50:0935 (Kwan) 50:0940 (Lissimore, M.) 50:0930-0940 (Ralston) 50:0935 (Simpson, B.) 50:0940

Agriculture industry in northeastern B.C., government support (Berge, G.) 61:1130

Arts and culture, funding (Black) 61:1025 (Corea, E.) 61:1020-1025

Child care services (Bonell, K.) 56:1210

Dental health services (Gray, S.) 50:1050 (Ralston) 50:1050

Dentists, supply and government incentives (Gray, S.) 50:1050-1055 (Lee) 50:1050

Economy in northwestern B.C., role of first nations population (Ready, D.) 50:1105-1110

Education and employment, incentives for northern education and employment (Bowles, P.) 48:1020 (Hayer) 48:1020

Electoral boundaries See Elections

Employment services in rural areas (Simpson, B.) 53:0905 (Strachan, N.) 53:0900-0905

Energy supply, electrical energy See Power supply below under this main heading

Fair Share program See Resources and resource industries, revenues below under this main heading

Government investment (Publicover, R.) 48:1055

Government services, accessibility (Publicover, R.) 48:1100

Health care services

ambulance service (Bepple, N.) 58:1630-1635 (Bernard, A.) 50:1025-1030 (Ralston) 58:1630-1635

home care (Leahy, J.) 61:0905

proposal for cancer care centre in northern B.C. (Kerr, M.) 48:0830

services (Boreen, M.) 49:1605

travel for treatment and diagnostic services See Travel for treatment and diagnostic services, travel for northern residents under Health – Health care system

worker supply and training (Goodings, K.) 61:1030-1045 (Lee) 61:1040

Highways and roads (Publicover, R.) 48:1055-1100 (Saugstad, E.) 61:1005-1010

Infrastructure needs (Publicover, R.) 48:1055-1100

Literacy services in northeastern B.C. (Harwood, S.) 61:1055 (Kux-Kardos, C.) 61:1055

Mining industry in northwestern B.C., development and infrastructure (Bourquin, J.) 50:0945-0955 (Horgan) 50:0955

Oil and gas industry in northeastern B.C., environmental concerns (Goodings, K.) 61:1030

Police services in northeastern B.C. (Goodings, K.) 61:1035

Post-secondary education, colleges See particular institutions

Post-secondary education, funding See Post-secondary education – Funding

Power supply in northwestern B.C. See also Electrification under Highway 37

(Bourquin, J.) 50:0955

Resources and resource industries See also particular industries under this main heading

revenues, Fair Share program (Bello, N.) 49:1640-1645 (Bennett) 49:1645 (Horgan) 49:1640 (Kwan) 49:1645 (Lewis, D.) 51:1250-1255 (Simpson, B.) 51:1255

revenue-sharing policy for northern and rural communities (McPhie, M.) 52:1250 (Simpson, B.) 52:1245

Social services agencies in rural B.C., funding and service delivery (Jarrett, A.) 56:1250-1305 (Ralston) 56:1305 (Simpson, B.) 56:1300

Supply of skilled workers (Publicover, R.) 48:1055-1105

Traffic deaths, regional comparisons See British Columbia

Transportation infrastructure (Boreen, M.) 49:1610 (Oakes, C.) 49:1610 (Simpson, B.) 49:1610

British Columbia Agriculture Council

Activities (Bennett) 60:1140 (Klein Geltink, D.) 60:1140-1145 (Koch, C.) 60:1135-1140

British Columbia Arts Council

Budget and funding (Alexis, P.) 54:0955 (Bailey, J.) 58:1655-1700 (Black) 51:1240 (Blackburn, K.) 51:1240 (Case, I.) 53:1105 (Chilton, R.) 52:1530-1535 (Daniels, H.) 55:1705 (Hawes) 60:1430 (Heinzelman, B.) 49:1715 (Marchand, L.) 58:1655-1700 (Price, T.) 48:1130 (Shefsiek, D.) 53:1110 (Whyte, J.) 60:1425 (Wilhelm-Boyles, A.) 60:1430 (Wong, A.) 52:1535

Relationship with Prince George arts organizations (Price, T.) 48:1130-1135

British Columbia Association for Community Living

Work of organization (Carter-Smith, J.) 52:1155-1200

British Columbia Association of Child Development and Intervention

Activities (Sandy, B.) 55:1515

British Columbia Cancer Agency

Drug review process (Stovall, H.) 53:1535

B.C. Career and Workforce Development Alliance

Activities (Strachan, N.) 53:0900

British Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Position on child care system in B.C. See System, position of B.C. chambers of commerce under Children – Child care

Position on minimum wage See Minimum wage, position of B.C. chambers of commerce under Wages and salaries

Position on property transfer tax See Reform, position of B.C. chambers of commerce under Property transfer tax

Recommendations on government budget (Winter, J.) 60:1155-1215

British Columbia College Presidents

Economic impact study See Colleges, role in economy, studies under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes

British Columbia Construction Association

Issues and role (MacLachlan, M.) 57:0820-0825

Position on trade, investment and labour mobility agreement (Hawes) 57:0835 (MacLachlan, M.) 57:0835

British Columbia Coroners Service

Investigation of child deaths See Child death reviews, review process under Children

British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer See Credits and transfer system under Post-secondary Education
British Columbia Cultural Alliance North

Funding (Heinzelman, B.) 49:1715

British Columbia FamilyNet Society

Activities (Dadson, A.) 52:1155-1200

Meetings with Children and Family Development Ministers (Dadson, A.) 52:1210 (Horgan) 52:1210

British Columbia Food Processors Association

Safety institute See Food-processing sector, workplace safety under Food industry

British Columbia Fruit Growers Association

Activities (Sardinha, J.) 57:1020-1025

Recommendations on government budget (Sardinha, J.) 57:1025-1030

British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union

Membership (Murray, F.) 58:1735

Recommendations on government budget (Murray, F.) 58:1735-1740

Recommendations on government budget, costing (Hawes) 54:1035 (Oikawa, L.) 54:1025-1035

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Capital projects, financing costs (Davis, S.) 59:1430

Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers (Davis, S.) 59:1425 (McInnes, D.) 52:0910

Energy purchase, alternative-source electricity (Zurowski, D.) 48:0905

Power Smart program See Energy

Role in transmission system expansion See Transmission system, expansion under Energy

British Columbia identification card See Residents, B.C. identification card under British Columbia
British Columbia Liberal Party – Government

Energy plan See Energy

Policies

climate change and energy policies (McMillan, M.) 52:1145-1155 (Simpson, B.) 52:1150-1155

climate change and transportation policies (Bader, M.) 57:1055 (Black) 53:1525 (Bruce, I.) 59:1600 (Hatch, M.) 60:1230-1235 (Matthaus, L.) 53:1515, 53:1525 (Vissers, J.) 60:1515

impact on access to education (Barbosa, P.) 51:1210-1215 (Fast, S.) 54:0910-0915

impact on community living programs (Carter-Smith, J.) 52:1205 (Dadson, A.) 52:1210-1215

impact on construction industry (MacLachlan, M.) 57:0825, 57:0835

impact on economy (Bader, M.) 57:1050 (Griffin, P.) 59:1035 (Haw, D.) 57:0855

Position on issues, public-private partnerships (Banks, J.) 51:1405-1410

British Columbia Lottery Corporation

Privatization (Bader, M.) 57:1055

British Columbia Medical Association

Guide on environmental standards for physician offices (Appleton, G.) 59:1005

Position on licensing of foreign-trained physicians See Licensing of foreign-trained physicians under Physicians

Recommendations on prescription drug policies (Appleton, G.) 59:1005-1010

Submission to Conversation on Health (Appleton, G.) 59:1005-1015

B.C. Open University See Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C.
British Columbia outdoor caucus

Advocacy role (Bennett) 60:1105

Establishment (Tretheway, D.) 58:1820

British Columbia Paraplegic Association

Peer support program (Cadieux, S.) 59:1210

Pilot project for assistive technologies See Assistive technology under Disabled and handicapped persons

Recommendations on government budget (Bennett) 59:1215

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

British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association

Activities and events (Kabloona, C.) 58:1840

Presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee, lobbying request (Ralston) 58:1845

British Columbia Transmission Corporation

Role in transmission system expansion See Transmission system, expansion under Energy

British Columbia Trucking Association

Activities (Horgan) 59:1000 (Landry, P.) 59:0950, 59:1000

Brougham, Lindalee

Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce 53:0840

Victoria, Belleville ferry terminal 53:0850

Broughton, Kesten

Agriculture, direct marketing and farmers markets 58:1950

Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, role of municipalities 58:1945-1950

Energy, alternative sources, geothermal systems 58:1950

Kamloops, climate change initiatives 58:1945-1950

Brown, Linda

Education funding structure, impact on northern and rural districts 50:1015

School district 82 (Coast Mountains)

four-day school week 50:1015-1020

special needs and learning-disabled students 50:1010

Bruce, Ian

Air, greenhouse gas emissions

climate change levy 59:1550

emissions from automobiles 59:1555-1600

B.C. Liberal Party government climate change and transportation policies 59:1600

Climate change, global projections and need for action 59:1545-1550

David Suzuki Foundation, recommendations on government budget 59:1545-1555

Fuel

ethanol 59:1600

gasoline taxes, use of revenues for transit and transportation infrastructure 59:1555, 59:1605

Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority

review of governance structure, implementation of recommendations 59:1600

ridership projections 59:1550-1555

transit services, need for expansion and investment 59:1550-1605

Transit services, role in government action on climate change 59:1550-1600

Budgets

2006-07 budget, statements on children's services, government action (Bonell, K.) 56:1205-1210

2008-09 budget

consultation See 2008-09 budget, prebudget consultation below under this main heading

contingency fund (Kwan) 54:1035

forecast allowance and surplus (Geschke, L.) 54:1040 (Hawes) 56:1350 (Horgan) 56:1345-1350 (Oikawa, L.) 54:1025, 54:1035 (Pallesen, D.) 56:1345-1350

priorities See 2008-09 budget priorities below under this main heading

2008-09 budget, prebudget consultation

information on government website, languages (Hayer) 47:1320 (Taylor) 47:1320

prebudget consultation paper (Bennett) 47:1305 (Harwood, S.) 61:1055

prebudget consultation paper, priorities (Bennett) 49:1630 (Boreen, M.) 49:1605, 49:1625-1630 (Horgan) 49:1620-1625 (Taylor) 47:1310, 47:1325

prebudget consultation paper, scope (Blackburn, K.) 51:1240 (Geschke, L.) 54:1040 (Kwan) 47:1330 (Taylor) 47:1330

process See also Prebudget consultation; Public hearing process under Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on; Public hearings

(Taylor) 47:1310

2008-09 budget priorities

child care (Chudnovsky, R.) 52:1025-1035 (Kershaw, P.) 59:1115 (Malcolm, J.) 51:1440

children (Janz, V.) 58:1755

climate change initiatives (Dauncey, G.) 53:1415-1430 (Gordon, D.) 59:1240 (McMillan, M.) 52:1145 (Matthaus, L.) 53:1505-1520 (Vissers, J.) 60:1515-1520 (Winter, J.) 60:1155

debt reduction (Bader, M.) 57:1050 (Bennett) 60:1205-1210 (Jones, C.) 59:1300 (Kerr, M.) 48:0825 (Winter, J.) 60:1200, 60:1210

economic development (Sardinha, J.) 57:1030

education and skills training (Ackland, S.) 51:1415 (Barbosa, P.) 51:1210-1215 (Davison, G.) 48:0925-0930 (Fast, S.) 54:0915 (Lubbers, D.) 57:0840 (Oliver, C.) 59:1510 (Peacock, K.) 59:1055 (Ronaasen, S.) 50:0910 (Van Steinburg, T.) 59:1615

health and housing (Kux-Kardos, C.) 61:1105

health and welfare (Charlesworth, J.) 53:0930 (Frayne, G.) 51:1340 (Gray, S.) 50:1045 (Hembruff, R.) 53:1135 (Jones, C.) 59:1255-1300 (Murray, F.) 58:1735-1740

infrastructure (Bello, N.) 49:1630 (Marsden, D.) 55:1650-1655

priorities (Banks, J.) 51:1400-1405 (Hatch, M.) 60:1230-1240 (Hayer) 52:1035 (Heitmann, D.) 60:1530-1540 (Hudson, R.) 59:1535-1545 (Magnan, B.) 52:1450 (Oikawa, L.) 54:1025-1030

priorities in prebudget consultation paper See 2008-09 budget, prebudget consultation paper, priorities above under this main heading

social services (Klein, S.) 52:1010-1015 (Kwan) 51:1435 (Twigg, J.) 51:1430-1435

Budget development process, time line (Simpson, B.) 47:1320 (Taylor) 47:1320

Federal budgets, oversight (Lee, M.) 52:1005

Forecasting of government revenues and surpluses (Black) 51:1435 (Klein, S.) 52:1005-1010 (Twigg, J.) 51:1430-1435

Management of budget deficits and surpluses (Black) 47:1335, 52:1015 (Klein, S.) 52:1015 (Lee, M.) 52:1020 (Taylor) 47:1335

Management of budget surpluses, allocation of surplus funds See 2008-09 budget priorities above under this main heading

Building design, inspections, standards, etc. See Construction industry
Burtnick, Russ

Crime and criminals, relationship with substance abuse 59:1640

Forests and forest industry, mountain pine beetle infestation, mitigation of impact, silviculture 59:1645

Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, transit services, need for expansion and investment 59:1640

Health, complementary medicine, regulation 59:1645

Substance abuse and addiction, mandatory treatment programs 59:1645

Surrey

health care facilities improvements 59:1640

transportation infrastructure improvements 59:1640-1645

Business

Government subsidies and tax incentives (Bader, M.) 57:1050

Incentives for environmentally sustainable practices (Hudson, R.) 59:1535

Licensing and permitting system (Atebe, J.) 54:1120

Public-private partnerships

B.C. Liberal Party position (Banks, J.) 51:1405-1410

government policy (Frayne, G.) 51:1330-1335

government policy on provincially funded capital projects See Capital projects, evaluation as public-private partnerships under Government

Regulations See Government

Role in climate change initiatives See Action on climate change under Climate change

Severance pay in private sector (Bader, M.) 57:1100 (Hayer) 57:1100

Business – Small business

Business climate and role in economy (Jones, L.) 53:1015-1025

Government consultation See also Small business round table below under this main heading

(Jones, L.) 53:1025

Impact of labour shortage See Shortage, impact under Workers

Regulations See Government

Role in climate change initiatives See Action on climate change, role of small business under Climate change

Small business round table (Bennett) 52:1600 (Startup, M.) 52:1600

Taxation (Lee) 52:1600 (Startup, M.) 52:1600

Taxation for climate change initiatives See Action on climate change, role of small business under Climate change

Wages and salaries See Wages in small business sector under Wages and salaries

Business Council of British Columbia

Position on government fiscal policies (Lampert, J.) 59:1050