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

Families

Child custody and access See Child protection, custody issues under Children

Dual- and single-income families, benefit comparison (Horgan) 59:1115 (Kershaw, P.) 59:1115-1120

Family caregivers (Carter-Smith, J.) 52:1205

Family law See Justice system

Family maintenance and child support, payment system (Murray, F.) 58:1745

Government support for vulnerable families (Gibb, D.) 53:0810-0815

Programs and services See Programs and services for children and families under Children

Relationship breakdown, children's issues See Child protection, custody issues under Children

Relationship breakdown, family justice service centres See Family justice service centres under Justice system

Farmers, farming, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Farrar, Lister

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

Fast, Scott

B.C. Liberal Party government policies, impact on access to education 54:0910-0915

Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, education and skills training 54:0915

Post-secondary education

enrolment levels, relationship to economic conditions 54:0920-0925

operational funding 54:0915

student debt load 54:0915, 54:0925

student financial assistance 54:0920

tuition fees reduction 54:0915-0920

Skills training, shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education 54:0910

University College of the Fraser Valley

enrolment levels 54:0910

role 54:0910

satellite campuses, building renovations 54:0910-0920

Federation of Child and Family Services of British Columbia

Work of member agencies, funding (Charlesworth, J.) 53:0930 (Harper, J.) 61:0945 (Hawes) 61:0945

Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia

Recommendations on government budget (Oliver, C.) 59:1510

Surveys of public opinion See Polling on education issues under Politics and politicians

Fernie, B.C.

Homelessness in area (Goertzen, A.) 56:1435

Fershau, Jonathan

Finance and Government Services Committee

public hearings, Dawson Creek hearing 47:1340

public hearings, location and schedule 47:1340

Film industry

Industry in B.C., impact of exchange rate (Hawes) 55:1720 (Leitch, P.) 55:1720

Industry in B.C., visual effects studios (Leitch, P.) 55:1715

Role in arts and culture (Leitch, P.) 55:1715-1720

Role in economy (Bloy) 55:1720 (Leitch, P.) 55:1710, 55:1720

Tax credits (Lee) 59:1500 (Leitch, P.) 55:1710-1720 (Zmak, K.) 59:1455-1500

Training, apprenticeship training program (Kwan) 55:1725 (Leitch, P.) 55:1725

Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Election of Chair and Deputy Chair (Bennett) 46:1205 (Hayer) 46:1205 (Kwan) 46:1205 (Ralston) 46:1205 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 46:1205

Goals of committee and regard for children's welfare (Bennett) 68:1105

In-camera proceedings (Bennett) 68:1110 (Simpson, B.) 68:1110

In-camera proceedings, motions to move in camera See Motions and resolutions

Mandate (Black) 50:1000

Meetings, agenda and duration of Nov. 29 meeting (Bennett) 67:1205-1210 (Black) 67:1205-1210 (Kwan) 67:1205

Members, behaviour toward witnesses See Witnesses, questioning below under this main heading

Members, briefing by Finance Ministry staff (Black) 47:1335 (Horgan) 47:1335 (Taylor) 47:1335

Motions See Motions and resolutions

Prebudget consultation

effectiveness (Black) 52:1015 (Klein, S.) 52:1020 (Lee, M.) 52:1005

process (Bennett) 47:1305-1310, 48:0800-0805, 60:1235-1240 (Hatch, M.) 60:1235-1240

public hearings See Public hearing process below under this main heading; Public hearings

role in budget planning (Horgan) 47:1310-1315 (Kwan) 47:1325-1330 (Simpson, B.) 47:1320 (Taylor) 47:1315-1320

role of Finance Minister (Bennett) 46:1220 (Bloy) 46:1220 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 46:1220 (Simpson, B.) 46:1220

Presentation by Finance Minister (Taylor) 47:1310-1340

Public hearing process (Bennett) 47:1335 (Hayer) 47:1315, 47:1330

Public hearing process, committee side trips (Bennett) 46:1210, 46:1220 (Hayer) 46:1210 (Kwan) 46:1210 (Lee) 46:1215 (Simpson, B.) 46:1220

Public hearing process, role in budget planning See Prebudget consultation above under this main heading

Public hearings

Campbell River hearing, open-mike session (Bennett) 51:1205

Dawson Creek hearing (Bennett) 47:1315, 47:1340 (Fershau) 47:1340

location and schedule (Bennett) 46:1210-1220, 47:1340 (Black) 46:1215 (Bloy) 46:1215-1220 (Fershau) 47:1340 (Hawes) 46:1215 (Kwan) 46:1210, 47:1340 (Ralston) 46:1210-1215 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 46:1215-1220

Terrace hearing, meeting with Nisga'a See Meeting with Finance and Government Services Committee under Nisga'a people

venues (Bennett) 60:1250 (Wilson, E.) 60:1240, 60:1255

witnesses See Witnesses below under this main heading

Recommendations

adoption by government (Addison, L.) 53:0940 (Avison, D.) 60:1050 (Black) 59:1510 (Case, I.) 53:1115 (Daniels, H.) 55:1705 (Davison, G.) 48:0925 (Jaquier, J.) 53:0950-0955 (Neufeld, H.) 67:0935 (Ralston) 53:0950, 60:1045 (Sandy, B.) 55:1520 (Western, N.) 67:0915

funding for child protection services (Black) 67:1205 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 67:1205

government review of sales tax on legal services (Bennett) 53:1215 (Walton, K.) 53:1155

promotion of locally grown food (Bennett) 58:1650

review of statutory officers (Bennett) 68:1105-1110

Relationship with Attorney General (Bennett) 65:1050

Relationship with Chief Electoral Officer (Neufeld, H.) 67:0910

Relationship with Representative for Children and Youth See Relationship with select standing committees under Representative for Children and Youth

Report

adoption motions See Motions and resolutions

amendment motions See Motions and resolutions

draft report (Bennett) 63:1600 (Hawes) 63:1600 (Horgan) 63:1600 (Ralston) 63:1450

recommendations in report See Recommendations above under this main heading

report (Bennett) 64:1220

Review of statutory officers

budget submission process (Bennett) 68:1020, 68:1105-1110 (Bloy) 68:1110 (Simpson, B.) 68:1110

reconsideration of Representative for Children and Youth budget (Bennett) 68:1005, 68:1020, 68:1040, 68:1105 (Horgan) 68:1005, 68:1100-1115 (Kwan) 68:1030-1040 (Simpson, B.) 68:1050-1055 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 68:1010, 68:1035-1040, 68:1105

review (Bennett) 67:0935, 67:1025 (Black) 67:1200 (Hawes) 65:0935, 67:1135, 67:1145 (Hayer) 66:1025, 67:0935, 68:1100 (Horgan) 67:0945, 67:1200, 67:1210 (Ralston) 65:0935

timing of 2007 budget submissions (Bennett) 68:1110 (Simpson, B.) 68:1110

Staff, researchers (Bennett) 47:1305

Submissions to committee

budget presentations from statutory officers See Review of statutory officers above under this main heading

deadline (Hayer) 61:1045, 61:1145

methods (Bennett) 47:1310

role in budget planning See Prebudget consultation above under this main heading

written submissions (Bennett) 52:1150, 53:1125 (McMillan, M.) 52:1150

Witnesses

conduct of witness (Bloy) 60:1235

presentations from arts organizations (Bennett) 60:1435

presentations on child and family services funding (Belfie, J.) 57:1035, 57:1045 (Bennett) 57:1040 (Simpson, B.) 57:1045

presentations on post-secondary education issues (Bennett) 57:0850

questioning and treatment by committee members (Bennett) 51:1310, 51:1435, 60:1235 (Hawes) 68:1045 (Ralston) 51:1310

Work of committee (Taylor) 47:1310, 47:1340

Finance, Ministry of

Briefings for Finance and Government Services Committee members See Members under Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Financial services industry See also Securities industry

Capital tax (Bloy) 59:1045 (Griffin, P.) 59:1040-1050 (Hayer) 59:1050 (Magnan, B.) 52:1455 (Rees, R.) 54:0935

Role in B.C. economy (Griffin, P.) 59:1035-1045

Finch, Christopher

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

B.C., 150th anniversary events, funding 54:1005

Education curriculum, arts and music programs 54:1005

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games, Legacies Now funding 54:1000-1005

Firearms

Shooting ranges, Mission range See Mission Rod and Gun Club

Shooting ranges, safety and sound buffers (Grinnell, L.) 60:1100 (Norman, T.) 60:1055

First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition

Activities (Montani, A.) 52:1050-1055

First nations

Agreements with government, revenue-sharing agreements (McInnes, D.) 52:0915

Agreements with industry See also particular industries

Agreements with industry, impact-and-benefits agreements (McInnes, D.) 52:0910

Children in government care (Montani, A.) 52:1100

Economic development (McInnes, D.) 52:0920

Education, post-secondary education See Education of first nations people under Post-secondary education

Health care, home care training (Clarke, K.) 56:1310

Health care, public health services in first nations communities (Bennett) 56:1315 (Clarke, K.) 56:1315

Involvement in and relationships with resource industries See particular industries; Resources and resource industries

Involvement in mining industry See First nations involvement in industry under Mines and mining

Involvement in resource industries, revenue-sharing See Resource revenue-sharing under Resources and resource industries

New Relationship Trust and fund See New Relationship Trust

New relationship with government, business committee See New Relationship Business Group

New relationship with government, impact on resource industries (McPhie, M.) 52:1240

Population in northwestern B.C., role in economy See Economy in northwestern B.C. under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.

First nations – Treaties

B.C. treaty process, impact on economy (Mitchell, S.) 48:0850

B.C. treaty process, role of Aboriginal Relations Ministry See Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Ministry of

Fish farms See Aquaculture
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Gravel extraction permits See Aggregate industry under Mines and mining industry

Fitness Industry Council of Canada

Advocacy activities (Ardron, J.) 60:1010 (Tkach, L.) 60:1015

Floods and floodplains

Development on floodplains, benefits and risks (Penner, D.) 50:1055

Dikes and dredging, government cost-sharing (Hawes) 54:1015-1020 (McKimmon, L.) 54:1015-1020

Flood prevention See also particular locations

Flood prevention, funding (Atebe, J.) 54:1125 (Davies, M.) 54:1055-1110 (Kwan) 54:1105 (Ralston) 54:1105, 54:1125

Flood prevention, government strategy (Bennett) 50:1100 (Hawes) 50:1100-1105, 50:1140 (Penner, D.) 50:1100 (Talstra, J.) 50:1125-1130

Flooding of agricultural land See Agricultural land under Agriculture

Food

Dinners at Home program See Services under Interior Health Authority

Food security as human right (Strong, A.) 58:1645

Healthy food, access by low-income population (James, A.) 55:1500

Healthy food, access by low-income population, role of income assistance rates See Benefit amount, relationship to cost of living under Income assistance

Healthy food in schools See Education

Locally grown food See also Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture

(Bennett) 60:1140 (Koch, C.) 60:1140 (Strong, A.) 58:1640-1645

Locally grown food, government promotion (Bennett) 57:0820

Food banks

Usage in B.C. (Hatch, M.) 60:1230

Food industry

Abattoirs See Slaughter facilities below under this main heading

Energy efficiency initiatives See Energy management program below under this main heading

Energy management program (Toth, S. A.) 57:0930

Export and import of food (Koch, C.) 60:1140

Food safety programs (Sardinha, J.) 57:1035

Food technology development, B.C. and elsewhere (Bloy) 57:0945 (Toth, S. A.) 57:0930-0935, 57:0945

Food-processing sector, government support (Strong, A.) 58:1640

Food-processing sector, workplace safety (Toth, S. A.) 57:0935

Global food production system, impact on B.C. food safety and security (Strong, A.) 58:1635-1645

Green initiatives (Toth, A.) 57:0930

Meat-processing industry (Lebrun, L.) 49:1850-1855

Meat-processing regulations

impact on local production (Greenwood, M.) 58:1845

impact on small producers (Horgan) 57:0815-0820, 58:1645 (Rampone, D.) 57:0810, 57:0820 (Strong, A.) 58:1640-1645

implementation issues (Berge, G.) 61:1140 (Critcher, I.) 61:1140 (Horgan) 61:1140 (Simpson, B.) 57:0940 (Toth, A.) 57:0935-0940

Slaughter facilities

facilities in B.C. (Toth, A.) 57:0935-0940

meat-processing regulations See Meat-processing regulations above under this main heading

waste regulation (Toth, A.) 57:0935

Tree fruit industry in B.C. (Sardinha, J.) 57:1020-1035

Waste, bioprocessing (Toth, S. A.) 57:0930

Food services industry

Alcoholic beverage sales (Black) 64:0920 (Stockwell, T.) 64:0920-0925

Foot, David

Book on Canadian population and demographic shift (Dryden, L.) 51:1325

Ford, Fred

Children

sexual abuse intervention program 53:1450-1455

sexual abuse of children 53:1445-1455

Mary Manning Centre, funding and services 53:1445, 53:1455

Mental health of children and youth, child and youth mental health plan 53:1450

Foreign aid See Development assistance under International relations
Foreign workers See Immigration
Forest recreation sites See Parks
Forests and forest industry

Access to fibre (Jeffrey, R.) 59:1145-1150

Coastal forest industry, coast recovery plan (Jeffrey, R.) 59:1155

Coastal forest industry, revitalization (Lewis, D.) 51:1255 (Simpson, B.) 51:1250-1255

Companies, small companies, relationship with government (Perrin, L.) 60:1545-1550

Export of raw logs (Bealing, R.) 53:1040-1045 (Simpson, B.) 53:1045

Forest roads, maintenance and decommissioning (Simpson, B.) 58:1830 (Tretheway, D.) 58:1830

Forest-dependent communities See Resources and resource industries

Forests as carbon sinks (Horne, M.) 52:1135 (Lee) 52:1135 (Simpson, B.) 52:1135

Government forest policy (Banks, J.) 51:1405-1410 (Hromadnik, T.) 56:1325 (Simpson, B.) 51:1410, 56:1325

Interior forest industry, current conditions (Hromadnik, T.) 56:1325

Issues, polling See Politics and politicians

Market pricing system See Timber pricing below under this main heading

Mills, industry profit margins (Hromadnik, T.) 56:1320

Mountain pine beetle infestation

agricultural development in beetle-impacted areas See Development in beetle-impacted areas under Agriculture

economic diversification and resource development in beetle-impacted areas See Development in beetle-impacted areas under Resources and resource industries

impact (Bello, N.) 49:1630-1635

impact on communities (Peacock, K.) 59:1055

impact on private property owners (Corbeil, S.) 53:1005-1010 (Simpson, B.) 53:1010

impact on timber supply (Bennett) 48:1105 (Hromadnik, T.) 56:1320 (Publicover, R.) 48:1105

mitigation of impact, government strategy (Goring, K.) 49:1905 (Lebrun, L.) 49:1900 (Simpson, B.) 49:1900 (Zurowski, D.) 48:0905-0910

mitigation of impact, silviculture (Burtnick, R.) 59:1645

Private lands

land valuation and development (Jeffrey, R.) 59:1145, 59:1155

private lands (Bealing, R.) 53:1035-1045 (Bloy) 53:1045

removal from tree farm licences (Horgan) 59:1155 (Jeffrey, R.) 59:1155

Role in climate change initiatives (Bealing, R.) 53:1035-1045

Role in economy (Jeffrey, R.) 59:1150-1155 (Lewis, D.) 51:1245, 51:1255

Softwood lumber agreement with U.S., relationship to stumpage rates (Adams, P.) 58:1610 (Simpson, B.) 58:1615

Stumpage system, relationship to softwood lumber agreement See Softwood lumber agreement with U.S. above under this main heading

Timber pricing (Bealing, R.) 53:1040-1045 (Bloy) 53:1045

Timber pricing, market pricing system (Hromadnik, T.) 56:1320-1325 (Lewis, D.) 51:1250 (Simpson, B.) 56:1325

Wood waste See Power generation from biomass and wood waste under Energy; Wood waste

Workers

skill levels and skills training (Hawes) 48:1100-1105 (Publicover, R.) 48:1055-1105

Forests and Range, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Housing

Relationship with small forest companies, court case See Peterson, John and Bernice

Fort Langley, B.C.

Celebration of B.C.'s 150th anniversary See Langley, B.C.

Fort St. John, B.C.

Affordable housing for seniors (Leahy, J.) 61:0905-0910

Need for long-term care facilities (Little, J.) 61:0915

Residential care and assisted-living units (Leahy, J.) 61:0900, 61:0910

Foster care

Child in the Home of a Relative program (Ralston) 67:1125 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 67:1100, 67:1125, 68:1010

Fraser Health Authority

Funding for crystal meth programs (Malone, L.) 54:1140

Hospital services See also particular hospitals

Hospital services, coordination (Atebe, J.) 54:1120 (Hawes) 54:1120

Policies, chiropractor access to radiology services (Hawes) 59:1440

Service contracts with agency providers (Hawes) 61:0945

Fraser River

Flood prevention (Davies, M.) 54:1055-1110 (Hawes) 50:1100, 50:1140 (Hayer) 50:1130 (Simpson, B.) 50:1135

Flood risk See also Gravel buildup below under this main heading

(Hawes) 54:1020

Flood risk and dike conditions (McKimmon, L.) 54:1010

Gravel buildup (Davies, M.) 54:1105 (Hawes) 54:1105

Fraser Valley

High-growth communities, infrastructure investment (Bateman, J.) 59:1525

Livable communities accord (Ralston) 60:1425 (Whyte, J.) 60:1430

Transit services See also Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)

Transit services and transportation infrastructure (Dalton, R.) 60:1150-1155

Transit services, need for expansion and investment (Bateman, J.) 59:1525-1530 (Hawes) 59:1545 (Hayer) 59:1530, 59:1545 (Hudson, R.) 59:1540-1545 (Ralston) 59:1530

Transportation infrastructure See also Pacific gateway initiative and projects under Transportation

Transportation infrastructure, need for expansion (Hudson, R.) 59:1540

Fraser Valley Conservancy

Activities (Hawes) 60:1520 (Vissers, J.) 60:1515-1525

Fraser Valley regional district

Nicomen Island dike system (Kwan) 54:1015 (McKimmon, L.) 54:1005-1015

Frayne, Gwyn

Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, health and welfare 51:1340

Business, public-private partnerships, government policy 51:1330-1335

Coventry, England, privatization of hospital services 51:1330-1335

Home care funding and services 51:1335-1340

Homelessness, impact on health care costs 51:1335

Vancouver Island Health Authority, North Island hospital proposal 51:1335-1340

Freedom of information

Requests for information

decisions and appeals (Loukidelis, D.) 65:1100, 65:1110

judicial review of decisions (Loukidelis, D.) 65:1140

response time (Loukidelis, D.) 65:1100-1110

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Application to Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner (Loukidelis, D.) 65:1055 (Oliver, H.) 65:1035-1040

Purpose (Loukidelis, D.) 65:1100

Frieda Diesing school of northwest coast art See Northwest Community College, Terrace, B.C.
Frolek, Deborah

Children, child care

funding 58:1920-1930

licensed and unlicensed child care services 58:1930

subsidies 58:1925-1930

system 58:1925-1930

Fuel

Aviation fuel tax (Bennett) 52:0930 (Hayer) 52:0930 (Lee) 52:0930 (Magnan, B.) 52:1455-1500 (Stiene, S.) 52:0920-0930

Biodiesel (Ghatala, F.) 60:1500, 60:1510 (Horgan) 59:1000 (Landry, P.) 59:1000 (Thomson, I.) 60:1500

Biodiesel industry in B.C., government support (Berge, G.) 61:1120, 61:1135 (Critcher, I.) 61:1120 (Hawes) 61:1135

Biofuel, agriculture and food security issues (Berge, G.) 61:1140 (Lee) 60:1505-1510, 61:1140 (Thomson, I.) 60:1505-1510

Biofuel, impact on environment (Ghatala, F.) 60:1505 (Lee) 60:1505

Coloured fuel (Ghatala, F.) 60:1500, 60:1510 (Ralston) 60:1510 (Thomson, I.) 60:1500

Diesel and biodiesel, taxation (Thomson, I.) 60:1500

Ethanol (Bruce, I.) 59:1600 (Hawes) 59:1555-1600

Gasoline taxes (Dalton, R.) 60:1150-1155

Gasoline taxes, use of revenues for transit and transportation infrastructure (Bruce, I.) 59:1555, 59:1605

Renewable content targets, need for infrastructure funding (Thomson, I.) 60:1500

Taxation

aviation fuel See Aviation fuel tax above under this main heading

gas taxes See Gasoline taxes above under this main heading

taxation of carbon content See also Carbon taxes

(Green, D.) 59:1240-1245

Funk, John

As subject

personal experiences in health care system 48:1110

Drugs

herbal medications, oregano oil 48:1110

prescription drugs, use 48:1115

Health care facilities and hospitals, infections and infection control in hospitals 48:1110

Health care system

heart surgeries 48:1115

reforms 48:1105-1120

Health, complementary medicine 48:1110, 48:1120

Pharmaceutical industry, relationship with health care system 48:1115

Tobacco, regulation of contents 48:1115