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

Habitat Conservation Trust Fund

 
Use of fund (Bennett) 58:1835 (Tretheway, D.) 58:1825-1830
Habitat protection See Wildlife
Hamilton, Carole

 
Education, funding 54:1130-1135
Education, school boards and districts
 
autonomy and powers 54:1140
government funding and support 54:1130-1135
School district 75 (Mission)
 
community schools program 54:1130
recruitment and retention of administrative staff 54:1135-1140
school board achievements and goals 54:1125-1135
Hamilton, Jim

 
Immigration
 
programs and services for immigrants to B.C., housing 57:0955-1000
recruitment of foreign and immigrant workers 57:0950
Kelowna, Jamaica liaison office 57:0950, 57:1000
Okanagan College
 
capital construction, use of LEED standards 57:0945
enrolment, international students 57:1000
programs 57:0945, 57:0955
role in local economy 57:0950
Waste management, resource recovery 57:0945
Hansen, John

 
Cruise ship industry in B.C. 52:1540-1550
Shipbuilding industry in B.C., cruise ship refitting 52:1540-1545
Tourism, tourists to B.C., country of origin 52:1545
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 52:1540-1545
Vancouver Island economy 52:1550
Harper, Jane

 
Children and Family Development Ministry
 
service contracts with agency providers 61:0940
Federation of Child and Family Services of B.C.
 
work of member agencies, funding 61:0945
South Peace Community Resources Society
 
budget and funding 61:0935-0945
programs and services in Peace River area 61:0940-0950
staffing 61:0940
Harrington, Paddy

 
Community foundations and endowment funding, government role 58:1955-2000
Post-secondary education funding, northern and rural B.C. 58:2000
Vancouver Foundation, B.C. arts renaissance fund 58:1955
Harwood, Sandrina

 
B.C., northern and rural B.C., literacy services in northeastern B.C. 61:1055
Budgets, 2008-09 prebudget consultation paper, reading comprehension level 61:1055
Literacy
 
government funding and support 61:1105
literacy levels in B.C. 61:1055-1105
programs and services, access by low-literacy population 61:1110
Recycling, deposit-refund system for alcoholic beverage containers 61:1100
Hatch, Mary Helen

 
B.C. Liberal Party government policies, climate change and transportation policies 60:1230-1235
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities 60:1230-1240
Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation process 60:1235-1240
Food banks, usage in B.C. 60:1230
Georgia Straight article on B.C. government environmental policies 60:1235
Lower mainland traffic congestion, role of rapid transit 60:1230
Haw, Darcy

 
B.C. Liberal Party government policies, impact on economy 57:0855
Corporations, taxation in B.C. and elsewhere 57:0855
Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 57:0855
Government regulations and red tape, reduction 57:0855
Okanagan area, economy 57:0850-0855
Sales tax, harmonization with goods and services tax 57:0855
Hawes, Randy (Maple Ridge–Mission)

 
As subject
 
experience with community planning for cultural and recreational facilities 49:1840
questioning on Representative for Children and Youth budget 68:1045 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 68:1050
Abbotsford Arts Council, relationship with Mission Arts Council 60:1430
Abbotsford hospital and cancer centre project 51:1305
ActNow B.C. initiative 60:1020
Alcohol pricing and taxation 64:0925
Auditor General
 
audit services, costs and fees 65:0915
budget and funding model 65:0915, 65:0935
Autism, intervention and support services 54:1050-1055
Automobiles
 
insurance coverage 57:1100-1105
vehicle efficiency, taxation-and-rebate policy 61:0930
Avison, Don, comments on post-secondary education accessibility and affordability 59:1520
B.C.
 
residents, B.C. identification card, permanent disability information 50:1145
traffic deaths in B.C., regional comparisons 58:1630
B.C. Arts Council budget and funding 60:1430
B.C. Construction Association, position on trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 57:0835
B.C. Government and Service Employees Union, recommendations to Finance and Government Services Committee, costing 54:1035
B.C., northern and rural B.C., addiction services in northwestern B.C. 50:0935
Budgets, 2008-09 budget, forecast allowance and surplus 56:1350
Children, child care
 
licensed and unlicensed care 58:1805, 58:1915-1920
workers, supply and wages 58:1915
Chilliwack arena 49:1840
College of Pharmacists of B.C., position on tobacco sales in pharmacies 59:0945
Community initiatives, role of government and volunteers 61:1110
Construction industry
 
building permit process, role of municipalities 59:0925
green building design, Built Green certification program 59:1025-1030
green building design, energy-efficient buildings 59:1030
Disabled and handicapped persons
 
employment 60:1215
housing 58:1715
programs and services for persons with spinal cord injuries 59:1210
Education, after-school recreation programs, licensing 60:1300
Education, school boards and districts
 
autonomy and powers 54:1135
staffing, wages and salaries 61:0955-1000
Elections
 
electoral boundaries, relationship to population levels 67:1025
redistribution of electoral boundaries 67:1010
Elections B.C., budget and operations 67:1005-1010
Employment and unemployment, current conditions in job market 59:1520
Energy, hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects, environmental review process 59:1430
Federation of Child and Family Services of B.C., work of member agencies, funding 61:0945
Film industry, impact of exchange rate on B.C. industry 55:1720
Finance and Government Services Committee
 
public hearings, location and schedule 46:1215
report, draft report 63:1600
review of statutory officers 65:0935, 67:1135, 67:1145
witnesses, questioning and treatment by committee members 68:1045
Floods and floodplains
 
dikes and dredging, government cost-sharing 54:1015-1020
flood prevention, government strategy 50:1100-1105, 50:1140
Forests and forest industry, workers, skill levels and skills training 48:1100-1105
Fraser Health Authority
 
coordination of hospital services in area 54:1120
policies, chiropractor access to radiology services 59:1440
service contracts with agency providers 61:0945
Fraser River
 
flood prevention 50:1100, 50:1140
flood risk 54:1020
gravel buildup 54:1105
Fraser Valley Conservancy, activities 60:1520
Fraser Valley transit services, need for expansion and investment 59:1545
Fuel
 
biodiesel industry in B.C., government support 61:1135
ethanol 59:1555-1600
Geoscience B.C. 55:1630
Government, local government
 
accounting standards and infrastructure financing 61:1010
revenue sources, local government enterprises 55:1605
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority funding, link to funding for Vancouver area hospital services 59:1545
Growth management, regional growth strategies, role of agriculture 60:1130-1135
Health care facilities and hospitals, patient advocacy services 61:1110
Health care system
 
costs, comparison of private and public systems 59:1305
travel for treatment and diagnostic services, accommodation and travel for northern residents 61:1045
Housing, rental housing
 
enforcement of housing standards 61:0935
secondary suites, municipal zoning 59:0925-0930
Housing, social and subsidized housing
 
local government policies 55:1600
residential construction, costs 59:1235
Income assistance benefits, payment method 61:0935
Income assistance, disability benefits, government policy on disabled couples 58:1715
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, regional differences in government investment 58:1630
Interior Health Authority services, Dinners at Home program 56:1430
Kamloops, child care services 58:1915-1920
Lakelse Lake, Westside Drive service road 50:0930
Land titles, appraisal and transfer from B.C. Assets and Land Corp. 61:1015
Land use
 
land conservancies and trusts 60:1520
plans, implementation monitoring committees 51:1255
Maple Ridge, flood risk, role of sediment buildup in local streams 54:1110
Mental health, depression and emotional health, public education program 60:1220-1225
Mines and mining industry
 
aggregate industry in B.C., gravel extraction permits 54:1020
first nations involvement in industry 55:1630
Mission Rod and Gun Club, land acquisitions 60:1100
Mission, theatre 48:1140
North Cariboo Community Campus trades and technology facility proposal 49:1740
Oil and gas industry in B.C., land tenure issues 61:1035-1040
Ombudsman
 
budget and operations 66:1130, 66:1150
regional office activities 66:1130-1135
Peace River area, land tenure issues, need for independent advocacy service 61:1035-1040
Pharmacists, role in blood testing and immunization programs 59:1015
Polaris Minerals Corp., Orca quarry aggregate mine operations 48:1045
Post-secondary education
 
enrolment levels, relationship to economic conditions 48:0930, 54:0920, 56:1245
enrolment levels, relationship to job market 59:1520
student debt load 54:0920
textbook costs 51:1220
tuition fees, impact on enrolment 48:0815, 50:0910-0915
Quesnel
 
air and water pollution 49:1615
community facilities, Cariboo heritage and visitor centre proposal 49:1805
community facilities, proposals 49:1840
economic issues, community attitude 49:1845
infrastructure investment 49:1615
seniors advocacy service 49:1725-1730
Real estate industry, commissions to realtors 60:1115-1120
Recreation, children's play, safety of outdoor play 60:1300
Recycling programs, funding 56:1350
Representative for Children and Youth
 
budget estimates process 67:1135-1145
budget, salaries 68:1045
relationship with select standing committees 68:1050
staffing, recruitment 68:1045
Riverside Trades, Training and Career Centre 54:1135
Riverview Hospital, future of facility and grounds 59:1230
Sales tax, harmonization with goods and services tax 61:1135
School district 75 (Mission), recruitment and retention of administrative staff 54:1135
South Peace Community Resources Society, budget and funding 61:0945
Talstra, Jack, comments on flood prevention cost-sharing 54:1015
Taxation revenues to government, relationship to government services 60:1120
Teachers, administrative positions, wages and benefits 51:1350
Theatre North West, funding 48:1140
Tobacco, sale of tobacco products in pharmacies 59:0945
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, impact 61:1135
Transportation, traffic congestion, role of infrastructure 60:1525
Union of B.C. Municipalities
 
annual convention 46:1215
resolutions, effectiveness 50:1140
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 56:1410
Waste management, energy cogeneration from waste 60:1415-1420
Wildlife, species-at-risk protection, legislation 60:1520
Workers, shortage of unskilled workers 48:0835, 54:0945, 60:1210
Hawryluk, Ted

 
As subject
 
experience with income assistance system and poverty 53:1545-1555
Housing
 
affordable rental housing 53:1555
need for social and subsidized housing 53:1555
Income assistance, disability benefit amount for shelter 53:1545-1555
Hay, Robin

 
Langley, events and recreation centre 49:1815
Quesnel
 
economic diversification 49:1810-1820
multipurpose arts and recreation facility, funding 49:1810-1820
proposals for community facilities 49:1820-1825
Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)

 
Agriculture, tax incentives for environmentally sustainable farm practices 57:0815
Air, greenhouse gas emissions from aviation 58:1850
Alcohol, low-alcohol beverages, impact on consumption levels 64:0920
Arts and culture in B.C., multicultural representation 52:1535
Auditor General, staffing 65:0930
Bennett, Bill, election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 46:1205
B.C., northern and rural B.C., incentives for northern education and employment 48:1020
Budgets, 2008-09 budget
 
prebudget consultation information on government website, other languages 47:1320
priorities 52:1035
Business, severance pay in private sector 57:1100
Castlegar and District Community Services Society, budget and staffing 56:1425
Children, child care, licensed and unlicensed care 58:1750, 58:1920, 58:1930
Climate change
 
action on climate change, carbon pricing strategy 59:1250
debate and discussion 52:1515
College of the Rockies, college expansion 56:1230
Construction industry, green building design
 
Built Green certification program 59:1030
energy-efficient buildings 59:1030
Cranbrook, demographics and population growth 56:1400
Cruise ship industry in B.C. 52:1545
Disabled and handicapped persons, accessibility for disabled persons 59:1215
Elections
 
electoral boundaries, relationship to population levels 67:0945
enumeration 67:0940
redistribution of electoral boundaries 67:0940
redistribution of electoral boundaries, northern ridings 48:0910
referendum on electoral system for B.C. 67:0940
voting 67:0940
Elections B.C.
 
budget and funding 67:0940
relationship with Electoral Boundaries Commission 67:0940
Energy
 
alternative energy sources, geothermal systems 52:1140
energy-efficient heating, electricity and natural gas 52:1120
independent power producers, regulation 52:0915
Finance and Government Services Committee
 
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 46:1205
public hearing process 47:1315, 47:1330
public hearing process, committee side trips 46:1210
review of statutory officers 66:1025, 67:0935, 68:1100
submissions to committee, deadline 61:1045, 61:1145
Financial services industry, capital tax 59:1050
Fraser River flood prevention 50:1130
Fraser Valley transit services, need for expansion and investment 59:1530, 59:1545
Fuel, aviation fuel tax 52:0930
Government
 
information materials, reading comprehension level 61:1115
regulations and red tape, reduction 52:1555
Greater Vancouver Alliance for Arts and Culture Society 52:1535
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements, government funding 58:1635
Immigration, credentialling of foreign-trained professionals 52:0955-1000
Income assistance recipients, transition to employment 55:1510
Income tax
 
reductions, impact on government revenues 52:1500
student loan repayment credit 52:1440
Kamloops, child care spaces 58:1750, 58:1920
Lakelse Lake, Westside Drive service road 50:0930
Lower mainland
 
South Fraser perimeter road, impact 59:1225
traffic congestion 58:1635
Mines and mining industry
 
industry in B.C., current conditions, role of government 52:1255
regulation, government policies and procedures 48:1045
Northern Health Authority, funding of addiction services 50:0940
Oliver, H.A.D., work as Conflict-of-interest Commissioner commended 65:1050
Ombudsman, accessibility of services 66:1140
Physicians, licensing of foreign-trained physicians 59:1015
Port Mann Bridge
 
expansion and transit services 53:1425, 55:1655, 59:1530
expansion, impact 59:1225
Post-secondary education
 
credits and transfer system 57:1125, 58:1905
enrolment levels, relationship to job market 48:0815
student spaces, additional spaces 55:1540
students, part-time employment during school year 55:1540
Property transfer tax, exemption for first-time buyers 59:0925
Quesnel
 
residential housing prices 49:1615
seniors advocacy service 49:1730
truck route proposal 49:1615
Representative for Children and Youth
 
budget 67:1125-1130
staffing 67:1125-1130, 68:1055
Sales tax
 
exemptions 52:1555
harmonization with goods and services tax 53:1335, 57:0855
School district 60 (Peace River North) enrolment levels 61:1000
South Peace Community Resources Society, programs and services in Peace River area 61:0950
Surrey, residential housing market 59:1625
Taxation, tax reductions, impact on government revenue 59:1050
Terrace, economy 50:1130
Tourism, tourists to B.C., country of origin 52:1545
University of Victoria Faculty Association, recommendations on government budget 53:0835
Urbanization, urban development planning, housing density 59:0925
Women's Sexual Assault Centre funding 53:1320
Workers, shortage of unskilled workers 54:0945
Zambia, development assistance and work of non-governmental organizations 57:0915
Health

 
Alternative therapies See Complementary medicine below under this main heading
Complementary medicine
 
accessibility (Hudson, R.) 59:1535
complementary medicine (Funk, J.) 48:1110, 48:1120 (Kwan) 48:1120
coverage of services under Medical Services Plan See Medical Services Plan of British Columbia
recognition of health providers See Health professionals, recognition of regulated professions under Health – Health care system
regulation (Burtnick, R.) 59:1645
Dental health See Dental health
Disease See particular conditions, diseases, areas
Funding for health care See Health – Health care funding
Home care and home support See Home care
Intermediate care See Health – Continuing and long-term care
Maternity and pregnancy, impact of periodontal disease See Impact of dental disease under Dental health
Mental health services See Mental health
Preventative health care (Sardinha, J.) 57:1025
Research (Massey, C.) 57:1110
Research, benefits to economy and health care system (Dawson, B.) 53:1530 (McKinnon, S.) 53:1530
Research, spinal cord research (Cadieux, S.) 59:1205
Health – Continuing and long-term care

 
Alternative level of care See Beds, acute care beds, use by seniors under Health – Health care system
Assessment of care needs (England, L.) 53:1050
Facilities See also particular facilities and health authorities
 
(Anderson, M.) 58:1815-1820
Health – Health authorities

 
Funding See Health – Health care funding
Health – Health care facilities and hospitals

 
Environmental standards (Appleton, G.) 59:1005
Infections and infection control in hospitals (Funk, J.) 48:1110
Long-term care facilities See Health – Continuing and long-term care
Patient advocacy services (Hawes) 61:1110 (Kux-Kardos, C.) 61:1105
Private facilities See also Private services and privatization under Health – Health care system
Private facilities and public-private partnerships (Jarvis, L.) 51:1300
Health – Health care funding

 
Funding (Jarvis, L.) 51:1300-1305, 51:1315 (Lee) 51:1315
Funding for health authorities, continuing and long-term care (England, L.) 53:1050, 53:1100
Priorities (Murray, F.) 58:1735-1740 (Oikawa, L.) 54:1030
Range of funded services (Nixdorf, D.) 59:1440
Health – Health care system

 
Beds, acute care beds, use by seniors in need of long-term care (Leahy, J.) 61:0905-0915
Capacity and infrastructure (Appleton, G.) 59:1005
Consumer choice See Patient-centred care below under this main heading
Costs
 
comparison of private and public systems (Hawes) 59:1305 (Rozenhart, B.) 59:1305
cost analysis (Twigg, J.) 51:1430
impact of homelessness See Homelessness
impact of sexual abuse and assault (McLellan, S.) 53:1310-1315
Health professionals See also particular professions
Health professionals, recognition of regulated professions (Nixdorf, D.) 59:1440
Health professionals, supply (Turner, R.) 58:1815
Impact of aging population (Appleton, G.) 59:1005
Information, personal health information See Personal health information below under this main heading
Multidisciplinary care (Appleton, G.) 59:1010-1015
Patient-centred care (Nixdorf, D.) 59:1435
Personal health information, access by health professionals (Nixdorf, D.) 59:1435-1440
Private services and privatization (Banks, J.) 51:1400 (Magnan, B.) 52:1450
Public consultation by government, Conversation on Health, submissions by health organizations See particular organizations
Radiology services, chiropractor access (Nixdorf, D.) 59:1440-1445
Reforms (Funk, J.) 48:1105-1120 (Magnan, B.) 52:1450 (Oikawa, L.) 54:1030
Services for seniors, coverage of complementary medical services See Coverage, complementary medical services under Medical Services Plan of British Columbia
Spending See Costs above under this main heading
Surgery, heart surgeries (Funk, J.) 48:1115
Travel for treatment and diagnostic services, accommodation and travel for northern residents (Goodings, K.) 61:1045 (Hawes) 61:1045
Wait-lists and waiting times (Appleton, G.) 59:1010
Workers (Oikawa, L.) 54:1030
Health – Public health

 
Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness (Krupa, E.) 57:0910
Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, ActNow B.C. initiative See ActNow B.C.
Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, tax credits (Ardron, J.) 60:1010, 60:1020 (Tkach, L.) 60:1010-1015
Health education materials, reading comprehension level (Kux-Kardos, C.) 61:1100
Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness
 
community-based fitness programs for children (Bloy) 60:1305 (Farrar, L.) 60:1305 (Laumann, S.) 60:1255-1310
government promotion See Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness above under this main heading
incentives and initiatives (Tkach, L.) 60:1015
physical fitness in children (Ardron, J.) 60:1010
role of physical activity in healthy lifestyle (Seely, K.) 59:0940
Impact of pesticide use on human health See Pest control and pesticide use under Environment
Injury prevention (Corbeil, S.) 53:1010
Public health regulations for alternative therapies See Complementary medicine, regulation under Health
Services on first nations reserves See Health care under First nations
Health, Ministry of

 
Relationship with pharmaceutical industry See Relationship with government under Pharmaceutical industry
Service plan (Nixdorf, D.) 59:1435
Heinzelman, Bernice

 
Arts and culture, benefits 49:1710
B.C. Arts Council budget and funding 49:1715
B.C. Cultural Alliance North, funding 49:1715
Quesnel
 
arts and cultural activities in area, funding 49:1705-1720
tourism 49:1715
Quesnel and District Community Arts Council, funding and role 49:1705, 49:1715-1720
School district 28 (Quesnel), funding and arts programs 49:1710
Heitmann, Diane

 
Automobiles, tax incentives for vehicle efficiency 60:1530, 60:1540
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities 60:1530-1540
Climate change, action on climate change, carbon pricing strategy 60:1540
Port Mann Bridge, expansion and transit services 60:1530
Hembruff, Ralph

 
Boys and Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria
 
budget and staffing 53:1130-1140
operations and programs 53:1135
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, health and welfare 53:1135
Children and Family Development Ministry
 
budget 53:1135
service contracts with agency providers 53:1130
High-technology industry

 
Apprenticeship See Apprenticeship system, expansion under Skills training
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)

 
Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements, government funding (Bepple, N.) 58:1635 (Hayer) 58:1635
Highway 37

 
Electrification
 
impact on greenhouse gas emissions (Bourquin, J.) 50:0950 (Horgan) 50:0955
impact on northwestern B.C. economy (Bourquin, J.) 50:0945-1000 (Horgan) 50:0955
provincial funding (Bourquin, J.) 50:1000
role of mining industry (Horgan) 48:1040 (Jepsen, D.) 48:1025, 48:1035-1040
Road conditions and improvements (Bourquin, J.) 50:0945-0950
Highway 97

 
Cariboo connector construction project (Bello, N.) 49:1635 (Boreen, M.) 49:1610
Highways and roads

 
Deaths in road accidents See Traffic deaths in B.C. under British Columbia
High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes (Wilson, E.) 60:1245
Road pricing See Tolls
Rural roads See Highways and roads under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
Street lights, use of energy-efficient LED lighting (Greenwood, M.) 58:1845
Hogg, Richard

 
Income tax, taxation of capital gains 57:1135
Public debt 57:1135
Home care

 
Funding and services (Frayne, G.) 51:1335-1340
Home support service levels (Anderson, M.) 58:1820
Services for first nations See Health care under First nations
Home ownership

 
Community home ownership programs for low-income earners (Kruk, C.) 61:0925-0930 (Lee) 61:0930
Homebuyers, first-time homebuyer's property transfer tax exemption See Property transfer tax
Housing market See Real estate industry
Sweat equity See Community home ownership programs above under this main heading
Home support See Home care
Homelessness See also Poverty

 
Causes of homelessness (Gibb, D.) 53:0810-0815
Government action (Dalton, R.) 60:1150
Homelessness in B.C. and elsewhere (Royer, G.) 55:1550-1555
Impact on health care costs (Frayne, G.) 51:1335
Outreach program, pilot projects (Sage, D.) 58:1730
Shelters See Temporary housing and shelters under Housing
Horgan, John (Malahat–Juan de Fuca)

 
Accountants, supply and training 65:0925
Agriculture, tax incentives for environmental farm practices, farm equipment upgrades 57:1030
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
 
emissions from automobiles 52:1135
emissions trading systems 52:1120
Arts and culture
 
funding and support in areas outside lower mainland 48:1130, 54:1000-1005
funding in B.C. and elsewhere 53:1115
Auditor General, staffing 65:0920
B.C. FamilyNet Society, meetings with Children and Family Development Ministers 52:1210
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
 
mining industry in northwestern B.C., development and infrastructure 50:0955
resources and resource industries, revenues, Fair Share program 49:1640
B.C. Trucking Association 59:1000
Budgets, 2008-09 budget
 
forecast allowance and surplus 56:1345-1350
prebudget consultation paper, priorities 49:1620-1625
Carbon taxes, proposals 52:1500, 57:1030
Castlegar and District Community Services Society, budget and staffing 56:1425
Children, child care
 
funding, federal agreement cancellation 58:1925
workers, supply and wages 52:1030
Climate change
 
carbon neutrality, economic analysis 52:1120
climate action secretariat 52:1130
impact on forest industry 49:1625
College of New Caledonia Students Union, 2006 submission to Finance and Government Services Committee 48:0810-0815
Cruise ship industry
 
compliance with waste management regulations 52:1615
industry in B.C. 52:1545
Disabled and handicapped persons, housing 58:1715
Duncan Lake, proposal for mine tailing disposal in lake 48:1040
Education
 
Learning Roundtable 59:0910
special education and special needs, assessment and intervention wait-lists 55:1530
Education, funding formula and enrolment levels 52:1230
Elections
 
electoral systems, single transferable vote system 67:0950
redistribution of electoral boundaries 67:0945
redistribution of electoral boundaries, public consultation 47:1315
Elections B.C.
 
cartography services 67:1010
preparation for electoral system referendum 67:1015
purchases, designation as capital or operating cost 67:0945
Emergency preparedness 50:1105
Energy, power generation from biomass and wood waste 58:1615
Families, dual- and single-income families, benefit comparison 59:1115
Finance and Government Services Committee
 
draft report 63:1600
members, briefing by Finance Ministry staff 47:1335
prebudget consultation, role in budget planning 47:1310-1315
review of statutory officers 67:0945, 67:1200, 67:1210
review of statutory officers, reconsideration of Representative for Children and Youth budget 68:1005, 68:1100-1115
Food industry, meat-processing regulations 57:0815-0820, 58:1645, 61:1140
Forests and forest industry, removal of private lands from tree farm licences 59:1155
Fuel, biodiesel 59:1000
Gambling, casinos, impact on communities 49:1645
Georgia Strait Alliance 52:1615
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority fares, U-Pass student subsidy 55:1650
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, position on social policy issues 53:0850
Highway 37 electrification
 
impact on greenhouse gas emissions 50:0950
impact on northwestern B.C. economy 50:0955
role of mining industry 48:1040
Housing, affordable housing in B.C. and elsewhere 53:1405
Hunting on Crown and private lands 58:1830
Income tax reductions, impact on government revenues 52:1500
Information and Privacy Commissioner, staffing 65:1120
Langford arena 49:1825
Lobbyists registry, costs and contingency funding 65:1120
Members' Conflict of Interest Act, proposed amendments 65:1025
MLAs, compensation 55:1515
Mental health programs and services 58:1730
North Cariboo Community Campus programs, accessibility 49:1620-1625
Northgate Minerals Corp., Kemess mine expansion proposal, government response to panel recommendations 52:1250
Ombudsman
 
relationship with statutory officers, shared services 66:1125
request for budget reconsideration 68:1105-1110
Peace River area, power generation, Site C project 61:0930
Police and policing, Taser use, review 66:1015
Police Complaint Commissioner, caseload 66:1015
Post-secondary education
 
enrolment levels, relationship to economic conditions 57:1130, 58:1905
student financial assistance 51:1215, 52:1425
textbook costs 48:0930
Post-secondary education, funding
 
funding for northern and rural colleges 51:1325
funding formula, per-student funding 48:1015
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
 
colleges, role in economy, studies 51:1325
libraries and library services 53:0835
Poverty, impact on education system 51:1355
Prince George energy plan, role of bioenergy 48:0910-0915
Quesnel
 
air and water pollution 49:1620-1625
multipurpose arts and recreation facility, funding 49:1825
Resources and resource industries, investment in industries, relationship to commodity prices 54:0935-0940
Royal Roads University, relationship with Asia-Pacific region 57:1010-1015
School district 63 (Saanich), proposal for student visits to seniors 53:1100
School district 72 (Campbell River), relationship with government 51:1350-1355
Shipbuilding industry in B.C., cruise ship refitting 52:1545
Tobacco
 
smoking cessation products, sales tax exemption 59:0945
taxation of tobacco products 59:0945
Urbanization, transit services and municipal zoning 53:1405
Vancouver Island
 
economy 52:1545
storm damage and emergency preparedness 50:1105
Vancouver Island Health Authority, North Island hospital proposal 51:1310
Victoria, Belleville ferry terminal 53:0850, 53:1505
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence 59:1155
Wood waste, classification shift from forest sector to energy sector 58:1615
Horne, Matt

 
Air, greenhouse gas emissions trading systems 52:1125, 52:1140
Automobiles, vehicle efficiency, taxation-and-rebate policy 52:1130-1135
Climate change
 
action on climate change, carbon pricing strategy 52:1125-1130, 52:1140
emissions trading and carbon tax 52:1140
Energy, alternative energy sources, geothermal systems 52:1140
Forests and forest industry, forests as carbon sinks 52:1135
Pembina Institute
 
2007 carbon pricing conference 52:1130
research and advocacy activities 52:1125-1130
Taxation, tax-shifting re climate change issues 52:1130
Hospitals See Health – Health care facilities and hospitals
Housing

 
Affordable housing See also Social and subsidized housing below under this main heading
 
community home ownership programs See Home ownership
government action (Bennett) 56:1435-1440 (Goertzen, A.) 56:1435 (Hudson, R.) 59:1540 (Klein, S.) 52:1010-1015
housing for immigrants See Programs and services for immigrants to B.C. under Immigration
housing in B.C. and elsewhere (Horgan) 53:1405 (McIvor, B.) 53:1400
role of municipal regulations (Lee) 53:1410
Design See Building design under Construction industry
Energy-efficient housing See Green building design under Construction industry; Energy efficiency and conservation under Energy
Homebuyers See Home ownership
Housing endowment fund (Kendrew, S.) 53:1405 (Lee) 53:1405 (Malone, L.) 54:1140-1145
Housing for disabled people See Disabled and handicapped persons
Rental housing See Housing – Rental housing
Residential housing market See Real estate industry
Seniors housing See Housing – Residential care facilities; Housing under Seniors
Social and subsidized housing
 
cancellation of rent subsidies, case (Kwan) 48:0815
government investment in non-market housing (James, A.) 55:1510
local government policies (Hawes) 55:1600
need (Hawryluk, T.) 53:1555
residential construction (Bennett) 59:1235 (Goertzen, A.) 56:1440 (Gutray, B.) 59:1235 (Hawes) 59:1235 (Kwan) 56:1440, 59:1235 (Wright, B.) 59:1235
subsidized rental housing, enforcement of standards See Enforcement of housing standards under Housing – Rental housing
transfer of government costs and responsibilities (Royer, G.) 55:1600
Supportive housing for addicted and mentally ill (Gutray, B.) 59:1235 (Kwan) 50:0940, 59:1235 (Lissimore, M.) 50:0940
Temporary housing and shelters (Boere, T.) 53:0925 (Lee) 53:0925
Housing – Rental housing

 
Affordable rental housing (Hawryluk, T.) 53:1555
Enforcement of housing standards (Hawes) 61:0935 (Kruk, C.) 61:0925, 61:0935
Secondary suites, municipal zoning (Hawes) 59:0925-0930 (Jay, D.) 59:0930 (Olson, S.) 59:0920, 59:0930
Housing – Residential care facilities

 
Assisted-living residences, integration with extended care (Anderson, M.) 58:1820
Hromadnik, Troy

 
Forests and forest industry
 
government forest policy 56:1325
industry in B.C., current conditions and issues 56:1320-1325
Tembec Enterprises, position on B.C. forest industry issues 56:1315-1325
Hubbard, Lanny

 
As subject
 
work for statutory officers and succession plan (Bennett) 66:1145 (Carter, K.) 66:1100, 66:1110, 66:1145
work for statutory officers commended (Loukidelis, D.) 65:1055
Information and Privacy Commissioner
 
budget and funding 65:1115, 65:1140
operations 65:1140-1145
Merit Commissioner, budget and operations 66:0955
Ombudsman
 
budget and operations 66:1130, 66:1145
relationship with statutory officers, shared services 66:1125-1130
Police Complaint Commissioner, budget and operations 66:1025-1030
Hudson, Ray

 
Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, role of automobiles and traffic management 59:1535
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities 59:1535-1545
Business, incentives for environmentally sustainable practices 59:1535
Climate change, action on climate change, role of business 59:1535
Fraser Valley transit services and transportation infrastructure 59:1540-1545
Health, complementary medicine, accessibility 59:1535
Housing, affordable housing, government action 59:1540
Property tax system, need for review 59:1540
Surrey Board of Trade, recommendations on government budget 59:1535-1545
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 59:1540
Hudson's Hope, B.C.

 
Community grant for power-generating assets (Goodings, K.) 61:1035
Hughes, Ted

 
Report on child protection and child death review process See Child protection review under Children
Human early learning partnership

 
Research activities (Kershaw, P.) 59:1110, 59:1120
Human rights

 
Food security See Food security as human right under Food
Hunting

 
Hunting on Crown and private lands (Horgan) 58:1830 (Tretheway, D.) 58:1830
Regulation, access restrictions (Bennett) 58:1835 (Karpuk, H.) 58:1835
Regulation, limited-entry hunting regulations (Tretheway, D.) 58:1825
Hurd, Wilf

 
Post-secondary education, funding 60:1035-1040
Post-secondary education, graduate programs 60:1050
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes, faculty, recruitment and retention 60:1040
Simon Fraser University, enrolment 60:1035
Hutchison, Katy

 
As subject
 
experience with restorative justice in husband's murder 53:1540-1545
Corrections system, restorative justice programs 53:1540-1545
Hybrid vehicles See Automobiles
Hydroelectricity See Energy

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