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

Labour

Labour force participation, role of child care services (Kershaw, P.) 59:1115-1125

Labour market development agreements, federal transfer of funds and responsibilities (Kwan) 53:0910 (Strachan, N.) 53:0900, 53:0910

Labour shortage See Shortage of skilled workers under Skills training; Shortage under Workers

Lakelse Lake

Westside Drive service road (Almgren, J.) 50:0925-0930 (Barnett, D.) 50:0920-0930 (Bennett) 50:0925-0930 (Hawes) 50:0930 (Hayer) 50:0930

Lambert, Susan

Education

benefits to society 59:0900

class size 59:0905

Learning Roundtable 59:0905-0910

pupil-teacher ratio in B.C. and elsewhere 59:0905

system, equity and universality 59:0915

Education, funding

special education and special needs 59:0905-0910

targeted funding 59:0910-0915

Lampert, Jerry

Air, greenhouse gas emissions trading systems 59:1105

Business Council of B.C., position on government fiscal policies 59:1050

Climate change, government action 59:1100

Economy, B.C. economy

current conditions 59:1055

economic development and diversification 59:1105-1110

Exchange rate, Canadian and U.S. currencies, impact on B.C. industries 59:1055

Land surveys and titles

Land titles, government appraisal and transfer (Hawes) 61:1015 (Saugstad, E.) 61:1015

Land use See also Urbanization

Ecosystem-based management (Lewis, D.) 51:1245-1255 (Simpson, B.) 51:1250

Land conservancies and trusts (Hawes) 60:1520 (Vissers, J.) 60:1520-1525

Land use planning process (Jeffrey, R.) 59:1150

Land use plans, implementation monitoring committees (Hawes) 51:1255 (Lewis, D.) 51:1255

Landfills See Waste management
Landlord-tenant issues See Housing – Rental housing
Landry, Paul

Automobiles, energy-efficient vehicles 59:0955-1000

B.C. Trucking Association 59:0950, 59:1000

Fuel, biodiesel 59:1000

Trucking industry, emissions and fuel conservation issues 59:0950-1000

Langford, B.C.

Arena (Horgan) 49:1825

Langley, B.C. See also Fraser Valley

Celebration of B.C.'s 150th anniversary (Bateman, J.) 59:1530

Environmental initiatives (Bateman, J.) 59:1525

Events and recreation centre (Hay, R.) 49:1815

Larsen, Doug

North Cariboo Community Campus trades and technology facility proposal 49:1735, 49:1745

Laughlin, Anne

Prince George arts organizations, relationship with other sectors 48:1135

Theatre North West, funding and operations 48:1135-1140

Laumann, Silken

Education

Action Schools B.C. initiative 60:1255

after-school recreation programs 60:1300-1305

parent advisory councils, role in informal recreation programs 60:1310

Government, local government, street and traffic by-laws 60:1300-1305

Health, public health, community-based fitness programs for children 60:1255-1310

Obesity prevention, role of play and unorganized activities 60:1255

Recreation

children's play 60:1255, 60:1305

sports and non-sports activities 60:1310

Silken's ActiveKids Movement

advocacy activities 60:1255

pilot projects, funding 60:1300

Sports, Kidsport program 60:1255

Lawyers and legal services See Justice system
Lax, Noel

Parks, land acquisition for parks and protected areas, government funding and process 51:1420-1425

Quadra Island parks and protected areas, land acquisition 51:1420-1425

Vancouver Island protected areas strategy, land acquisition 51:1420

Leading-edge endowment fund See Research and development
Leahy, Jean

B.C., northern and rural B.C., home care services 61:0905

Dawson Creek, continuing and long-term care facilities in area 61:0900

Fort St. John

affordable housing for seniors 61:0905-0910

residential care and assisted-living units 61:0900, 61:0910

Health care system, acute care beds, use by seniors in need of long-term care 61:0905-0915

Save Our Northern Seniors 61:0900-0905

Learning disabilities

Assessment and intervention in education system See Special education and special needs under Education

Learning Roundtable See Education
Lebrun, Leo

Food industry, meat-processing industry 49:1850-1855

Forests and forest industry, mountain pine beetle infestation, government strategy for mitigation of impact 49:1900

Lebrun Ranch Ltd., operations 49:1845-1900

Livestock industry, cattle industry in B.C. 49:1845-1900

Lebrun Ranch Ltd.

Operations (Bennett) 49:1900 (Lebrun, L.) 49:1845-1900 (Lebrun, Y.) 49:1900

Lebrun, Yvonne

Lebrun Ranch Ltd., operations 49:1900

Lee, Marc

Budgets

federal budgets, oversight 52:1005

management of budget deficits and surpluses 52:1020

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, alternative budget estimates and recommendations 52:1005-1010, 52:1020

Finance and Government Services Committee prebudget consultation, effectiveness 52:1005

Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)

Agriculture

crops, canola 60:1510

development in beetle-impacted areas 60:1135

Air, greenhouse gas emissions, reduction strategies 60:1415

Alcohol pricing and taxation 64:0920

Arts and culture

funding 52:1530

role in multiculturalism 60:1430

Asia-Pacific region, economy, impact on B.C. resource industries 52:1250

Automobiles

energy-efficient vehicles, cost benefits and consumer motivation 59:1000

insurance, distance-based rates 60:1415

tax incentives for vehicle efficiency 60:1540

Boys and Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria, operations 53:1135

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

dentists, supply and government incentives 50:1050

health care workers, supply and training 61:1040

Business, small business taxation 52:1600

Children, child care workers, supply and wages 51:1440-1445

Climate change

action on climate change, role of arts and culture 59:1415

impact on agriculture 60:1135

Community Living B.C. budget and funding 52:1210-1215

Cruise ship industry, electrification of terminals 53:1505

Disabled and handicapped persons, assistive technology research and development 59:1210

Education

English-as-a-second-language programs 52:1000

parent advisory councils, role in informal recreation programs 60:1310

use of underutilized and closed school buildings 54:1140

Exports and imports, government promotion of trade between B.C. and Asia 59:1310

Film industry tax credits 59:1500

Finance and Government Services Committee public hearing process, committee side trips 46:1215

Forests and forest industry, forests as carbon sinks 52:1135

Fuel

aviation fuel tax 52:0930

biofuel, agriculture and food security issues 60:1505-1510, 61:1140

biofuel, impact on environment 60:1505

Government, local government

powers and responsibilities, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 55:1600

Government spending, link to economic growth rate 60:1210

Health care funding 51:1315

Home ownership, community home ownership programs for low-income earners 61:0930

Housing

affordable housing, role of municipal regulations 53:1410

housing endowment fund 53:1405

temporary housing and shelters 53:0925

Immigration, foreign and immigrant workers, work permits 54:0950

Income, average net income, B.C. and elsewhere 54:0935

Income assistance, employment programs, service provider contracts 53:0905

Kwantlen University College, funding and programs 59:1615

Literacy, cultural issues 61:1115

Mental health

programs and services, electroconvulsive therapy 50:1035

Mines and mining industry

aggregate industry in B.C., gravel extraction permits 54:1020

workers, supply 52:1250

Northern Development Initiative Trust, project funding 61:1015

Nurses, training 61:1040

Physicians, supply and training 51:1310

Post-secondary education

enrolment levels, rural and urban institutions 53:1150

funding for graduate and research programs 60:1040-1045

Sales tax reductions 52:1600

School district 60 (Peace River North) school buildings, use of geothermal heating 61:1000

Science and technology, research and development, tax incentives 60:1045

University of Northern B.C., NorthLink virtual campus 61:1015

Vancouver Island Health Authority continuing and long-term care facilities, staffing 53:1100

Workers, shortage of unskilled workers 54:0945-0950

Legacy endowment fund for housing See Housing endowment fund under Housing
Legal aid See Justice system – Legal aid
Legere, Donna

Children, child care

after-school and preschool care centres and programs 49:1655

workers 49:1655-1700

Legislature

Implementation of Electoral Boundaries Commission reports See Redistribution of electoral boundaries under Elections

Legislative calendar and sitting schedule, fall sitting (Kwan) 46:1210

Officers of the Legislature See also particular statutory officers

Officers of the Legislature, budget review by Finance and Government Services Committee See Review of statutory officers under Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Officers of the Legislature, shared services (Black) 67:1150 (Illington, J.) 66:0955 (Ryneveld, D.) 66:1005 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 67:1150

Leicester, Judy

Parks, land acquisition for parks and protected areas 51:1425

Quadra Island parks and protected areas, land acquisition 51:1425

Leitch, Peter

Film industry

industry in B.C. 55:1715-1720

role in culture and economy 55:1710-1720

tax credits 55:1710-1720

training 55:1725

Lewis, Dave

B.C., northern and rural B.C., resource industry revenues, Fair Share program 51:1250-1255

Forests and forest industry

coastal forest industry revitalization 51:1255

market pricing system 51:1250

role in economy 51:1245, 51:1255

Land use, ecosystem-based management 51:1245-1255

Land use plans, implementation monitoring committees 51:1255

Parks, protected areas, conservation 51:1245

Politics and politicians, polling on forest industry issues 51:1300

Truck Loggers Association 51:1245

Liberal Party

B.C. Liberal Party See British Columbia Liberal Party – Government

Libraries

Libraries in post-secondary education system See Libraries and library services under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes

Liepa, Ingrid

Climate change, action on climate change, role of post-secondary institutions 56:1220, 56:1230-1235

College of the Rockies

college expansion 56:1235

funding 56:1225

role in local communities and economy 56:1220-1225

Post-secondary education, funding for northern and rural colleges 56:1225-1235

Wildsight, environmental initiatives 56:1220-1225

Liquor See Alcohol
Lissimore, Marilyn

B.C., northern and rural B.C., addiction services in northwestern B.C. 50:0930-0940

Housing, supportive housing for addicted persons 50:0940

Northern Health Authority, funding of addiction services 50:0935-0940

Substance abuse and addiction, prevention and treatment services 50:0940

Terrace and District Community Services Society 50:0935

Literacy

Cultural issues (Lee) 61:1115

Government funding and support (Harwood, S.) 61:1105 (Kux-Kardos, C.) 61:1110

Literacy levels in B.C. (Harwood, S.) 61:1055-1105

Literacy levels in B.C., impact on government climate change initiatives See Government action, role of literacy issues under Climate change

Programs and services, access by low-literacy population (Black) 61:1105 (Harwood, S.) 61:1110 (Kux-Kardos, C.) 61:1110

Literacy B.C.

Multicultural outreach services (Kux-Kardos, C.) 61:1115

Little, Jim

Fort St. John, need for long-term care facilities 61:0915

Little, Margaret

Dawson Creek, long-term care facilities in area 61:0915

Livestock industry

Cattle industry in B.C. (Bennett) 49:1900-1905 (Cameron, J.) 49:1855-1900 (Lebrun, L.) 49:1845-1900 (Simpson, B.) 49:1900

Lobbyists

Activities (Loukidelis, D.) 65:1100

Registry

costs and contingency funding (Bennett) 65:1125 (Black) 65:1130, 65:1140 (Horgan) 65:1120 (Loukidelis, D.) 65:1105, 65:1115-1130 (Ralston) 65:1125

hosting by Attorney General Ministry (Bennett) 65:1130 (Loukidelis, D.) 65:1110, 65:1130

role of chief information officer (Black) 65:1130 (Loukidelis, D.) 65:1130

system redesign project (Black) 65:1135 (Loukidelis, D.) 65:1110-1115, 65:1130-1135 (Ralston) 65:1125

Lobbyists Registration Act

Purpose (Loukidelis, D.) 65:1100

Local government See Government – Local government
Logging See Forests and forest industry
Long-term care See Health – Continuing and long-term care
Loukidelis, David

Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner, inquiries and investigations, confidentiality 65:1055

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

application to Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner 65:1055

purpose 65:1100

Freedom of information, requests for information

decisions and appeals 65:1100, 65:1110

judicial review of decisions 65:1140

response time 65:1100-1110

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

Government programs and services, review by Information and Privacy Commissioner 65:1105-1110

Hubbard, Lanny, work for statutory officers commended 65:1055

Information and Privacy Commissioner

budget and funding 65:1105-1120

caseload 65:1100-1105

consultation with Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner 65:1055

legal services contracts 65:1140

operations 65:1100-1105, 65:1145

relationship with statutory officers, shared services 65:1105

remuneration 65:1105, 65:1140

staffing 65:1100-1110, 65:1125

Lobbyists, activities 65:1100

Lobbyists registry

costs and contingency funding 65:1105, 65:1115-1130

hosting by Attorney General Ministry 65:1110, 65:1130

role of chief information officer 65:1130

system redesign project 65:1110-1115, 65:1130-1135

Lobbyists Registration Act, purpose 65:1100

Personal Information Protection Act, purpose 65:1100

Lower mainland

Grow ops in area (Olson, S.) 59:0920

Housing, availability of affordable housing (Olson, S.) 59:0920, 59:0930

South Fraser perimeter road, impact (Hayer) 59:1225 (MacPherson, I.) 59:1225

Traffic congestion (Hayer) 58:1635

Traffic congestion, role of rapid transit (Hatch, M.) 60:1230

Traffic deaths, comparison to interior and northern B.C. See Traffic deaths under British Columbia

Transit and cycling initiatives (Wilson, E.) 60:1245

Transit services See Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)

Transportation infrastructure investment, comparison to interior and northern B.C. See British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.

Transportation issues (Black) 53:1525 (Matthaus, L.) 53:1525

Lubbers, David

Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, education and skills training 57:0840

Education, adult basic education, tuition fee elimination 57:0840

Okanagan College Students Union 57:0840

Okanagan College, tuition fees 57:0845

Post-secondary education

role in economy 57:0840-0845

student debt load 57:0845-0850

student financial assistance 57:0845-0850

tuition fees 57:0840-0845