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

 

McFadyen, Summer

 
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, grants and loan reduction program 53:1355
McInnes, Donald

 
B.C. Hydro energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 52:0910
Energy
 
bioenergy strategy 52:0915
energy plan 52:0905
independent power producers 52:0910-0915
power supply strategy for B.C. 52:0905-0910
wind power 52:0910
First nations
 
agreements with government, revenue-sharing agreements 52:0915
agreements with industry, impact-and-benefits agreements 52:0910
economic development 52:0920
Plutonic Power Corp., hydroelectric power project in Powell River area 52:0905, 52:0915-0920
McIvor, Bev

 
Construction industry, green building design, incentives for energy-efficient design and renovations 53:1410
Energy efficiency and conservation, energy-efficient heating 53:1355
Housing, affordable housing in B.C. and elsewhere 53:1400
Property transfer tax, exemption for first-time buyers 53:1400
Real estate industry, residential housing market 53:1400
Urbanization, urban development planning, municipal zoning and transit services 53:1355, 53:1405
Water conservation, role of real estate industry 53:1400
McKimm, Mayland

 
Crime and criminals, relationship with social issues 59:1125
Justice system, family justice service centres 59:1130
Justice system, legal aid
 
legal aid renewal pilot project, funding 59:1140-1145
services to clients 59:1125
Nanaimo civil justice hub pilot project 59:1135
McKimmon, Lloyd

 
Dikes, recreational use 54:1015
Floods and floodplains, dikes and dredging, government cost-sharing 54:1015-1020
Fraser River flood risk and dike conditions 54:1010
Fraser Valley regional district, Nicomen Island dike system 54:1005-1015
Mines and mining industry, aggregate industry in B.C., gravel extraction permits 54:1020
Provincial emergency program, funding for channel repairs to creekbanks 54:1010
Rivers and streams, removal of gravel deposits 54:1010-1015
McKinnon, Sharon

 
Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies 53:1530
Health research, benefits to economy and health care system 53:1530
MacLachlan, Manley

 
B.C. Construction Association
 
issues and role 57:0820-0825
position on trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 57:0835
B.C. Liberal Party government policies, impact on construction industry 57:0825, 57:0835
Construction industry, shortage of skilled workers 57:0830
Government, capital projects
 
evaluation as public-private partnerships 57:0835
government guidelines and policies 57:0825, 57:0835
public tendering process 57:0825-0835
Immigration
 
foreign and immigrant workers, work permits 57:0830
process, impact on skilled-worker immigration 57:0830
provincial nominee program 57:0830
Skills training, funding and training programs 57:0830
Maclagan, George

 
Education
 
Community LINK program 51:1350
system, impact of government initiatives 51:1340-1345
Poverty
 
impact on education system 51:1350-1355
reduction, community responsibility 51:1355
School district 72 (Campbell River)
 
administrative teaching positions 51:1345-1350
funding and operations 51:1340
Skills training programs, secondary school programs 51:1345
Teachers, administrative positions, wages and benefits 51:1345-1350
McLellan, Sandy

 
Children, sexual abuse of children 53:1310-1315
Health care system costs, impact of sexual abuse and assault 53:1310-1315
Violence, sexual assault prevention and victim support services 53:1310-1315
Welfare, social services agencies, government contracts and funding 53:1315-1320
Women's Sexual Assault Centre
 
funding and role 53:1310-1320
Project Respect program 53:1315, 53:1325
relationship with government 53:1320
McMillan, Margot

 
B.C. Liberal Party government policies, climate change and energy policies 52:1145-1155
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, climate change initiatives 52:1145
Carbon taxes, carbon tax proposals 52:1145
Energy plan 52:1155
Finance and Government Services Committee, written submissions 52:1150
Oil and gas
 
industry in B.C., impact of industry incentives on government revenues 52:1150
revenues, allocation to climate change initiatives 52:1145-1150
Transit services, role in government action on climate change 52:1145
McNally-Dawes, Tanis

 
Representative for Children and Youth, budget estimates process 67:1140-1145
MacNeill, Susan

 
Quesnel, seniors advocacy service 49:1720-1730
Welfare, ad hoc committees, funding 49:1725-1730
MacPherson, Ian

 
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
 
rapid transit projects 59:1220
transit services, need for expansion and investment 59:1215-1220
Lower mainland, South Fraser perimeter road 59:1225
Port Mann Bridge expansion 59:1225
Transit services property, development as revenue source 59:1220-1225
Urbanization, role of transit services 59:1220
McPhie, Michael

 
Asia-Pacific region, economy, impact on B.C. resource industries 52:1250
Climate change, government action, impact on resource industries 52:1240-1245
First nations, new relationship with government, impact on resource industries 52:1240
Geoscience B.C. Society, activities and funding 52:1240
Mines and mining industry
 
industry in B.C. 52:1235-1245, 52:1255
regulation 52:1240
workers, safety and supply 52:1235, 52:1250
New Relationship Business Group 52:1245-1250
Northgate Minerals Corp., Kemess mine expansion proposal 52:1235-1255
Resources and resource industries, resource revenue-sharing policy for first nations 52:1240-1245
Magnan, Bernard (Bernie)

 
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
 
emissions from aviation 52:1500
reduction, industry incentives 52:1505
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities 52:1450
Financial services industry, capital tax 52:1455
Fuel, aviation fuel tax 52:1455-1500
Government financial management, expenditures 52:1450
Health care system
 
private services and privatization 52:1450
reforms 52:1450
Income tax reductions, impact on government revenues 52:1500
Public debt, debt-to-GDP ratio 52:1450
Taxation rates, comparison of Alberta and B.C. rates 52:1450
Transit services, investment in infrastructure 52:1505
Vancouver Board of Trade, position on government fiscal policies 52:1450
Malcolm, Judi

 
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, child care 51:1440
Children, child care
 
accessibility, impact on labour market 51:1435-1440
system and funding 51:1440
workers 51:1440-1445
Vancouver Island, North Island, need for child care services in area 51:1435-1440
Malone, Lori

 
Fraser Health Authority, funding for crystal meth programs 54:1140
Housing endowment fund 54:1140-1145
Mandel-Campbell, Andrea

 
Thesis on Canadian competitiveness in Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson (Ralston) 59:1105
Maple Ridge, B.C.

 
Flood protection (Davies, M.) 54:1055-1105 (Ralston) 54:1105
Flood risk, role of sediment buildup in local streams (Davies, M.) 54:1110 (Hawes) 54:1110
Marchand, Lori

 
As subject
 
work in arts organizations 58:1650-1655
Arts and culture, relationship to government goals 58:1655
B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 58:1655-1700
Kamloops
 
arts and culture 58:1700
economy 58:1700
Marsden, Dennis

 
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, infrastructure 55:1650-1655
Eagle Ridge Hospital and Health Care Centre, funding and services 55:1700
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Evergreen rapid transit line, funding 55:1655
Port Mann Bridge, expansion and transit services 55:1655
Property transfer tax, recommendations for changes, position of B.C. chambers of commerce 55:1655
Tri-Cities area, rapid transit needs and transportation infrastructure 55:1650-1655
Martin, Linda

 
Education
 
adult basic education 52:0950
English-as-a-second-language programs 52:0950-1005
Immigration
 
credentialling of foreign-trained professionals 52:1000
immigrants to B.C., economic and social integration 52:0950-0955
Post-secondary education, colleges, role in economy 52:0950
Vancouver Community College
 
English-as-a-second-language programs 52:1000-1005
operations and role 52:0950, 52:1000
Mary Manning Centre, Victoria, B.C.

 
Funding and services (Black) 53:1455 (Ford, F.) 53:1445, 53:1455
Mason, George

 
Sales tax, harmonization with goods and services tax 57:0855-0900
Massey, Christine

 
Climate change, action on climate change, research 57:1115
Health research 57:1110
Physician training, expansion of medical school program 57:1110
Post-secondary education
 
Campus 2020 report 57:1110-1120
enrolment levels, relationship to job market 57:1130
first nations and low-income students 57:1110
green initiatives 57:1115
student spaces 57:1110-1115
Post-secondary education, funding
 
operating grants 57:1115
research funding, centres of excellence 57:1115
Matthaus, Lisa

 
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, reduction 53:1515
B.C. Liberal Party, government, policies, climate change and transportation policies 53:1515, 53:1525
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, climate change initiatives 53:1505-1520
Carbon taxes, carbon tax proposals 53:1505-1515
Climate change, emissions trading and carbon tax 53:1520
Climate change, government action 53:1505-1520
Construction industry, green building design, incentives for energy-efficient design and renovations 53:1515
Environment, biodiversity, mitigation of climate change impacts 53:1515
Lower mainland, transportation issues 53:1525
Oil and gas revenues, allocation to climate change initiatives 53:1520
Meat See Food industry
Media

 
Digital media industry in B.C. (Bennett) 59:1500 (Zmak, K.) 59:1450-1500
Digital media industry in B.C., digital animation and video effects tax credit See Tax credits under Film industry
Medical Services Plan of British Columbia

 
Coverage, complementary medical services (Mobach, H.) 60:1145-1150
Coverage, proposal for dental benefits (Gray, S.) 50:1045
Medicine See Drugs
Melhus, Zach

 
Air, greenhouse gas emissions from landfills 60:1415
Colleen and Gordie Howe Middle School, environmental initiatives 60:1420
Waste management, energy cogeneration from waste 60:1420
Members' Conflict of Interest Act

 
Proposed amendments (Horgan) 65:1025 (Oliver, H.) 65:1025-1035
Title (Oliver, H.) 65:1030
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

 
Compensation (Horgan) 55:1515 (James, A.) 55:1505
Conflict-of-interest guidelines See Guidelines for MLAs under Conflict of interest
Mennell, Philippa

 
Post-secondary education, sustainability initiatives 52:1435-1440
Vancouver, transit and cycling initiatives 52:1440
Mental health

 
Depression (Secco, H.) 60:1220
Emotional health and stress, public education programs (Hawes) 60:1220-1225 (Secco, H.) 60:1220-1225
Housing for mentally ill persons See Supportive housing under Housing
Mental health of children and youth, child and youth mental health plan (Ford, F.) 53:1450 (Sandy, B.) 55:1520
Mental illness and addiction, government plan (Wright, B.) 59:1225
Mental illness, incidence (Sage, D.) 58:1720-1725
Oral health of mentally ill See Dental health of vulnerable populations under Dental health
Programs and services (Bernard, A.) 50:1035 (Horgan) 58:1730 (Sage, D.) 58:1725-1735
Programs and services, electroconvulsive therapy (Bernard, A.) 50:1020, 50:1035 (Lee) 50:1035
Treatment services See Programs and services above under this main heading
Merit Commissioner

 
Audits of public service appointments (Illington, J.) 66:0940-0950
Budget and operations (Bennett) 66:0955 (Hubbard, L.) 66:0955 (Illington, J.) 66:0940, 66:0950-0955
Relationship with statutory officers, shared services See Officers of the Legislature, shared services under Legislature
Role and responsibilities (Illington, J.) 66:0940
Meth labs See Grow ops and meth labs under Substance abuse and addiction
Mines and mining industry

 
Aggregate industry in B.C., first nations involvement (Jepsen, D.) 48:1045-1050
Aggregate industry in B.C., gravel extraction permits (Hawes) 54:1020 (Lee) 54:1020 (McKimmon, L.) 54:1020
Development in beetle-impacted areas See Resources and resource industries
Employment in industry (Jepsen, D.) 48:1050
Exploration See also Geoscience British Columbia Society
Exploration, investment (Anglin, L.) 55:1625-1630 (Jepsen, D.) 48:1030, 48:1050
Federal-provincial permitting process See Regulation, government policies and procedures below under this main heading
First nations involvement in industry (Anglin, L.) 55:1630-1635 (Hawes) 55:1630
Impact of first nations new relationship with government See New relationship, impact on resource industries under First nations
Impact of government action on climate change See Government action, impact on resource industries under Climate change
Impact on environment, acid rock drainage See Pollution under Water
Industry in B.C.
 
current conditions and issues (McPhie, M.) 52:1235-1245
current conditions, role of government (Hayer) 52:1255 (McPhie, M.) 52:1255
impact of Asian economic conditions See Economy, impact on B.C. resource industries under Asia-Pacific region
industry (Jepsen, D.) 48:1030
northwestern B.C. See Mining industry in northwestern B.C. under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
Permitting process See Regulation, government policies and procedures below under this main heading
Regulation, government policies and procedures (Hayer) 48:1045 (Jepsen, D.) 48:1045 (McPhie, M.) 52:1240
Worker safety (McPhie, M.) 52:1235
Workers, supply (Lee) 52:1250 (McPhie, M.) 52:1250
Minimum wage See Wages and salaries
Mission Arts Council

 
Activities and funding (Alexis, P.) 54:0955
Relationship with Abbotsford Arts Council See Abbotsford Arts Council
Mission, B.C.

 
Arts and cultural events (Alexis, P.) 54:0950
Hospital services, funding (Atebe, J.) 54:1115
Theatre (Hawes) 48:1140
Transit services (Atebe, J.) 54:1110-1115
Mission Folk Music Festival

 
Funding (Alexis, P.) 54:1000
Mission Memorial Hospital, Mission, B.C.

 
Coordination of services with Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre See Coordination of hospital services in area under Fraser Health Authority
Mission Rod and Gun Club

 
Activities and facilities (Norman, T.) 60:1100 (Rushton, M.) 60:1050-1100
Funding (Norman, T.) 60:1100-1105 (Ralston) 60:1105 (Rushton, M.) 60:1055, 60:1105
Land acquisitions (Bennett) 60:1055, 60:1105 (Grinnell, L.) 60:1100 (Hawes) 60:1100 (Norman, T.) 60:1100 (Rushton, M.) 60:1055-1100
Mission school district See School district 75 (Mission)
Mitchell, Stan

 
Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 48:0840
First nations treaty negotiation process, impact on economy 48:0850
Prince George Airport runway expansion 48:0850
Prince George economy and transportation infrastructure 48:0845-0850
Taxation policies 48:0845-0855
University of Northern B.C., role in local economy 48:0855
Mobach, Helen

 
As subject
 
family experiences with health care system 60:1145-1150
Medical Services Plan, coverage of complementary medical services 60:1145-1150
Montani, Adrienne

 
Children, child care funding 52:1100-1105
Children, programs and services for children and families, funding and support 52:1055, 52:1105
Education, English-as-a-second-language programs, funding 52:1055
Education, funding, special education and special needs 52:1100
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 52:1050-1055
First nations, children in government care 52:1100
Income assistance benefits, relationship to child health and diet 52:1055
Post-secondary education, accessibility for low-income population 52:1105
Poverty, child poverty 52:1055-1105
Motions and resolutions See also minutes of particular committee issues

 
Motion for Chair to deposit copy of report with Office of the Clerk of Committees, approved 67:1455
Motion to adopt budget consultation report as amended, approved 64:1220
Motion to adopt report on budgets of statutory officers as amended, approved 67:1455
Motion to amend report on budgets of statutory officers, approved 68:1150
Motion to elect Chair, approved 46:1205
Motion to elect Deputy Chair, approved 46:1205
Motion to go in camera, approved 62:0905, 63:1520, 64:0930, 65:0955, 65:1145, 66:1155, 67:1220, 68:1115
Motion to present budget consultation report to Legislative Assembly before close of session and deposit copy pursuant to committee terms of reference, approved 64:1220
Motion to recess for consideration of draft report, approved 63:1450
Mountain pine beetle

 
Control, infestation, etc. See Forests and forest industry
Multiculturalism

 
Role of arts and culture See Arts and culture
Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia

 
Financing services, use as model (O'Neill, B.) 52:0950
Municipalities See Government – Local government
Murray, Fairleigh

 
B.C. Government and Service Employees Union
 
membership 58:1735
recommendations on government budget 58:1735-1740
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, health and welfare 58:1735-1740
Children, child care
 
accessibility and benefits 58:1740-1745
funding 58:1735-1740
licensed and unlicensed care 58:1750
subsidies 58:1740-1745
workers 58:1750
Economy, B.C. economy, current and projected conditions 58:1735-1740
Family maintenance and child support, payment system 58:1745
Health care funding priorities 58:1735-1740
Kamloops, child care spaces 58:1750
Murray, Mona

 
Community Living B.C. wait-lists for programs and services 58:1715-1720
Disabled and handicapped persons
 
employment 58:1710
housing 58:1705-1715
inclusion in society 58:1705
Income assistance, disability benefits
 
benefit amount for shelter 58:1705-1710
community volunteer program 58:1710
earnings exemption 58:1710-1715
Kamloops Society for Community Living, recommendations on government budget 58:1710
Post-secondary education system, inclusion of disabled persons 58:1710
Mustel Group

 
Surveys of public opinion See Polling under Politics and politicians
Myzuka, Dan

 
Comments on regional economic development in B.C. Business article (Ralston) 59:1105

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