Province of British Columbia
38th Parliament – 2008
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX
Abbotsford, B.C.
Abbotsford International Airport
Abbotsford Social Development Advisory Committee
Abbott, Hon. George (Shuswap)
Abortion
Accidents
Accountants
Ackland, Shirley
Adair, Cathy
Adams, Bill
Adams, Paul
Advanced Applied Physics Solutions Inc
Advanced Education, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Research and Technology
Agricultural Land Commission
Agricultural land reserve
Agriculture
Agriculture and Lands, Ministry of
Agrimarine Industries Inc
Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Alberta
Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta
Alcohol
Alexis Creek, B.C.
Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia
Almer, Rachel
Ancient Forest Trail
Anglin, 'Lyn
Apprenticeship
Aquaculture
ARES
Arts and culture
Arts Council
Arts Future B.C.
Ashmore, Susanne
Asia-Pacific region
Assessment Act
Association for Reformed Political Action Canada
Atkinson, D
Atwood, Kenneth
Auditor General
Austin, Robin (Skeena)
Australia
Autism
Automobiles
Avison, Don
Azoudis, Stelios
Backhouse, Doug
Bader, Maureen
BC150 cultural fund
BCIT
Beasley, Steve
Beck, Bruce
Bello, Nate
Belmont Secondary School, Victoria, B.C.
Benedict, Eileen
Benham, Tara
Bennett, Bill (East Kootenay)
Bennett, Jim
Berndorff, Hans
Bicycling
Bioenergy
Biofuel
Blake, Jean
Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)
Blue Pearl Mining
Boats and boating
Bobcat Country Inc
Boegman, Anton
Boere, Theo
Boldt, Cliff
Bond, James
Bonell, Kathy
Bonney, Brian
Booster seats
Bourassa, Patsy
Bourdon, Rick
Bowden, Shawn
Bowen, James
Bowman, John
Bowman, Kyle
Boyd, Doug
Brain injuries
British Columbia
British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
British Columbia Agriculture Council
British Columbia Arts Council
British Columbia Association for Community Living
British Columbia Association of Child Development and Intervention
British Columbia Brain Injury Association
British Columbia Cancer Agency
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
British Columbia Chiropractic Association
British Columbia Construction Association
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc
British Columbia Food Processors Association
British Columbia Games Society
British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union
British Columbia Healthy Living Alliance
British Columbia Housing Management Commission
British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, B.C.
British Columbia Landscape and Nursery Association
British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
British Columbia Nature
British Columbia northern caucus
British Columbia Old Age Pensioners Organization
B.C. Parks
British Columbia Pulp and Paper Task Force
British Columbia Real Estate Association
British Columbia Teachers Federation
British Columbia Transmission Corporation
British Columbia Trucking Association
British Columbia Wildlife Federation
British Columbia Winter Games
Brown, Bruce
Brown, Colin
Brown, Gail
Brulotte, Janice
Bryenton, Laney
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
Budgets
Building Canada fund
Built Green
Burnaby Partners in Seniors Wellness
Burns Lake, B.C.
Business
Business – Small business
Business Council of British Columbia
By-elections
California
Calvert, John
Campbell, Colin
Campbell, Harvie
Campus 2020 report
Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Direct Insurance Inc
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Canadian Federation of Students
Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt
Canadian Home Builders Association
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation
Canadian Rockies International Airport
Canadian Sport Centre Pacific
Cancer
Capilano College, North Vancouver, B.C.
Capital asset management framework
See Capital projects, procurement practices under Government
Capital region
Capital regional district
Carbon
See also Fossil fuels under Fuel
Carbon tax
Carbon taxes
Caregivers
Cariboo-Chilcotin area
Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition
Cariboo-Chilcotin school district
Carter, Bruce
Carter, Kim
Carter-Smith, Judy
Case, Ian
Castlegar Airport
The Castlegar and District Community Services Society
Castlegar, B.C.
Cattle farming
Cedar, B.C.
Cellular phones
Cement Association of Canada
Cement industry
Central Interior Logging Association
Central Okanagan bypass corridor
Chaddock-Costello, Gail
Chalk River, Ontario
Charities
Charlesworth, Jennifer
Chief Electoral Officer
Chilcotin area
Child in the Home of a Relative program
Children
Children – Child care
Children – Early childhood development
Children and Family Development, Ministry of
Chilton, Roger
China
Chiropractors
Chudnovsky, Rita
Cities and towns
Civil service
Clark, Alyssa
Clift, Robert
Climate change
Coal
See also Fossil fuels under Fuel
Coast Forest Products Association
Coell, Hon. Murray (Saanich North and the Islands)
College of New Caledonia, Prince George, B.C.
College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, B.C.
Colleges
Collins, Mary
Communities
Communities for Commuter Rail
Community LINK program
Community Living British Columbia
Community living services
Comox, B.C.
Comox Valley
Comox Valley Affordable Housing Society
Computer technology
Condominiums
Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia
Conflict of interest
Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner
Conservation officers
Construction industry
Construction Industry Training Organization
Consumers
Coquihalla Highway
Coquitlam, B.C.
Corbeil, Serge
Corporations
Corrections system
Cortes, Zeal
Cost of living
Cottons, Darcelle
Courtenay, B.C.
Courts
Cowichan Lodge, Duncan, B.C.
Coxson, Darwyn
Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce
Cranbrook, B.C.
Crawford, Michael
Crawford, Valentine
Credit rating
Crime and criminals
Crown corporations
Crown land
Cumberland, B.C.
Curry, Joanne
Cycling
Dadson, Anita
Daniel, Peter
Dauncey, Guy
Davis, Marni
Davis, Steve
Davison, George
Day care
Dean, Mitzi
Dean, Robert
Debt
Deficits
See Management of budget deficits under Budgets
Delaplace, Annette
Delta Air Lines Inc
Democracy
Dessureault, Diane
Disabled and handicapped persons
Domestic violence
Domtar Inc
Downtown Eastside Youth Activity Society
Doyle, John
Drance, Stephen
Drinking water
Drugs
DTZ Barnicke
Duchess Park Secondary School, Prince George, B.C.
Dyck, Hedy
E&N Railway
Earnshaw, Andrew
East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Cranbrook, B.C.
East Kootenays
Economy
Economy – B.C. economy
Education
Education – Funding
Education – School districts and boards of education
See also particular school districts
Education – Schools
Education, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy
Edzerza, Ken
Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
Election Act
Elections
Elections B.C.
Electric power
Emily Carr Students Union
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.
Employment and unemployment
Energy
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Ministry of
Engineers
Environment
Environment, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities
Erb, Joan
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Esquimalt naval base
Etsell, Garnet
Europe
Evergreen Cultural Centre
Exports and imports
Extended care
Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia
Fair Pharmacare
Fairbairn, Don
Families
Family court
Farmers, farming, farms, etc
Federation of British Columbia Naturalists
Federation of Child and Family Services of British Columbia
Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia
Ferguson, George
Fernie, B.C.
Ferries and ferry services
Film industry
Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Finance, Ministry of
Financial Institutions Commission
Financial services industry
Finland
Finlayson, Jock
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
First nations
First nations – Treaties
Fischer, Stephanie
Fish
Fish farms
Fishing industry
Fonseca, Susan
Food
Food industry
Foreign workers
Forest recreation sites
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd
Forests and forest industry
Fort Fraser, B.C.
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Fort Nelson, B.C.
Fort St. James, B.C.
Fort St. John, B.C.
Fossil fuels
Foster care
Fox, Brian
Fox, Len
Francis, Jenny
Francis-Pelton, Leslee
Franklin, William
Fraser Health Authority
Fraser Lake, B.C.
Fraser, Paul
Fraser Valley
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board
Fraser Valley University
Freedom of information
Friedman, Thomas
Frouws, Pat
Fuel
GAAP
See Accounting, use of generally accepted accounting principles under Government
Gambling
Gardening
Genome B.C.
Georgia Strait Alliance
Geoscience British Columbia Society
Gessner, Suzanne
Girard, Amanda
Gleeson, Mychael
Goertzen, Andrea
Goods and services tax
Government
Government – Local government
Grant, Cathy
Grasslands
See also particular areas
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Greater Victoria
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Greater Victoria Development Agency
Greene, Virginia
Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse industry
Growth management
Gurney, Dean
Gutray, Beverley
Habel, Ivan
Habitat Conservation Trust Fund
Hackett, Robert
Hall, Lyn
Hansen, Hon. Colin (Vancouver-Quilchena)
Harris, Keith
Hawes, Randy (Maple Ridge–Mission)
Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)
Hazardous products
Head and brain injuries
Health
Health – Continuing and long-term care
Health – Health authorities
Health – Health care facilities and hospitals
Health – Health care funding
Health – Health care system
Health – Public health
Hedges, Robert (Bo)
Henry, Patrick
Heritage Manor I, Fort St. John, B.C.
Heritage sites
High Road Services Society
High-technology industry
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Highway 3
Highway 5
Highway 16
Highway 37
Highway 97
Highways and roads
Hill, Graham
Hobbs, Wendy
Hochstein, Philip
Holmberg, Dave
Home care
Home ownership
Homelessness
Homeowner grant
Horgan, John (Malahat–Juan de Fuca)
Horn, Deanna
Horn River Basin
Horne, Matt
Hospital Employees Union
Hospitals
Housing
Housing – Rental housing
Housing – Residential care facilities
Howe Sound Crest Trail
Hubbard, Lanny
Huberman, Anita
Hughes, Ted
Human, Nico
Human rights
Hunting
Hurd, Wilf
Hurst, Douglas
ICBC
Ickert, Margaret
Illington, Joy
Immigrant Services Society
Immigration
In-camera proceedings
Income
Income assistance
Income assistance – Disability benefits
Income tax
Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of British Columbia
Independent Power Producers Association of British Columbia
Industry
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Infrastructure
Initiatives Prince George Development Corp
Innovation
Innovative clean energy fund
Insite
Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
Insurance
Insurance Act
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Intellectual property
Interior Health Authority
International Financial Activity Act
International Financial Centre
Internet
Intrepid Theatre
Investment
Island Corridor Foundation
Jaccard, Mark
Jamaica
James, Craig
Janes, Crystal
Jaquier, Jean-Marc
Javier, Maria
Jeffrey, Rick
Joe, Tony
Johnson, Linda
Jones, Anna
Juba, Betty-Anne
Justice Institute of British Columbia
Justice system
Justice system – Legal aid
Kalanj, Tiffany
Kamloops, B.C.
Kelowna, B.C.
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce
Kerr, Michael
Kesselman, Jonathan
Kindergarten
Kirkham, Garth
Kitimat, B.C.
Knittel, Werner
Knox, Fawn
Koehler, Albert
Kootenay area
Kootenay Boundary Regional Resources Co-operative
Kootenay Kids Society
Kootenay-Boundary land use plan
Krishnan, Vijaya
Kwantlen Faculty Association
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, B.C.
Labour
Labour Relations Code
Laing, Robert
Lakelse Lake, B.C.
Land use
Landry, Paul
Landscaping
Langford, B.C.
Langley school district
Lanzinger, Irene
L'Arche International
Law, Tony
Law, Tracey
Lawyers and legal services
Leahy, Jean
Learning disabilities
Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)
LEED standards
Legacies Now
Legal aid
Legg, Phillip
Legislation
Legislature
Leitch, Peter
Lewis, Dave
Livestock industry
Lobbyists
Lobbyists Registration Act
Local government
Lockyer, David
Lomas, Donna
Loukidelis, David
Low, Kenton
Lower mainland
Lubbers, David
Lush Valley Food Action Society
MacAhonic, Patti
McAllister, James
McEwan, Tim
McInnes, Donald
Mackenzie, B.C.
McKenzie, Donald
McLachlan, Manley
McLellan, Alex
McNally-Dawes, Tanis
McSkimming, Dan
McSweeney, Michael
Magnan, Bernard
Maisonville, Miriam
Malaspina Students Union
Malaspina University College
Malcolm, John
Mandatory retirement
Manjak, Scott
Manufacturing industry
Marijuana grow ops
Marine protected areas
Marks, Eugene
Mary Manning Centre, Victoria, B.C.
Matsqui-Sumas-Abbotsford General Hospital
Mead, Ed
Meat
Media
Medical Services Plan of British Columbia
Medications
Mehr, Michael
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Men's Trauma Centre, Victoria, B.C.
Mental health
Merit Commissioner
Metro Studio
Metro Vancouver
Meyer, Deborah
Middle Bay Sustainable Aquaculture Institute
Millennium scholarship fund
Mines and mining industry
Mirhady, David
Mission, B.C.
Mix, Bryan
Monsell, Tammy
Montaldi, Ruth
Montani, Adrienne
Moon, Anne
Morey, Chris
Morrison, Denny
Motions and resolutions
See also minutes of particular committee issues
Mount Washington Alpine Resort
Mountain pine beetle
Moyle, Shannon
MSA Hospital
Multicultural Helping House Society
Murphy, Dan
Nanaimo, B.C.
Nanaimo Child Development Centre, Nanaimo, B.C.
Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre
Nechako area
Nechako Lakes school district
Nechako regional hospital district
Nechako Valley Community Services
Nelson, B.C.
Neufeld, Harry
Nevin, Caroline
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
Nixdorf, Don
Non-profit sector, organizations, etc
See Social services organizations under Welfare
North Island College, Courtenay, B.C.
North Island College Faculty Association
North Island Students Union
North, Janine
Northern Development Initiative Trust
Northern Health Authority
Northern Rockies regional district
Northwest Premium Meat Cooperative
Norton, Deryk
Norton, Julie
Norway
Nurses
Oceans
Officers of the Legislature
Oil and gas
Oishi, Ann
Okanagan area
See also particular communities
Okanagan College, Kelowna, B.C.
Oliver, Cindy
O'Loughlin, Chloe
Olson, Lindsay
Olympic Games
Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
Ombudsman
Omland, Jeff
Ontario
Ottenbreit, Dawna
Outdoor recreation
Pacific carbon trust
Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Opera Victoria
PacificSport Northern B.C.
Paling, J
Parents for Successful Inclusion
Parks
Pasca, Sorin
Paterson, James
Peace River area
Peake, Jack
Pearce, Geoff
Pearce, Suzanne
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development
Penninga, Mark
Pensions
Perrin, Dan
Pest control
Pfleiderer, Wilf
PG&E
Pharmacare program
Pharmaceutical Task Force
Physical education
Physical fitness
Physicians
Pierre, Paula
Piver, André
Plants
Player, Doreen
Plutonic Power Corporation
Police and policing
Police Complaint Commissioner
Politics and politicians
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Port of Prince Rupert
Porter, Doug
Post-secondary education
Post-secondary education – Funding
Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Poutissou, Jean-Michel
Poverty
Powell River, B.C.
Power
Powerex Corp
Presley, Murray
Prince George Airport
Prince George, B.C.
Prince George Chamber of Commerce
Prince George school district
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Pristine Power Inc
Privacy
Property
Property purchase tax
Property tax
Property transfer tax
Prothero, Wendy
Provincial nominee program
Provincial sales tax
Public debt
Public sector/public service
Publicover, Rick
Public-private partnerships
Pulp and paper industry
Quebec
Quesnel, B.C.
Radies, David
Raging Grannies
Rahemtulla, Leila
Railways and rail services
Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)
Ramey, Bev
Ranching industry
Rangeland
Ratjen, Stefanie
Rawicz, Andrew
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
Real estate industry
Reay, Heather
Recreation
Red Seal program
Rees, Richard
Refugees
Regional district of East Kootenay
Regional hospital districts
Reid, Shamus
Renault, Shannon
Rental assistance program
See Social and subsidized housing under Housing
Representative for Children and Youth
Research and development
Resources and resource industries
See also particular industries
Retirement
Rielly, Makenna
Rigsby, Justin
Rivers and streams
Rivershed Society of British Columbia
Riverview Hospital, Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Robertson, Derek
Robson Valley
Rocky Mountain Trench
Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resources Society
Roelants, Dominique
Royal Roads University, Victoria, B.C.
Rustad, John (Prince George–Omineca)
Rx&D
Ryan-Lloyd, Kate
Ryneveld, Dirk
SAFER
Safety
Sales tax
Sam, Sylvia
Sanderson, Bruce
Sardinha, Joe
Satanove, Harry
SBC Firemaster Ltd
Schmidt, Bruce
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
School district 35 (Langley)
School district 36 (Surrey)
School district 39 (Vancouver)
School district 57 (Prince George)
School district 60 (Peace River North)
School district 62 (Sooke)
School district 91 (Nechako Lakes)
Schultz, Barbara
Science and technology
Science World British Columbia
Scow, Ron
Securities industry
Seely, Kathryn
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C.
Selkirk Power Company Ltd
Seniors
Sewell, Linda
Sexual assault
Shaffer, Marvin
SHARE Family and Community Services Society
Shared Services B.C.
Shaw, Janet
Shaw, Maureen
Shefsiek, David
Shuswap area
Silviculture
Simon Fraser Student Society
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
Simpson, Carol
Simpson, Rachel
Skills training
See also particular sectors
Skin cancer
Small business
Smith, John
Smoking
Social assistance
Social housing
See Social and subsidized housing under Housing
Social services
See Programs and services under Government; Social programs and services under Welfare
Social workers
Society
Softwood lumber
Solar power
See Alternative energy sources under Energy
Sooke, B.C.
Sooke school district
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
South Fraser area
South Island Health Coalition
Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd
SPARK program
Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture
Special needs adults
Special needs children
Spink, Rod
Spinner, Dan
Sport B.C.
Sports
Startin, Don
Statutory officers
See Officers of the Legislature under Legislature; particular statutory officers
Steele, Dawn
Stenberg, Mary Jane
Stewart, Connor
Stewart-Cassiar Highway
Stocks
Stockwell, Tim
Stovall, Hal
Strata property
Strata Property Act
Stuart-Nechako regional hospital district
Students Unions of Vancouver Community College
Substance abuse and addiction
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Supreme Court of Canada
Surrey, B.C.
Surrey Board of Trade
Surrey school district
Sustainable Aquaculture, Special Committee on
Sutherland, Bruce
Sweden
Synotte, Lynn
Taxation
Teachers
Technology
Telecommunications
Telkwa, B.C.
Telus Corp
Terraceview Family Council
Terraceview Lodge, Terrace, B.C.
Thomas, Phil
Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc
Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C.
Thompson Rivers University Students Union
Thomson, Steve
Thorne, Diane (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
Thorogood, Miles
TILMA
Tisdall, Bryan
Toba River
Tobacco
Tolls
Tourism
Tourism, Sport and the Arts, Ministry of
Toxic substances
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement (TILMA)
Trade unions
Trades training
Trains
Transit services
TransLink
Transportation
Tree planting
Tri-Cities area
Tri-City Men's Resource Centre Society
TRIUMF
Tri-University Meson Facility, Vancouver, B.C.
Truck Loggers Association
Trucking industry
Tsilhqot'in Nation
Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen
Turvey, John
Tutshi Lake
United States
Universities
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, B.C.
University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, B.C.
University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
Urban, Dana
Valentine, Bill
van der Goes, Jonathon
Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver Board of Trade
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver Foundation
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island Strata Owners Association
Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, B.C.
Vancouver Island University Students Union
Vancouver Parents for Successful Inclusion
Vancouver school district
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Vanderhoof, B.C.
Vanderpol, Pieter
Vickers decision
Victoria, B.C.
Victoria Family Violence Prevention Society
Victoria Men's Centre, Victoria, B.C.
Victoria Real Estate Board
View Royal
Violence
Wages and salaries
See also particular sectors
Walker, Darryl
Walker, Rob
Warrington, Sharel
Waste management
Water
Weather
Welcome House, Vancouver, B.C.
Welfare
West Coast Express
West Kootenays
West Shore
Western Communities
Western, Nola
Westwood, John
Whitemarsh, M. J
Wiebe, Rod
Wildlife
Wilhelmson, Christianne
Williams Lake, B.C.
Wilson, Eric
Wilson, John
Wind power
Winter, Alan
Winter, Colleen
Winter, John
Withers, Fred
Wittal, Doug
Women
Women's Sexual Assault Centre, Victoria, B.C.
Wood, Josiah
Wood stoves
Wood waste
Workers
See also Labour; particular sectors
Wright, William (Bill)
Yap, John (Richmond-Steveston)
Youth
Zimmer, Jack
Zirnhelt, David
Zitkauskas, Rimas
Zurowski, Don
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