Province of British Columbia
39th Parliament – 2009
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

Bacchus, Patti

Education
benefits to economy and society 3:1355-1400
system in Canada 3:1400
Education, funding
annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades 3:1350-1355
funding as percentage of provincial budget 3:1400
funding for school districts 3:1355
per-student funding, impact of enrolment decline 3:1350
School district 39 (Vancouver)
budget and funding 3:1350-1355
consultation by government on funding changes 3:1400-1405
costs 3:1350-1355
public consultation 3:1405
special education and special needs services 3:1350
student performance 3:1400
Bader, Maureen

Alcohol, liquor stores, privatization 3:1645
Budgets, zero-base budgeting 3:1640
Canadian Taxpayers Federation, recommendations on government budget 3:1635-1645
Crown corporations, competition with private sector 3:1640-1645
Energy
energy efficiency and conservation, government incentives 3:1650
innovative clean energy fund 3:1640-1645
Fuel, gasoline prices, impact on vehicle use 3:1650
Government spending, reduction 3:1635-1640
Health care system, privatization 3:1645-1655
Health insurance, private insurance 3:1640
Income tax, review and reduction 3:1635
Medical Services Plan premiums 3:1640
Property transfer tax, elimination 3:1640
Science and technology, environmental technology, government incentives 3:1640-1645
Taxation
tax reductions, impact 3:1645
Ballet Kelowna

Funding and role (Cadger, N.) 9:1625-1630
Bardua, Denice

School district 28 (Quesnel), presentation to Finance Committee by partners-in-education group 7:1900
Barnsley, Roger

Post-secondary education, funding
capital projects, debt financing, policy review 8:0925-0930
funding, matching program for donations 8:0930
Post-secondary education, tuition fees, levels 8:0935
Thompson Rivers University
capital projects, funding 8:0925-0930
facility maintenance funding 8:0920-0930
international student enrolment and facilities 8:0925-0930
tuition fees 8:0935
Barter, Rhonda

As subject
letter to Kootenay Lake school district board trustees 5:1105-1110
Arts and culture in B.C. 5:1115
Education, school buses and bus service 5:1105-1110
Kootenay area, arts and culture 5:1115
Mungall, Michelle, meeting with Education Minister 5:1115
School district 8 (Kootenay Lake), transportation services 5:1105-1110
Bassett, David

Community organizations, government support 10:1635
Gambling, charities' access to gambling revenues 10:1630
Health, public health
government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, tax credits for fitness activities 10:1630
role of physical activity in health 10:1635
Obesity, childhood obesity 10:1635
Sports and fitness organizations, funding and fundraising 10:1635
Basso, Melanie

All-Native Basketball Tournament, participants, role of minor basketball leagues 11:1035
Prince Rupert Minor Basketball Association
funding and role 11:1025-1035
participation by first nations children 11:1035
participation levels 11:1035
recommendations on government budget 11:1035
Prince Rupert, sports organizations, funding and role 11:1030-1035
Sports
government funding and support 11:1030
social benefits 11:1035
Beasley, Steve

Forests and forest industry, government forest policies, impact on communities and industry 5:1045
Harmonized sales tax, impact on students 5:1040
Malaspina Students Union
recommendations on government budget 5:1040
work of organization 5:1030-1035
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 5:1035-1040
government investment and role in economy 5:1045
student financial assistance, grant program, establishment 5:1040
student financial assistance, interest on loans 5:1035-1040
students, debt load 5:1035-1040
tuition fees, reduction 5:1035-1040
Post-secondary education, funding formula, impact on programs and services 5:1030-1040
Taxation system, progressive tax system concept 5:1040-1045
Vancouver Island University, impact of funding formula on programs and services 5:1030-1035
Beeson, Karen

Prince George Hospice Society, work of organization 7:1610
Rotary Hospice House, funding and services 7:1610
Belusic, Oriano

U.S., rehabilitation and training for blind persons 4:1155-1200
Visual impairment, rehabilitation and training for blind persons 4:1155-1200
Bennett, Hon. Bill (Kootenay East)

As subject
support of grassland restoration initiative (Murphy, D.) 5:1015
visit to Hazelton (Weeber, M.) 6:0920
Berland, Jeremy

Representative for Children and Youth
budget and operations 17:1225-1230
Beverages

Soft drinks, taxation (Donaldson) 10:1330 (Seely, K.) 10:1320, 10:1330 (Thornthwaite) 10:1330
Bioenergy See Energy
Biotechnology industry See Science and technology
Blair, Rebecca

B.C. Liberal Party government policies, impact of economic policies 5:1145
Budgets, 2010-11 budget priorities, education 5:1135
Education
special education and special needs 5:1145-1150
Education, funding
funding for school districts 5:1135
targeted taxation proposal 5:1150
Taxation, government policies 5:1145
Blindness See Visual impairment
Bodnar, Faith

B.C. Special Olympics, funding and role 3:1315
Disabled and handicapped persons, developmentally disabled persons, government support 3:1305
Non-profit sector, role in B.C. and impact of government funding decisions 3:1305
Boegman, Anton

Elections
administration of elections and electoral processes 16:1125-1130
enumeration, coverage of homeless shelters and long-term-care facilities 16:1140
enumeration, door-to-door enumeration pilot project 16:1130, 16:1140-1145
Elections B.C.
budget and operations 16:1125-1130, 16:1140-1145
role and responsibilities 16:1125
Boere, Theo

Children, children raised without fathers, impact on children and society 11:1100
Family court, handling of child custody cases 11:1055, 11:1110
Finance and Government Services Committee, submissions on funding for men's programs and services 11:1100
Men
crisis line proposal 11:1105
programs and services, funding 11:1055-1105
programs and services, proposal for government committee on issue 11:1105
Men's Affordable Resources Society of B.C.
funding and role 11:1055-1105
work of organization 11:1055
Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre
funding and role 11:1055-1115
recommendations on government budget 11:1105
work of organization 11:1055
Nanaimo, programs and services for women 11:1100
Violence, family violence prevention, programs and services for men and women 11:1105
Women, programs and services, government funding 11:1100-1105
Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)

As subject
visit to Hazelton (Weeber, M.) 6:0920
Bond, James

B.C., northern and rural B.C., lawyers, supply and training 3:0905-0910
Canadian Bar Association, B.C. branch
activities and recommendations on government policies 3:0900-0915
program for law student placements in rural communities 3:0910
Harmonized sales tax, impact on justice system 3:0905, 3:0915
Justice system
accessibility 3:0900-0915
lawyers and legal services, sales tax on services 3:0905
legal aid, accessibility and funding 3:0905
self-represented litigants, impact on system 3:0905, 3:0915
Legal Services Society, funding and services 3:0905
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, interest-free period and loan forgiveness program for law students 3:0910
Registered retirement savings plans, legislation 3:0900
Boundary Road connector projects See Prince George, B.C.
Bow Valley

Tourism bureau, funding model (Letnick) 8:1010
Bowen, James

Government revenues and revenue sources 5:1100
North Island College funding issues, impact on programs and services 5:1100
Post-secondary education, accessibility and affordability 5:1100
Taxation, government policies 5:1100
Bowman, John

College of New Caledonia
costs, impact of harmonized sales tax and Medical Services Plan premiums 7:1725
enrolment levels 7:1715
funding 7:1715-1730
graduates, work in northern B.C. 7:1720
presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee 7:1710
recommendations on government budget 7:1720
relationship with University of Northern B.C. 7:1720
role 7:1720
trades training programs, fees 7:1725
Harmonized sales tax, impact on post-secondary institutions 7:1725
Post-secondary education
funding for colleges 7:1720
tuition fees, limit policy review 7:1720-1730
Boyd, Doug

Education, funding 5:0955-1010
School district 60 (Peace River North)
agreement proposal with Northern Lights Colleges 5:1005
costs due to geographic location and labour 5:0955-1000
enrolment levels 5:1000
funding reduction, impact on carbon-neutral initiatives 5:1000, 5:1010
recommendations on government budget 5:1000-1005
space needs, partnership proposal with city of Fort St. John sport facility 5:1000-1010
transportation services 5:1000
Brett, Christine

Comments on Hughes report implementation (Routley, B.) 17:1235
Bricker, Darrell and Wright, John

Comments on arts and culture funding in We Know What You're Thinking (Alibhai, A.) 10:1300
British Columbia

Interior B.C., southern interior, economic development and technology industry (Drope, J.) 9:1820-1825
Population, impact of aging population on health care system See Impact of aging population under Health – Health care system
British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.

Addictions treatment in northwestern B.C. (Davenport, P.) 11:1125 (Donaldson) 11:1125
Arts organizations in northwestern B.C. (Eng, K.) 6:1010-1015
Economic development and diversification in northwestern B.C. (Mehr, M.) 6:0905-0915
Economic development, investment (North, J.) 7:1735-1745 (Sutherland, B.) 7:1730
Economy and workforce in northwestern B.C. (Sousa, C.) 11:0910-0915
Energy supply, infrastructure See Electrification under Highway 37; Northern energy corridor under Energy
Health care services, northern cancer clinic (Yakemchuk, A.) 7:1800
Highways and roads See also particular highways
Highways and roads, improvements (Yakemchuk, A.) 7:1805
Housing supply (Lang, D.) 11:0840
Lawyers, supply and training (Bond, J.) 3:0905-0910
Mining projects (Mehr, M.) 6:0905-0915 (Rustad) 7:1640
Northern B.C.
cancer treatment services (Seely, K.) 10:1325
economic development and diversification (McEwan, T.) 7:1630-1645
groundwater monitoring and natural gas development (Anglin, L.) 3:1025, 3:1030 (Donaldson) 3:1030
role of arts and culture sector (Colvin, M.) 6:1000
telecommunications infrastructure needs (McEwan, T.) 7:1635-1640
Rural communities, facilities (North, J.) 7:1740
Services for developmentally disabled persons in northwestern B.C. (Gorbahn, D.) 6:0930-0940
British Columbia Agriculture Council

Membership (Driediger, R.) 3:1155
Position on harmonized sales tax (Driediger, R.) 3:1200
British Columbia Arts Council

Allocation of funds (Humphreys, K.) 8:0955 (Letnick) 8:0955 (Marchand, L.) 8:1000
Funding (Alibhai, A.) 10:1300-1310 (Campbell, J.) 7:1700-1710 (Clayton, B.) 8:0940 (Colvin, M.) 6:1000-1005 (Humphreys, K.) 8:0945, 8:1000 (Letnick) 9:1805 (Maratta, J.) 11:0920-0925 (Marchand, L.) 8:0940 (Marzolf, H.) 4:1110 (Miller, C.) 9:1755, 9:1805-1810 (Pickering, J.) 9:1620-1625 (Ralston) 9:1810 (Sandmark, P.) 4:0835-0845
Role (Marchand, L.) 8:0940
British Columbia Association of Child Development and Intervention

Member agencies, funding issues (Sandy, B.) 10:1030-1035
Recommendations on government budget (Sandy, B.) 10:1025-1035
Work of organization (Sandy, B.) 10:1020
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Position on harmonized sales tax (Winter, J.) 10:1730
Position on harmonized sales tax, consultation by government (Mungall) 10:1730
Recommendations on government budget (Winter, J.) 10:1725-1730
British Columbia Citizens for Green Energy

Work of organization (Sanderson, B.) 10:1035
British Columbia College Presidents

Strategic plan (Reed, J.) 10:1645
British Columbia Competition Council

Report on construction industry See Competitiveness under Construction industry
British Columbia Construction Association

Membership and recommendations on government policies (McLachlan, M.) 10:1420-1430
Position on harmonized sales tax (McLachlan, M.) 10:1420-1425
British Columbia Coroners Service

Child death review unit (Les) 17:1210 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 17:1210
British Columbia FamilyNet Society

Presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee (Steele, D.) 3:1050
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Governance, role of provincial government (Wells, W.) 11:1020
Provincial subsidy and taxation (Renault, S.) 4:0940
British Columbia Food Processors Association

Activities and recommendations on government policies (Smith, R.) 10:1440-1455
Position on harmonized sales tax (Smith, R.) 10:1440
British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union

Recommendations on government budget (Walker, D.) 3:1540-1550
British Columbia Greenhouse Growers Association

Position on harmonized sales tax (Cummings, P.) 10:1705
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Long-term power acquisition plan, B.C. Utilities Commission ruling See British Columbia Utilities Commission
Overbilling cases (Carter, K.) 17:1045
Partnership with Building Owners and Managers Association on energy conservation initiatives (Donaldson) 3:1615 (LaBranche, P.) 3:1620
Power generation See Energy
Privatization (Strong, A.) 8:1035-1040
British Columbia Institute of Technology

White Paper on private equity in B.C. (Drope, J.) 9:1825
British Columbia Interactive Group

Recommendations on government budget (Letnick) 3:1120 (Zmak, K.) 3:1115-1120
Work of organization (Zmak, K.) 3:1105
British Columbia Investment Management Corp.

Management of pension funds (Drope, J.) 9:1830
British Columbia Liberal Party

Government, financial management (Peacock, K.) 3:1510
Government policies, impact of economic policies (Blair, R.) 5:1145 (Newell, T.) 5:1145
British Columbia Liberal Party – Government

Financial management and priorities (Routley, B.) 17:1415
British Columbia Medical Association

Activities and recommendations on government budget (Brodie, B.) 3:0945-1000
Policy paper on addictions treatment (Davenport, P.) 11:1115-1120
British Columbia Paraplegic Association

Funding for programs (Crombie, M.) 10:0925
Rehabilitation programs See Programs and services for persons with spinal cord injuries under Disabled and handicapped persons
Work of organization (Crombie, M.) 10:0915-0920
British Columbia Public Service Agency

Role in civil service hiring practices (Illington, J.) 15:0910-0915
British Columbia Real Estate Association

Position on harmonized sales tax (Laing, R.) 10:1525
Recommendations on government budget (Laing, R.) 10:1520-1525
British Columbia Renaissance Capital Fund Inc.

Investment criteria (Drope, J.) 9:1830-1840 (Ralston) 9:1840
British Columbia School Sports

Funding and role (Keenan, S.) 10:1120-1125 (McRae) 10:1120 (Puri, R.) 10:1110-1115 (Ralston) 10:1115, 11:0945 (Thornthwaite) 10:1125
Recommendations on government budget (Puri, R.) 10:1115
Work of organization (Puri, R.) 10:1105-1110
British Columbia School Trustees Association

Recommendations on government budget (Denesiuk, C.) 9:1715
Work of organization (Denesiuk, C.) 9:1705
British Columbia Special Olympics

Funding and role (Bodnar, F.) 3:1315 (Mungall) 3:1315
British Columbia Sport Alliance

Work of organization (Sleivert, G.) 4:0850
British Columbia Touring Council

Activities and funding (Maratta, J.) 11:0920-0930
Recommendations on government budget (Maratta, J.) 11:0920
British Columbia Utilities Commission

Decision on B.C. Hydro power acquisition plan (Strong, A.) 8:1040
British Columbia Wildlife Federation

Recommendations on government budget (MacAhonic, P.) 10:1005-1020
Work of organization (MacAhonic, P.) 10:1005-1010, 10:1020
Brodie, Brian

Automobiles, drivers, cell phone use 3:1000
B.C. Medical Association, activities and recommendations on government budget 3:0945-1000
Health, health care funding
activity-based funding, study 3:0950
strategic allocation of funding 3:0950-0955
Health, health care system
chronic disease management, role of primary care 3:0950-0955
initiatives and reforms, role of health professionals 3:0950-1000
role in economy 3:0945
Killarney Secondary School, youth mental health pilot project 3:0955-1000
Mental illness and addiction, economic impact and treatment 3:0955-1000
Bryce, Betty

As subject
experience arranging seniors care for mother 7:1840-1845
Health, continuing and long-term care, Choice in Supports for Independent Living (CSIL) program 7:1840-1850
Home care service levels 7:1840-1845
Budgets

2009-10 budget
arts and culture component (Homzy, A.) 4:0925
content and deficit (Peacock, K.) 3:1510
deficit (Ivanova, I.) 3:1035
2010-11 budget, prebudget consultation paper (Les) 1:1040 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1040
2010-11 budget priorities
children (Evans, C.) 3:1555
debt reduction (Winter, J.) 10:1725
education (Blair, R.) 5:1135 (Dooley, P.) 5:1205 (Warrington, S.) 7:1855
housing and social services (Wright, B.) 10:1535
post-secondary education (Keitlah, J.) 5:1050
priorities (Donaldson) 9:1610 (Henderson, N.) 10:1550 (Letnick) 8:1125-1130, 10:1415 (Martin, M.) 8:1130 (Montgomery, J.) 9:1605-1610 (Mungall) 8:1125 (Newell, T.) 5:1135 (Rustad) 9:1610, 10:1355-1400 (Strong, A.) 8:1040 (Thornthwaite) 7:1855 (Walker, D.) 3:1540-1550 (Walmsley, C.) 8:1155
public poll results (Oliver, C.) 3:0920
2010-11 budget process (Mitchell, S.) 7:1820
Balanced budgets (Letnick) 7:1805-1810 (Yakemchuk, A.) 7:1800
Budget process and planning, consideration of vulnerable populations (Rahemtulla, L.) 3:1310-1315
Budget process, public confidence (Oliver, C.) 3:0915-0920, 3:0930
Budgeting practices (Strong, A.) 8:1035, 8:1050
Deficit budgets (Ivanova, I.) 3:1045-1050 (Rustad) 3:1045 (Walker, D.) 3:1540
Independent budget officer, NDP proposal (Donaldson) 8:1050 (Strong, A.) 8:1050
Independent budget officer, role (Legg, P.) 3:0930 (Mungall) 3:0930 (Oliver, C.) 3:0930
Zero-base budgeting (Bader, M.) 3:1640
Building design, inspections, standards, etc. See Construction industry
Building Owners and Managers Association

BESt certification program See Green building design under Construction industry
Membership (LaBranche, P.) 3:1605
Partnership with B.C. Hydro See British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Bulkley Valley

Arts and cultural activities in area (Stringfellow, L.) 6:1025
Bulkley Valley Community Arts Council

Funding and operations (Eng, K.) 6:1015
Bulkley Valley Concert Association

Written submission to Finance and Government Services Committee (Eng, K.) 6:1020 (Letnick) 6:1020
Business

Business climate (Byland, J.) 9:1725-1730 (Rees, R.) 3:1005 (Stewart, T.) 9:1925
Business climate, new business competition (Drope, J.) 9:1825
Regulations and red tape See Government
Social enterprises, funding and role (Donaldson) 6:0950, 9:1835 (Gorbahn, D.) 6:0940, 6:0950
Social enterprises, role of private sector (Gorbahn, D.) 6:0945 (Thornthwaite) 6:0945
Taxation during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Byland, J.) 9:1725-1730
Venture capital in B.C. (Donaldson) 9:1835 (Drope, J.) 9:1825-1835 (McRae) 9:1835
Venture capital in B.C., venture capital program and tax credit program (Drope, J.) 9:1835-1840
Business – Small business

Tax reductions, small business tax threshold (Byland, J.) 9:1730
Business Council of British Columbia

Position on harmonized sales tax (Peacock, K.) 3:1510
Position on minimum wage (Peacock, K.) 3:1515
Recommendations on government budget (Peacock, K.) 3:1510
Request for studies on harmonized sales tax and employment (Donaldson) 3:1515
Business Development Bank of Canada

Investments (Drope, J.) 9:1830
Byland, John

Agricultural land reserve legislation and regulation, reforms 9:1730-1735
Agriculture
access to water 9:1730
farm thresholds 9:1730-1735
Business
business climate 9:1725-1730
taxation during B.C. Liberal Party administration 9:1725-1730
Business, small business tax reductions, small business tax threshold 9:1730
Bylands Nurseries Ltd.
operations, issues 9:1725-1730
position on harmonized sales tax 9:1725
Harmonized sales tax, impact on business 9:1725
Health, health care system sustainability and reforms 9:1730
Infrastructure, government investment 9:1725
Water quality management 9:1730
Watershed protection 9:1730
Workers compensation system, reforms 9:1730-1735
WorkSafe B.C., issues 9:1730-1735
Bylands Nurseries Ltd.

Operations, issues (Byland, J.) 9:1725-1730
Position on harmonized sales tax (Byland, J.) 9:1725

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