BC Legislature - Finance and Government Services Committee, 39th Parliament

Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia

Recommendations on government budget (Mastromatteo, J.) 7:1835

Fairness Week

Event (Carter, K.) 17:1015

Families

Family law See Family court; Justice system

Family violence See Violence

Family court

Handling of child custody cases (Boere, T.) 11:1055, 11:1110 (Thornthwaite) 11:1110

Farmers, farming, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Farrell, Lorae

As subject

experience as jazz musician 4:0935 (Homzy, A.) 4:0930

Favaro, Jim

Drugs

biologic medications 10:0950

prescription drugs, generic and patented medication and prices 10:0955

Health, health care system costs, management 10:1000

Pharmacare program

coverage of biologic medications, contingency funding proposal 10:0955

coverage, psoriasis medication 10:0950-0955

Federation of Community Social Services of British Columbia

Funding (Charlesworth, J.) 4:1055

Recommendations on government budget and policies (Charlesworth, J.) 4:1100

Work of member agencies, priorities (Charlesworth, J.) 4:1105 (van Dongen) 4:1105

Work of organization (Charlesworth, J.) 4:1050

Work with Children and Family Development Ministry (Charlesworth, J.) 4:1100

Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia

Activities and recommendations on government budget (Oliver, C.) 3:0915-0925

Position on government taxation policies (Letnick) 3:0925 (Oliver, C.) 3:0925-0930

Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Public interest and government role See Governance, role of provincial government under British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Routes and services, Nanaimo-Vancouver route, cancellation of weekday services (Wells, W.) 11:1020

Film industry

Industry in B.C. and tax credits (McGowan, R.) 10:1625-1630 (Mungall) 10:1625

Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Election of Chair and Deputy Chair (Donaldson) 1:1005 (Les) 1:1005 (Letnick) 1:1005 (Mungall) 1:1005 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1005

In-camera proceedings, motions to move in camera See Motions and resolutions

Mandate See Terms of reference below under this main heading

Meeting schedule (Les) 1:1030, 1:1040, 13:0810

Meeting schedule, meetings for deliberation on draft budget consultation report (Donaldson) 2:1025 (Les) 2:1025-1030 (Routley, B.) 2:1025 (Rustad) 2:1025 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 2:1025

Meeting schedule, public hearings See Public hearings below under this main heading

Members, opposition members thanked (Letnick) 14:2030

Motions See Motions and resolutions

Prebudget consultation

planning (Donaldson) 1:1015-1020, 1:1030, 1:1040, 2:1005-1015, 2:1025, 2:1035 (Les) 1:1005-1015, 1:1025-1040, 2:1005-1035 (Letnick) 1:1025, 1:1035-1040, 2:1005, 2:1030 (Mungall) 1:1020 (Ralston) 1:1025-1030 (Rustad) 1:1020-1025, 1:1035 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1015, 1:1030-1040, 2:1010-1035 (Thornthwaite) 1:1035 (van Dongen) 1:1010-1015

process (Les) 3:0900, 4:0830, 5:0900, 6:0900, 7:1555, 8:0855-0900, 9:1555, 11:0830

process in 2005 (Donaldson) 1:1015-1020 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1015

public hearings See Public hearings below under this main heading

public participation (Donaldson) 3:1300 (Les) 3:1300 (Mungall) 1:1020 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 2:1030

public participation in remote and rural areas (Donaldson) 1:1020

questionnaire (Les) 1:1040 (Letnick) 1:1040 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1040

role in budget process (Oliver, C.) 3:0915-0920, 3:0930

travel arrangements for committee members (Donaldson) 2:1010 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 2:1010-1015

Public hearings

additional hearing in Lower Mainland (Donaldson) 3:1300 (Les) 3:1300-1305

advertisement and witness notification (Donaldson) 1:1040 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1035-1040, 2:1030

attendance by observers (Les) 8:1155 (Walmsley, C.) 8:1150-1155

Cranbrook hearing, use of video conferencing (Wakulich, B.) 5:0905

face-to-face hearings (Mastromatteo, Jan) 7:1830

location and schedule (Donaldson) 1:1030, 2:1005-1015 (Les) 1:1030-1035, 2:1005-1020 (Letnick) 1:1035 (McRae) 2:1020 (Ralston) 1:1025-1030 (Rustad) 1:1020-1025, 1:1035, 2:1015 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1030-1035 (Thornthwaite) 2:1015

presenters See Witnesses below under this main heading

use of video conferencing (Donaldson) 1:1020 (Les) 1:1010, 1:1025-1035, 2:1005-1010, 2:1020, 5:0900-0905, 11:0830-0835 (Letnick) 2:1005 (Mungall) 1:1020, 2:1015-1020 (Ralston) 1:1025 (Rustad) 1:1020-1025, 1:1035, 2:1015 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1015 (Thornthwaite) 1:1035, 2:1015

Vancouver hearing (Les) 2:1020-1025 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 2:1020-1025

Reports, statutory officers budget review report (James, C.) 18:1140 (Les) 18:1140 (Ralston) 18:1140

Review of statutory officers See also Budget under particular statutory officers

(Les) 13:0810 (Neufeld, H.) 16:1100, 16:1130-1135

Review of statutory officers, decisions on Elections B.C. funding requests (Neufeld, H.) 16:1150 (Ralston) 16:1145

Staff, responsibilities (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1035-1040

Staff thanked (Letnick) 14:2030

Submissions to committee

audio and video submissions (Donaldson) 2:1035 (Les) 2:1030-1035 (Letnick) 1:1025, 2:1030 (Ralston) 2:1030 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 2:1030

consideration (Thornthwaite) 8:1145

number and type of submissions (Les) 2:1020 (McRae) 2:1020

number of submissions (Les) 1:1015

provision of information and summaries to committee members (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 2:1035

submissions on funding for men's programs and services (Boere, T.) 11:1100

verification (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 2:1030

Terms of reference (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1035-1040

Votes, recorded divisions (Mungall) 14:2025 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 14:2025

Website, information (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1040, 2:1030

Witnesses, registration for public hearings (Donaldson) 2:1035 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 2:1025

Witnesses, school districts (Warrington, S.) 7:1900

Work of committee, timeline (Les) 1:1005-1010

First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition

Recommendations on government budget (Evans, C.) 3:1605

First nations

Children, foster care, kith-and-kin agreements See Foster care

Children in government care, numbers and trends (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 17:1145-1150

Children, services for children and families, government–first nations relationship (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 17:1200

Consultation by government on land and resources, wildlife inventory issues (MacAhonic, P.) 10:1010-1015

Economic development (Nilson, R.) 11:0855

Education, post-secondary education See Education of first nations people under Post-secondary education

Land claims, impact on mining industry See Need for certainty on land base under Mines and mining industry

Fischer, Stephanie

Nelson, arts organizations, funding 11:1000

Oxygen Art Centre, funding and role 11:1000

Fishing industry

Aquaculture See Aquaculture

Fishing licences, e-licensing program (MacAhonic, P.) 10:1015

Fishing licences, use of revenues to government (MacAhonic, P.) 10:1010-1020 (Rustad) 10:1020

Salmon enhancement program (MacAhonic, P.) 10:1020

Florida, Richard

Theory of arts, culture and economic development in cities (Sandmark, P.) 4:0840-0845

Food

Fruits and vegetables, snack program in schools See Fruit and vegetable program under Education

Healthy food, cost (Seely, K.) 10:1320

Locally grown food, government promotion and support (Driediger, R.) 3:1200

Food industry See also Agriculture

Cherry farming, district agriculturalists (Dendy, C.) 9:1925 (Mungall) 9:1925

Cherry farming, issues in B.C. (Dendy, C.) 9:1915-1925 (Mungall) 9:1925

Food services industry See Food services industry

Food-processing and food transportation sectors, emissions See Air – Greenhouse gas emissions

Food-processing sector, current conditions and issues (Human, N.) 10:1450-1455 (Smith, R.) 10:1440-1455

Food-processing sector, government support (Smith, R.) 10:1440-1445, 10:1455

Meat-processing regulations, government assistance with regulatory transition (Smith, R.) 10:1440-1445

Meat-processing regulations, transition programs (Dolberg, A.) 3:1205

Slaughter facilities, waste disposal See Waste disposal at farms and slaughter facilities under Waste management

Food services industry

Industry in B.C. (von Schellwitz, M.) 3:1415-1420

Restaurant industry

impact of harmonized sales tax See Harmonized sales tax

purchase of liquor from government (von Schellwitz, M.) 3:1425

tax exemptions on meals in B.C. and other jurisdictions (Rustad) 3:1425 (von Schellwitz, M.) 3:1415, 3:1425-1430

Foord, Leslie

Drugs, prescription drugs, generic and patented medication and prices 4:1020

Pharmacare program

budget and coverage 4:1020

coverage policy, impact study 4:1020, 4:1030

Pharmaceutical industry, research and development 4:1020

Pharmaceutical Task Force, implementation of recommendations 4:1020

Forest Innovation Investment

Role in promotion of forest industry (Jeffery, R.) 3:1540

Forests and forest industry

Companies, impact of property taxes (Presley, M.) 5:0945-0950

Conditions in industry (Jeffery, R.) 3:1520-1535 (Lewis, D.) 3:1315-1330

Export of raw logs (Lewis, D.) 3:1325-1330 (McRae) 3:1325 (Mungall) 3:1440 (Pollock, K.) 3:1435-1445 (Routley, B.) 3:1330

Forest health (Routley, B.) 17:1415

Forest management and practices, sustainability (Jeffery, R.) 3:1530-1535

Government forest policies, impact on communities and industry (Beasley, S.) 5:1045 (Pollock, K.) 3:1430-1440

Government forest policies, impact statement proposal (Jeffery, R.) 3:1540

Industry in B.C.

impact of harmonized sales tax See Impact on issues under Harmonized sales tax

productivity, council proposal (Jeffery, R.) 3:1530

research and development (Jeffery, R.) 3:1530

Pulp and paper sector, conditions (Jeffery, R.) 3:1525

Remanufacturing industry See Value-added sector below under this main heading

Smallwood market (Murphy, D.) 5:1020-1030

Softwood lumber agreement with U.S. (Jeffery, R.) 3:1535

Stumpage system, changes (Pollock, K.) 3:1445 (Rustad) 3:1445

Stumpage system, compliance and enforcement (Walker, D.) 3:1550

Taxation, industry proposals and municipal taxes (Jeffery, R.) 3:1535

Tenure system, relationship to ecosystem restoration initiatives (Murphy, D.) 5:1020

Value-added sector, government support (Pollock, K.) 3:1435

Wood products and uses, government policy and expansion of market for B.C. products (Jeffery, R.) 3:1530

Wood products and uses, innovation and new products (Jeffery, R.) 3:1530-1535

Wood waste, use See also Bioenergy under Energy

(Lewis, D.) 3:1335 (Rustad) 3:1330

Foster care

Adoption of foster children See Adoption

Child in the Home of a Relative program (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 17:1145

Kith-and-kin agreements (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 17:1145-1150

Fraser, Hugh

As subject

experience as jazz musician (Homzy, A.) 4:0930

Fraser, Paul

Canadian Conflict of Interest Network

annual meetings, attendance and hosting 16:0910-0915

organization 16:0905

Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner

budget and operations 16:0900-0945

information management, electronic filing system 16:0920, 16:0940-0945

Lower Mainland office 16:0910, 16:0925

performance measurement 16:0930

service requests 16:0930-0940

staff 16:0905

travel expenses 16:0910-0915, 16:0925

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board

Response to government initiatives (Caldwell, C.) 10:1515

Freedom of information See also Information and Privacy Commissioner

Legislation

coverage of public bodies (Loukidelis, D.) 16:0955

review (Loukidelis, D.) 16:1005

Requests for information

complaints and appeals (Loukidelis, D.) 16:0955, 16:1015-1020 (Tully, C.) 16:1025

response times, review See Review of freedom-of-information request response times under Information and Privacy Commissioner

role in democracy (Loukidelis, D.) 16:0955

Fuel

Gasoline prices, impact on vehicle use (Bader, M.) 3:1650 (Thornthwaite) 3:1650