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

Cabinet ministers See Ministers under Government
Calla, Angela

As subject

recommendations on government budget 21:1505-1510

Construction industry, residential construction, home renovation tax credit 21:1505-1510

Consumers, financial prudence, government incentives 21:1505-1520

Energy conservation initiatives, LiveSmart B.C. program 21:1510

Home ownership

affordability, government strategies 21:1505-1510

first-home savings account proposal 21:1510

Mortgages

amortization, paydown and rates, consumer trends 21:1515-1520

tax credit proposal for mortgage paydown 21:1510-1515

Property transfer tax threshold 21:1505, 21:1520

Real estate industry, residential housing market prices, relationship to developer costs 21:1520

Cambridge, Jim

Belmont Secondary School, need for replacement, project proposal and business plan 34:0950

School district 62 (Sooke)

enrolment levels and facility needs 34:0945-1000

recommendations on government budget 34:0950, 34:1000

Vancouver Island, south Island, West Shore, growth 34:0945-0950, 34:1000

Camosun College, Victoria, B.C.

Enrolment (Lockie, P.) 34:1315-1320

Funding for facilities and equipment (Donaldson) 34:1330 (Lockie, P.) 34:1320, 34:1330

Funding for operating budget (Lockie, P.) 34:1320-1325 (Routley, B.) 34:1325

Funding issues, impact on programs (Lockie, P.) 34:1320

Health and wellness facility proposal (Lockie, P.) 34:1320-1325

Programs, wait-lists (Lockie, P.) 34:1315-1325 (Routley, B.) 34:1325

Recommendations on government budget (Lockie, P.) 34:1320

Role in local economy (Lockie, P.) 34:1315-1320

Tuition fees (Letnick) 34:1325 (Lockie, P.) 34:1330

Campaign to Control Cancer

Activities and recommendations on government budget and policies (Akizuki, J.) 21:1145-1150 (Favaro, J.) 21:1145

Campbell, Hon. Gordon (Vancouver–Point Grey)

Actions, impact on work of Finance Committee (Donaldson) 38:1225-1230, 38:1240-1245

Comments on literacy (Hagan, B.) 22:1440

Campbell, Richard

B.C. Cycling Coalition

membership and role 21:1445

recommendations on government budget 21:1455-1500

Carbon tax revenues, use for cycling infrastructure 21:1505

Cycling

barriers, weather issues 21:1500

benefits 21:1445-1455

commuter cycling 21:1500

cycling infrastructure, government investment 21:1445-1455

electronic bicycles 21:1505

product sales 21:1455

ridership, incentives 21:1445, 21:1500

ridership, relationship to vehicle fuel prices 21:1500

safety and injury prevention 21:1445

Europe, carbon tax revenues, use for cycling incentives 21:1505

Netherlands, cycling 21:1445-1450

Canada

Population, aging population (Zemlak, K.) 30:0935

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

Collection activities re harmonized sales tax (Hansen) 20:1350 (Ralston) 20:1350

Canada Winter Games

Hosting by Prince George (Krause, M.) 30:1135 (McEwan, T.) 30:0915

Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies

Activities and position on government health policies (Dawson, B.) 34:0940-0945 (Dean, S.) 34:0935 (Donaldson) 34:0935 (Simpson, P.) 34:0940-0945

Canadian Bar Association

B.C. branch, program for law student placements in rural communities (McPhee, S.) 20:1525-1530

B.C. branch, recommendations on government budget and policies (McPhee, S.) 20:1530

Mandate (McPhee, S.) 20:1520

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Recommendations on government budget (Ivanova, I.) 20:1655-1700

Canadian Council for Food Processors

Establishment (Human, N.) 36:0935

Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors

Conferences (Doyle, J.) 41:1250

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Membership (Tilley, H.) 20:1635

Recommendations on government budget (Tilley, H.) 20:1640-1645

Survey on budget and economic issues (Rustad) 20:1645 (Thornthwaite) 20:1645 (Tilley, H.) 20:1640-1645

Canadian Federation of Students

B.C. office, recommendations on government budget and post-secondary education policies (Takkar, N.) 36:1425-1430

B.C. office, role (Takkar, N.) 36:1425

Canadian Home Builders Association of British Columbia

Central Interior branch

activities (Bourassa, P.) 24:1810

position on harmonized sales tax (Ralston) 24:1820 (Wittal, D.) 24:1805, 24:1820

position on harmonized sales tax initiative vote (Donaldson) 24:1815 (Wittal, D.) 24:1815

recommendations on government budget (Wittal, D.) 24:1805-1810

Communications with Finance Minister (Donaldson) 34:1130 (Whitemarsh, M.) 34:1130

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association

B.C. division, membership and position on harmonized sales tax (Williams, C.) 20:1740-1750

Canadian Media Production Association

Membership (Bromley, R.) 28:1405

Recommendations for film industry (Stanke, R.) 24:1650

Recommendations on government budget (Bromley, R.) 28:1410

Canadian Museum of Rail Travel, Cranbrook, B.C.

Board, recommendations on government budget (Anderson, G.) 25:1100

Funding (Anderson, G.) 25:1100-1105 (Mungall) 25:1100 (Ralston) 25:1105 (Thornthwaite) 25:1100

Canadian Renewable Fuels Association

Recommendations on government budget (Hooper, D.) 28:1355

Canadian Sport Centre Pacific Society

Work of organization (Pattenden, W.) 28:1540-1545

Cancer

Government programs, cross-ministerial coordination (Akizuki, J.) 21:1150-1155 (Thornthwaite) 21:1155

Prevention and treatment, government action and funding (Akizuki, J.) 21:1145-1150 (Favaro, J.) 21:1145

Cap-and-trade system See Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Capital asset management framework See Capital projects, procurement practices under Government
Carbon

Carbon neutrality initiatives See particular locations and sectors

Carbon offsets and carbon pricing (Field, D.) 21:1920-1925

Carbon tax

Carbon taxes in other jurisdictions See Carbon taxes

Compliance and enforcement (Tylosky, A.) 29:1515, 29:1530

Coverage of non-combustion emissions (Horne, M.) 20:1815

Elimination (Purdy, C.) 25:0950, 25:1000

Exemption for food producers (Etsell, G.) 36:0910

Increase and timeline (Dauncey, G.) 34:1530

Increase, impact on clean energy initiatives (Horne, M.) 20:1810

Need for changes (Horne, M.) 20:1810-1815

Revenues

allocation (Donaldson) 28:1500 (LaBranche, P.) 28:1500

use for clean energy infrastructure (Dauncey, G.) 20:1810-1815

use for cycling infrastructure (Campbell, R.) 21:1505 (Donaldson) 21:1505 (Rustad) 21:1505

use for emission reduction initiatives for industry (Etsell, G.) 35:0910

use for green copper industry development (Bourquin, J.) 27:1045

use for green technology incentives (Chalmers, B.) 34:1055-1100

Tax (Baziw, R.) 35:1105 (McRae) 35:1105

Tax credit refund proposal for landlords (Gordon, M.) 36:1150

Tax credits and initiatives for low-income earners (Horne, M.) 20:1815

Tax freeze (Peacock, K.) 36:1115

Carbon taxes

Revenues, investment in clean energy infrastructure (Horne, M.) 20:1820 (Rustad) 20:1815-1820

Cariboo connector See Highway 97
Carson, Donalda

Health care system, integration of end-of-life care 30:1020, 30:1030

Hospice and palliative care

costs, comparison with hospital care 30:1030

funding and services 30:1020-1030

Prince George Hospice Society, funding 30:1020-1030

Carter, Kim See also Ombudsperson

Corrections system, day passes for inmates, process 41:1005

Government

administrative fairness and good governance 41:0905-0920

programs and services, service quality issues 41:0930

Income assistance, emergency services 41:1000

Law Society of B.C., complaint process 41:0950

Legislature, Officers of the Legislature

relationship with committees 41:0920

shared services 41:0925

MLAs, services to constituents 41:0940-0945

Ombudsperson

annual report 41:0905, 41:0950

budget

capital costs 41:0920, 41:1005-1010

external recoveries 41:0915-0920, 41:0945

staffing costs 41:0940

budget and service plan 41:0900, 41:0910-0940

communications and computer equipment 41:1010

complaint investigation services

caseload and timeline 41:0905, 41:0915, 41:1000

early resolution program 41:0910

file triage and assignment process 41:0910-0915, 41:1000-1005

investigation process and services 41:0940-0945

investigation process and services, cases 41:0935, 41:0950, 41:1000-1005

types of complaints 41:1000-1010

consultative services to government 41:0915, 41:0930

education and outreach services 41:0915-0920, 41:0940

education and outreach services, multicultural outreach 41:0935

information systems

case-tracker system, purchase of services by outside agencies 41:0920, 41:0945-0950

document technology review 41:0915-0920

mandate and role 41:0900-0905, 41:0925, 41:0950

office space 41:0935

participation in ombudsperson conferences 41:0915

relationship with government agencies 41:0905, 41:0930, 41:0955-1005

relationship with MLA offices 41:0940

relationship with Representative for Children and Youth 41:0925

review of seniors care 41:0905-0910, 41:1005

staffing 41:0905, 41:0935-0940

staffing, manager of investigations position 41:0910-0915

staffing, organizational review 41:0925

systemic investigations 41:0905-0910, 41:0955, 41:1005-1015

work of office 41:0905-0915

workplans, proposal for committee review 41:0920

Professions, self-governing professions, complaint process and oversight 41:0950

Skills training programs, safety issues 41:1005

WorkSafe B.C., service quality issues 41:0955

Case, Ian

Arts and culture

benefits to communities and society 34:1155-1200

government funding

capital funding 34:1205

gaming grants 34:1205

multi-year grants 34:1205

reduction 34:1155

B.C. Arts Council

funding 34:1205

independence 34:1205

Harmonized sales tax

exemptions and rebates, arts and culture tickets 34:1205

impact on arts and culture sector 34:1205

ProArt Alliance of Greater Victoria

recommendations on government budget 34:1205

survey on impact of arts funding reduction 34:1155

Victoria, arts and culture sector, impact of funding reduction 34:1155

Castlegar, B.C.

City government, recommendations on government budget (Chernoff, L.) 26:1505-1510 (Donaldson) 26:1515

Economic development (Chernoff, L.) 26:1505-1510

Government office closing (Chernoff, L.) 26:1510

Infrastructure needs and recreational facilities (Chernoff, L.) 26:1505-1510

Infrastructure needs, funding (Chernoff, L.) 26:1515 (Donaldson) 26:1515

Mill operations See also Celgar Pulp Co.

(Chernoff, L.) 26:1505

Catalyst Paper Corp.

Powell River mill operations, court case re municipal taxation (Jeffery, R.) 20:1555

Cattle ranching See Livestock industry
CCOLA See Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors
C.D. Howe Institute

Study on marginal effective tax rate See Marginal effective tax rate under Taxation

Celgar Pulp Co.

Castlegar mill operations, taxation issue (Chernoff, L.) 26:1505

Centis, Joseph

Impacts of brain injury (Sing, G.) 34:1535

Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia

Agriculture extension agent position (Etsell, G.) 36:0910

Chalmers, Ben

Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, mining industry 34:1055-1100

Carbon tax revenues, use for green technology incentives 34:1055-1100

Mining Association of B.C., recommendations on government budget 34:1055-1100

Charlesworth, Jennifer

Children, programs and services for children and families, funding and services 34:1520-1525

Community organizations, gaming grants 34:1525

Federation of Community Social Services of B.C.

member agencies, funding and services 34:1510-1515

recommendations on government budget and policies 34:1520-1530

Health Services Ministry, budget as percentage of total provincial budget 34:1520

Lower Mainland, mobile child care program 34:1525

Mental health, mental illness and addiction programs and services, impact of funding reductions 34:1520

Welfare

community social services sector, funding and role 34:1510-1525

community social services sector, public perception 34:1515

social programs and services, funding 34:1520

social welfare policies, government decision-making and need for policy framework 34:1520-1530

Chartered Accountants of British Columbia

B.C. Checkup publication (Rees, R.) 21:0935, 21:0945

Position on harmonized sales tax (Rees, R.) 21:0940

Chavarie, Kirk

Post-secondary education

funding formula, per-student funding 22:1405

role in economy 22:1410

student financial assistance, grant program 22:1410

students, debt load, impact on economy 22:1410

UBC Students Union Okanagan

membership and role 22:1400, 22:1410

recommendations on post-secondary education policies 22:1405-1410

University of B.C., Okanagan campus (Kelowna), enrolment of local students 22:1415

Chavarie, Robert

College of New Caledonia Students Union, recommendations on post-secondary education policies 30:1200

Post-secondary education, student debt load 30:1200

Chernoff, Lawrence

Castlegar

city government, recommendations on government budget 26:1505-1510

economic development 26:1505-1510

government office closing 26:1510

infrastructure needs and recreational facilities 26:1505-1510

infrastructure needs, funding 26:1515

mill operations 26:1505

Celgar Pulp Co., Castlegar mill operations, taxation issue 26:1505

Forests and forest industry, companies, taxation issues re local government 26:1505

Industry, property tax, issues 26:1505

Infrastructure, funding

model and local government role 26:1505-1515

rural infrastructure trust fund concept 26:1510

Chief Electoral Officer See Elections B.C.; James, Craig
Child Care Human Resources Sector Council

Report on child care worker wages (Fontana-Wegelin, T.) 35:0940

Child Development Centre of Prince George and District

Recommendation on government budget (Ralston) 30:1015 (Roze, D.) 30:1015

Childhood Obesity Foundation

Activities (Warshawski, T.) 35:1035

Children

Child care See Children – Child care

Child deaths and critical injuries, coroner's inquests See Child death review unit under British Columbia Coroners Service

Child deaths and critical injuries, investigation and review (Donaldson) 41:1140 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 41:1040-1050, 41:1110, 41:1140

Child protection review (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 41:1030

Child protection workers, training in family violence issues (Porteous, T.) 21:1540, 21:1550

Child vulnerability, impact on social welfare system (Schechter, S.) 20:1755-1800

Child vulnerability in early learning and education See Child vulnerability under Children – Early childhood development

Child vulnerability, prevention (Kacir, P.) 36:1620-1625

Children at risk, role of poverty (Routley, B.) 41:1115, 41:1125 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 41:1125

Children in government care (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 41:1035-1040

Children in government care, education system supports (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 41:1120

Children in government care, issues (Downing, R.) 34:1145

Custody issues (Donaldson) 21:1315 (Gleeson, M.) 21:1300-1310

Custody issues, legal representation See Family law under Justice system

Early childhood development See Children – Early childhood development

Mental health See Mental health of children and youth under Mental health

Obesity See Childhood obesity under Obesity

Programs and services for children and families

audits and monitoring (Ralston) 41:1135-1140 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 41:1050, 41:1140

family resource programs (Dobbyn, V.) 36:1325

family resource programs and funding (Donaldson) 36:1630 (Kacir, P.) 36:1615-1630

funding (Belfie, J.) 20:1610

funding and services (Charlesworth, J.) 34:1520-1525

funding, gaming grants (Belfie, J.) 22:1635

occupational and speech therapy, wait-lists for services (Aitken, L.) 32:0925, 32:0935

rehabilitation and speech therapy services and therapist training (Sandy, B.) 36:1130-1135

service agencies, funding for capital projects and staff salary increases (Sandy, B.) 36:1130-1135

service delivery (Kacir, P.) 36:1630 (Thornthwaite) 36:1625-1630

support programs for young parents (Elliot, E.) 34:1505 (Ellis, L.) 34:1540-1545

Rights, awareness campaign (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 41:1055

Special needs children See also Special education and special needs under Education

assessment (Armstrong, H.) 35:0920

funding for programs and services (Armstrong, H.) 36:1125-1135

integration initiative for service providers in central interior (Roze, D.) 30:1015 (Rustad) 30:1015

numbers and definition (Sandy, B.) 36:1120

numbers and funding for services (Robertson, T.) 30:1255

physiotherapy services (Roze, D.) 30:1010

programs and services (Delaplace, A.) 27:1135-1140

programs for children over 12 (Armstrong, H.) 35:0915-0920

special needs children (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 41:1040

transition to adult services (Fontana-Wegelin, T.) 35:0940-0945 (Routley, B.) 35:0945

wait-lists for programs and services (Sandy, B.) 21:1400-1410

Supported child development program, funding and wait-lists (Donaldson) 20:1940 (Guttmann, M.) 20:1945 (Lary, A.) 20:1940-1945 (Ralston) 20:1940-1945 (Seet, W.) 20:1930-1945 (Stark, C.) 20:1945

Supported child development program, need for extension to children over 12 (Aitken, L.) 35:0915-0920 (Thornthwaite) 35:0920

Children – Child care

Accessibility and affordability (Bacchus, P.) 26:1540-1545 (Proulx, L.) 26:1530-1535

Accessibility, issue of parents working from home (Kershaw, P.) 36:1655 (Mungall) 36:1655

Child care for children of post-secondary students (McElroy, J.) 28:1440 (Mungall) 28:1445

Child care for school-aged children (Letnick) 26:1535 (Proulx, L.) 26:1535-1540

Early learning and child care See Children – Early childhood development

Facilities in schools See Education – Schools

Funding (Fontana-Wegelin, T.) 35:0940

Government investment, economic benefits (McElroy, J.) 28:1445

Spaces (Mungall) 26:1540 (Proulx, L.) 26:1540

Spaces, English-as-a-second-language child care spaces (Siormanolakis, E.) 20:1930

Spaces, wait-lists (McElroy, J.) 28:1440

System, comprehensive system (Davidson, S.) 20:1610

System, costs (Elliot, E.) 34:1505-1510 (Ralston) 34:1510

Workers, wages (Fontana-Wegelin, T.) 20:1605

Children – Early childhood development

Child vulnerability

impact on economy (Kershaw, P.) 36:1645

incidence and measurement (Kaytor, D.) 26:1530-1535 (McRae) 26:1535

incidence and reduction (Kershaw, P.) 36:1640-1650

incidence and reduction goal (Armstrong, H.) 36:1125

vulnerability (McCullough, J.) 33:1450-1455

Children First initiative (Kaytor, D.) 26:1530

Community groups and service providers, coordination (McCullough, J.) 33:1500 (Rustad) 33:1500

Early childhood educators, wages (Hagan-Johnson, A.) 35:0950

Early intervention services (Roze, D.) 30:1000-1015

Early intervention services, funding (Aitken, L.) 35:0910-0920 (Donaldson) 35:0920 (Sandy, B.) 35:0920

Early learning (Elliot, E.) 34:1505

Early learning and child care

comprehensive system (Kaytor, D.) 26:1530, 26:1540 (Mungall) 26:1540 (Proulx, L.) 26:1540

early learning and child care (Montani, A.) 20:1610-1615

government investment (Thornthwaite) 36:1650

government investment and economic benefits (Davidson, S.) 36:1655

public and private delivery (Davidson, S.) 21:1010 (Gregson, S.) 21:1010 (Rustad) 21:1010

Early learning and literacy (Boyd, D.) 29:1615

Government investment (Dobbyn, V.) 20:1605-1610 (Peacock, K.) 20:1935

Government investment, reports and studies (Sandy, B.) 36:1125-1130

Government support (Gillespie, I.) 34:0920

Programs and services See also Success By 6 program below under this main heading

(Elliot, E.) 34:1500

Programs and services, funding (McCullough, J.) 33:1450-1455 (Thornthwaite) 33:1455

Research, human early learning partnership See Human early learning partnership

Success By 6 program and funding (Donaldson) 33:1450-1500

Children and Family Development, Ministry of

Clients, notification of independent advocacy services (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 41:1055

Chilliwack, B.C.

Access to brain injury services, cases (Paetkau, C.) 36:1455

Christian Labour Association of Canada

Membership (Pannu, A.) 36:1410

Operating model (Pannu, A.) 36:1420 (Prentice, D.) 36:1420 (Thornthwaite) 36:1420

Civil service

Employees, annual appraisals (Ralston) 40:1410 (Spencer, F.) 40:1410

Hiring practices

administrative support positions (Spencer, F.) 40:1400

auxiliary appointments (Ralston) 40:1410 (Spencer, F.) 40:1405-1410

changes (Spencer, F.) 40:1355-1405, 40:1415

collective hiring practices (Spencer, F.) 40:1355-1400

short-term temporary appointments (Donaldson) 40:1415 (Ralston) 40:1410 (Routley, B.) 40:1415 (Spencer, F.) 40:1400-1415

Public sector size in B.C. and other jurisdictions (Walker, D.) 36:1350

Staffing reviews (Spencer, F.) 40:1400-1405

Work environment survey (Spencer, F.) 40:1400-1405

Clean energy See Energy
Clean Energy Act

Purpose (Kariya, P.) 21:1425

Regulations (Kariya, P.) 21:1435

Clean Energy Association of British Columbia

Position on models of ownership re First Nations projects (Donaldson) 21:1440 (Kariya, P.) 21:1440

Recommendations on government budget (Kariya, P.) 21:1435-1440 (McRae) 21:1440

Report on economic impact of independent power producers (Kariya, P.) 21:1430

Role and activities (Kariya, P.) 21:1425-1430

Clift, Rob

Auditor General, position on proposed exclusion of universities from government reporting entity 20:1515

Government, accounting practices, generally accepted accounting principles 20:1515

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes, financial reporting, exclusion of universities from government reporting entity 20:1515

Climate change

Action on climate change, transition from fossil fuels (Forest, K.) 29:1605

Adaptation and mitigation (Corbeil, S.) 34:1040-1045

Evidence (Purdy, C.) 25:1000

Government action and impacts in B.C. (Dauncey, G.) 34:1530

Government action on climate change (Horne, M.) 20:1810

Government action on climate change, incentives for local government (Macklem, P.) 22:1500-1505

Greenhouse gas emissions See Air – Greenhouse gas emissions

Impact on issues

agriculture (Buchanan, R.) 29:1435

agriculture and food supply (Forest, K.) 29:1555

insurance industry (Corbeil, S.) 34:1045

Coalition of Child Care Advocates of British Columbia

Plan for child care system (Gregson, S.) 21:1005-1010

Work of organization (Davidson, S.) 21:1000

Coast Forest Products Association

Recommendations on government budget (Jeffery, R.) 20:1550-1555

College of New Caledonia, Prince George, B.C.

Capacity issues (Gerow, R.) 30:0920-0930 (Rustad) 30:0930

Capital projects, funding (Gerow, R.) 30:0925

First Nations population in catchment area (Gerow, R.) 30:0925

Partnership initiatives (Gerow, R.) 30:0920

Programs and role in communities (Gerow, R.) 30:0920, 30:0930

Recommendations on government budget and post-secondary education (Gerow, R.) 30:0920-0925

College of New Caledonia Students Union

Membership and role (Wilson, K.) 30:1150

Recommendations on post-secondary education policies (Chavarie, R.) 30:1200 (Letnick) 30:1155 (McRae) 30:1200 (Rustad) 30:1200 (Wilson, K.) 30:1150-1155

College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, B.C.

Adult basic education, partnership program with Ktunaxa First Nation (Teslak, D.) 25:0925-0930

Collaboration with other colleges (McRae) 25:0930 (Teslak, D.) 25:0930

Cranbrook campus, expansion and upgrading (Jensen, A.) 25:0915

Facility for aboriginal students (Teslak, D.) 25:0930-0935

Fernie campus, skills training for mining industry (Teslak, D.) 25:0930

Funding and programs (Blakley, J.) 25:0905 (Mungall) 25:0925 (Teslak, D.) 25:0920-0925, 25:0935-0940

Mandate for skills training (Jensen, A.) 25:0915-0920

Operations (Teslak, D.) 25:0920

Role in local economy (Teslak, D.) 25:0920

Columbia River Treaty

Impact on agriculture industries in B.C. and Washington (Sardinha, J.) 23:1045-1100

Renegotiation and allocation of funds (Lucas, G.) 23:1055 (Mungall) 23:1055-1100 (Ralston) 23:1055 (Sardinha, J.) 23:1055

Commonwealth Group

Membership and role (McLaren, D.) 30:1100, 30:1110 (Ralston) 30:1110

Position on harmonized sales tax (McLaren, D.) 30:1105

Recommendations on government budget (McLaren, D.) 30:1100-1105 (Oland, H.) 30:1100-1105

Communities

Community economic development (Donaldson) 34:1140

Community organizations See also Non-profit sector

regulation of activities (Blakley, J.) 25:0910

social service providers See Community social services sector under Welfare

Community organizations, gaming grants

cumulative impact of reductions (Donaldson) 23:1040 (Montgomery, J.) 23:1040

eligibility (Richoz, J.) 28:1505-1510

eligibility and elimination of multi-year grants (Sheach, D.) 36:1635-1640

funding levels for arts and sports organizations (Anderson, G.) 25:1100

gaming grants (Aitken, L.) 32:0855-0905

grants for community health support organizations (Spooner, R.) 30:0955

Green community design and development, active transportation See Transportation

Green community design and development, Towns for Tomorrow program (Rustad) 25:1035

Small communities, government grants (Bates, F.) 32:0940

Community Living British Columbia See also Community living services under Disabled and handicapped persons

Eligibility for services (Fontana-Wegelin, T.) 35:0940-0945 (Routley, B.) 35:0945

Funding (Robertson, T.) 30:1255

Funding and service delivery (Zemlak, K.) 30:0940

Relationship with STEPS Forward education organization (Greenholtz, J.) 21:1655

Community Social Planning Council

Programs and services (Downing, R.) 34:1140

Recommendations on government budget (Downing, R.) 34:1135-1145

Role and research activities (Downing, R.) 34:1135-1140

CommunityLINK program See Education
Comox Air Force Museum, Comox, B.C.

Community support organization See Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association

Operations (Stinson, D.) 32:0850-0900

Comox Lake

Fish population study (Watanabe, R.) 32:1035

Comox Valley

Agriculture and food industries (Rolston, G.) 32:0840 (Watson, J.) 32:0830-0840

Athletes (McNamee, S.) 32:1045

Development and growth, regional municipality proposal (Russell, D.) 32:1010

Farmers market (Watson, J.) 32:0835

Farmland, use (McRae) 32:0840 (Watson, J.) 32:0845

Infrastructure projects, funding (Bates, F.) 32:0940-0945 (Ralston) 32:0945

Management of fish and wildlife resources (Watanabe, R.) 32:1030-1035

Programs and services, funding (Bates, F.) 32:0940

Sports fields and facilities, funding and maintenance (Les) 32:1055 (McNamee, S.) 32:1045-1055 (McRae) 32:1120 (Thornthwaite) 32:1050

Sports fields and facilities, soccer field project funding (Blecha, M.) 32:1115-1125 (Mungall) 32:1125 (Thornthwaite) 32:1120

Sustainable community project See Sage Hills Development Ltd.

Transition house, funding and services (Ney, H.) 32:1020-1025

Water supply and systems in area (Bates, F.) 32:0940-0945 (Ralston) 32:0945

Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association

Activities and funding (Stinson, D.) 32:0850-0905

Funding (McRae) 32:0900 (Mungall) 32:0900

Comox Valley Baseball Association

Coaching activities (McNamee, S.) 32:1055

Projects, funding and fundraising sources (McNamee, S.) 32:1050 (McRae) 32:1050 (Thornthwaite) 32:1050

Recommendations on government budget (McNamee, S.) 32:1040-1045

Comox Valley Child Development Association

Autism program, funding from gaming grants (Aitken, L.) 32:0925-0930

Capital funding and infrastructure needs (Aitken, L.) 32:0930

Funding and role (Aitken, L.) 32:0925-0935 (McRae) 32:0935-0940

Recommendations on government budget (Aitken, L.) 32:0925-0940 (McRae) 32:0935-0940 (Routley, B.) 32:0935

Comox Valley Economic Development Society

Agriculture and food initiatives (Watson, J.) 32:0835

Community development focus (Watson, J.) 32:0845

Recommendations on government budget (Watson, J.) 32:0830

Comox Valley Minor Hockey Association

Access to ice surfaces (McNamee, S.) 32:1045

Comox Valley Transition Society

Funding and role (Ney, H.) 32:1015-1025

Funding, gaming grants (Ney, H.) 32:1025

Grandparents raising grandchildren program (McRae) 32:1030 (Ney, H.) 32:1025-1030

Impact of request-for-proposal process on operations (Davis, A.) 32:1030 (Ney, H.) 32:1030 (Ralston) 32:1030

Recommendations on government budget (Ney, H.) 32:1020-1025

Service delivery and administrative issues (Mungall) 32:1025 (Ney, H.) 32:1025-1030

Comox Valley United Soccer Club

Recommendations on government budget (Blecha, M.) 32:1115-1120

Role and projects, funding (Blecha, M.) 32:1115-1125 (McRae) 32:1120 (Mungall) 32:1125 (Thornthwaite) 32:1120

Comox Valley–Strathcona regional district

Study on sports fields (Blecha, M.) 32:1115

Computer technology

Internet service in rural and remote communities (Donaldson) 29:1515

Conayt Friendship Society

Funding and services (Girouard, G.) 35:1120-1130

Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia

Position on harmonized sales tax (Mirhady, D.) 20:1505

Role and recommendations on government budget (Mirhady, D.) 20:1505-1510

Conference Board of Canada

Report on role of arts in economy (Brown, S.) 25:1115

Conflict of interest

Commissioner See Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner

Post-employment guidelines for former cabinet ministers and parliamentary secretaries (Fraser, P.) 40:1105-1110 (Ralston) 40:1105

Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner See also Fraser, Paul

Attendance at Union of B.C. Municipalities convention (Fraser, P.) 40:1105

Budget and operations (Donaldson) 40:1050 (Fraser, P.) 40:1025-1050 (Letnick) 40:1045-1050

Information management, electronic filing system (Fraser, P.) 40:1030

Information requests (Fraser, P.) 40:1035

Lower Mainland office (Fraser, P.) 40:1025

Meetings with MLAs (Fraser, P.) 40:1105 (Thornthwaite) 40:1105

MLAs disclosure forms (Fraser, P.) 40:1030, 40:1055-1105 (McRae) 40:1050-1055 (Thornthwaite) 40:1100

Salary payment (Fraser, P.) 40:1040

Scope of responsibilities, local government (Fraser, P.) 40:1040, 40:1100 (McRae) 40:1055

Service requests (Fraser, P.) 40:1030-1035, 40:1045

Staff (Donaldson) 40:1050 (Fraser, P.) 40:1025, 40:1040-1050

Succession planning, proposal (Fraser, P.) 40:1030, 40:1040-1045 (Letnick) 40:1045

Conservation of wildlife, conservation officers, etc. See Wildlife
Construction industry

Consultation by government (McLachlan, M.) 34:0905-0910

Development projects, regulation (Russell, D.) 32:1005-1010

Green building design

commercial buildings, BESt certification program and "work green" initiative (LaBranche, P.) 28:1455-1500

financial incentives (Dauncey, G.) 28:1455-1500

incentives for renovations and retrofits (Mungall) 34:1125 (Whitemarsh, M.J.) 34:1130

rental housing (Dauncey, G.) 36:1145-1150

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

Projects, government tendering See Capital projects, procurement practices under Government

Residential construction and renovation industry

conditions and role in economy (Bourassa, P.) 24:1815 (Masters, R.) 24:1815 (Wittal, D.) 24:1800-1815

current conditions (Bennett, J.) 34:1425

government incentives (Masters, R.) 34:1420

home renovation tax credit (Bourassa, P.) 24:1810-1815, 24:1805-1815

renovation of substandard housing (Mungall) 24:1810-1815 (Wittal, D.) 24:1810

reports and studies (Wittal, D.) 24:1805-1810

underground renovation industry (Letnick) 24:1815, 24:1820, 24:1805-1820

Role in economy (McLachlan, M.) 34:0905

Workers, supply and aging of workforce (McLachlan, M.) 34:0915 (Rustad) 34:0915

Consumers

Cost of living (Baziw, R.) 28:1450

Cost of living, impact on families (Ewald, G.) 35:1025-1030

Financial prudence, government incentives (Calla, A.) 21:1505-1520

Spending and household debt (Ivanova, I.) 20:1650

Cooper, Jenelle

Board Voice Society of B.C.

discussions re impact of request-for-proposal process on member operations 34:1310

recommendations on government budget 34:1305-1310

role 34:1305

Health, social determinants 34:1305

Mental health, mental illness and addiction programs and services, funding and delivery 34:1305

Welfare

community social services sector

board governance, role 34:1310

funding and role 34:1305-1310

procurement process 34:1310

service delivery and contract tendering process 34:1310

social investment versus social cost 34:1310

Copper mining industry See Mines and mining industry
Corbeil, Serge

Automobile insurance 34:1040-1045

Climate change

adaptation and mitigation 34:1040-1045

impact on insurance industry 34:1045

Harmonized sales tax

economic benefits 34:1035

impact on insurance industry 34:1035

Infrastructure, reinforcement and upgrading 34:1040-1045

Insurance

industry, current conditions 34:1035

insurance premium tax, elimination 34:1035-1040

Insurance Bureau of Canada

position on harmonized sales tax 34:1035

recommendations on government budget and policies 34:1040

Insurance Corporation of B.C., competition with private sector 34:1040

Property insurance, taxation 34:1035

Coroner

Service See British Columbia Coroners Service

Corporations

Income tax, revenues to government (Hansen) 20:1340, 20:1350-1355, 20:1415 (Les) 20:1415 (Ralston) 20:1345-1350 (Rustad) 20:1355

Corrections system See also Crime and criminals; Justice system

Correctional facilities, federal funding (Walker, D.) 36:1400

Day passes for inmates, process (Carter, K.) 41:1005

Probation officers, training in family violence issues See Handling of family violence cases under Justice system

Cost of living See Consumers
Courtenay and District Fish and Game Protective Association

Funding (McRae) 32:1035 (Watanabe, R.) 32:1035

Membership and role (Watanabe, R.) 32:1030-1035

Recommendations on government budget (Watanabe, R.) 32:1035

Work with other organizations (Watanabe, R.) 32:1030-1035

Courtenay, B.C.

City council, grant for traffic fine revenues (Bates, F.) 32:0940-0945 (McRae) 32:0945

Police services, funding (Bates, F.) 32:0940-0945

Courthouses See Justice system
Cowichan Valley

Family violence services (Routley, B.) 24:1830

Cowichan Valley school district See School district 79 (Cowichan Valley)
Coyle, Allan

Okanagan College

adult basic education 23:0915

enrolment, student transition to post-secondary education 23:0920

enrolment, university transfer 23:0915

trade programs, transition of women graduates to employment 23:0925

work with literacy organizations 23:0915

Craft distilling industry See Alcohol
Cranbrook and District Arts Council

Funding and role (Brown, S.) 25:1110-1125

Cranbrook, B.C.

Economy, role of arts and culture (Brown, S.) 25:1115-1125

Health care and education services (Blakley, J.) 25:0905

Infrastructure, government investment (Blakley, J.) 25:0910

Infrastructure management, report (Manjak, S.) 25:1015-1020

Infrastructure projects (Manjak, S.) 25:1010

Creston Valley

Court services and legal aid (Bambrick, L.) 33:1515

Cridge Centre for the Family, Victoria, B.C.

Activities and recommendations on government budget (Sing, G.) 34:1535-1540

Crime and criminals See also Corrections system; Justice system

Organized crime (Ralston) 23:0945-0950 (Shields, W.) 23:0935-0940, 23:0950

Organized crime, involvement in gambling See Gambling

Organized crime, recruitment of youth, prevention (Mungall) 23:0950 (Shields, W.) 23:0950

Property crime, link to addictions (Burtnick, R.) 21:1910

Crowhurst, Tim

Alberta, liquor sales and taxation 36:1155

Alcohol

beverage alcohol hub concept for B.C. 36:1155-1200

imported liquor, taxation and flat tax proposal 36:1150-1200

revenues to government 36:1150

taxation 36:1200-1205

Hong Kong, liquor sales and taxation 36:1155

Import Vintners and Spirits Association

membership and role 36:1150

recommendations on government budget 36:1155-1200

Quebec, liquor exports and sales 36:1200

Taxation, cost-of-service taxes, elimination 36:1155

Crown corporations

Role, review (Hull, D.) 20:1455

Crown land

Access (McRae) 32:1040

Access and activities on Crown land (Purdy, C.) 25:0945-1005 (Thornthwaite) 25:1000

Access and privatization (MacAhonic, P.) 28:1315 (Routley, B.) 28:1315 (Rustad) 28:1315

Cultural Olympiad See Arts and culture component under Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
Culture See Arts and culture
Cumberland, B.C.

Carbon-neutral initiatives, costs and funding (Bates, F.) 32:0945

Water supply and systems in area (Bates, F.) 32:0940-0945

Curry, Joanne

Lower Mainland, South Fraser communities, post-secondary education access 21:1020-1025

Post-secondary education

courses and programs, enrolment in science and technology programs 21:1025

enrolment levels, relationship to economic conditions 21:1025

funding 21:1020-1025

universities, colleges and institutes, degree programs, moratorium on new programs 21:1025

Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus

degree programs 21:1025

enrolment and expansion 21:1020-1025

funding 21:1020-1025

University of the Fraser Valley, student spaces 21:1020

Cycling

Barriers, weather issues (Campbell, R.) 21:1500 (Letnick) 21:1500

Benefits (Campbell, R.) 21:1445-1455

Commuter cycling (Campbell, R.) 21:1500 (McRae) 21:1500

Cycling infrastructure, government investment (Campbell, R.) 21:1445-1455

Electronic bicycles (Campbell, R.) 21:1505

Product sales (Campbell, R.) 21:1455

Ridership, incentives (Campbell, R.) 21:1445, 21:1500

Ridership, relationship to vehicle fuel prices (Campbell, R.) 21:1500 (McRae) 21:1500

Safety and injury prevention (Campbell, R.) 21:1445