Province of British Columbia
39th Parliament – 2010
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

Wachiay Friendship Centre, Courtenay, B.C.

Clients (Kishi, R.) 32:1110 (McRae) 32:1110
Funding and role (Beddows, C.) 32:1110 (Kishi, R.) 32:1055-1100, 32:1110-1115 (Routley, B.) 32:1110
Partnership program with school district (Beddows, C.) 32:1105 (Kishi, R.) 32:1105
Recommendations on government budget (Kishi, R.) 32:1100-1115
Wages and salaries

Living wage (Donaldson) 30:0945 (Zemlak, K.) 30:0945
Minimum wage, increase (Kully, P.) 24:1635, 24:1645 (Mungall) 24:1645
Minimum wage, relationship to poverty See Relationship to minimum wage under Poverty
Walker, Darryl

Alcohol, liquor stores, revenues to government 36:1355
B.C. Government and Service Employees Union
membership 36:1345
recommendations on government budget 36:1345-1350
Civil service, public sector size in B.C. and other jurisdictions 36:1350
Corrections system, correctional facilities, federal funding 36:1400
Economy
conditions 36:1345
government role and strategy 36:1345
green economy, development 36:1355
Environmental protection, resources 36:1350-1355
Forests and forest industry
government management and stewardship capacity 36:1350-1355
stumpage system, compliance and enforcement 36:1400
Government
programs and services, reinvestment 36:1350
revenue sources 36:1355-1400
Health, public health, community-based services 36:1350
Infrastructure, government investment in public infrastructure 36:1350
Post-secondary education, government investment 36:1355
Poverty reduction plan 36:1355
Taxation system 36:1400
Trucking industry, weigh scales, staffing and revenue collection 36:1400
Welfare
social investment versus social cost 36:1350
social welfare systems, government investment 36:1350-1355
Wandell, Susan

Arts and culture
arts councils 21:1715
government funding 21:1710-1715
government strategy and framework document 21:1715-1720
role in economy 21:1710-1715
volunteers, tax credit proposal 21:1715-1720
Film industry 21:1715
New Westminster, arts and culture 21:1715
Ward, Tracie

Comments on arts funding (Moore, A.) 22:1540
Warrington, Sharel

Budgets, 2011-12 budget priorities, education 30:1245-1250
Education
funding 30:1245-1250
maintenance of closed and open schools 30:1250
personalized learning initiative 30:1250
School district 57 (Prince George) funding levels, impact on services 30:1245-1250
Warshawski, Tom

As subject
work on obesity and health issues 35:1035
Beverages, sugar-sweetened beverages
advertising 35:1050
consumption and health impacts 35:1040, 35:1050
health promotion tax proposal 35:1035-1055
Beverages, use of artificial sweeteners 35:1050
Childhood Obesity Foundation, activities 35:1035
Food
junk food and beverages, cost comparison with healthy food 35:1045
junk food, role in obesity 35:1050
Harmonized sales tax, impact on beverage costs 35:1045
Health
public health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 35:1050
role of personal responsibility 35:1045-1050
Obesity
causes and impact on health 35:1035-1040
childhood obesity, prevention 35:1035
Watanabe, Ron

Comox Lake, fish population study 32:1035
Comox Valley, management of fish and wildlife resources 32:1030-1035
Courtenay and District Fish and Game Protective Association
funding 32:1035
membership and role 32:1030-1035
recommendations on government budget 32:1035
work with other organizations 32:1030-1035
Environment, environmental protection, enforcement and resources 32:1035-1040
Environment Ministry
budget reduction 32:1035
number of employees, capacity to address issues 32:1035-1040
Fish, stocking of lakes, funding 32:1035
Fishing industry, fishing fees and licences, use of revenues to government 32:1040
Forests and Range Ministry, budget reduction 32:1035
Hunting licences, use of revenues to government 32:1040
Oil and gas spills, response funding 32:1035
Poaching levels 32:1040
Vancouver Island, access to lands 32:1040
Wildlife
management 32:1035
Roosevelt elk, status 32:1035
Roosevelt elk, translocation program 32:1035
Water

Drought, impact on agriculture industry (Boone, K.) 24:1735 (Guichon, J.) 24:1750
Rivers See Rivers and streams
Water systems See Infrastructure
Watson, John

Agricultural land reserve, use of land 32:0835
Agriculture
farmers markets 32:0830-0835
government investment and support 32:0830-0840
government investment and support in other provinces 32:0840
role in provincial economies 32:0835-0840
Comox Valley
agriculture and food industries 32:0830-0840
farmers market 32:0835
farmland, use 32:0845
Comox Valley Economic Development Society
agriculture and food initiatives 32:0835
community development focus 32:0845
recommendations on government budget 32:0830
Food, locally grown food 32:0835
Immigration, provincial nominee program, agriculture component 32:0840-0845
Weather

Drought conditions See Water
Severe weather events related to climate change, impact on insurance industry See Impact on issues under Climate change
Welfare

Community social services sector
board governance, role (Cooper, J.) 34:1310
capacity-building and funding (Bonesky, C.) 20:1800-1805
contract standardization (Earnshaw, A.) 26:1525 (van Dongen) 26:1520-1525
funding (Huberman, A.) 30:0935-0940
funding and role (Charlesworth, J.) 36:0950-1000 (Sheach, D.) 36:1635-1640
procurement process (Cooper, J.) 34:1310
public perception (Charlesworth, J.) 34:1515
service delivery and contract tendering process (Cooper, J.) 34:1310 (Ralston) 34:1310 (van Dongen) 34:1310-1315
workers See Social workers
Social conditions (Hagan-Johnson, A.) 35:0950
Social determinants of health See Health
Social investment versus social cost (Bonesky, C.) 36:1350
Social programs and services, funding (Charlesworth, J.) 20:1610
Social welfare policies, government decision-making and need for policy framework (Charlesworth, J.) 34:1520-1530 (Thornthwaite) 34:1525
Social welfare systems, government investment (Downing, R.) 36:1350-1355
Social welfare systems, need (Santiago, R.) 36:0950
Weller, Victoria

As subject
experience as parent of daughter with autism 24:1655
Autism treatment services, funding 24:1655
Film industry
digital animation or visual effects tax credit, coverage of post-production work 24:1655
industry, competitiveness 24:1650-1655
writers, tax credits 24:1655
Harmonized sales tax
elimination, impacts 24:1650
impact on film industry 24:1650
Thompson-Nicola Film Commission, funding and role 24:1655
West Kelowna, B.C.

Infrastructure projects and funding (Findlater, D.) 23:1125 (Ralston) 23:1125
Infrastructure, RCMP detachment project (Findlater, D.) 23:1120-1125 (Letnick) 23:1125
Municipal policing agreement and policing costs (Findlater, D.) 23:1120-1125
Municipality (Findlater, D.) 23:1120
West Kootenay Early Years initiative

Recommendations on government budget (Proulx, L.) 26:1535
West Shore See South Island under Vancouver Island
Western Canada Summer Games

Hosting by Kamloops (Kully, P.) 24:1625
Western, Nola

Elections B.C.
budget and operations 40:0940-0945
office space, lease proposal 40:1000
preparation for recall initiatives 40:0940-0945, 40:0955
Elections, enumeration, door-to-door enumeration and pilot project 40:0950
Politics and politicians, recall initiatives, verification process and costs 40:0955
Westfall, Heidi

Fishing industry
fishing fees and licences, use of revenues to government 27:1100-1115
management of fisheries, government information 27:1105-1115
salmon and steelhead fisheries 27:1100-1110
Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, use of fund 27:1105, 27:1115
Skeena River, recreational fishery in area, management and role in economy 27:1100-1115
Weswick, Nic

B.C., northeast B.C.
clean energy development 29:1525
economy, issues re proximity to Alberta 29:1525
infrastructure investment 29:1530
population and economic productivity 29:1510
Energy, solar power 29:1525
Fort St. John and District Chamber of Commerce
issues and priorities 29:1530
membership and role 29:1510
Fort St. John, cross-border shopping issues 29:1525
Wet'suwet'en Nation

Concerns re traditional territories and use of resources (Pierre, D.) 27:0905-0915
Consultation by government and industry (Pierre, D.) 27:0915
Treaty negotiations and use of court system (Pierre, D.) 27:0905-0915
Whistler Arts Council

Activities (Richoz, J.) 28:1505, 28:1515-1520
Whistler, B.C.

Arts and culture (Richoz, J.) 28:1505, 28:1515-1520
Whitemarsh, M.J.

Agricultural land reserve, removal of land from reserve 34:1120, 34:1130
Canadian Homebuilders Association, communications with Finance Minister 34:1130
Construction industry
green building design, incentives for renovations and retrofits 34:1130
residential construction and renovation industry, home renovation tax credit 34:1120, 34:1130
residential construction and renovation industry, underground renovation industry 34:1120-1125
Harmonized sales tax
exemptions and rebates, home purchases 34:1120
impact on home construction and renovation industry 34:1120, 34:1130-1135
Housing, government role, housing secretariat proposal 34:1125
Land use for housing development 34:1120, 34:1130
Property transfer tax, reform 34:1120
Wildlife

Agriculture-wildlife conflict programs, funding (MacAhonic, P.) 28:1310
Conservation officers, number and enforcement role (MacAhonic, P.) 33:1545-1550
Management (Watanabe, R.) 32:1035
Management and population inventories, funding (MacAhonic, P.) 28:1305
Predator species, mitigation of impact on livestock industry See Predator control program under Livestock industry
Roosevelt elk, status (McRae) 32:1035 (Watanabe, R.) 32:1035
Roosevelt elk, translocation program (Watanabe, R.) 32:1035
Wiley, Shannon

Brain injury rehabilitation (Sing, G.) 34:1540
Williams, Craig

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association, B.C. division, membership and position on harmonized sales tax 20:1740-1750
Harmonized sales tax
elimination, impacts 20:1745
impact on issues 20:1740-1750
initiative vote, waiting period prior to vote, impacts 20:1745-1750
Smart Tax Alliance, position on harmonized sales tax 20:1740-1750
Williams Lake, B.C.

Crime and social issues, community response (Willsie, I.) 24:1820-1825
Family violence services (Willsie, I.) 24:1820-1825
Willsie, Irene

Violence, family violence
programs and services for men, funding 24:1830
programs and services for women and children, coordination and funding 24:1825-1830
Williams Lake
crime and social issues, community response 24:1820-1825
family violence services 24:1820-1825
Women's Contact Society
recommendations on government budget and policies 24:1830
role 24:1820
Wilson, Heather

B.C. Seniors Games
2010 games in Campbell River and Comox Valley 29:1540
economic impact in host communities 29:1550
participation by seniors, costs and funding 29:1540-1550
B.C. Seniors Games Society, Peace River zone
activities and funding from gaming grants 29:1535-1550
corporate funding 29:1550
Health, public health, healthy lifestyle and physical fitness of seniors 29:1540-1545
Provincial health officer, report on preventive health strategies 29:1540-1545
Sports, gaming grants for seniors sports organizations 29:1540-1545
Wilson, Kyle

College of New Caledonia Students Union
membership and role 30:1150
recommendations on post-secondary education policies 30:1150-1155
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 30:1150-1205
per-student funding 30:1150
student debt load 30:1150-1155
student financial assistance, grant program 30:1155
student financial assistance, interest on loans 30:1150-1155
tuition fees, impact on enrolment 30:1200-1205
tuition fees, reduction 30:1150-1155
Winckler, Catherine

Film industry
content provision via digital media 28:1415
industry and government support 28:1415
Media, digital media industry 28:1410-1415
Winter, Alan

Genome B.C.
recommendations on government budget 20:1630
research activities and funding 20:1615-1635
work with mining companies 20:1635
Winter, John

Alcohol, liquor retail sales, role of government and private sector 20:1455
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, recommendations on government budget 20:1450-1500
Budgets
2011-12 budget priorities, debt reduction 20:1450
balanced budgets 20:1455
Crown corporations, review of role 20:1455
Economy, conditions 20:1450, 20:1500
Finance Ministry, quarterly financial reports, report tabled September 15, 2010 20:1450, 20:1500
Government
projected revenues 20:1450
spending review 20:1450
Harmonized sales tax, impact on economy 20:1500
Health care funding, review 20:1450, 20:1500
Property tax, municipal property tax reform 20:1455
Public debt, paydown of debt 20:1455
Taxation, tax reductions 20:1455
Wittal, Doug

Canadian Home Builders Association, Central Interior branch
position on harmonized sales tax 24:1805, 24:1820
position on harmonized sales tax initiative vote 24:1815
recommendations on government budget 24:1805-1810
Construction industry, residential construction and renovation industry
conditions and role in economy 24:1800-1815
home renovation tax credit 24:1805-1815
renovation of substandard housing 24:1810
reports and studies 24:1805-1810
underground renovation industry 24:1805-1820
Harmonized sales tax
impact on housing and construction industry 24:1805-1815
initiative vote, date and impact of waiting period prior to vote 24:1805, 24:1815
position of residential construction industry 24:1805, 24:1820
Housing, affordable housing 24:1800-1805
Kamloops, residential construction and renovation industry 24:1800-1805
Women

Economic independence (Lloyd, H.) 21:1345
Housing, safe houses and other temporary housing See Transition houses
Violence against women See Violence
Women's centres, funding for rape crisis and sexual assault centres (Lee, A.) 21:1355 (Lloyd, H.) 21:1340-1355 (Ralston) 21:1355 (Thornthwaite) 21:1355
Women's Contact Society

Recommendations on government budget and policies (Willsie, I.) 24:1830
Role (Willsie, I.) 24:1820
Wood Enterprise Coalition

Work on wood-first initiative (Hawrysh, B.) 36:1555
Wood, Josiah

Review of police complaint process See Police complaint process, review under Police and policing
Wood products See Forests and forest industry
Workers

Absenteeism and productivity, relationship to sports participation (Burbee, J.) 30:1220
Skilled workers See Skills training
Workers compensation

Appeals system, issues (Siormanolakis, E.) 20:1920-1925
Workers Compensation Board See WorkSafe B.C.
WorkSafe B.C.

Service quality issues (Carter, K.) 41:0955 (Routley, B.) 41:0955 (van Dongen) 41:0950-0955

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