Province of British Columbia
39th Parliament – 2011
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

Economy

Conditions, current and projected conditions (Rees, R.) 43:1025
Economy of northern B.C. See British Columbia – Northern B.C.
Global economy, conditions (Rees, R.) 43:1025
Government policy (Jeffery, R.) 47:1115
Productivity (Rees, R.) 43:1030
Productivity, relationship to investment in social capital (Donaldson) 43:1040 (Rees, R.) 43:1040
Ecosystems See Environment
Education See also Education – Funding; Education – School districts and boards of education; Education – Schools; Post-secondary education; Skills training

Adult basic education (Donaldson) 50:1650
Class size and composition (Lambert, S.) 49:1120
Curriculum (McGill, B.) 46:1805
Education of First Nations people (Brown, G.) 45:1115-1125 (Thornthwaite) 45:1125
English-as-a-second-language programs (Lambert, S.) 43:1705
Enrolment levels and student-educator ratios (Lambert, S.) 43:1710
Government goals (Birch, B.) 48:1710-1715
Independent schools, funding See Education – Funding
Industrial arts and shop classes, class size issues (Stanley, S.) 49:1120
Parent and student participation in decision-making (Gagnon, D.) 48:1720
Personalized learning model and pilot project proposal (Birch, B.) 48:1710-1725 (Gagnon, D.) 48:1715-1720 (Thornthwaite) 48:1725
Private schools See Independent schools above under this main heading
School sports programs and travel funding (Cooper, D.) 49:1055-1100 (Donaldson) 49:1100
Services in schools for immigrant and refugee students and families See Programs and services for immigrants to B.C. under Immigration
Special education and special needs
assessments (Bacchus, P.) 43:1220 (Thornthwaite) 43:1220
funding See Education – Funding
grouping of students (Birch, B.) 43:1545 (Thornthwaite) 43:1545
special education and special needs (Bassett-Kluss, K.) 43:1705
stakeholder consultation (Steele, D.) 43:1530 (Thornthwaite) 43:1530
System
21st century learning See Personalized learning model above under this main heading
innovation (Hobson, B.) 43:1540
System, history and potential (DeGear, D.) 49:1125
System, role in social development of children (Buell, A.) 49:1010
Education – Funding

Annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades (Bacchus, P.) 43:1215
Funding (Bacchus, P.) 49:1115-1120
Funding as percentage of provincial budget (Evans, C.) 43:1745, 43:1755 (Hayer) 43:1755 (Luke, H.) 43:1755
Funding for carbon neutrality initiatives See Carbon neutrality and costs under Education – School districts and boards of education
Funding for salary costs (Bacchus, P.) 43:1215
Funding formula, review (Evans, C.) 43:1745-1750 (Luke, H.) 43:1750 (Thornthwaite) 43:1750 (Wong, C.) 43:1750
Funding in B.C. and other jurisdictions (Lambert, S.) 43:1710-1715
Fundraising by parents (Luke, H.) 43:1750
Impact on school district budgets and operations (Bacchus, P.) 49:1125-1130
Independent schools (Stanley, S.) 49:1120
Information technology infrastructure (Bacchus, P.) 43:1220
Special education and special needs (Bacchus, P.) 43:1215-1220 (Steele, D.) 43:1520
Education – School districts and boards of education

Audits, sharing of information (Bacchus, P.) 43:1220
Carbon neutrality and costs (Luke, H.) 43:1750
Impact of harmonized sales tax elimination See Elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system under Harmonized sales tax
Operations, shift to paperless system (Bacchus, P.) 43:1220
Education – Schools

Environmental initiatives (Luke, H.) 43:1750
Education, Ministry of

Budget and performance reporting (Steele, D.) 43:1525
Ehman, Carolyn

Presentation to committee on behalf of Students Union of Vancouver Community College 43:1715-1730
Education, adult basic education 43:1720
Post-secondary education
affordability and accessibility 43:1720-1730
student debt load, impact on completion rates 43:1725
student financial assistance, grant programs 43:1725-1730
student financial assistance, interest on loans 43:1725
tuition fees, reduction 43:1720
Students Union of Vancouver Community College, recommendations on government budget 43:1720-1725
Transit services, student passes, U-pass program 43:1715-1720
Waters, Charmaine, experience with U-pass student transit program 43:1720
Elderly See Seniors
Elk Valley

Tax-sharing agreement with mining industry (Bennett) 47:1110 (Richmond, A.) 47:1110
Ellis, Scot

Presentation to committee on behalf of Guide Outfitters Association of B.C. 43:1645-1700
First Nations, consultation by government 43:1650-1655
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, role and responsibilities 43:1650
Government, regulations and red tape, reduction 43:1650-1655
Guide Outfitters Association of B.C.
membership and role 43:1645-1650
recommendations on government budget 43:1650-1655
Guide-outfitters
guide areas 43:1645, 43:1655
industry and government support 43:1650-1655
regulation 43:1655
tenure issues 43:1655
Hunting, harvest allocation policy, report 43:1650
Wildlife inventory 43:1650
Elmore, Mable (Vancouver-Kensington)

Anspayaxw Development Ltd.
silviculture operations 45:1055
Autism
treatment services for children and youth, funding and management 49:0930
B.C., northern B.C.
attraction of skilled workers 47:1120
northeast B.C., recruitment of health professionals 44:1555
northeast B.C., road safety 44:1640
northeast B.C., temporary foreign workers 44:1525
Bulkley Valley Child Development Centre Society
infant development program 45:1000
Children, early childhood development
early learning and child care, role of education system and local government 43:1435
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C.
plan for child care system 43:1435
Communities
community organizations, gaming grants 49:0930
Comox Valley Child Development Association
funding sources 49:0930
Conayt Friendship Society
partnerships with post-secondary institutions, nursing initiative 48:1915
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services, comprehensive plan 43:1530
Forests and forest industry
silviculture, government investment 45:1055
Fort Nelson
attraction of physicians 44:1555
attraction of workers, retail and service industry 44:1525
housing issues, seniors housing project proposal 44:1535
Fort Nelson Hospital Foundation
fundraising activities 44:1555
Group homes
closings and new residence model 45:1000
closings, impact 46:1710
Horn River
basin area, natural gas resource development, need for central access road 44:1610
Horn River Producers Group
recommendations on government budget, proposal 44:1610
Immigration
credentialling of foreign-trained professionals and workers 46:1810
foreign and immigrant workers, legal concerns of temporary workers 49:1115
programs and services for immigrants to B.C., school-based services 43:1220
Justice system
legal aid, funding and services 49:1115
Livestock industry
ranching industry, water access and impact of salvage logging 47:0920
Mines and mining industry
aggregate industry, companies, applications and permitting process 44:1625
Moms on the Move
recommendations on government budget and policies 43:1530
ORCA Children's Advocacy Centre Society
proposal for children's advocacy centre in Victoria area, costing 49:0915
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 48:1615
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
child care facilities 48:1615
Prince George Airport Authority
regulatory requirements, changes 46:1655
Prince George Chamber of Commerce
resolution on supply of skilled workers 46:1810
Representative for Children and Youth
position on children's advocacy centres for abuse victims 49:0915
Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road
funding 44:1610
road safety 44:1640
Skills training
shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education 47:1120
supply of skilled workers 46:1810
Terrace Kermode Friendship Centre
programs, youth and parenting programs 50:1630
Thompson Rivers University
student costs in Kamloops and Williams Lake 47:0950
Williams Lake campus 47:0950
Trucking industry
interprovincial traffic, permitting process 44:1640
safety issues 44:1635-1640
Employment and unemployment

Employment programs See Income assistance
Government job strategy (Raine, A.) 48:1940
Job creation, local jobs (Bennett) 45:1110 (Donaldson) 45:1050 (O'Leary, D.) 45:1110
Maternity leave, issues in social services sector See Social service providers under Welfare
Role of post-secondary education (Buell, A.) 49:1015
Energy

Alternative energy sources, carbon tax exemption See Exemptions under Carbon tax
Clean energy, role of forest industry See Role in clean energy development under Forests and forest industry
Development of sector (Phillips, B.) 46:1805
Geothermal energy (Anglin, L.) 49:1030
Green energy See Clean energy above under this main heading
Northwest transmission line (Bennett) 47:0910
Energy and Mines, Ministry of, and Minister Responsible for Housing

B.C. geological survey branch
activities (Anglin, L.) 49:1020-1025
funding and role (Dirom, G.) 43:1240-1245
Energy Services British Columbia See also Dolan, Laurie

Presentation to committee 44:1535-1545
History and role (Pimm) 44:1545
Membership (Dolan, L.) 44:1535, 44:1545
Engineers

Consulting engineering, role in economy (Hinton, D.) 43:1220-1225
Engineers and technicians, supply in northern B.C. See British Columbia – Northern B.C.
Issues and concerns (Donaldson) 43:1230 (Fleck, S.) 43:1230 (Ralston) 43:1230
Liability, limitation period in B.C. and elsewhere (Fleck, S.) 43:1230-1235 (Hayer) 43:1230 (Hinton, D.) 43:1220-1230 (Ralston) 43:1230
Liability, limitation period, legislation See Limitation Act
Procurement of services, quality-based selection (Fleck, S.) 43:1230
Services, impact of western interprovincial trade agreement See Impact on engineering services under New west partnership trade agreement
Training, program proposal See University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, B.C.
Enterprising Non-Profits program See Social enterprises under Business
Environment

Ecosystems, muskeg ecosystem (Anglin, L.) 49:1030
Evans, Catherine

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Society for Public Education 43:1745-1755
Budgets, 2012-13 budget priorities, education 43:1745
Education
funding as percentage of provincial budget 43:1745, 43:1755
funding formula, review 43:1745-1750
Exports and imports

Trade agreements and partnerships
trade agreement between B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan See New west partnership trade agreement

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