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

Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia See also Mastromatteo, Jan; Rourke, David

Presentation to committee 46:1830-1845

Fair Share initiative

Initiative (Donaldson) 44:1520, 44:1700 (Milner, D.) 44:1515-1520 (Pimm) 44:1655, 44:1520

Falcon, Hon. Kevin (Surrey-Cloverdale)

As subject

attendance at prebudget consultation meeting (Donaldson) 43:1005 (Hayer) 43:1005 (Howard) 43:1005 (Ralston) 43:1005

Families

Government support, "families first" concept (Steele, D.) 43:1520, 43:1530

Programs and services See Programs and services for children and families under Children

Taxation rates and low-income credit thresholds (Montani, A.) 43:1045 (Ralston) 43:1050

Wages and working conditions for parents (Montani, A.) 43:1045

FASD See Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Federation of Community Social Services of British Columbia See also Charlesworth, Jennifer

Presentation to committee 43:1815-1830

Membership (Charlesworth, J.) 43:1825-1830 (Routley, B.) 43:1825

Organization (Charlesworth, J.) 43:1815

Written submission to Finance Committee prebudget consultation (Charlesworth, J.) 43:1830

Fernie, B.C.

Tax-sharing agreement with mining industry See Elk Valley

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Prevention, proposal for maternal support during pregnancy (Buell, A.) 49:1010

Fielding, Carol

Presentation to committee on behalf of Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce 50:1605-1620

B.C., northern B.C.

First Nations population and unemployment rate 50:1610

government investment and support 50:1605

resource revenues, allocation to area communities 50:1610

skills training and supply of skilled workers 50:1620

Fair Share initiative 50:1610

First Nations, employment 50:1610

Forests and forest industry, export of raw logs 50:1615

Government, local government revenues, sources 50:1605-1610

Kitimat, liquefied natural gas plant proposal 50:1620

Port of Prince Rupert, development, need for infrastructure investment in area 50:1620

Sales tax administration and collection, centres 50:1610

Terrace

city government, revenues 50:1605-1610

economic diversification in area 50:1610

potential as sales tax administration centre 50:1610-1615

workforce 50:1620

workforce demographics and quality of life 50:1610-1615

Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce

position on export of raw logs 50:1615

position on resource extraction projects in area 50:1615-1620

recommendation on government budget, proposal 50:1610-1615

FII See Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd.
Film industry

Digital animation or visual effects tax credit, coverage of post-production work (Arbel, M.) 43:1635 (Leitch, P.) 43:1630-1635

Industry

impact of reinstatement of sales tax system See Elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system under Harmonized sales tax

industry and government support (Arbel, M.) 43:1635 (Hamilton, B.) 43:1640-1645 (Leitch, P.) 43:1630-1635, 43:1645

Infrastructure (Leitch, P.) 43:1630

Post-production sector (Leitch, P.) 43:1630-1635

Post-production sector, DAVE tax credit See Digital animation or visual effects tax credit above under this main heading

Post-production sector, jobs for musicians and composers (D'Eith, B.) 43:1740 (Donaldson) 43:1740

Research and development, funding (Hamilton, B.) 43:1640

Tax credits (Hamilton, B.) 43:1640-1645 (Leitch, P.) 43:1630-1635

Workers, training and retention (Arbel, M.) 43:1630

Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Appointment of audit firm for audit of Auditor General office (Donaldson) 42:1040 (Howard) 42:1040 (Ralston) 42:1040 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 42:1040

Election of Chair and Deputy Chair (Donaldson) 42:1030-1035 (Howard) 42:1030-1035 (Ralston) 42:1035 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 42:1030-1035

Prebudget consultation process (Gorbahn, D.) 43:1000

Prebudget consultation process, role of Finance Minister (Donaldson) 43:1005 (Howard) 43:1005 (Ralston) 43:1005

Prebudget consultation, public hearings See Public hearings below under this main heading

Public hearings

advertisement and witness notification (Bacchus, P.) 43:1205

Kamloops hearing (Howard) 48:1600

location and schedule (Hayer) 42:1035 (Howard) 42:1035

public hearings (Howard) 43:1000

Recommendations

aboriginal friendship centre funding (Donaldson) 45:1035

arts and culture funding (D'Eith, B.) 43:1730

post-secondary education funding (Rourke, D.) 46:1835-1840

student financial assistance (Brown, J.) 48:1650-1655

Recommendations on post-secondary education (Ackland, S.) 49:0940

Review of statutory officers (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 42:1035-1040

Witnesses, questions by committee members (Howard) 50:1650 (Ralston) 50:1650

Work of committee (Donaldson) 42:1040 (Howard) 42:1035-1040 (Ralston) 42:1035 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 42:1035-1040

Financial services industry

Potential role in financial planning awareness See Financial planning, public education under Consumers

First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition See also Millar, John; Montani, Adrienne

Presentation to committee 43:1040-1055

Recommendations on government budget (Montani, A.) 43:1045-1050

First Nations

Agreements with government (McEwan, T.) 46:1655

Agreements with government, strategic engagement agreements (Bennett) 46:1655

Bentwood box tradition (Bazil, M.) 45:1030

Children

access to child care See Accessibility for First Nations families under Children – Child care

access to sports (Brown, G.) 45:1115, 45:1125 (George, M.) 45:1130

children in government care (Girouard, G.) 48:1910-1915

services for children and families, funding (Girouard, G.) 48:1905-1915

Children in government care (Bazil, M.) 45:1035

Consultation by government (Ellis, S.) 43:1650-1655

Cultural traditions, role in society (Bazil, M.) 45:1025-1035

Education See Education of First Nations people under Education

Employment (Fielding, C.) 50:1610

Friendship centres (Donaldson) 43:1455-1500 (Routley, B.) 43:1500 (Tatoosh, S.) 43:1450-1455

Friendship centres, funding and services (Azak, K.) 50:1635 (Pimm) 50:1630

Friendship centres, services to non-aboriginal people (Bazil, M.) 45:1035 (Collins, G.) 45:1035

History of treatment by non–first nations, recovery (Bazil, M.) 45:1025-1035

Involvement in resource industries See First Nations involvement under Resources and resource industries; particular First Nations; particular industries

Land claims, settlement (Dougherty, D.) 46:1805-1810

Off-reserve population See Urban population below under this main heading

Programs and services

culturally relevant services (Collins, G.) 48:1740

employment and training opportunities (Routley, B.) 45:1130

funding (Collins, G.) 43:1500 (Tatoosh, S.) 43:1455-1500 (Thornthwaite) 43:1500

services for children See Children, services for children and families above under this main heading

Residential schools (Bazil, M.) 45:1025-1035

Self-advocacy (George, M.) 45:1130

Skills training See Skills training for First Nations people under Skills training

Urban and off-reserve population (Bazil, M.) 45:1035 (Thornthwaite) 45:1035

Urban and off-reserve population, service needs (Collins, G.) 48:1740

Urban and off-reserve population, service needs and comprehensive strategy (Azak, K.) 43:1450-1500

Urban population, government support (Brown, G.) 45:1115

Fleck, Steve

Presentation to committee on behalf of Consulting Engineers of B.C. 43:1230-1235

Engineers

issues and concerns 43:1230

liability, limitation period in B.C. and elsewhere 43:1230-1235

procurement of services, quality-based selection 43:1230

Limitation Act, amendments 43:1230-1235

New west partnership trade agreement, impact on engineering services 43:1230

Professions, liability, limitation period 43:1230

Floods and floodplains

Flood protection, funding program (Frizzell, G.) 46:1715

Ford, Fred

Presentation to committee on behalf of ORCA Children's Advocacy Centre Society 49:0900-0920

Children

child abuse and child sexual abuse, impact and response 49:0905-0910

programs and services for children and families, children's advocacy centres for abuse victims 49:0905-0920

ORCA Children's Advocacy Centre Society, proposal for children's advocacy centre in Victoria area 49:0905-0920

Representative for Children and Youth, position on children's advocacy centres for abuse victims 49:0915

Foreman, Kellen

Presentation to committee on behalf of Horn River Producers Group 44:1600-1615

B.C., northern B.C., shale gas development in northeast B.C. 44:1600-1605

Fort Nelson economy 44:1600

Horn River, basin area, natural gas resource development, need for central access road 44:1600-1615

Horn River Producers Group

membership and role 44:1600-1615

recommendations on government budget, proposal 44:1600-1615

Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road, funding 44:1600, 44:1610-1615

Forest Products Association of Canada

Activities (Jeffery, R.) 43:1420

Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd.

Funding and role (Jeffery, R.) 43:1410-1415

Forests and forest industry

Coastal forest industry, undercut of annual allowable cut (Lewis, D.) 49:1035-1040, 49:1050

Companies, taxation issues re local government (Jeffery, R.) 43:1415

Conditions in industry (Lewis, D.) 49:1035-1050

Conditions in industry, opportunities (Jeffery, R.) 43:1405-1410

Expansion of market for products (Jeffery, R.) 43:1410

Export of raw logs (Donaldson) 50:1615 (Fielding, C.) 50:1615

Export of raw logs and value-added sector (Donaldson) 45:0930 (Whitehead, G.) 45:0925, 45:0935

Export of raw logs, policy proposal (Bennett) 49:1045 (Lewis, D.) 49:1040, 49:1050

First Nations involvement in industry (Jeffery, R.) 43:1415

Forest practices in beetle-damaged areas (Saugstad, R.) 47:0915-0920

Industry

conditions See Conditions in industry above under this main heading

impact of harmonized sales tax elimination See Elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system under Harmonized sales tax

investment and government support (Jeffery, R.) 43:1410-1420

research and development (Jeffery, R.) 43:1410-1420 (Ralston) 43:1420

tax credits (Jeffery, R.) 43:1410-1420

Revenues to government (Hayer) 49:1035-1040

Role in clean energy development (Jeffery, R.) 43:1410-1415

Silviculture, government investment and contract tendering process (Donaldson) 45:1050 (Elmore) 45:1055 (Maxwell, S.) 45:1040, 45:1050 (Pimm) 45:1050 (Wilson, L.) 45:1045-1050

Timber sales program See British Columbia timber sales program

Wood products and uses, development of new products and uses (Jeffery, R.) 43:1410-1415

Workers

supply and training, funding for initiatives (Lewis, D.) 49:1045

transition (Gale, S.) 47:0955

transition programs (Prevost, B.) 48:1755

transition to other employment, training (Cook, K.) 47:1030 (Donaldson) 47:1030

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Ministry of

Mining component (Donaldson) 43:1145 (McManus, J.) 43:1145-1150

Permitting function (Campbell, J.) 44:1620 (Donaldson) 44:1630

Role and responsibilities (Ellis, S.) 43:1650

Fort Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce See also Milner, David; Vandersteen, Bev

Presentation to committee 44:1510-1525

Membership (Milner, D.) 44:1510

Fort Nelson, B.C. See also Northern Rockies regional municipality

Attraction of physicians See also Health care services below under this main heading

(Bennett) 44:1645 (Donaldson) 44:1555 (Elmore) 44:1555 (Peace, C.) 44:1550-1555 (Pimm) 44:1555 (Streeper, B.) 44:1645

Attraction of workers (Hayer) 44:1545

Attraction of workers, oil and gas industry (Dolan, L.) 44:1535-1545 (Donaldson) 44:1545 (Routley, B.) 44:1540

Attraction of workers, retail and service industry (Dolan, L.) 44:1535-1545 (Elmore) 44:1525 (Vandersteen, B.) 44:1525

Bus service (Seidel, C.) 44:1530 (Stainer, J.) 44:1710

Businesses and cost of living in area (Milner, D.) 44:1510-1515

Economy (Foreman, K.) 44:1600

Energy companies, information and resources (Dolan, L.) 44:1540

Health care services (Peace, C.) 44:1550-1555

Health care services, maternity services (Donaldson) 44:1555 (Peace, C.) 44:1555

Health care services, travel for treatment (Stainer, J.) 44:1705

Housing issues (Milner, D.) 44:1515

Housing issues, seniors housing project proposal (Cooper, S.) 44:1535 (Elmore) 44:1535 (Seidel, C.) 44:1525-1535 (Thornthwaite) 44:1530

Infrastructure investment and role as service centre for oil and gas industry (Griffith, C.) 44:1500-1510, 44:1655 (Streeper, B.) 44:1455-1505, 44:1650-1700

Infrastructure investment in area (Donaldson) 44:1520, 44:1655 (Milner, D.) 44:1515-1520 (Pimm) 44:1520 (Vandersteen, B.) 44:1520

Traffic infrastructure and road safety in area (Seidel, R.) 44:1635-1645 (Stainer, J.) 44:1710

Fort Nelson Hospital, Fort Nelson, B.C.

Funding and services (Peace, C.) 44:1550

Fort Nelson Hospital Foundation See also Peace, Carla

Presentation to committee 44:1550-1555

Fundraising activities (Elmore) 44:1555 (Hayer) 44:1555 (Howard) 44:1550 (Peace, C.) 44:1550-1555

Friendship centres See First Nations
Frizzell, Garth

Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince George city government 46:1710-1725

Arts and culture, role in communities and economy 46:1725

B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 46:1715

B.C. Transit, call for review 46:1720

Canada Winter Games, hosting by Prince George 46:1715

Floods and floodplains, flood protection funding 46:1715

Infrastructure funding programs and local government role 46:1715-1720

Prince George

arts and culture, regional performing arts centre proposal 46:1720-1725

Boundary Road connector project 46:1715

city government, recommendations on infrastructure funding 46:1720

city government, strategic plan and project priorities 46:1715

flood mitigation 46:1715

infrastructure projects, criteria and funding 46:1715-1720

policing issues 46:1720

transit services and NextBus services 46:1720

volunteer organizations, funding for criminal record checks 46:1720

Royal Canadian Mounted Police, government contract for police services, B.C. negotiation 46:1725

Transit services, NextBus tracking technology 46:1720

Fur industry See Trapping under Hunting