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

Macauley, George

Work on shale gas development business case (Griffith, C.) 44:1455

MacDonald, John

Comments on engineering program (Iwama, G.) 46:1900

McEwan, Tim

Presentation to committee on behalf of Initiatives Prince George 46:1640-1655

B.C., northern B.C.

attraction of skilled workers 46:1645-1650

economic development and natural resources 46:1640-1645

post-secondary education, training programs for workers, funding 46:1645-1650

transportation infrastructure, monitoring of bottlenecks in supply chain 46:1645

First Nations, agreements with government 46:1655

Highway 97, Pine Pass section, need for improvements 46:1645

Initiatives Prince George Development Corp.

recommendations on government budget and policies 46:1645-1650

role 46:1640

Mines and mining industry, permitting process 46:1650-1655

Port of Prince Rupert, road-rail-utility corridor project, funding 46:1640

Prince George

downtown development and renewal 46:1645

government offices 46:1645

wood innovation and design centre 46:1645

Prince George Airport Authority, regulatory requirements, changes 46:1645-1655

Resources and resource industries, permitting processes 46:1645-1655

Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project 46:1650

McGill, Bill

Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince George Chamber of Commerce 46:1800-1810

B.C., northern B.C.

business climate 46:1800

engineer and technician supply and training 46:1805

government investment and support 46:1800-1805

health care services 46:1805

Budgets, 2012-13 budget principles 46:1805

Community organizations, gaming grants 46:1805

Education, curriculum 46:1805

Immigration, credentialling of foreign-trained professionals and workers 46:1810

Prince George Chamber of Commerce, recommendations on government budget and policies 46:1805

Prince George, infrastructure investment 46:1800

McKenzie, Rosemary

Presentation to committee 45:1155-1205

Civil service, travel and training expenses, accountability 45:1200-1205

Smithers, bus service, funding 45:1155-1205

Transit services, bus service 45:1155-1205

McLellan, Alex

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University Students Union 48:1605-1615

Post-secondary education

accessibility and affordability 48:1610

funding 48:1615

student debt load, impact on completion rates 48:1610

student financial assistance 48:1610-1615

students, employment during studies 48:1615

system, participation and completion rates 48:1605-1610

tuition fees in B.C. and other jurisdictions 48:1615

tuition fees, reduction 48:1610

Thompson Rivers University, child care facilities 48:1615

Thompson Rivers University Students Union, recommendations on government budget and policies 48:1610-1615

MacLise, Audrey

Presentation to committee on behalf of Seniors Advisory Council of Williams Lake 47:1010-1025

B.C., aging population 47:1010

Cariboo Memorial Hospital, renovation project 47:1015

Deni House, status 47:1015, 47:1025

Drugs, prescription drugs, costs 47:1015

Health care system, travel for treatment 47:1015

Home care system 47:1010

Housing

rental housing for seniors 47:1015

residential care facilities, assisted-living model, costs 47:1015-1020

Medical Services Plan premiums 47:1015

Mental health, government policy 47:1015

Seniors

aging in place, support services 47:1010, 47:1025

housing, availability 47:1010-1025

income issues 47:1010-1015

Williams Lake

aging population 47:1010

health care services 47:1015

seniors housing issues 47:1015-1025

McManus, John

Presentation to committee on behalf of Mining Association of B.C. 43:1130, 43:1145-1150

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, mining component 43:1145-1150

Mines and mining industry, permitting process 43:1145-1150

Mining Association of B.C., recommendations on government budget 43:1145

McSweeney, Michael

Presentation to committee on behalf of Cement Association of Canada 48:1700-1710

Carbon tax

application to cement at point of sale 48:1705-1710

exemptions, alternative energy sources 48:1710

impact on cement industry 48:1700-1710

Cement industry operations in B.C. 48:1700

Marchand, Lori

Presentation to committee on behalf of Western Canada Theatre Society 48:1920-1930

Arts and culture

benefits to communities 48:1920

government funding 48:1920

government funding reduction 48:1925-1930

role in economy 48:1920

B.C. Arts Council, funding 48:1925-1930

Gambling, charities' access to gambling revenues, priorities, youth programs 48:1930

Western Canada Theatre Society, funding from gaming grants 48:1930

Mastromatteo, Jan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia 46:1840-1845

B.C., northern B.C., post-secondary education funding 46:1840-1845

Budgets, 2012-13 budget priorities, post-secondary education 46:1840

College of New Caledonia, funding and programs 46:1840-1845

Post-secondary education, accessibility and affordability 46:1840

Post-secondary education, funding formula 46:1840-1845

Matthews, Sharon

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Bar Association, B.C. branch 43:1435-1450

B.C., rural B.C., lawyer supply and training 43:1440-1450

Justice system

accessibility 43:1435-1445

costs, management and studies 43:1440-1450

lawyers, pro bono services 43:1435, 43:1450

legal aid, benefits and funding 43:1440-1445

self-represented litigants 43:1435-1445

Post-secondary education, loan programs for law students 43:1440-1445

Public Commission on Legal Aid, report 43:1440

Media

Digital media industry, role in economy (D'Eith, B.) 43:1730-1735

Medical Services Plan of British Columbia

Premiums (MacLise, A.) 47:1015

Medications See Prescription drugs under Drugs; Pharmacare program
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Compensation (Quin, T.) 48:1840-1845

Mental health

Government policy (MacLise, A.) 47:1015

Merritt, B.C.

Housing and services for First Nations people (Girouard, G.) 48:1905-1915

Housing issues, First Nations seniors housing project proposal (Girouard, G.) 48:1910

Millar, John

Presentation to committee on behalf of First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 43:1055

Health

health accord funding from federal government 43:1055

public health promotion and preventive care, impact on health care costs 43:1055

Milner, David

Presentation to committee on behalf of Fort Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce 44:1510-1525

B.C., northern B.C., shale gas development in northeast B.C., Alberta workers 44:1520

Consumers, cost of living for northern residents, air travel 44:1510-1515

Fair Share initiative 44:1515-1520

Fort Nelson

businesses and cost of living in area 44:1510-1515

housing issues 44:1515

infrastructure investment in area 44:1515-1520

Fort Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce, membership 44:1510

Horn River, basin area, natural gas resource development, worker issues 44:1515

Taxation, tax credits for northern residents, tax deduction proposals 44:1510-1515, 44:1525

Mineral Exploration Roundup

Annual conference in Vancouver (Dirom, G.) 43:1235

Mines and mining industry

Aggregate industry, companies, applications and permitting process (Bennett) 44:1625 (Campbell, J.) 44:1620-1630 (Donaldson) 44:1630 (Elmore) 44:1625

Approval process See Permitting process below under this main heading

Approval process for mines See Permitting process below under this main heading

Development, infrastructure (Ogryzlo, C.) 45:0915

Emissions issues See Air – Greenhouse gas emissions

Exploration

exploration activities and investment (Anglin, L.) 49:1020-1030

investment and government support (Dirom, G.) 43:1235-1250

QUEST geological survey project (Anglin, L.) 49:1020-1030

QUEST geological survey project, role in other environmental monitoring (Anglin, L.) 49:1035 (Donaldson) 49:1030

role of Geoscience B.C. See Geoscience British Columbia Society

First Nations consultation (Dirom, G.) 43:1240

First Nations involvement in industry (Chalmers, B.) 45:0910-0915

First Nations involvement in industry, training programs (Dirom, G.) 43:1240, 43:1250 (Ralston) 43:1245

Government support, regional geologist positions (Donaldson) 45:0920 (Ogryzlo, C.) 45:0910, 45:0920

Industry

current conditions and competitiveness (Chalmers, B.) 43:1130-1140

impact of carbon tax See Impact on issues under Carbon tax

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

Mine project proposals (Chalmers, B.) 43:1135

Mineral exploration, conference See Mineral Exploration Roundup

Mining exploration skills training program See School of Exploration and Mining under Northwest Community College, Terrace, B.C.

Permitting process (Bennett) 43:1135-1145 (Dirom, G.) 43:1235-1240, 43:1250 (Donaldson) 43:1145 (McEwan, T.) 43:1145-1150 (Ogryzlo, C.) 43:1140 (Ralston) 43:1245, 43:1145

Power consumption (Carruthers, B.) 47:0910

Power consumption and electricity rates and supply (Chalmers, B.) 43:1140

Revenues to government (Chalmers, B.) 43:1135

Revenue-sharing with local communities (Cook, K.) 47:1030 (Donaldson) 47:1105 (Richmond, A.) 47:1105-1110

Role in economy (Chalmers, B.) 43:1135

Role of geoscience See Geoscience under Science and technology

Skills training (Ogryzlo, C.) 45:0910-0915

Taxation, tax incentives (Dirom, G.) 43:1245

Towards Sustainable Mining program (Chalmers, B.) 43:1135

Mining Association of British Columbia See also Chalmers, Ben; McManus, John

Presentation to committee 43:1130-1150

Membership and role (Chalmers, B.) 43:1130-1135

Recommendations on government budget (Chalmers, B.) 43:1135-1145 (McManus, J.) 43:1145 (Pimm) 43:1140-1145

Mirhady, David

Presentation to committee on behalf of Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C. 43:1005-1020

Post-secondary education

accessibility and affordability 43:1015

graduate studies, support and student recruitment 43:1010, 43:1020

investment and role in economy 43:1010

students, international students 43:1015-1020

Post-secondary education, funding

federal funding 43:1015

operating funding 43:1010

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes

faculty, recruitment and retention 43:1010

Taxation, tax increases, use of revenues 43:1015

Mission Self Advocacy Group See also Schaufelberger, Bryce

Presentation to committee 43:1110-1115

Mitchell, George

Work on natural gas extraction (Campbell, J.) 44:1615

Moms on the Move See also Steele, Dawn

Presentation to committee 43:1520-1530

Recommendations on government budget and policies (Elmore) 43:1530 (Thornthwaite) 43:1530

Montani, Adrienne

Presentation to committee on behalf of First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 43:1040-1055

Budgets, 2012-13 budget priorities, children and youth 43:1040

Children

child care, government investment 43:1045

child vulnerability and children at risk, prevention and mitigation 43:1040-1045

healthy development, factors 43:1040

programs and services for children and families, funding 43:1045-1050

Children and Family Development Ministry, budget 43:1050

Dental health

access to dental care, Healthy Kids program for low-income children 43:1050

public health program 43:1050

Education, funding 43:1045

Families

taxation rates and low-income credit thresholds 43:1045

wages and working conditions for parents 43:1045

First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, recommendations on government budget 43:1045-1050

Income assistance, benefit amount for families 43:1045

Poverty

reduction plan 43:1045

reduction plans, results in other jurisdictions 43:1055

Taxation system, review 43:1050

UN convention on the rights of the child, implementation 43:1040

Wages, living wage, impact on economy 43:1050-1055

Welfare, social programs and services, preventive role and impact on social costs 43:1045-1050

Moore, Kathleen

Presentation to committee 43:1105-1110

As subject

experience with daughter and community living services 43:1105-1110

Community Living B.C., additional funding 43:1110

Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services 43:1105-1110

Morice land and resource management plan

Establishment of park See Burnie-Shea Provincial Park

Morris, Mike

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Trappers Association 46:1740-1755

B.C. Trappers Association, recommendations on government budget 46:1750-1755

Hunting, trapping

licences, government management and oversight 46:1745-1755

wild fur industry 46:1740-1755

Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia See also Arbel, Menashe; Hamilton, Brian; Leitch, Peter

Presentation to committee 43:1630-1645

Motions and resolutions See also minutes of particular committee issues

Motion that Chair and Deputy Chair consider briefing note on auditor appointment for Auditor General office audit and make a recommendation to committee on timeline, approved 42:1040

Motion to elect Chair, approved 42:1035

Motion to elect Deputy Chair, approved 42:1035

Motion to refer review of schedule and locations for public hearings to Chair and Deputy Chair with presentation of proposed schedule at next committee meeting, approved 42:1035

Movie industry See Film industry
Murray, Robert

Presentation to committee on behalf of College of New Caledonia 46:1610-1625

College of New Caledonia

First Nations education, funding 46:1625

partnerships 46:1615

programs and services 46:1610-1615

programs and services, relationship with labour market needs 46:1620

role 46:1610-1615

Post-secondary education

colleges and university colleges, role in economy 46:1610-1615

funding for First Nations education 46:1625

Music See Arts and culture
Music British Columbia Industry Association See also D'Eith, Bob

Presentation to committee 43:1730-1745

Funding (D'Eith, B.) 43:1730, 43:1740-1745 (Donaldson) 43:1740

Membership (D'Eith, B.) 43:1730

Muskeg See Ecosystems under Environment