Province of British Columbia
4th Session, 39th Parliament – 2011-12
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

Dalton, Marc (Maple Ridge–Mission)

As subject
aboriginal heritage and accomplishments of family members 74:1005
experience as teacher 88:1125
son's work with aboriginal friendship centre 88:1255
Aboriginal Sports, Recreation and Physical Activity Partners Council
funding and relationship with friendship centres 84:0925
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets, nutrition and coupon program 78:1805
government investment and support, priorities 73:1720
Arts and culture
creative sector, proposal for government agency 86:1110
Auditor General
budget and operations
costs, impact of taxation changes 92:0940
office space 92:0915
staff salaries
comparison to other audit organizations 92:0940
Brain health
brain injuries, prevention and public education initiatives 73:1840-1845
BrainTrust Canada Association
public education initiatives 73:1840
B.C.
northern B.C., economic conditions 82:1040
northwest B.C., economic conditions and resource development 82:1115
rural B.C., education system 85:1635
B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
funding 74:0925
B.C. Games
hosting and coordination 73:1920
B.C. Games Society
activities and funding 70:1555
mentoring of host communities 70:1555
B.C. Sport Agency Society
budget 76:1430
regional staffing 76:1430
Business
taxation 82:0930
Campbell River Hospice Society
services 86:1005
Canada Winter Games
2015 winter games in Prince George, relationship with B.C. Winter Games 85:1650
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
services 73:1820
Canadian Red Cross Society
B.C. and Yukon, offices and staff 87:1650
Carbon tax
application to cement at point of sale 87:1805
impact on oil refineries 76:1000-1005
Castlegar Hospice Society
funding and services 71:1020
Cement industry
imported cement, percentage of market 87:1805
Chevron Canada Ltd.
Burnaby refinery operations and impact of carbon tax 76:1000-1005
Children
children in government care 93:1340
critical injuries 93:1340
status in B.C. 76:1145
Children, child care
system, costs 70:1125
Children, early childhood development
child vulnerability 81:1005
StrongStart B.C. initiative 81:1005
StrongStart B.C. initiative, role in literacy programs 76:1040
Chiropractors
numbers and business model 78:1745
Climate change
government action on climate change 88:1200
scientific evidence and debate 88:1200
College of the Rockies
international students 72:1820
programs and student enrolment 72:1815
Comox Valley
aboriginal population in area 86:0810
Comox Valley Child Development Association
government contracts, management 86:0835
staff 86:0835
Consumers
taxes and cost of living 78:1910
Corporations
taxation 82:1040
Corrections system
restorative justice programs 79:1120
Cranbrook
infrastructure needs and funding 72:1900
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society
budget 76:1040
community task groups and networks 76:1040
Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre Society
funding and services 84:0845-0850
relationship with First Nations and Métis 84:0845-0850
Economy
economic development initiative trusts, sustainability 86:1035
Education
adult basic education, ancillary fees 83:1820
distance education and on-line learning 84:0915
independent schools 87:1820
kindergarten, full-day kindergarten 82:0915
school libraries 79:1200
special education and special needs 88:1125
special needs, training for teachers 79:1040
students, evaluation and testing, use of early development instrument 81:1005
Education, funding
allocation, targeted funding 76:1600
distance education and on-line learning 80:1820
funding for non-enrolling teachers 79:1040
independent schools 82:0915
learning improvement fund 80:1820, 85:1635
special education and special needs 84:0900
Elections
enumeration, 2013 enumeration and outreach project 75:1050
Senate nomination election proposal, preparations 75:1050
Elections B.C.
budget and operations, supplementary funding request 75:1050
Engineers
consulting engineering industry, role in large capital projects 81:1200
Expert Panel on B.C.'s Business Tax Competitiveness
recommendation on film industry 78:1845
Families
tax credits for families with children, fitness and arts credits 75:1010, 88:1325
Film industry
tax credits in B.C. and other jurisdictions 78:1845
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
recommendations on government budget 76:1145
First Nations
barriers in non-aboriginal society 74:1005
children and youth in government care 93:1345
friendship centres, funding 88:1250
Fort St. John
city government, position on Enbridge oil pipeline proposal 79:0930
Government
capital projects, government plan 70:0955
Gregoire, Tanya
role as aboriginal youth 74:1005
Haisla Nation
contracts with environmental consultants 83:1730
membership and residents 83:1730
Health
maternity and pregnancy, high-risk pregnancies and multiple births 76:1055
Health, health care system
CareCards
new card initiative 93:1210
Highways and roads
maintenance and rehabilitation 72:1900
Housing
affordable housing, secondary suites 80:1905
Income assistance
benefits, assets and earnings exemptions 74:0950
disability benefits 74:0945-0950
Information and Privacy Commissioner
workload and backlog of cases 93:1210-1215
Infrastructure
funding, stimulus program 72:1900
Island Coastal Economic Trust
sustainability 86:1035
Justice Ministry
independent investigations office
impact on Police Complaint Commissioner 92:1240
Justice system
criminal justice system, caseload 76:0915
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
enrolment and funding 70:1215
Maple Ridge–Mission constituency and area
arts and culture sector 88:1325
Marijuana
legalization, impact on youth 82:0945
Merit Commissioner
audits of public service appointments, 2011 appointments 92:1020-1025
staffing review requests 92:1025
Métis Commission for Children and Families of B.C.
relationship with friendship centres 81:1105
North Peace Justice Society
restorative justice program, youth clients 79:1125
Northwest Community College
campus locations and student numbers 83:1705
student spaces and numbers 83:1820
Norway
resource management and revenues 79:1140, 82:1115
Oil and gas
natural gas, liquefied natural gas development and competitiveness 82:1040
Okanagan College
campuses and enrolment 73:1735
funding and operations 73:1855
relationship with UBC Okanagan campus 73:1740
PacificSport Okanagan
activities and role 73:1920
Post-secondary education
costs 81:0945
costs, coverage by students 81:1215
student debt load, levels for co-op students 88:1035
student financial assistance, interest on loans 87:1730
student financial assistance, loan-forgiveness programs 86:1055
textbooks, on-line textbooks 87:1730
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
colleges, enrolment levels and programming 88:0935
independence and priorities 73:1855
Prince George Native Friendship Centre
operations and funding 85:1700
relationship with other friendship centres and Métis community 85:1700
Prince Rupert Friendship House
relationship with First Nations, Métis and school districts 82:0900
Property transfer tax
reduction, impact on government revenues 78:1610
Quesnel
housing, affordable housing 80:1905
Quesnel Women's Resource Centre
funding and services 80:1800
Reproduction
in vitro fertilization treatment, funding 76:1050
Resources and resource industries
out-of-province companies operating in B.C., regulation 79:0915
Royal Roads University
enrolment and tuition 88:1005
relationship with other institutions 88:1005-1010
School district 36 (Surrey)
cooperation with municipality for recreation facilities use 70:1235
School district 39 (Vancouver)
enrolment levels 76:0940
School district 54 (Bulkley Valley)
enrolment and funding 84:0900
Selkirk College
campuses 71:1055
programs, distance education 71:1055
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver campus 88:1355
Skate Canada, B.C.–Yukon section, government funding and support 70:1630
Skills training
training programs, applied science and technology 86:1055
Smithers
library services and funding 84:0915
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
role in Evergreen line project and relationship with consulting engineers 81:1200
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Evergreen line, role of consulting engineers in project 81:1200
Southern interior development initiative trust
sustainability 86:1035
Sport B.C.
funding and responsibilities 72:1800
Sports
children's sports, government support 70:1630, 75:1010
children's sports, KidSport B.C. program 78:1815, 88:1110
government funding and support 76:1430, 88:1110
government funding and support, organizations 72:1800
Surrey
education infrastructure and student spaces 70:1125-1130
Taxation
system 79:1105
system, equity 76:1145
system, fair tax system and tax increases 80:1820
tax increases 82:0930
Taxi industry
service standards, "bill of rights" proposal 79:0915
Teachers
professional development 88:1125
professional development funding 85:1635
salaries 79:1040
specialist teachers 76:1600
specialist teachers, salaries 80:1820
specialist teachers, staffing allocation 76:0940
student-teacher ratio 79:1040
training 88:1125
Thompson Rivers University
student population 81:0945-0950
University of the Fraser Valley
operations 88:0935
Visual impairment
rehabilitation and training for blind persons, funding 73:1820
Wachiay Friendship Centre
services 86:0810
Wilson, Chris, involvement in sports 78:1815
Daniels, Joe

Presentation to committee on behalf of Northwest Community College Students Union 82:1055-1100
B.C., northwest B.C., post-secondary education 82:1055
Northwest Community College, Prince Rupert campus role in community 82:1055
Norway, post-secondary education 82:1055
Ontario, post-secondary education 82:1100
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 82:1055-1100
investment and role in communities 82:1100
Dauncey, Guy

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Sustainable Energy Association 88:0915-0920
Carbon tax
exemptions 88:0915
impact on heating costs and northeastern communities 88:0915-0920
revenues, use for emission reduction initiatives 88:0920
Sweden, carbon tax 88:0915
Davenport, Peggy

Presentation to committee 82:0935-0955
B.C. Medical Association, policy paper on addictions 82:0940
Prince Rupert, addiction treatment and harm reduction services 82:0940-0955
Substance abuse and addiction
addiction 82:0940-0945
prevention and treatment services, availability and funding 82:0940-0950
role of community-based organizations in treatment and support services 82:0950-0955
youth addiction and substance abuse, vulnerability and services 82:0945-0950
David Suzuki Foundation See also Bruce, Ian

Presentation to committee 76:1005-1025
Davidson, Jim

Presentation to committee 84:0820-0835
B.C.
northern and rural B.C., services 84:0825-0835
northwest B.C., forest industry and beetle-kill timber 84:0820-0830
Business, taxation 84:0835
Food industry
farm-gate sales of meat 84:0830-0835
slaughter facilities in remote communities, government support 84:0825-0835
Forests and forest industry
government management 84:0820-0830
mountain pine beetle infestation and beetle action coalitions 84:0825
Government, local government, revenue sources 84:0835
Northern development initiative trust 84:0830
Smithers
abattoir operations and funding 84:0825-0835
city council, participation in budget consultation process 84:0820
services 84:0825
Dawson Creek, B.C.

City government, position on carbon tax (Hackney, T.) 88:0915
de Jong, Hon. Michael (Abbotsford West)

Presentation to committee 70:0925-1035
Budgets
2013-14 budget
mitigation of declining revenues 70:1010-1025
priorities 70:1010
revenue projections 70:0925, 70:1000-1010
budget process
forecasting 70:1000-1010, 70:1020
public confidence 70:1015-1020
revenue projections 70:0940
Civil service
collective bargaining, government policy 70:1020-1025
restrictions on hiring, travel and wages 70:1015
Consumers
consumer spending 70:0935
taxes and user fees 70:1030
Debt
personal and household debt, impact on economy 70:0935, 70:0950
Economic Forecast Council
role 70:1020
Economy
conditions 70:0930-0935
global economy, conditions in 2008 and impacts 70:0955, 70:1020
global economy, role of B.C. 70:1030
Employment and unemployment
job creation 70:0930
Exports and imports
trade, expansion of markets 70:0930
Families
government support, "affordability" concept 70:1030
Finance and Government Services Committee
work of committee 70:0925, 70:1010, 70:1025-1030
Finance Ministry
quarterly financial reports, report tabled September 13, 2012 70:0925
Government
capital projects, government plan 70:0955-1000
financial management, fiscal planning and policies 70:0945
lands and properties, sale
disclosure of information 70:0940-0945
First Nations consultation 70:0945
revenues to government 70:0940
programs and services, funding 70:1010-1015
Harmonized sales tax
elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system, reinstatement of sales tax system 70:0935, 70:0945
Interest rates
role in economy 70:0950
Morgan-Silvester, Sarah
comments on budget consultation process 70:0940
Oil and gas
natural gas
liquefied natural gas development 70:1010
prices 70:1005-1010
revenues to government 70:0925-0930, 70:1000-1010
Public debt
debt-to-GDP ratio 70:0955
Taxation
system, review and recommendations 70:0935-0940, 70:0955
Death

Deaths in B.C. (Wharton, I.) 86:0950-0955
Debt

Personal and household debt See also Consumer credit under Consumers
impact on economy (de Jong) 70:0935, 70:0950 (Les) 70:0945-0950
levels (Les) 76:1405
mortgages See Mortgages
Public debt See Public debt
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society

Presentation to committee 76:1025-1040
Budget (Dalton) 76:1040 (Le Clair, B.) 76:1040
Community task groups and networks (Dalton) 76:1040 (Elmore) 76:1040 (Gadsby, L.) 76:1035-1040 (Le Clair, B.) 76:1030-1040 (Slater) 76:1040
Organization (Elmore) 76:1035 (Le Clair, B.) 76:1025, 76:1035
Dekelh and Quesnel Community Housing Society See also Ruotsalainen, Luanne

Presentation to committee 80:1900-1910
Funding for housing projects and wait-lists for housing (Coons) 80:1905 (Elmore) 80:1905 (Ruotsalainen, L.) 80:1900-1905
Role (Ruotsalainen, L.) 80:1900
Delaplace, Annette

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Association for Community Living 77:1100-1105
Children
infant development program 77:1100
special needs children, early intervention services 77:1100-1105
supported child development program 77:1105
Delta school district See School district 37 (Delta)
Dementia See also Alzheimer's disease

Incidence and impacts (Mann, J.) 78:1820-1825
Service framework (Blake, J.) 78:1830 (Elmore) 78:1830 (Mann, J.) 78:1820
Strategic plan proposal and funding (Blake, J.) 78:1830 (Mann, J.) 78:1820-1825 (Pimm) 78:1830
Denham, Elizabeth See also Information and Privacy Commissioner

Charities
sector, compliance with Lobbyists Registration Act 93:1135
Freedom of information
requests for information 93:1140
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
application of provisions, impact of other legislation and amendments 93:1230
purpose 93:1140
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2011
provisions 93:1140
Government
programs and services
service access card, development 93:1225
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and operations
budget and operations 93:1155-1200
investigation of "no records" responses to freedom-of-information requests 93:1225
investigation of privacy impacts of information-sharing initiatives
automated licence plate recognition program 93:1220
investigation 93:1150-1155
operations 93:1230
public education and training function 93:1145-1150
registrar of lobbyists function 93:1135-1140
role, oversight responsibilities re information-sharing initiatives 93:1140-1145, 93:1200-1205
staffing
policy analyst position 93:1155
senior technologist position, expertise in information technology 93:1150-1205
website and use of social media 93:1150
work of office 93:1140-1155
workload and backlog of cases 93:1145
Lobbyists Registration Act
amendments, recommendations by Information and Privacy Commissioner 93:1230
purpose 93:1135
MacLaren McCann
report on privacy concerns in Canada 93:1140
Personal Information Protection Act
purpose 93:1140
Pharmaceutical Services Act
provisions, public access to information 93:1230
Police and policing
access to information 93:1220
Privacy
protection of personal information
awareness 93:1140, 93:1210, 93:1225
creation of citizen profiles by government 93:1225
criminals and suspects using information technology 93:1215-1220
impact of information technology 93:1150, 93:1210
protection 93:1225
sharing of information with government and private sector 93:1210
Routley, Bill
constituent's experience with privacy breach 93:1230
Dental health

Access to dental care
dental surgery for children (Wilczek, R.) 85:1755
Healthy Kids program for low-income children (Ralston) 85:1755
low-income clinics and government coverage of fees (Johnston, J.) 85:1755 (Slater) 85:1755 (Wilczek, R.) 85:1745-1750
programs (Johnston, J.) 85:1755 (Slater) 85:1755
Dental facial anomalies, wait-list for treatment (Ralston) 85:1750 (Wilczek, R.) 85:1740-1750
Dental health of seniors and dental care provision (Wilczek, R.) 85:1745
Dentistry (Wilczek, R.) 85:1740
Dentistry issues, awareness program for MLAs (Ralston) 85:1750
Dentists, spousal treatment issue (Horne) 85:1755 (Johnston, J.) 85:1755-1800 (Wilczek, R.) 85:1755
Oral health measures survey (Wilczek, R.) 85:1750
Denton, Laurie

Presentation to committee on behalf of BrainTrust Canada Association 73:1835-1840
Brain injuries
advocacy organizations 73:1840
impact and rehabilitation, cases 73:1835-1840
BrainTrust Canada Association, role and services 73:1835
Digital media See Media
Dion, Mike

Presentation to committee on behalf of Selkirk College 71:1055-1100
Post-secondary education funding, indexing to inflation 71:1100
Selkirk College, funding and administrative services 71:1055-1100
Disabled and handicapped persons

Access to legal aid, case (Gleeson, M.) 70:1420
Accessibility for disabled persons (Stetski, W.) 72:1850
Accessible housing See Housing
Augmentative communication devices for persons with speech disabilities, funding and wait-list (Elmore) 76:1120 (Riley, J.) 76:1110-1120
Blind and visually impaired persons See Visual impairment
Children See Special needs children under Children
Community living services
funding allocation (Ralston) 86:0840
funding and service levels (Bodnar, F.) 77:1110
funding for salary costs (Hill, G.) 86:0835-0845 (Horne) 86:0840 (Pimm) 86:0840-0845
group homes See Group homes
services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services See Special needs children and youth under Children
workers, vacation entitlement (Hill, G.) 86:0840 (Horne) 86:0840
Developmentally disabled persons (Bodnar, F.) 77:1105-1110
Developmentally disabled persons, programs and services See Community living services above under this main heading
Disability benefits See Income assistance
Employment programs See Employment programs under Income assistance
HandyDART system (Hockman, L.) 74:0935-0940
Participation in sports (Lawless, P.) 88:1105
Programs and services, self-esteem program (Hockman, L.) 74:0945
Tax credit (Hockman, L.) 74:0950
Disasters See Emergencies
Doiron, Lorraine

Presentation to committee on behalf of Friends of the Smithers Library 84:0910-0915
Smithers, library services and funding 84:0910-0915
Domestic violence See Family violence under Violence
Donaldson, Doug (Stikine)

As subject
attendance at Finance Committee public hearing in Smithers (Horne) 84:0840
Finance and Government Services Committee
appointment of audit firm for audit of Auditor General office 68:0930
election of Chair 69:0830
Horne, Douglas
election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 69:0830
Downtown Eastside See Vancouver, B.C.
Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association

Presentation to committee 70:1425-1430
Doyle, John See also Auditor General

Auditor General
audit services
information technology audit methodology 92:0905
performance audits, manual 92:0850
planning, coverage plan 92:0835
budget and operations
budget and operations 92:0830-0845, 92:0855-0900
budget request 92:0855-0900
capital funding 92:0845, 92:0955
capital funding, relationship to travel expenses 92:0940
comparison with other jurisdictions 92:0855-0900, 92:0920-0925
costs, impact of taxation changes 92:0905, 92:0945
impact of changes to accounting and auditing standards 92:0835
professional services expenses 92:0900, 92:0925-0930
staffing costs 92:0840-0900
travel expenses 92:0940
travel expenses and video conferencing 92:0845
computer systems, security 92:0845, 92:0905
office space 92:0840, 92:0905-0920, 92:0945, 92:0955
staff
development and training 92:0835-0850, 92:0905
development and training, benefit to civil service 92:0935
information technology staff 92:0955
professions and qualifications 92:0850
recruitment and retention 92:0835-0840, 92:0935
staff salaries
comparison to other audit organizations 92:0935-0945
Auditor General Act
provisions 92:0900
Government
financial management, fiscal planning and policies 92:0950-0955
financial reporting, changes to auditing standards 92:0835, 92:0950-0955
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
universities and colleges, accounting standards 92:0950
WorkSafe B.C.
operations, review by Auditor General 92:0940
Driediger, Rhonda

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Agriculture Council 78:1620-1635
Agriculture
extension services 78:1630
government investment and support 78:1620-1635
industry, conditions 78:1620, 78:1630
promotion of B.C. products 78:1635
workers, access to employment insurance 78:1625
workers, supply 78:1630
Agriculture Ministry, budget and staffing 78:1620
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, reduction in agriculture sector 78:1625
B.C. Agriculture Council, submission to carbon tax review 78:1625
Carbon tax exemptions for agriculture industry 78:1625
Sales tax exemptions and rebates for agriculture industry 78:1620
Drugs

Abuse and addiction See Substance abuse and addiction
Pharmacare See Pharmacare program
Pharmaceutical industry See Pharmaceutical industry
Prescription drugs
costs and spending (Harrington, K.) 86:1125-1130 (Ralston) 86:1130 (Simpson, P.) 86:1120-1130 (Slater) 86:1125
drug review process See Drug approval process under Pharmacare program
government pricing and purchasing systems (Harrington, K.) 86:1130 (Ralston) 86:1130 (Simpson, P.) 86:1120
supply and shortages (Simpson, P.) 86:1130
Drummond, Don

Comments on Ontario government budget (Ralston) 70:0940
Dunlop, Nicky

Comments on rental housing (Mann, S.) 88:0945
Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre Society See also Morgan, Annette

Presentation to committee 84:0840-0850
Funding and services (Dalton) 84:0845-0850 (Morgan, A.) 84:0840-0850
Office locations (Morgan, A.) 84:0845
Relationship with First Nations and Métis (Dalton) 84:0845-0850 (Morgan, A.) 84:0850
Services (Elmore) 84:0845
Support (Horne) 84:0930

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