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

LaBoucane, Michelle

Presentation to committee on behalf of North Peace Justice Society 79:1115-1125
Corrections system, restorative justice programs 79:1115-1125
Fort St. John, court services and restorative justice 79:1115-1125
Justice system, review, report and recommendations 79:1115
North Peace Justice Society restorative justice program
program and funding 79:1115-1125
youth clients 79:1125
Labour

Labour force participation by parents, issues See Work-life conflict under Families
Labour force participation by parents, role of child care services See Accessibility, impact under Children – Child care
Labour market (Reed, J.) 88:0920-0925
Labour market development, employment programs See Income assistance
Labour shortage See Supply of skilled workers under Skills training
Lacerte, Paul

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres 88:1245-1305
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on aboriginal friendship centre funding 88:1250
First Nations
aboriginal culture and identity 88:1300-1305
children in government care 88:1300
communities, capacity development 88:1300
economic and social development 88:1250-1305
friendship centres 88:1250-1300
relationship with government 88:1300
urban and off-reserve population, government plan, protocol agreement 88:1300
urban and off-reserve population, service needs and comprehensive strategy 88:1250-1255
Lake, Hon. Terry (Kamloops–North Thompson)

As subject
position on cosmetic pesticides regulation (Visentin, P.) 72:1825
Lake Kathlyn Elementary School, Smithers, B.C.

Operations (Bachman, K.) 84:0905
Lambert, Susan

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Teachers Federation 76:1550-1605
Budgets, 2013-14 budget priorities, public education 76:1550
Education
system, conditions 76:1550, 76:1605
Education, funding
allocation, targeted funding 76:1600
funding in B.C. and other jurisdictions 76:1550
goals and government planning 76:1550-1600
impact on school district budgets and operations 76:1555
relationship to student outcomes 76:1605
Taxation, government policies 76:1555-1600
Teachers
specialist teachers 76:1550, 76:1600
student-teacher ratio 76:1550, 76:1605
Land

Crown land See Crown land
Land use

Development process (Clovechok, S.) 72:1835
Permitting process (Elmore) 75:0945 (Vandersteen, B.) 75:0940
Landscaping and nursery industry

Pesticide use (Visentin, P.) 72:1820-1830
Langley Teachers Association See also Chaddock-Costello, Gail

Presentation to committee 78:1900-1920
Larson, Joanna

Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince Rupert District Teachers Union 82:0905-0920
Budgets, 2013-14 budget priorities, public education and child care 82:0915
Children, child care
benefits to families and society 82:0915
school-age and preschool children 82:0920
system, community plan proposal 82:0910-0915
Children, early childhood development
child vulnerability 82:0915
Education
choice concept and accessibility issues 82:0915-0920
full-day kindergarten 82:0920
purpose and role of public education 82:0905
system, equity 82:0905-0910
Education, funding
funding in B.C. and other jurisdictions 82:0910
independent schools 82:0910-0920
Prince Rupert, child vulnerability 82:0920
Taxation, fair tax system 82:0910-0915
Teachers, student-teacher ratio 82:0905-0910
Laurin, Kathryn

Presentation to committee on behalf of Camosun College 88:1325-1340
Camosun College
capacity and funding 88:1325-1330
capital funding for equipment 88:1330
facilities, proposal for centre of excellence in health and wellness 88:1330
programs and operations 88:1330, 88:1340
Lawless, Peter

Presentation to committee 88:1100-1115
Disabled and handicapped persons, participation in sports 88:1105
Health, public health, healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, benefits 88:1105
Olympic Games
performance by Paralympic athlete 88:1100-1105
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
sports and arts legacy fund 88:1100, 88:1110
Science and technology, sports technology for athletes, application to other uses 88:1105-1110
Sports
athletes, assistance programs 88:1110
benefits and role in communities 88:1100-1110
government funding and support 88:1100, 88:1110-1115
Lawn maintenance, services See Landscaping and nursery industry
Le Clair, Brenda

Presentation to committee on behalf of Decoda Literacy Solutions Society 76:1025-1040
Children, early childhood development, StrongStart B.C. initiative, role in literacy programs 76:1040
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society
budget 76:1040
community task groups and networks 76:1030-1040
organization 76:1025, 76:1035
Literacy programs and funding 76:1030-1040
Leahy, Jean

Presentation to committee on behalf of Save Our Northern Seniors Society 79:0935-0950
Alberta, food services in residential care facilities 79:0950
Fort St. John
affordable housing and residential care facilities 79:0945-0950
health services for seniors 79:0935, 79:0945
Health care system in Canada 79:0940
Home care, home support services for seniors 79:0940
Housing
affordable and accessible housing 79:0945
residential care and assisted-living facilities 79:0945
residential care facilities, food services and use of locally grown food 79:0945-0950
Ontario, food services in residential care facilities 79:0950
Save Our Northern Seniors Society, activities 79:0935, 79:0950
Leech, John

Presentation to committee on behalf of Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of B.C. 86:1040-1055
Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia
activities and role 86:1040-1055
recommendations on technology education and policies 86:1050-1055
BIG Little Science Centre, funding 86:1045
B.C., northern B.C., skills training and supply of skilled workers 86:1050-1055
Business, training tax credit for businesses with apprentices 86:1055
Canadian Council of Chief Executives, report on skilled worker supply 86:1050
Education, science and technology curriculum 86:1050-1055
Post-secondary education, programs at northern and rural institutions and role of colleges 86:1050-1055
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson), science and technology schools 86:1050
Science and technology
applied science technology professionals, training and supply 86:1040-1055
awareness and government support 86:1050-1055
Seuss, Dr., Oh, The Places You'll Go! 86:1040
Skills training
applied science and technology programs 86:1045-1055
role in economy 86:1055
sectors with skilled worker shortages 86:1045
LeFebvre, Marc

Auditor General, staff
development and training, benefit to civil service 92:0935
recruitment and retention 92:0930
Legal aid See Justice system
Legal Services Society

Executive director See Benton, Mark
Legg, Phillip

Presentation to committee on behalf of Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of B.C. 70:1215
Coell, Murray, comments on post-secondary education funding 70:1215
Industry Training Authority, relationship with post-secondary institutions 70:1215
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, enrolment and funding 70:1215
Skills training, ministry responsible 70:1215
Legislation

Citizens' initiative (Archer, K.) 75:1045
Legislature

Information technology staff, assistance to Conflict on Interest Commissioner (Fraser, P.) 92:1105
Members, disclosure forms on conflict of interest See Conflict of interest
Officers of the Legislature
shared services (Carter, K.) 93:1455-1500
Role (Elmore) 75:1155-1200
Lehbauer, Suzanne

Presentation to committee on behalf of Castlegar Hospice Society 71:1005-1025
Caregivers, family caregivers, support 71:1010
Castlegar Hospice Society
funding and services 71:1005-1025
partnerships with post-secondary institutions 71:1015
proposal for regional hospice facility 71:1010-1020
Chochinov, Harvey, comments on end-of-life issues 71:1015
Health care system, training of health professionals 71:1015
Hospice and palliative care
end-of-life care 71:1005
facilities, residential beds 71:1020
funding and government support 71:1005-1025
hospice society associations and information-sharing 71:1025
services, role in health care system 71:1005, 71:1025
training 71:1015
Kamloops, hospice facility 71:1015
Kootenay-Boundary area, hospice services 71:1020
Selkirk College, nursing program 71:1015
Leitch, Peter

Presentation to committee on behalf of Motion Picture Production Industry Association of B.C. 78:1835-1850
Film industry
industry and government support 78:1835-1850
tax credits in B.C. and other jurisdictions 78:1840-1850
Media, digital media industry 78:1840
Motion Picture Production Industry Association of B.C., recommendations on government budget and policies 78:1845
Ontario, film industry 78:1840-1850
Les, John (Chilliwack)

As subject
experience in municipal government 72:1855
use of Facebook 93:1210
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets, direct farm marketing 78:1800
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
impact of carbon dioxide emissions 76:1020
reduction, role of economic recession 76:1330
Alberta
government, financial management 84:1005
Alcohol
consumption and revenues to government 77:0915
liquor stores, proposal for expanded operations 77:0915
Alzheimer's disease
First Link initiative, expansion and funding 78:1830
Animals
invasive species management, zebra and quagga mussels 72:1740-1745
Boats and boating
boat inspection program and funding 72:1745
B.C. Medical Association
position on issues 70:1150
Canada
Senate, reform 75:1145
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
members, issues and concerns 77:1210
Cancer
colorectal cancer, prevention and screening program 87:1630-1635
Carbon tax
application to cement at point of sale 87:1805
freeze 77:1210
impact on cement industry 76:0925-0930, 87:1805
impact on economy 76:1330
increase 76:1020, 76:1330
increase and scope 76:1130
Children, early childhood development
child vulnerability 85:1915, 93:1355-1400
child vulnerability, causes 87:1545-1550
StrongStart B.C. initiative 93:1400
Climate change
government action on climate change in B.C. and other jurisdictions 76:1020-1025
College of the Rockies
recommendations on government budget and policies 72:1720-1725
Debt
personal and household debt, impact on economy 70:0945-0950
personal and household debt, levels 76:1405
Economy
green economy, transition 76:1130-1135, 76:1530
Elections
electronic voting, panel to research issue 75:1145
enumeration, 2013 enumeration and outreach project 75:1145
enumeration, changes to process and cost savings 75:1110
Senate nomination election proposal, legislation and preparations 75:1110, 75:1145
voting places, changes in location 93:1110
Elections B.C.
budget and operations, supplementary funding request 75:1110, 75:1145-1150, 75:1205
Elmore, Mable
election as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 70:0920
Energy
clean energy, development of sector 76:1530
clean energy, economic impact 76:1025
Environment
environmental assessment process, resources and timeline 84:0950
Finance and Government Services Committee
election of Deputy Chair 70:0920
Fort Nelson
housing and infrastructure needs 75:0920
Fuel
fossil fuels, role in economy 76:1530
Geoscience B.C. Society
activities 70:1405
role, potential expansion 70:1400
Government
financial management in B.C. and other jurisdictions 84:1005
procurement practices and system, practices for capital projects 78:1730
programs and services
information-sharing initiatives 93:1210
revenues and revenue sources 87:1700
transfer payments from federal government, program 87:1510
Government, local government
procurement practices, design-build approach for infrastructure projects 72:1855-1900
Harwin Elementary School, enrolment and after-school sports initiative 85:1925
Health
life expectancy, information 86:0945
Health, health care system
services for seniors 70:1150
Health, public health
healthy lifestyle and physical fitness for children and youth 86:0945
Hospice and palliative care
facilities, residential beds 86:1055
Housing, residential care facilities
physician services 70:1150
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and operations
costs, oversight of information-sharing initiatives 93:1210
investigation of privacy impacts of information-sharing initiatives
automated licence plate recognition program 93:1205
role, oversight responsibilities re information-sharing initiatives 93:1210
Initiatives Prince George Development Corp.
recommendations on government budget 85:1715
Interest rates
role in economy 70:0950
Kootenay-Boundary area
agriculture and economic development 71:1050
Libraries
facilities, shared facilities with schools and neighbourhood learning centres 79:1205
McKay, Dennis
retirement 84:0955
Mines and mining industry
exploration, QUEST geological survey project 70:1405
permitting process 84:0950
Mortgages
amortization regulations 76:1405
amortization regulations, changes and impact on housing market 88:0950
mortgage lending regulations in Canada and other jurisdictions 88:0950
Northern Rockies regional municipality
land, availability for infrastructure and housing development 75:0920
Oil and gas
natural gas, liquefied natural gas development 70:1010
natural gas, role in clean energy development 76:1130
Ontario
film industry 78:1845
Physicians
supply and training, credentialling of foreign-trained physicians 70:1150
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
colleges, rural colleges and program location 72:1815
financial management, impact of administrative and accounting policies 72:1720-1725, 72:1815
Prince George Hospice Society, staffing 85:1840
Privacy
protection of personal information
impact of information technology 93:1210
Property transfer tax
elimination 76:1400
reduction, impact on home sales 78:1615
threshold 78:1615
threshold, proposed change and alternative revenue sources 76:1405
Resources and resource industries
permitting processes
backlog and staff resources 84:0950
impact on investment 84:0950
Sales tax
exemptions for school supplies and adult-size clothing for children 78:1930
Selkirk College
international students 71:1045
programs and funding 71:1045-1050
programs for older students 71:1045
rural development initiative 71:1050
Standard and Poor's Financial Services LLC
credit rating system 87:1700
Supreme Court of Canada
consideration of federal Senate reform legislation 75:1145
Sustainable Prosperity, study of GDP changes in B.C. and elsewhere 76:1330
Taxation
government policies 76:1600
system, fair tax system and tax increases 78:1915
tax reductions, impact on economy 78:1615
U.S.
mortgage lending regulations 88:0950
University of Northern B.C.
enrolment and student recruitment 85:1825
Vancouver Island
hospice services 86:1005
Vancouver Island Health Authority
funding of hospice services 86:1005
Lewis, Sian

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kamloops Society for Alcohol and Drug Services 81:0905-0920
Health, health care facilities and hospitals, use by substance abuse and addictions patients 81:0910
Kamloops Society for Alcohol and Drug Services
community detox and stabilization program 81:0910-0920
funding 81:0905-0910
history 81:0905
partnerships with organizations 81:0910-0915
programs and services 81:0905, 81:0920
recommendations on government budget and policies 81:0910
Substance abuse and addiction
impact on economy 81:0910
incidence in B.C. 81:0905
prevention and treatment services
funding 81:0905
health and wellness model 81:0910
programs in Vancouver 81:0915
role of community-based organizations in treatment 81:0910
substances 81:0905
Libraries

Facilities, shared facilities with schools and neighbourhood learning centres (Les) 79:1205 (Phillips, L.) 79:1205
Funding (Mussallem, J.) 82:1000-1005 (Ralston) 82:1000-1005
Funding and ministry budget allocation (Bergen, W.) 84:0910-0915 (Coons) 79:1200-1205 (Elmore) 79:1200 (Phillips, L.) 79:1155-1205 (Ralston) 84:0910-0915
Role (Bergen, W.) 84:0910-0915
School libraries See Education
Life expectancy See Health
Lindsay, Jan

Presentation to committee on behalf of North Island College 86:0900-0915
B.C., rural B.C., economic development and skills training 86:0905-0910
North Island College
campuses and centres 86:0900
on-line education development and funding 86:0905
student recruitment and outreach 86:0915
Post-secondary education
distance education and on-line learning 86:0905-0910
education of First Nations people 86:0905
funding and government investment 86:0905-0910
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
administration, costs and shared services 86:0915
colleges 86:0905-0915
information technology infrastructure 86:0905-0910
Resources and resource industries, supply of skilled workers and role in economy 86:0900-0905
Skills training
equipment 86:0910
student recruitment and outreach 86:0915
supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 86:0900-0915
U.S., post-secondary education 86:0905-0910
Vancouver Island, north Island, post-secondary education and skills training 86:0905
Link, April

Presentation to committee on behalf of North Coast Transition Society 82:0815-0830
North Coast Transition Society, funding and services 82:0815-0830
Substance abuse and addiction, services in transition houses 82:0815-0825
Transition houses, funding and services 82:0815-0830
Violence, family violence services in transition houses 82:0815-0830
Liquor See Alcohol
Literacy

Programs and funding (Le Clair, B.) 76:1030-1040
Programs and funding, long-term strategy (Elmore) 76:1040 (Gadsby, L.) 76:1035
Role in economy and society (Gadsby, L.) 76:1030
Role of libraries (Bergen, W.) 84:0910
Skill levels and learning (Gadsby, L.) 76:1030
Literacy B.C. See Decoda Literacy Solutions Society
Little, James (Jim)

As subject
recommendations on government budget and policies 79:1000-1005
Presentation to committee 79:0955-1010
B.C., northern B.C., impact of land tenure issues on economic development 79:0955-1005
Budgets, role 79:0955
Crown land tenure allocation and sale
process 79:0955-1010
revenues to government 79:1000
First Nations, consultation by industry on resource development 79:1000-1005
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, processing of land tenure applications 79:1000
Oil and Gas Commission, processing of land tenure applications 79:0955-1005
Resources and resource industries, permitting processes for aggregate operations 79:0955-1010
Little, Margaret

As subject
parents' experiences with home support services 79:0940
Presentation to committee on behalf of Save Our Northern Seniors Society 79:0940-0945
Fort St. John
home support services for seniors 79:0940
residential care facilities and supply of skilled workers 79:0945
Health care system, volunteer services 79:0940
Home care, home support services for seniors 79:0940
Housing, residential care and assisted-living facilities 79:0945
LiveSmart B.C. See Conservation initiatives under Energy
Livestock industry

Impact of predation (Morris, M.) 85:1610
Ranching industry
drought conditions and government support (Court, B.) 79:1105
impact of carbon tax See Carbon tax
property assessment process See Farm status and property assessment under Agriculture
Lobbyists

Registrar See Information and Privacy Commissioner
Lobbyists Registration Act

Amendments, recommendations by Information and Privacy Commissioner (Denham, E.) 93:1230 (Ralston) 93:1225
Purpose (Denham, E.) 93:1135
Local government See Government – Local government
Lockie, Peter

Presentation to committee on behalf of Camosun College 88:1330-1340
Camosun College
administration costs 88:1335-1340
budget and funding 88:1330-1340
programs and operations 88:1330-1335
recommendations on government budget 88:1335
Post-secondary education, funding
funding 88:1335
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
financial management policies and access to capital reserves 88:1335
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School, Surrey, B.C.

Overcrowding, impact on physical education program (Stromberg, L.) 70:1225
Lougheed, Peter

Comments on bitumen development in Alberta (Streeper, B.) 75:0915
Comments on government policy re oil and gas industry (Rice, J.) 82:1035
Lowe, Stan See also Police Complaint Commissioner

Auditor General
audit services
coverage of police complaints process 92:1210
Justice Ministry
independent investigations office
impact on Police Complaint Commissioner 92:1240-1245
role 92:1210, 92:1240
Police and policing
civilian oversight, acceptance by police 92:1215
police complaint process
alternative dispute resolution 92:1225-1230, 92:1240-1255
complaints, decline in number of complaints 92:1250
complaints, non-registered complaints 92:1220
complaints, screening and admissibility 92:1220-1225
contemporaneous oversight 92:1215
ordered investigations 92:1220
process 92:1225
reportable injuries 92:1220
review and report 92:1210-1215
stakeholder confidence 92:1215
use of video cameras 92:1255
Police Complaint Commissioner
budget and operations
budget and operations 92:1210, 92:1235-1245, 92:1300
capital funding 92:1235-1240
dedicated funding for public hearings and legal services 92:1235, 92:1255
funding for alternative dispute resolution 92:1245
computer systems, fire suppression system 92:1235-1240
mandate and role 92:1210, 92:1220, 92:1240-1250
partnership with Vancouver police 92:1230
relationship with police agencies and other stakeholders 92:1215
review of complaints involving death or serious harm, memorandum of understanding with Royal Canadian Mounted Police 92:1215, 92:1230, 92:1305
staffing, recruitment of civilians 92:1230
staffing, role in alternative dispute resolution 92:1255
support agencies 92:1215
workload 92:1220-1230, 92:1300-1305
Vancouver police department, work on informal resolution of complaints 92:1230
Wood, Josiah, comments on civilian oversight of police 92:1215
Lower Mainland

Bridge tolling and road pricing policy proposal (Rainey, R.) 77:1140-1145
Post-secondary education, comparison to northern B.C. (Berthiaume, R.) 82:1025
Residential housing market (Permut, H.) 76:1355-1400
Residents, concerns re socioeconomic issues (Wyant, M.) 77:0940
South Fraser communities
education infrastructure and student spaces (Hayer) 70:1135 (Huberman, A.) 70:1135 (Model, E.) 70:1430 (Ralston) 70:1430
government investment in infrastructure (Hayer) 70:1430
growth (Huberman, A.) 70:1110
population and post-secondary education access (Curry, J.) 88:1355-1400 (Hayer) 88:1400 (Murray, J.) 70:1200-1205
transit services and transportation infrastructure (Huberman, A.) 70:1120
Transit services See also South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Transit services in suburban areas (Warwick, K.) 88:1350
Workers, recruitment to northern B.C. See British Columbia – Northern B.C.
Lucas, Glen

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Fruit Growers Association 73:1710-1725
Agriculture
deer fencing assistance program 73:1725
government investment and support 73:1710-1725
pesticide use 73:1725
workers, housing 73:1720
Agriculture Ministry budget 73:1710
B.C. Fruit Growers Association, recommendations on government budget 73:1715
Budgets, 2013-14 budget priorities 73:1715
Carbon tax, impact on agriculture industry and review 73:1720
Columbia River Treaty, review and allocation of benefits to agriculture sector 73:1710-1720

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