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

McCormack, Ken

Presentation to committee on behalf of Automotive Retailers Association 78:1635-1655
Automobiles
emissions control, AirCare program 78:1645-1650
rental rates 78:1645
sales, salvage vehicles 78:1650
service industry 78:1635-1655
vehicle safety and inspection 78:1640-1650
Automotive Retailers Association, organization and activities 78:1635-1640
Insurance Corporation of B.C., relationship with automobile services sector 78:1640-1655
McEvoy, Michael

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. School Trustees Association 88:1115-1130
B.C. School Trustees Association
activities 88:1115
Budgets, 2013-14 budget priorities, education 88:1120
Children, early childhood development, child vulnerability 88:1115
Education
government investment 88:1120, 88:1130
graduation rate 88:1115-1120, 88:1130
personalized learning model 88:1125
students, aboriginal and immigrant students 88:1120-1125
students, evaluation and testing, international student assessment program 88:1120, 88:1130
students, evaluation and testing, use of early development instrument 88:1125-1130
students, support 88:1115-1130
system, B.C. and other jurisdictions 88:1130
Education, funding 88:1120
learning improvement fund 88:1120
Education, school districts and boards of education
role 88:1125-1130
Hertzman, Clyde, work on early childhood development 88:1125
School district 61 (Greater Victoria), teacher professional development program 88:1120
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of K-12 education 88:1115
Teachers, professional development and training 88:1120-1125
Macfarlane, Fiona

Presentation to committee on behalf of Expert Panel on B.C.'s Business Tax Competitiveness 76:1705-1720, 76:1730-1735
AdvantageBC International Business Centre 76:1730
Expert Panel on B.C.'s Business Tax Competitiveness, report and recommendations 76:1705-1735
Industry, capital investment in machinery and equipment 76:1720
Investment, international investment, tax incentives 76:1730
Sales tax, investment tax credit for machinery and equipment 76:1705-1710
Taxation, value-added tax, business transfer tax proposal 76:1705, 76:1735
McGill, Bill

Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince George Chamber of Commerce 85:1725-1740
B.C., northern B.C.
economic diversification and role of resource industries 85:1725-1730
infrastructure investment 85:1730
Budgets
2013-14 budget priorities, balanced budget 85:1725, 85:1740
2013-14 budget priorities, principles 85:1725-1730
balanced budgets 85:1740
Communities, infrastructure and services 85:1730
Economy, economic diversification 85:1725-1730
Government revenues and revenue sources 85:1735
Prince George Chamber of Commerce, recommendations on government budget 85:1735-1740
McKay, Dennis

Attendance at Finance Committee public hearing in Smithers (Horne) 84:0955
Retirement (Les) 84:0955
Mackay, Lorraine

Presentation to committee on behalf of Peace River South Teachers Association 79:1030-1045
Alberta, education system funding for special education and special needs 79:1035
Education
funding 79:1030
funding for non-enrolling teachers 79:1035
special education and special needs, training for teachers 79:1040
Peace River area, cost of living 79:1040
School district 59 (Peace River South)
description 79:1030
funding for special needs and teacher-librarians 79:1030-1035
students, school readiness and early development instrument 79:1030
teachers, recruitment and salaries 79:1035-1045
Teachers, teacher-librarians 79:1035
McLachlan, Manley

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Construction Association 78:1715-1735
B.C. Construction Association
membership 78:1720
position on design-build approach in construction projects 78:1730
B.C. Hydro, procurement practices, review 78:1725-1730
Canadian Construction Documents Committee 78:1730-1735
Construction industry, taxation, application of sales tax 78:1720-1725
Education, schools, procurement process for construction projects 78:1725-1735
Government
procurement practices for capital projects 78:1725-1735
risk management practices 78:1730-1735
Harmonized sales tax, elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system, impact on construction industry 78:1720-1725
Sales tax, administration and collection 78:1720-1725
MacLaren McCann

Report on privacy concerns in Canada (Denham, E.) 93:1140
McLellan, Alex

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University Students Union 81:1210-1220
Budgets, 2013-14 budget priorities, post-secondary education 81:1210
Employment and unemployment, relationship to post-secondary education 81:1210
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 81:1215
costs, coverage by students 81:1215
return on investment 81:1210
role in economy and society 81:1210
student debt load, impact on completion rates 81:1220
students, international students 81:1220
Thompson Rivers University, international students 81:1220
Thompson Rivers University Students Union, submission to Finance Committee, statistics 81:1215
McNally-Dawes, Tanis

Public service and retirement (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 93:1305
McRae, Norah

Presentation to committee on behalf of Accountability Council for Cooperative Education 88:1030-1040
Business
co-op work placements in small and medium-sized businesses 88:1030
taxation, training tax credit for businesses with apprentices 88:1035
Post-secondary education
cooperative education programs and tax credit proposal 88:1030-1040
student debt load, levels for co-op students 88:1035
Magazine Association of British Columbia See also Skene, Sylvia

Presentation to committee 86:1100-1115
Manitoba

Tax credit for fertility treatment (Ralston) 76:1050 (Schnarr, R.) 76:1050
Mann, Jim

Presentation to committee on behalf of Alzheimer Society of B.C. 78:1820-1825
Alzheimer Society of B.C.
recommendation on government budget 78:1820
work of organization 78:1825
Alzheimer's disease
First Link initiative, expansion and funding 78:1825
Dementia
incidence and impacts 78:1820-1825
service framework and strategic plan proposal 78:1820-1825
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on dementia services funding 78:1820
Mann, Shelley

Presentation to committee on behalf of Victoria Real Estate Board 88:0935-0950
B.C. Real Estate Association, recommendations on government tax policies 88:0945
Canadian Rental Housing Coalition, comments on rental housing 88:0945
Dunlop, Nicky, comments on rental housing 88:0945
Enser, Maureen, comments on rental housing 88:0945
Federation of Canadian Municipalities, comments on rental housing 88:0945
The Globe and Mail, article on real estate market 88:0940
Housing, tax incentives for construction and renovation of rental housing, capital gains rollover proposal 88:0940-0945
Mortgage amortization regulations, changes and impact on housing market 88:0950
Property transfer tax, reform 88:0945-0950
Real estate industry, residential housing market and role in economy 88:0940-0950
Vancouver Island, south Island, residential housing market 88:0940-0945
Victoria Real Estate Board, membership 88:0940
Wright, Wayne, work on rental housing issues 88:0945
Maple Ridge–Mission constituency and area

Arts and culture sector (Dalton) 88:1325
Marijuana

Legalization, impact on youth (Dalton) 82:0945
Marine conservation areas See Parks
Marocchi, Katie

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Federation of Students, B.C. office 77:1115-1130
Canadian Federation of Students, B.C. office
membership and role 77:1115
recommendations on government budget and policies 77:1115
Education, adult basic education 77:1120
Industry Training Authority, governance 77:1125
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 77:1115-1130
costs 77:1130
participation rate 77:1125
student financial assistance 77:1120, 77:1130
tuition fees 77:1120, 77:1130
Skills training
trades training, equipment and funding 77:1120
training programs, modularization trend 77:1125
Transit services, U-pass program for students 77:1115, 77:1125
Marsden, Dennis

Presentation to committee on behalf of Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce 77:1135-1145
Eagle Ridge Hospital, expansion planning 77:1135-1140
Government, local government, role and revenue sources 77:1140
Property tax 77:1140
Riverview Hospital, future of lands 77:1135, 77:1145
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, funding and financial management 77:1135
Tri-Cities area, transit services 77:1135
Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce
position on Riverview Hospital lands development 77:1135, 77:1145
recommendations on government budget and policies 77:1135-1140
Marshall, Gertrude

110th birthday (Horne) 84:0815
Mason, Ian

Presentation to committee on behalf of Victoria Real Estate Board 88:0950-0955
Mortgages, mortgage lending regulations 88:0950-0955
Real estate industry, residential housing market and role in economy 88:0950
U.S., mortgage lending regulations 88:0950
Mastromatteo, Jan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia 85:1800-1810
B.C., northern B.C., skills training and temporary foreign workers 85:1800-1805
Budgets, 2013-14 budget priorities, post-secondary education 85:1810
College of New Caledonia
enrolment and students 85:1800
funding and operations 85:1805
mining certificate program 85:1800, 85:1810
programs and skills training 85:1800-1805
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 85:1805-1810
return on investment 85:1805
Post-secondary education, funding
funding changes, impact on institution budgets 85:1805
funding formula 85:1810
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
letter from presidents to Advanced Education Minister 85:1805
Skills training
apprenticeship, coaching and counsellors 85:1805-1810
government funding and support 85:1805-1810
Matthaus, Lisa

Presentation to committee on behalf of Organizing for Change 88:1145-1205
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
emissions from cement industry 88:1200
reduction, tax incentives for industries 88:1155-1200
Boak, James, comments on green economy 88:1200
Carbon sequestration 88:1200
Carbon tax
Better Future fund initiative 88:1155
exemptions and impact on industries 88:1155-1200
increase and scope 88:1155-1200
revenues, use for emission reduction initiatives 88:1155-1200
Climate change
action on climate change, benefits and role in economy 88:1200-1205
government action on climate change 88:1145-1205
public support for action 88:1150
scientific evidence and debate 88:1200
Economy
green economy, transition 88:1150-1200
role of government 88:1150
GLOBE Advisors, reports on green economy 88:1155
Nova Scotia, cement industry, emissions 88:1200
Oil and gas, industry, subsidies 88:1155
Organizing for Change, activities 88:1145
Society, role of government 88:1150
Meat See Food industry
Mech, Kelsey

Presentation to committee on behalf of University of Victoria Students Society 87:1720-1725
Post-secondary education
affordability and role in economy 87:1720-1725
student debt load, impact on completion rates 87:1720
student financial assistance, grant programs 87:1720
Media

Digital media industry (Leitch, P.) 78:1840
Digital media industry, role as part of creative sector See Creative sector under Arts and culture
Medical Services Plan of British Columbia

CareCards See Health – Health care system
Coverage for adopted children
investigation by Ombudsperson See Complaint investigation services under Ombudsperson
Premiums, rates (Bateman, J.) 87:1515
Premiums, revenues to government (Routley, B.) 78:1915
Medicare See Health – Health care system
Medications See Prescription drugs under Drugs; Pharmacare program
Members' Conflict of Interest Act

Review, referral to Parliamentary Reform Committee See Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills, Select Standing Committee on
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Conflict of interest, disclosure forms See Conflict of interest
Remuneration (Horne) 83:1830
Mental health

Mental health of children and youth
behavioural emotional social teaching (BEST) program (Roze, D.) 85:1905
incidence of illness and role of child development services (Green, J.) 87:1540-1545
plan (Elmore) 76:1150 (Montani, A.) 76:1150
Mental illness and poverty (Green, J.) 87:1535
Mercer, Cathy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Selkirk College 71:1045-1105
Industry Training Authority, relationship with post-secondary institutions 71:1045
Kootenay-Boundary area, agriculture and economic development 71:1050-1055
Post-secondary education, funding
flexibility re program demand 71:1045
indexing to inflation 71:1100
Selkirk College
international students 71:1050, 71:1100-1105
programs and funding 71:1045-1055
programs, distance education 71:1055
programs, peace studies program 71:1045
role in communities and economy 71:1100
rural development initiative 71:1050-1055
Merit Commissioner See also Spencer, Fiona

Auditing standards, changes (Spencer, F.) 92:1010
Audits of public service appointments
2011 appointments (Dalton) 92:1020-1025 (Hayer) 92:1030 (Spencer, F.) 92:1010, 92:1020-1030
2012 appointments (Spencer, F.) 92:1015
audits (Elmore) 92:1030 (Spencer, F.) 92:1030
corporate hiring pool processes (Spencer, F.) 92:1015
special audits or studies (Spencer, F.) 92:1015-1020
Budget (Horne) 92:1045 (Spencer, F.) 92:1020, 92:1045
Expansion of mandate, audits of Crown corporations appointments (Ralston) 92:1045 (Spencer, F.) 92:1045
Expansion of mandate, audits of public sector union appointments (Pimm) 92:1040
Priorities and future work (Spencer, F.) 92:1015-1020
Role and responsibilities (Spencer, F.) 92:1005
Staffing (Spencer, F.) 92:1005
Staffing review requests (Dalton) 92:1025 (Spencer, F.) 92:1015, 92:1025
Merritt, B.C.

Success By 6 program (Rodie, T.) 81:1000
Métis

Children and families, access to culturally appropriate programs and services (Haaf, M.) 81:1105
Children in government care (Haaf, M.) 81:1100-1105
Participation in sports and physical activities See Aboriginal participation in sports and physical activities under Sports
Status, criteria for recognition (Haaf, M.) 81:1105-1110 (Hayer) 81:1105-1110
Métis Commission for Children and Families of B.C. See also Haaf, Meredith

Presentation to committee 81:1100-1110
Operations (Coons) 81:1105 (Haaf, M.) 81:1100-1105
Relationship with friendship centres (Dalton) 81:1105 (Haaf, M.) 81:1105
Métis Nation British Columbia

Partnership on aboriginal sports and physical activity See Aboriginal Sports, Recreation and Physical Activity Partners Council
Metro Vancouver See Lower Mainland
Metz Murray, Carol

Presentation to committee on behalf of Tri-City Transitions Society 77:0920-0935
Crime and criminals, victims of crime surcharge account 77:0930
Social workers, community social services workers, wages 77:0925-0930
Transition houses
funding and services 77:0920-0935
worker training 77:0935
Tri-Cities area, population 77:0920
Tri-City Transitions Society, funding and services 77:0920-0935
Violence, family violence programs and services, funding 77:0920-0930
Welfare, community social services sector
contract tendering process 77:0930
funding 77:0925-0930
Mick, Troy

Presentation to committee 75:1005-1010
As subject
involvement in sports 75:1005
Families, tax credits for families with children, fitness and arts credits 75:1010
Health, public health, healthy lifestyle and physical fitness for children and youth 75:1005-1010
Sports
benefits 75:1005-1010
children's sports, government support 75:1010
government funding and support 75:1010
Miller, Jack

Presentation to committee on behalf of PacificSport Interior B.C. 81:1140-1150
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, sports and arts legacy fund 81:1145
PacificSport Interior B.C., activities and funding 81:1145-1150
Science and technology, sports technology for athletes, application to other uses 81:1145
Sports
benefits and role in economy 81:1140-1145
children's sports, KidSport B.C. program 81:1145
government funding and support 81:1150
organizations, financial management 81:1150
Mines and mining industry

Aggregate operations, permitting See Permitting processes under Resources and resource industries
Approval process for mines See Permitting process below under this main heading; Environmental assessment under Environment; Permitting processes under Resources and resource industries
Exploration
activities and investment (Anglin, L.) 70:1355-1405
geological survey funding (Armstrong, G.) 80:1740
QUEST geological survey project (Anglin, L.) 70:1405 (Les) 70:1405
First Nations involvement in industry (Giraud, B.) 84:0935
First Nations involvement in industry, revenue-sharing agreements (Briño, K.) 81:1035
Impact of harmonized sales tax elimination See Elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system under Harmonized sales tax
Industry, government support (Briño, K.) 81:1035-1040
Mine proposal, rejection (Briño, K.) 81:1040 (Giraud, B.) 84:0945 (Hayer) 81:1040 (Pimm) 84:0945
Ministerial responsibility (Briño, K.) 81:1045 (Ralston) 81:1040
Permitting process (Briño, K.) 81:1035 (Giraud, B.) 84:0935-0955 (Les) 84:0950 (Ralston) 84:0945
Power supply and transportation infrastructure (Armstrong, G.) 80:1740
Power supply and transportation, use of natural gas (Bennett, D.) 77:1220
Revenues to government (Gartshore, I.) 87:1605 (Giraud, B.) 84:0945 (Ralston) 84:0945
Revenues to government and role in economy (Briño, K.) 81:1030-1040
Skilled workers, supply (Briño, K.) 81:1045
Skilled workers, supply and training (Giraud, B.) 84:0940-0945
Skills training for women and shift accommodation (Rancourt, L.) 75:1000
Taxation (Giraud, B.) 84:0940-0945 (Ralston) 84:0945
Minimum wage See Wages and salaries
Mining Association of British Columbia See also Briño, Karina

Presentation to committee 81:1030-1045
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Briño, K.) 81:1035
Role (Briño, K.) 81:1030
Ministries See Government
Minocycline

Use in treatment of spinal cord injuries, study (Elmore) 88:1025 (Ewart, C.) 88:1015, 88:1025
Model, Elizabeth

Presentation to committee on behalf of Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association 70:1425-1430
Lower Mainland, South Fraser communities
education infrastructure and student spaces 70:1430
Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus
programs 70:1430
role in local economy 70:1425
student spaces and memorandum of understanding with government 70:1425-1430
Surrey
growth and role of downtown 70:1425
Molnar, Leslie

Presentation to committee on behalf of College of the Rockies Faculty Association 72:1805-1820
Budgets, 2013-14 budget
priorities, post-secondary education and trades training 72:1810
College of the Rockies
funding and operations 72:1805-1810
international students 72:1820
paramedic program 72:1810-1815
programs and student enrolment 72:1815-1820
role 72:1805
Industry Training Authority
allocation of funds to post-secondary institutions 72:1810
relationship with post-secondary institutions 72:1815
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 72:1805
role in economy and return on investment 72:1805
role of technology 72:1810
Post-secondary education, funding
funding for colleges 72:1805-1810
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
rural colleges and program location 72:1810-1815
Skills training, trades training, funding and management 72:1810-1815
Montani, Adrienne

Presentation to committee on behalf of First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 76:1135-1150
Budgets, 2013-14 budget priorities, child development and poverty reduction 76:1140-1145
Children
child care, accessibility and affordability 76:1140
early childhood development, child vulnerability 76:1135
status in B.C. 76:1145
Education system, conditions 76:1140
Families
economic challenges 76:1140
tax credits, income threshold 76:1145
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
recommendations on government budget 76:1140-1145
recommendations on government budget, costing 76:1150
Government programs and services, policy trends 76:1140
Income assistance benefits, amount 76:1140
Income disparity 76:1135
Mental health of children and youth, plan 76:1150
Poverty
child poverty 76:1135
cost to society 76:1140-1145
reduction, government strategy 76:1140-1145
Taxation system, equity 76:1145
UN convention on the rights of the child, compliance by Canada 76:1135
Wages and salaries, minimum wage and living wage 76:1140
Welfare, social programs and services, preventive role and impact on social costs 76:1140-1145
Mooring, Teri

Presentation to committee on behalf of Quesnel District Teachers Association 80:1805-1825
Carbon tax, impact on school districts 80:1810-1815
Education, funding
capital funding for carbon-neutral projects 80:1810
distance education and on-line learning 80:1815-1825
learning improvement fund 80:1810, 80:1825
Education, school districts and boards of education
carbon neutrality and costs for northern districts 80:1810-1815
costs and funding 80:1810-1815
Quesnel, child poverty 80:1815
Quesnel District Teachers Association, recommendations on government budget 80:1805-1815
Quesnel Junior School, need for replacement 80:1815
School district 28 (Quesnel)
aboriginal students 80:1815
costs and funding 80:1810-1815
enrolment and students 80:1805
specialist teachers 80:1815
Taxation, fair tax system 80:1815-1825
Teachers, specialist teachers 80:1815
Violence, bullying and violence at school, ERASE prevention program 80:1810
Morgan, Annette

Presentation to committee on behalf of Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre Society 84:0840-0850
Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre Society, funding and services 84:0840-0850
First Nations
friendship centres, funding and services 84:0840-0850
participation in government initiatives 84:0840-0845
urban and off-reserve population, government plan 84:0850
Morgan-Silvester, Sarah

Presentation to committee on behalf of Expert Panel on B.C.'s Business Tax Competitiveness 76:1650-1735
As subject
comments on budget consultation process (de Jong) 70:0940
Business
taxation, marginal effective tax rate 76:1655
taxation, sector-specific tax incentives 76:1700
Business, small business
tax rate 76:1730-1735
Corporations, income tax 76:1700, 76:1725
Expert Panel on B.C.'s Business Tax Competitiveness
information from Finance Ministry, release 76:1710
mandate 76:1650-1655
recommendation on sales tax credit and alternative revenue sources 76:1655-1700
report and recommendations 76:1650-1735
Film industry, tax credits in B.C. and other jurisdictions 76:1715-1720
Government, local government
revenue sources and taxation issues 76:1700
Research and development, scientific research and experimental development program, Jenkins report and future of program 76:1710-1715
Sales tax
administration and collection 76:1655
exemption for school supplies 76:1700, 76:1725
investment tax credit for machinery and equipment 76:1650-1655
replacement 76:1700-1705
Taxation, value-added tax, business transfer tax proposal 76:1700
Moricetown, B.C.

Sports participation (Nyce, K.) 84:0930
Morris, Mike

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Trappers Association 85:1600-1620
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, staffing of fish, wildlife and habitat management branch 85:1615
Hunting, trapping
licence fees and revenues to government 85:1615
trapline registration and management 85:1605-1620
wild fur industry 85:1605
Livestock industry, impact of predation 85:1610
Resources and resource industries, permitting processes, backlog 85:1605, 85:1615
Wildlife
fur-bearing animals, government action on management issues 85:1615
ungulate populations 85:1610
wildlife management and habitat management, role of trappers 85:1610-1615
wolves, population management and trapping 85:1620
Mortgages

Amortization regulations (Les) 76:1405
Amortization regulations, changes and impact on housing market (Hayer) 88:0950 (Les) 88:0950 (Mann, S.) 88:0950 (Mason, I.) 88:0950-0955 (Permut, H.) 76:1355-1400 (Woolsey, J.) 76:1405
Mortgage lending regulations in Canada and other jurisdictions (Les) 88:0950 (Mason, I.) 88:0950-0955
Motion picture industry See Film industry
Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia See also Klassen, Paul; Leitch, Peter; Nex, Cheryl

Presentation to committee 78:1835-1850
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Leitch, P.) 78:1845 (Ralston) 78:1845
Motions and resolutions

Motion for Chair to deposit copy of budget consultation report with Clerk of the Legislative Assembly and for Chair to present report to Legislative Assembly at earliest opportunity, approved 91:1250
Motion for Chair to present report to House at earliest opportunity and for Chair to deposit copy of report with Office of the Clerk, approved 93:1600
Motion that Chair and Deputy Chair consider and report back on process for appointment of auditor of Auditor General office, approved 69:0835
Motion that Chair and Deputy Chair create a RFP package for an auditor of Auditor General office for subsequent years as per section 23, approved 68:0930
Motion to adopt budget consultation report as amended and for Chair and Deputy Chair to oversee final minor edits to complete supporting text, approved 91:1250
Motion to adopt report to be drafted based on decisions by committee and for Chair and Deputy Chair to approve draft report, approved 93:1600
Motion to appoint Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor of Auditor General for fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, and for each of the fiscal years to be completed during the term of the 40th parliament, approved 94:1430-1435
Motion to approve RFP package for an auditor of Auditor General office, approved 70:1435
Motion to authorize Chief Electoral Officer to allocate $7.1 million for voter enumeration, approved 75:1145-1205
Motion to authorize Chief Electoral Officer to expend $1.018 million to enable Senate nomination election readiness, with $250,000 prior to legislation and $768,000 after legislation, approved on division 75:1145-1205
Motion to authorize Chief Electoral Officer to expend $420,000 for independent panel on Internet voting, approved 75:1145-1205
Motion to create subcommittee comprised of Chair and Deputy Chair for prebudget consultation planning, approved 69:0830
Motion to elect Deputy Chair, approved 70:0920
Motion to go in camera 68:0915
Motion to go in camera, approved 89:1105, 90:1105, 91:1210, 93:1530
Motion to reappoint Grant Thornton, LLP, as independent auditor of Auditor General for fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, approved 68:0930
Mount Baker Secondary School, Cranbrook, B.C.

Replacement of school and theatre (Stetski, W.) 72:1850
Mountain pine beetle

Control, infestation, etc. See Forests and forest industry
Movie industry See Film industry
MSP See Medical Services Plan of British Columbia
Muirhead, Tom

Presentation to committee on behalf of PacificSport Northern B.C. 85:1640-1645
B.C., northern B.C.
sports and physical activity development and services 85:1640-1645
Canada Winter Games, 2015 Winter Games in Prince George
government investment 85:1645
Canada Winter Games, 2015 winter games in Prince George
legacy 85:1640
Northern B.C. Community Sport and Physical Activity Roundtable 85:1640
PacificSport Northern B.C., service area and work of organization 85:1645
Sports, athletes from northern B.C., development and training 85:1645
Municipalities See Government – Local government
Murray, Joel

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kwantlen Faculty Association 70:1200-1215
Employment, government job strategy 70:1210
Industry Training Authority, relationship with post-secondary institutions 70:1210
Kwantlen Faculty Association, recommendations on post-secondary education policies 70:1210
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
enrolment and funding 70:1200-1215
international students 70:1210
programs and services 70:1200-1205, 70:1215
status as special-purpose university 70:1205-1215
Lower Mainland, South Fraser communities, population and post-secondary education access 70:1200-1205
Phoenix Society, partnership with Kwantlen University 70:1205
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 70:1205-1210
funding 70:1205-1215
special-purpose teaching universities, transition to traditional university model 70:1210-1215
Skills training, funding for trades training 70:1210
Substance abuse and addiction rehabilitation programs, partnerships with post-secondary institutions 70:1205
Museums

Funding (Stetski, W.) 72:1850
Music See Arts and culture
Mussallem, Jack

Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Prince Rupert 82:0955-1010
B.C.
northern B.C., skills training 82:1000
northwest B.C., gateway infrastructure investment 82:0955
Budgets, 2013-14 budget
deficit funding 82:0955-1000
priorities, infrastructure deficit 82:0955
Exports and imports, trade missions 82:0955
Government, local government
infrastructure deficit 82:1005
municipal grant program, unconditional grants 82:0955
Industry, property tax, municipal powers 82:0955
Libraries, funding 82:1000-1005
Port of Prince Rupert, development, infrastructure and role in economy 82:1005-1010
Ports, infrastructure investment by government and taxation issues 82:1005
Prince Rupert
city government, recommendations on government budget and policies 82:0955-1000
city government, relationship with Prince Rupert Port Authority 82:1005
economy and tax base 82:1010
infrastructure needs and funding 82:1005
library services and funding 82:1000-1005
taxation, municipal taxation rates 82:1000

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