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

Fair Share agreement See Peace River regional district
Fairview Management Services Ltd.

Funding (Reid, J.) 51:1045-1050

Falcon, Hon. Kevin (Surrey-Cloverdale)

As subject

letter from B.C. Real Estate Association on harmonized sales tax transition (Laing, R.) 53:1130-1135

Falkowski, Wendy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Central Okanagan Child Development Organization 56:1420-1435

Autism treatment services, funding model 56:1425, 56:1435

Central Okanagan Child Development Organization

recommendations on government budget 56:1420-1425

services 56:1420-1425

Children

early intervention services and early intervention therapy program 56:1420-1425

special needs children, funding for programs and services 56:1420-1425

Families

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

Family day See Holidays under British Columbia
Family Law Act

Purpose (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 66:0830

Farmers Appreciation Week

Event (Quinn, E.) 57:1155

Farmers, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Farnham Glacier

Development as ski training site (Bennett) 55:1945 (Hamstead, M.) 55:1945-1950

Land use issues and licence of occupation (Hamstead, M.) 55:1940

Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia See also Oliver, Cindy

Presentation to committee 57:0900-0910, 57:0925-0930

Membership (Oliver, C.) 57:0905

Poll results on post-secondary issues (Oliver, C.) 57:0905

Recommendations on government budget and policies (Oliver, C.) 57:0910-0915

Survey results (Paterson, T.) 52:1045

Ferries and ferry services

Fares, impact on tourism (Regan, S.) 57:1605

Field, David

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Citizens for Green Energy 53:1620-1635

B.C. Citizens for Green Energy

position on smart metering program 53:1630

report on clean energy development 53:1625

role 53:1620

B.C. Hydro, energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 53:1630-1635

Canadian Wind Energy Association, report on wind energy development 53:1620-1625

Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 53:1620-1625

Energy

clean energy

cost of power generation 53:1630

development, public and private sector roles 53:1630-1635

development, role in economy and revenues to government 53:1620-1630

electricity rates 53:1630

export of power 53:1620-1625

power supply and demand 53:1620-1630

smart metering and infrastructure program 53:1630

wind power 53:1620, 53:1630

Mines and mining industry, development and power supply issues 53:1620-1625

Peace River area, site C power project, generating capacity 53:1625

Film industry

B.C.-owned production sector (Hamilton, B.) 57:1615-1620

B.C.-owned production sector, marketing and mentorship activities (Bromley, R.) 57:1615

Industry

conditions (Hamilton, B.) 57:1615

government support (Ralston) 57:1620

industry and government support (Bromley, R.) 57:1620-1625 (Hamilton, B.) 57:1615-1625

Participation in creative sector strategy See Creative sector under Arts and culture

Screenwriters See Screenwriters

Tax credits (Bennett) 53:1020 (Chomiak, R.) 53:1015-1020 (Donaldson) 53:1020 (Hamilton, B.) 57:1620

Taxation, application of sales tax (Hamilton, B.) 57:1615, 57:1625 (Thornthwaite) 57:1625

Fimrite, Dennis

Presentation to committee on behalf of Victoria Real Estate Board 52:1400-1410

The Globe and Mail, article on real estate market 52:1400

Harmonized sales tax, elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system, impact on real estate industry and market 52:1405

Housing, tax incentives for construction and renovation of rental housing, capital gains rollover proposal 52:1405-1410

Land use, development cost charges 52:1405

Property transfer tax, reduction 52:1405

Real estate industry, residential housing market

conditions 52:1400

role in economy 52:1400

Vancouver Island, south Island, residential housing market 52:1400-1405

Victoria Real Estate Board

membership 52:1400

recommendations on government budget 52:1405

workshop 52:1405

Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Election of Chair and Deputy Chair (Donaldson) 51:0900 (Hayer) 51:0900 (Howard) 51:0900 (Sourial, S.) 51:0900

In-camera proceedings, motions to move in camera See Motions and resolutions

Motions See Motions and resolutions

Prebudget consultation

process (Howard) 51:0900-0905 (Orfaly, R.) 53:1515-1520

public hearings See Public hearings below under this main heading

report, deliberations in camera (Howard) 60:1620, 61:1030

Public hearings, open-mike presentations (Howard) 57:1530

Public hearings, presentations by arts groups (Ralston) 56:1600

Recommendations

aboriginal friendship centre funding (Donaldson) 52:0940

arts and culture funding (Alibhai, A.) 57:1415 (Donaldson) 56:1600

farmers markets (Donaldson) 57:1200 (Quinn, E.) 57:1150

parks funding (Campbell, C.) 52:1140

real estate industry issues (Bennett) 57:1015

services for special needs children (Sandy, B.) 54:1040-1045

transit pass for students (Whistler, K.) 53:1605

Report, budget consultation report (Howard) 62:2015

Report, budget consultation report, drafting process and participation by NDP MLAs (Donaldson) 62:2020 (Howard) 62:2020-2025

Review of statutory officers See also Budget under particular statutory officers

(Howard) 63:0800, 64:0800, 65:1600, 66:0800, 67:1000

Review of statutory officers, response to funding requests by Police Complaint Commissioner (Lowe, S.) 65:1735

Witnesses, questions from members (Howard) 64:0855

Finlayson, Jock

Presentation to committee on behalf of Business Council of B.C. 57:0940-0945

Budgets

2012-13 budget priorities 57:0940

balanced budgets 57:0940

Civil service, collective agreements, zero net increase policy 57:0940-0945

Economy

competitiveness 57:0945

economic stimulus programs, federal programs 57:0945

Government

financial management 57:0940

spending, capital spending 57:0940-0945

Harmonized sales tax, elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system, costs 57:0940

Industry, property tax 57:0950

Investment climate, competitiveness strategy proposal 57:0945

Kitimat, liquefied natural gas plant proposal 57:0940

Oil and gas, natural gas development 57:0940

Public debt, debt-to-GDP ratio 57:0940

Sales tax, exemptions and rebates 57:0945

Taxation system, competitiveness 57:0945

First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition See also Sanchez, Louisa

Presentation to committee 51:1020-1035

Recommendations on government budget (Sanchez, L.) 51:1020-1030

Role (Sanchez, L.) 51:1020

First Link initiative See Alzheimer's disease
First Nations

Children

children in government care (Hayer) 66:0850 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 66:0820

support (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 66:0815-0820

Consultation by industry on resource development See particular resource industries

Cultural events, access for non-aboriginal people (Thornthwaite) 56:1530

Education See Education of First Nations people under Education; Post-secondary education

Friendship centres

funding (Thornthwaite) 56:1530

funding and services (Donaldson) 52:0940 (Gregoire, T.) 56:1520-1530 (Lacerte, P.) 52:0935-0945

funding from First Nations (Lacerte, P.) 52:0945 (Pimm) 52:0945

services to youth (Donaldson) 56:1530 (Gregoire, T.) 56:1530 (Wylie, R.) 52:0940

History of treatment by non–First Nations, impact (Gregoire, T.) 56:1520

Involvement in watershed stewardship, role of Living Rivers Advisory Group See Work with First Nations under Living Rivers Advisory Group

Issues, government action and funding priorities (Lacerte, P.) 52:0935-0945

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

Treaty negotiations, process (Donaldson) 54:1145 (Peters, G.) 54:1140-1145

Urban and off-reserve population

economic and social development (Gregoire, T.) 56:1525

federal support (Gregoire, T.) 56:1530 (Thornthwaite) 56:1530

migration from reserves to urban areas (Lacerte, P.) 52:0935

service needs and comprehensive strategy (Gregoire, T.) 56:1520-1530 (Lacerte, P.) 52:0935-0945

service needs and federal government role (Thornthwaite) 66:0850 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 66:0850

Urban population, federal strategy (Lacerte, P.) 52:0945

Youth (Gregoire, T.) 56:1520 (Lacerte, P.) 52:0935

Fish

Habitat, river ecosystems See Rivers and streams

Steelhead stocks, monitoring (Tebb, T.) 57:1035

Flathead Valley

Environmental protection, impact of park designation (Manjak, S.) 55:1810

Forest industry in area, access to fibre (Bennett) 55:1900 (Stagg, C.) 55:1900

Food

Food security initiatives, funding (Thordarson, L.) 56:1315

Healthy food initiatives in B.C. and elsewhere (Human, N.) 53:1150

Locally grown food See also Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture

food preservation initiative for remote communities (Human, N.) 53:1140-1145

nutrition and coupon program See Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture

promotion in B.C. See Promotion of B.C. products under Agriculture

(Quinn, E.) 57:1150-1155

National food strategy (Etsell, G.) 54:1015

Food banks

Usage (Thordarson, L.) 56:1305-1310

Food Banks Canada

Report on causes of low income (Thordarson, L.) 56:1310

Food industry

Agrifood industry (Eto, D.) 53:1140

Food imports, regulation (Human, N.) 53:1145

Food packaging products, transition to fibre-based products (Hayer) 53:1425 (Noshad, D.) 53:1420-1425 (Ralston) 53:1425

Food quality and safety, MarketSafe program for farmers markers (Quinn, E.) 57:1155

Food-processing sector, current issues and initiatives (Eto, D.) 53:1140, 53:1150 (Human, N.) 53:1140-1150

Government funding and support (Human, N.) 53:1145

Meat-processing industry (Human, N.) 53:1145

Natural health product sector (Human, N.) 53:1145

Tree fruit industry (Sardinha, J.) 56:1340

Tree fruit industry, cherry growers (Dendy, C.) 56:1405-1420

Use of social media (Human, N.) 53:1145

Food Innovation Centre of British Columbia, Chilliwack, B.C.

Establishment and funding (Human, N.) 53:1140-1145

Funding and role (Eto, D.) 53:1150 (Ralston) 53:1150

Forests and forest industry

Allowable annual cut, undercut (Bealing, R.) 52:1440

Applied research and sustainable development (Noshad, D.) 53:1425

Bridges and infrastructure, funding for replacement (Bennett) 55:1900 (McCuaig, A.) 55:1855

Conditions in industry (Bealing, R.) 52:1440

Export of raw logs

logs from private lands, government policy (Bealing, R.) 52:1435-1450

review of government policy (Bealing, R.) 52:1440-1445

Forest inventory (Walker, D.) 52:0950

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

Interior forest industry (Stagg, C.) 55:1850-1905

Log prices and market (Bealing, R.) 52:1435-1445

Mountain pine beetle control, funding (Stagg, C.) 55:1850-1855

Private lands, export of logs See Export of raw logs above under this main heading

Private lands, management (Bealing, R.) 52:1435

Public-private partnerships (Stagg, C.) 55:1900

Softwood lumber agreement with U.S., dispute arbitration (Bennett) 55:1900 (Stagg, C.) 55:1850

Wood waste See Wood waste

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Ministry of

Applied research activities (Donaldson) 53:1425 (Noshad, D.) 53:1425

Heritage branch, budget (Goodacre, R.) 52:1030-1035 (Ralston) 52:1035 (Simpson, G.) 52:1100

Forrester, Shelley

Information and Privacy Commissioner, office space 64:0930

Forrester, Shelley

Work for statutory officers (Spencer, F.) 63:0800

Fort Nelson, B.C.

Mills in area (Perrin, L.) 54:0935

Fort Rodd Hill National Park

Funding (Simpson, G.) 52:1105

Fort St. John and District Chamber of Commerce See also Tylosky, Andrew

Presentation to committee 51:0905-0920

Membership and role (Tylosky, A.) 51:0905

Recommendations on government budget (Tylosky, A.) 51:0905-0910

Fort St. John, B.C.

Airport, need for infrastructure improvements (Tylosky, A.) 51:0910

City government See also Lantz, Bruce

presentation to committee 51:1055-1110

funding and services (Lantz, B.) 51:1055-1110

Cross-border shopping issues (Tylosky, A.) 51:0910

Housing issues, seniors housing project proposal (Ewasiuk, M.) 51:0940 (Hamilton, S.) 51:0940 (Pimm) 51:0940 (Ralston) 51:0940 (Weber, G.) 51:0935-0940

Infrastructure deficit (Lantz, B.) 51:1055-1110

Police services, funding (Donaldson) 51:1110 (Lantz, B.) 51:1110

Regional municipality concept (Lantz, B.) 51:1055-1100

Restorative justice program (Laboucane, M.) 51:1110-1120

Taxi services (Tylosky, A.) 51:0910

FortisBC Inc. See also Bodnar, David

Presentation to committee 53:0920-0935

Activities (Bodnar, D.) 53:0920-0925

Customer services, relocation to B.C. (Bodnar, D.) 53:0920 (Ralston) 53:0930

Head office in Surrey (Bodnar, D.) 53:0935 (Hayer) 53:0935

Involvement in Waneta Dam expansion project (Bodnar, D.) 53:0925

Forum of Canadian Ombudsman

Participation by B.C. office (Carter, K.) 65:1625-1630

Fossil fuels See Fuel
Fraser Basin

Issues (Purdy, B.) 57:1135

Fraser Basin Council See also Marshall, David; Purdy, Bob

Presentations to committee 57:1035-1045, 57:1130-1145

Activities and projects (Marshall, D.) 57:1140 (Purdy, B.) 57:1135

Board and role (Marshall, D.) 57:1130-1135 (Purdy, B.) 57:1135

Funding (Donaldson) 57:1145 (Hayer) 57:1140 (Howard) 57:1145 (Marshall, D.) 57:1130, 57:1140-1145 (Purdy, B.) 57:1135, 57:1145

Recommendations on government budget (Marshall, D.) 57:1130

Volunteers (Hayer) 57:1140 (Purdy, B.) 57:1145

Fraser, Paul See also Conflict of Interest Commissioner

Canada, Parliament, conflict-of-interest system 66:0950

Canadian Conflict of Interest Network 66:0920

Conflict of interest

legislation 66:0940-0945

legislation, proposal for legislative committee review 66:0920

post-employment guidelines for former cabinet ministers and MLAs 66:0940-0950

system, committee system and public role 66:0945-0950

system in other jurisdictions 66:0910, 66:0945-0950

Conflict of Interest Commissioner

budget and operations 66:0910-0950

information system, governance and security 66:0925-0940

information system, web-based MLA information project 66:0925-0930

office space 66:0915

services to MLAs and public 66:0910-0915

staffing and salaries 66:0910-0920, 66:0930-0935

U.K., Parliament, conflict-of-interest system 66:0945-0950

Fraser River

Protection and governance (Howard) 57:1040 (Marshall, D.) 57:1045 (Tebb, T.) 57:1040-1045

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board See also Maisey, Jorda

Presentation to committee 53:1120-1125

Response to government initiatives (Maisey, J.) 53:1120

Freedom of information

Legislation See Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2011

Public access to information (Maisey, J.) 53:1120

Requests for information

complaints and appeals (Denham, E.) 64:0910

Routine disclosure and proactive disclosure (Denham, E.) 64:0915

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2011

Impact on role of Information and Privacy Commissioner See Role, oversight responsibilities re information-sharing initiatives under Information and Privacy Commissioner

Friendship centres See First Nations
Frontier Centre for Public Policy

Study on post-secondary tuition fees (Garcha, N.) 56:1615

Fry, Peter

Presentation to committee 54:1105-1120

As subject

experience as vascular surgeon 54:1115

Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, surgical services and anaesthesiologist supply 54:1110-1120

Health care system

anaesthesia services 54:1110-1120

costs and spending 54:1110-1115

costs and spending, provincial health care ombudsman proposal 54:1105, 54:1120

obstetric services 54:1110-1115

wait-lists and waiting times 54:1110-1115

Physicians, anaesthesiologists, supply and training 54:1110-1120

Fuel

Aviation fuel, taxation (Donaldson) 53:1310 (Gugliotta, T.) 53:1305

Biofuel production, fibre and wood waste See also Wood waste

(Donaldson) 55:1900-1905 (Manjak, S.) 55:1815

Fossil fuels

phase-out of incentives (Ralston) 57:1005

phase-out of incentives and transition to sustainable energy sources (Dauncey, G.) 52:1420-1425

phase-out of incentives and transition to sustainable energy sources, transition fund for communities proposal (Bruce, I.) 57:1000-1005

Hydrogen fuel stations, hydrogen highway (Bremner, H.) 57:1310

Natural gas as fuel (Bodnar, D.) 53:0930