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

Tahltan First Nation

Territories (Donaldson) 56:1530
Taxation

Business taxes See Taxation under Business and Business – Small business
Corporate taxes See Corporations
Fair tax system (Thornthwaite) 53:0915
Gasoline tax See Fuel
Government policies (Bennett) 53:1450 (Hayer) 53:1455 (Howard) 53:1450 (Huberman, E.) 53:1445-1450
Government policies in B.C. and elsewhere (Bateman, J.) 53:1010 (Hayer) 53:1010
Harmonized sales tax See Harmonized sales tax
Property tax See Property tax
Property transfer tax See Property transfer tax
Public opinion (Garson, J.) 53:0905
Sales tax See Sales tax
System
competitiveness (Finlayson, J.) 57:0945
review (Garson, J.) 53:0905, 53:0915 (Giraud, B.) 55:1755-1800 (Huberman, A.) 53:1510 (Olson, L.) 57:1025
review of business taxes for particular sectors (Hamilton, B.) 57:1615
Tax reductions See also particular sectors
(Sanchez, L.) 51:1030
Tax reductions, impact on economy (Bateman, J.) 53:1005 (Bennett) 53:1005 (Inkster, J.) 51:1040
Taxi industry

Service standards (Tylosky, A.) 51:0910
Teachers

Collective agreements and bargaining (Sherlock, D.) 52:1315 (Thornthwaite) 52:1315
Specialist teachers (Larson, J.) 51:0920-0925
Tebb, Terry

Presentation to committee on behalf of Pacific Salmon Foundation 57:1035-1045
Agriculture, farmland-riparian interface stewardship program 57:1040
Environment Ministry budget, allocation for monitoring and data analysis 57:1045
Fish, steelhead stocks, monitoring 57:1035
Fraser River, protection and governance 57:1040-1045
Living Rivers Advisory Group
activities and administration of living rivers trust fund 57:1035-1040
funding 57:1045
work with First Nations 57:1040
work with schools 57:1045
Rivers and streams, ecosystem protection and habitat conservation, community-based action 57:1035-1045
Skeena River, steelhead stocks 57:1035
Vancouver Island, habitat restoration project 57:1040
Watershed planning, community round tables 57:1040
Technology See Science and technology
Tembec Inc. See also McCuaig, Andy; Stagg, Chris

Presentation to committee 55:1850-1905
Chetwynd pulp mill, power consumption and electricity rates (Stagg, C.) 55:1855-1900
Forestry operations in B.C. (Bennett) 55:1900 (McCuaig, A.) 55:1855 (Stagg, C.) 55:1850-1905
Skookumchuck cogeneration plant (Stagg, C.) 55:1905
Terrace, B.C.

Legal aid services (Reid, J.) 51:1055
Thordarson, Lenetta

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kelowna Community Foodbank Society 56:1305-1320
Food Banks Canada, report on causes of low income 56:1310
Food banks, usage 56:1305-1310
Food, food security initiatives, funding 56:1315
Hasselback, Paul, comments on child poverty 56:1310
Income, low-income earners 56:1310
Kelowna
food bank usage and poverty 56:1305
living wage 56:1315
Kelowna Community Foodbank Society, mission 56:1305, 56:1315
Poverty
causes and incidence 56:1310
child poverty 56:1310
impact on health care and society 56:1315
Wages and salaries, living wage 56:1315
Welfare, social service providers, funding 56:1315-1320
Thornthwaite, Jane Ann (North Vancouver–Seymour)

Abbotsford Community Services
New Beginnings program for young mothers 54:0915
submission to gaming grant program review 54:0915
Aquaculture
industry in B.C. and elsewhere 57:1510
Arts and culture
government funding
gaming grants 57:1425
priorities 57:1425
Auditor General
audit services, coverage of school districts 63:0930
audit services, planning 63:0930
budget and operations 63:0930
Autism
treatment services, funding model 56:1435
Automobiles
electric vehicles, infrastructure needs 57:1315
B.C.
holidays, establishment of family day statutory holiday, costs to small business 53:1415
B.C. Arts Council
funding 57:1425
B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
relationship with federal government 52:0945
B.C. Food Processors Association
healthy food initiative 53:1150
Capilano University, funding 53:1600
Children
programs and services for children and families
service agencies, funding 54:1045-1050
Communities
community organizations, gaming grant program review 53:1115, 54:0915, 57:1420
Community Living B.C., financial management, review by Auditor General 63:0930
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services
services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services 57:1345
Drugs
prescription drugs, generic medication policies in other jurisdictions 55:1930-1935
Education
class size and composition, relationship to personalized learning 52:1315
school sports programs, Ignite program and sports academies 53:0945
Education, funding
funding 57:1635
funding for implementation of class size limits, class organization fund 51:0925
Education, school districts and boards of education
revenue generation and shared services 52:1130
Elections
voters list, proposal for provisional register for 16- and 17-year-olds 64:0845
Energy
geothermal power, development and resources 57:1315
Film industry
taxation, application of sales tax 57:1625
First Nations
cultural events, access for non-aboriginal people 56:1530
friendship centres, funding 56:1530
urban and off-reserve population
federal support 56:1530
service needs and federal government role 66:0850
Gambling
revenues, allocation 53:1115
Government, local government
revenues, municipal consumption tax proposal 55:1815
Harmonized sales tax
application to school supplies 57:1400
elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system
impact on construction industry 52:0930
reinstatement of sales tax system 52:0930
Health, health care system
administration and efficiency 53:1535
Housing
housing for people at risk of homelessness, secretariat proposal 53:1330
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and operations, supplementary funding request 62:1715
investigation of social media background checks 64:0925
Martin, Kathy, experience with son and community living services 57:1345
MLAs
visits to group homes 53:1025
Ombudsperson
budget and operations, funding request 65:1645, 65:1700
complaint investigation services
types of complaints, referrals from MLA offices 65:1700
staff travel 65:1645
Orfaly, Roland, recommendations on government health policies 53:1535
Parks
funding and support 52:1145
Physicians
anaesthesiologists, supply and training 54:1120
Post-secondary education
student financial assistance, repayment 57:0930
ProArt Alliance
submission to gaming grant program review 52:1355
Representative for Children and Youth
work with aboriginal youth and organizations 66:0850
Sales tax
exemptions and rebates, children's clothing and school supplies 57:1400
School district 36 (Surrey)
capital funding for new facilities 53:1440
School district 38 (Richmond)
letter to B.C. School Trustees Association on funding formula review 57:1635
recommendations on education funding and government budget 57:1635
Skills training
relationship to labour market 57:0930
tax credit programs for businesses 56:1400
Sport B.C.
recommendations to gaming grant program review 57:1410
Taxation
fair tax system 53:0915
Teachers
collective agreements and bargaining 52:1315
Welfare
social service providers, funding 56:1315
Throne speech See Speech from the Throne
Tisdall, Bryan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Science World B.C. 54:0945-1000
Science and technology
awareness in society 54:1000
role 54:0950
Science World B.C.
funding 54:0945-1000
outreach activities with school districts 54:0950-0955
programs 54:0950-0955
Touchstone Family Association See also McCoy, Michael

Presentation to committee 57:1445-1500
Services and role in community and local economy (McCoy, M.) 57:1445
Tourism

Accessibility and transportation (Denoni, L.) 57:1600 (Regan, S.) 57:1605
Cultural and heritage tourism (Goodacre, R.) 52:1025-1035
Destination marketing organizations (Cohen, A.) 55:2010 (Donaldson) 55:2010 (Lakeman, T.) 57:1105-1110
Destination marketing organizations, proposal for industry-led organization (Bennett) 57:1610 (Denoni, L.) 57:1610 (Donaldson) 57:1610
Economic impact (Regan, S.) 57:1600
Industry (Cohen, A.) 55:2000-2010 (Denoni, L.) 57:1605 (Regan, S.) 57:1555-1600, 57:1610
Industry, conditions (Donaldson) 57:1610 (Regan, S.) 57:1610
Land tenure issues See also Crown land
Land tenure issues, ministry responsible (Cohen, A.) 55:2005
Marketing (Regan, S.) 57:1605
Marketing funding (Angus, S.) 52:0925 (Carter, B.) 52:0930 (Denoni, L.) 57:1600 (Donaldson) 57:1115 (Elmore) 52:0930
Marketing funding, hotel room tax See Additional hotel room tax under Hotels and travel accommodation
Wilderness tourism and back-country access, security of tenure (Bennett) 57:1610 (Regan, S.) 57:1605-1610
Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia See also Denoni, Lana; Regan, Stephen

Presentation to committee 57:1555-1610
Organization (Regan, S.) 57:1555
Policy development and member survey (Denoni, L.) 57:1600
Tourism Richmond See also Johnson, Scott; Lakeman, Tracy

Presentation to committee 57:1105-1115
Activities and funding (Johnson, S.) 57:1105 (Lakeman, T.) 57:1105-1115
Relationship with Vancouver Airport Authority (Donaldson) 57:1115 (Lakeman, T.) 57:1115
Trade See Exports and imports
Transit services

Bus service (Crispin, Z.) 57:0920 (Dauncey, G.) 52:1425
Student passes, U-pass program (Crispin, Z.) 57:0915-0920 (Whistler, K.) 53:1605
Transit plan and government investment (Bruce, I.) 57:0955 (Dauncey, G.) 52:1425
TransLink See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Transportation

Infrastructure See Infrastructure
Role in tourism industry See Accessibility and transportation under Tourism
System (Kmet, W.) 56:1630
Tully, Catherine

Information and Privacy Commissioner, additional staffing 64:0935
Turner, Shelagh

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Mental Health Association, Kelowna and district branch 56:1500-1515
Canadian Mental Health Association, Kelowna and district branch
funding 56:1510
outreach services 56:1505
Communities, community organizations, gaming grants 56:1510
Gambling, addiction and problem gambling 56:1510
Housing, supportive housing 56:1505-1510
Income assistance, benefit amount 56:1510
Kelowna, housing and homelessness 56:1505
Mental health
mental health of children and youth, programs and services 56:1515
mental health plan, funding 56:1505-1510
mental illness and addiction, community action initiative 56:1515
mental illness and addiction, services 56:1510
mental illness and homelessness 56:1505-1515
programs and services, funding 56:1510-1515
Poverty among disabled and handicapped persons 56:1510
Seniors, mental health issues 56:1510
Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen See also Representative for Children and Youth

As subject
reappointment as Representative for Children and Youth 66:0800 (Donaldson) 66:0845
Champions for Children and Youth B.C. Summit, 2011 summit 66:0815, 66:0835
Children
child protection system, court proceedings, issues 66:0810
children in government care
support 66:0815-0820
support, workers commended 66:0820
children living out of the parental home 66:0815
special needs children and youth
services for youth transitioning to adulthood, advocacy services 66:0810
support 66:0815
vulnerable children 66:0815
Community Living B.C., review 66:0845
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services, services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services 66:0845
Education of First Nations people, review of education on reserve 66:0850
Family Law Act, purpose 66:0830
First Nations
children
children in government care 66:0820
support 66:0815-0820
urban and off-reserve population, service needs and federal government role 66:0850
Hughes, Ted, recommendations for Representative for Children and Youth role 66:0805
Immigration, immigrant and refugee children and youth, experiences and supports 66:0815
Mental health of children and youth, support for children with mental illness 66:0815
Representative for Children and Youth
advocacy and outreach
cases and themes 66:0830-0835
child rights workshops 66:0835
expansion of services 66:0840
information in non-English languages 66:0855
auditing and monitoring activities 66:0810, 66:0830
budget and operations 66:0805
budget and operations, funding request 66:0840-0900
budget, capital funding 66:0850
information systems, case management–performance tracking system 66:0840, 66:0850-0850
investigation of child injuries and deaths 66:0810
investigation of child injuries and deaths, aggregate review 66:0825
performance measurement and reporting 66:0815, 66:0855-0900
relationship with Children and Family Development Ministry
development of protocols 66:0835
relationship 66:0840
relationship with Children and Youth Committee 66:0800-0815
reports
report on children and youth in group homes 66:0835
report on death of First Nations infant 66:0830
report on sleep-related infant deaths 66:0825
report on youth self-harm injuries and suicides 66:0825
report on youth with Down syndrome with deceased mother 66:0825-0830
reviews and upcoming reports 66:0825-0835
research activities 66:0810
research activities, agreements with organizations 66:0845
role 66:0805-0815
role elsewhere 66:0805
service plan, content 66:0800
staff travel 66:0835-0840
staffing 66:0840-0850
statutory review 66:0805, 66:0900
work of office 66:0810
work of office, priorities 66:0825-0830
work with aboriginal youth and organizations 66:0820, 66:0850
work with other jurisdictions 66:0805
Welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 66:0815
Youth Advisory Committee, work with Education Ministry 66:0855
Tylosky, Andrew

Presentation to committee on behalf of Fort St. John and District Chamber of Commerce 51:0905-0920
Airports, infrastructure investment, need for plan 51:0910
B.C., northeast B.C.
clean energy development 51:0915
economic issues re proximity to Alberta 51:0910-0915
growth and industry activities 51:0905
telecommunications and transportation infrastructure 51:0910-0920
Budgets, 2012-13 budget priorities, transportation infrastructure 51:0905-0910
Carbon tax, compliance and enforcement 51:0910-0915
Computer technology, internet service in rural and remote communities 51:0910, 51:0920
Fort St. John
airport, need for infrastructure improvements 51:0910
cross-border shopping issues 51:0910
taxi services 51:0910
Fort St. John and District Chamber of Commerce
membership and role 51:0905
recommendations on government budget 51:0905-0910
Highway 97
Pine Pass section, status 51:0915
twinning of highway from Alberta border to Fort St. John 51:0915
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, government investment 51:0905-0910
Peace River area, site C power project, impact on communities in area 51:0915
Taxi industry, service standards 51:0910
Tyson, Katherine

Presentation to committee on behalf of AMS Student Society of UBC 57:1120-1130
AMS (Alma Mater Society) Student Society of UBC
membership and role 57:1120
recommendations on government budget and policies 57:1120
Children, child care
accessibility and affordability 57:1125
child care for children of post-secondary students 57:1125-1130
spaces, funding 57:1125
subsidies 57:1125
Lower Mainland, south Fraser communities, transit services, rapid transit to UBC 57:1125-1130
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 57:1120-1130
student financial assistance
cost-of-living assessment 57:1120
eligibility and parental contribution 57:1125
interest on loans 57:1120
maximum loan amount, link to inflation 57:1125
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Evergreen line 57:1125-1130
UBC line 57:1125-1130
University of B.C., child care facilities 57:1125

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