Province of British Columbia
39th Parliament – 2011
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
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Bealing, Rod
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Private Forest Landowners Association 52:1430-1450
- Forests and forest industry
- Private Forest Landowners Association, membership and role 52:1435-1440
Blusson Spinal Cord Centre See Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
British Columbia
British Columbia Arts Council
British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres See also Lacerte, Paul; Wylie, Rikki
B.C. Colleges See also Reed, Jim
British Columbia Construction Association See also McLachlan, Manley
- Presentation to committee 52:0900-0920
- Membership (McLachlan, M.) 52:0900
- Recommendations on government procurement policies (McLachlan, M.) 52:0910
British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union See also Walker, Darryl
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Dividend to government, reduction (Hackney, T.) 52:1430
- Procurement practices, review (McLachlan, M.) 52:0910-0915
British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
- Policies since leadership transition (Walker, D.) 52:0945-0950
British Columbia School Trustees Association See also McEvoy, Michael
British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association See also Dauncey, Guy; Hackney, Tom
Budgets
Burnie-Shea Provincial Park
Dauncey, Guy
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Sustainable Energy Association 52:1415-1430
- Air, greenhouse gas emissions
- Automobiles, electric vehicles, infrastructure needs 52:1425-1430
- B.C. Sustainable Energy Association, recommendations on government budget 52:1420-1425
- Carbon tax, increase and scope 52:1420
- Climate change, impact on B.C. 52:1415-1420
- Cycling, electric bicycles 52:1425
- The Economist, articles on carbon tax in B.C. 52:1420
- Energy
- clean energy, development 52:1420
- conservation initiatives, LiveSmart B.C. program, expansion and funding 52:1425
- energy-efficient retrofits of buildings 52:1425
- Fuel, fossil fuels, phase-out of incentives and transition to sustainable energy sources 52:1420-1425
- Highways and roads, road pricing concept 52:1425-1430
- National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, report on impact of climate change on B.C. 52:1420
- Norway, revenues from oil 52:1425
- Sweden, carbon tax 52:1420
- Transit services
Development cost charges See Land use
Disabled and handicapped persons
- Accessibility for disabled persons (Ewart, C.) 52:1250
Donaldson, Doug (Stikine)
- Arts and culture
- government funding, gaming grants 52:1355
- B.C. Arts Council
- Burnie-Shea Provincial Park
- Camosun College
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- recommendations
- aboriginal friendship centre funding 52:0940
- First Nations
- friendship centres, funding and services 52:0940
- Heritage sites
- Housing, rental housing
- supply, tax incentives for construction and renovation of rental housing, capital gains rollover proposal 52:1410
- Income assistance
- employment programs, service delivery model and issues for service providers 52:1340-1345
- Parks
- Post-secondary education
- student financial assistance
- Skills training
- shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education 52:1005
The Economist
- Article on carbon tax in B.C. (Dauncey, G.) 52:1420
Economy
Education
- Class size and composition, relationship to personalized learning (Thornthwaite) 52:1315
- Completion rate See Graduation rate below under this main heading
- Graduation rate (McEvoy, M.) 52:1120
- International students (McEvoy, M.) 52:1130
- Personalized learning model (McEvoy, M.) 52:1120
- Quality of education (Sherlock, D.) 52:1305
- Special education and special needs (Sherlock, D.) 52:1315
- Students, international students See International students above under this main heading
- System
- conditions (McEvoy, M.) 52:1120
- return on investment (Sherlock, D.) 52:1310
- role of computer technology (McEvoy, M.) 52:1120
- Teachers See Teachers
Education – Funding
Education – School districts and boards of education
- Carbon neutrality and costs (McEvoy, M.) 52:1125
- Revenue generation and shared services (McEvoy, M.) 52:1130 (Thornthwaite) 52:1130
Education – Schools
- Building maintenance and seismic upgrades (McEvoy, M.) 52:1120-1125
- Closings and use of school buildings (McEvoy, M.) 52:1120-1130
- School bus service and walking to school (McEvoy, M.) 52:1120
Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia See also Campbell, Colin
Electric bicycles See Cycling
Electric vehicles See Automobiles
Elmore, Mable (Vancouver-Kensington)
Employment and unemployment
Energy
- Clean energy, development (Dauncey, G.) 52:1420
- Conservation initiatives
- LiveSmart B.C. program, expansion and funding (Dauncey, G.) 52:1425
- Energy-efficient retrofits of buildings (Dauncey, G.) 52:1425
- Sustainable energy See Clean energy above under this main heading
Ewart, Colin
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Rick Hansen Foundation 52:1245-1250
- Disabled and handicapped persons, accessibility for disabled persons 52:1250
- Hansen, Rick, accomplishments 52:1245-1250
- Man in Motion, 25th anniversary relay 52:1245-1250
- Rick Hansen Foundation, funding and role 52:1250
- Spinal cord conditions and injuries, research, funding 52:1245-1250
- Vancouver General Hospital, Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, funding and research activities 52:1245-1250
Exports and imports
- Trade agreements and partnerships
Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia
- Survey results (Paterson, T.) 52:1045
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
- Vancouver Island, south Island, residential housing market 52:1400-1405
- Victoria Real Estate Board
Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
- Recommendations
- aboriginal friendship centre funding (Donaldson) 52:0940
- parks funding (Campbell, C.) 52:1140
First Nations
- Friendship centres
- Issues, government action and funding priorities (Lacerte, P.) 52:0935-0945
- Off-reserve population See Urban population below under this main heading
- Urban and off-reserve population, migration from reserves to urban areas (Lacerte, P.) 52:0935
- Urban and off-reserve population, service needs and comprehensive strategy (Lacerte, P.) 52:0935-0945
- Urban population, federal strategy (Lacerte, P.) 52:0945
- Youth (Lacerte, P.) 52:0935
Forests and forest industry
- Allowable annual cut, undercut (Bealing, R.) 52:1440
- 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
- Log prices and market (Bealing, R.) 52:1435-1445
- Private lands, export of logs See Export of raw logs above under this main heading
- Private lands, management (Bealing, R.) 52:1435
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Ministry of
Fort Rodd Hill National Park
Fossil fuels See Fuel
Friendship centres See First Nations
Fuel
- Fossil fuels, phase-out of incentives and transition to sustainable energy sources (Dauncey, G.) 52:1420-1425
Global warming See Climate change
The Globe and Mail
- Articles on issues
- real estate market (Fimrite, D.) 52:1400
Goodacre, Rick
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Heritage B.C. 52:1025-1035
- Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, heritage branch, budget 52:1030-1035
- Heritage B.C.
- Heritage sites
- Heritage Tourism Alliance, role 52:1025
- International National Trusts Organization, conference in B.C. 52:1035
- Tourism, cultural and heritage tourism 52:1025-1035
- Vancouver Foundation, management of heritage legacy fund 52:1025-1030
Goods and services tax
- Reinstatement in conjunction with sales tax See Elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system under Harmonized sales tax
Government
- Capital projects, procurement practices See Procurement practices for capital projects below under this main heading
- Employees See Civil service
- Ministries
- funding and staffing of natural resource ministries (Walker, D.) 52:0950-0955
- Procurement practices for capital projects (McLachlan, M.) 52:0905-0920 (Ralston) 52:0915
- Programs and services, funding (Walker, D.) 52:0950
- Revenues and revenue sources
- Risk management practices (McLachlan, M.) 52:0915-0920
Government – Local government
- Development cost charges See Land use
- Infrastructure funding (Angus, S.) 52:0925
- Municipal auditor general proposal (Angus, S.) 52:0925
Greater Victoria See Victoria, B.C.
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce See also Angus, Sasha; Carter, Bruce
- Presentation to committee 52:0920-0930
- Position on government economic policies (Angus, S.) 52:0920-0925
- Position on harmonized sales tax transition process (Carter, B.) 52:0920
- Role (Carter, B.) 52:0920
Greenhouse gas emissions See Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Labour
- Labour market (Reed, J.) 52:1010
- Labour market development agreement, federal funding and program transfer See also Employment programs, service delivery under Income assistance
Lacerte, Paul
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres 52:0935-0945
- B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, relationship with federal government 52:0945
- First Nations
- friendship centres, funding and services 52:0935-0945
- friendship centres, funding from First Nations 52:0945
- issues, government action and funding priorities 52:0935-0945
- urban and off-reserve population, migration from reserves to urban areas 52:0935
- urban and off-reserve population, service needs and comprehensive strategy 52:0935-0945
- urban population, federal strategy 52:0945
- youth 52:0935
- Throne speech content 52:0945
Land use
- Development cost charges (Fimrite, D.) 52:1405
LiveSmart B.C. See Conservation initiatives
under Energy
Lockie, Peter
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Camosun College 52:1000-1010
- Camosun College
- Post-secondary education
- colleges, accounting practices, issues 52:1005
- colleges, applied research and innovation program proposal 52:1005
- operating funding 52:1000-1005
- Skills training, shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education 52:1010
McEvoy, Michael
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. School Trustees Association 52:1115-1135
- B.C. School Trustees Association
- Education
- Education, funding
- Education, school districts and boards of education
- carbon neutrality and costs 52:1125
- revenue generation and shared services 52:1130
- Education, schools
- Pacific Carbon Trust, allocation of carbon offsets and impact on school districts 52:1125
- Poverty, government action on child poverty 52:1130
- Sahlberg, Pasi, comments on education 52:1120
- School district 36 (Surrey), funding 52:1120, 52:1135
McLachlan, Manley
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Construction Association 52:0900-0920
- B.C. Construction Association
- membership 52:0900
- recommendations on government procurement policies 52:0910
- B.C. Hydro procurement practices, review 52:0910-0915
- Canadian Construction Documents Committee 52:0915
- Comptroller general., work of office 52:0910
- Construction industry
- Economy, role of government 52:0915
- Government
- Harmonized sales tax, elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system, impact on construction industry 52:0905
- New west partnership trade agreement, provisions 52:0910
- Sales tax, administration and collection 52:0905
Man in Motion
Marani, Jaraad
- Presentation to committee on behalf of University of Victoria Students Society, Where's the Funding campaign 52:1315-1330
- Government revenue sources 52:1325
- Post-secondary education
- student debt load, impact on economy and studies 52:1320-1325
- students, employment during studies 52:1320
- Post-secondary education, student financial assistance
- Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 52:1320
- University of Victoria Students Society, Where's the Funding campaign 52:1315
Minocycline
- Off-patent status and potential commercialization (Aston, M.) 52:1300 (Ralston) 52:1300
- Use in treatment of spinal cord injuries, study (Aston, M.) 52:1255-1300
Municipalities See Government – Local government
Museums
Nanaimo, B.C.
- Aboriginal friendship centre (Wylie, R.) 52:0940
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
- Report on impact of climate change on B.C. (Dauncey, G.) 52:1420
New west partnership trade agreement
New Zealand
- Parks system (Campbell, C.) 52:1150
Non-profit sector
- Social service provision See Social service providers under Welfare
Norway
- Revenues from oil (Dauncey, G.) 52:1425
Oil and gas
- Drilling and drilling practices
- Fracking See Drilling and drilling practices, hydraulic fracturing above under this main heading
Pacific Carbon Trust
- Allocation of carbon offsets, impact on school districts (McEvoy, M.) 52:1125
Parks
Paterson, Tara
- Presentation to committee on behalf of University of Victoria Students Society 52:1040-1050
- Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of B.C., survey results 52:1045
- Post-secondary education
- University of Victoria Students Society
- recommendations on student financial assistance 52:1045
Pimm, Pat (Peace River North)
- First Nations
- friendship centres, funding from First Nations 52:0945
Point Ellice House, Victoria, B.C. See also Simpson, Gail
Post-secondary education
- Government investment See also Investment below under this main heading
- Investment See also Role in economy below under this main heading
- Role in economy and return on investment (Sherlock, D.) 52:1310-1315 (Stilwell) 52:1315
- Student debt load, impact on completion rates (Paterson, T.) 52:1040-1050 (Routley, B.) 52:1050
- Student debt load, impact on economy and studies (Marani, J.) 52:1320-1325
- Student financial assistance
- Students
- employment during studies (Marani, J.) 52:1320
- management of finances and course load (Stilwell) 52:1325
Post-secondary education – Funding
Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
- Administration and executive costs (Sherlock, D.) 52:1305
- Colleges
- accounting practices, issues (Lockie, P.) 52:1005
- applied research activities, funding (Reed, J.) 52:1015
- applied research and innovation program proposal (Lockie, P.) 52:1005
- corporate partnerships, matching fund proposal (Howard) 52:1020 (Reed, J.) 52:1015-1025
- role in economy (Reed, J.) 52:1015
Poverty
- Child poverty, government action (McEvoy, M.) 52:1130
Private Forest Landowners Association See also Bealing, Rod
ProArt Alliance See also Habel, Ivan; Sandmark, Peter
Property transfer tax
Sahlberg, Pasi
- Comments on education (McEvoy, M.) 52:1120
Sales tax
- Administration and collection (McLachlan, M.) 52:0905
- Reinstatement in conjunction with goods and services tax See Elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system under Harmonized sales tax
Sandmark, Peter
- Presentation to committee on behalf of ProArt Alliance 52:1345-1355
- Arts and culture
- ProArt Alliance
- Victoria, arts and culture sector
Saskatchewan
School buses See Education – Schools
School district 36 (Surrey)
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Sheriffs See Justice system
Sherlock, Dylan
- Presentation to committee on behalf of United for Public Education 52:1305-1315
- Budgets, 2012-13 budget priorities, education 52:1305-1310
- Camosun College, new library facility 52:1305
- Children, early learning and child care, government investment 52:1310
- Education
- capital funding and operating funding 52:1305
- quality of education 52:1305
- special education and special needs 52:1315
- system, return on investment 52:1310
- Post-secondary education
- capital funding and operating funding 52:1305
- government investment 52:1305
- role in economy and return on investment 52:1310-1315
- universities, colleges and institutes, administration and executive costs 52:1305
- Teachers, collective agreements and bargaining 52:1315
- United for Public Education, recommendations on government budget 52:1310
- University of Victoria, revenue reductions, impact on operations 52:1305
Simpson, Gail
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Point Ellice House 52:1050-1105
- As subject
- Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, heritage branch budget 52:1100
- Fort Rodd Hill National Park, funding 52:1105
- Heritage sites
- Point Ellice House
Skills training
- Shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education (Donaldson) 52:1005 (Lockie, P.) 52:1010 (Reed, J.) 52:1010-1015
- Supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education (Marani, J.) 52:1320
Speech from the Throne
Spinal cord conditions and injuries
- Impact on health care system (Aston, M.) 52:1250
- Research
Stilwell, Moira (Vancouver-Langara)
- Income assistance
- employment programs, service delivery model and issues for service providers 52:1340
- Point Ellice House, designation as national historic site 52:1105
- Post-secondary education
- investment, role in economy and return on investment 52:1315
- student financial assistance, default rates for loans 52:1325
- students, management of finances and course load 52:1325
Strachan, Norma
- Presentation to committee on behalf of ASPECT 52:1330-1345
- Income assistance, employment programs
- clients with multiple barriers 52:1345
- service delivery model and issues for service providers 52:1330-1345
- Labour, labour market development agreement, federal funding and program transfer 52:1330
- Welfare, social service providers, government/non-profit initiative 52:1340
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Sweden
Teachers
- Collective agreements and bargaining (Sherlock, D.) 52:1315 (Thornthwaite) 52:1315
Thornthwaite, Jane Ann (North Vancouver–Seymour)
- B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
- relationship with federal government 52:0945
- Education
- class size and composition, relationship to personalized learning 52:1315
- Education, school districts and boards of education
- revenue generation and shared services 52:1130
- Harmonized sales tax
- elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system
- impact on construction industry 52:0930
- reinstatement of sales tax system 52:0930
- Parks
- ProArt Alliance
- submission to gaming grant program review 52:1355
- Teachers
- collective agreements and bargaining 52:1315
Throne speech See Speech from the Throne
Tourism
Transit services
- Bus service (Dauncey, G.) 52:1425
- Transit plan and government investment (Dauncey, G.) 52:1425
Walker, Darryl
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Government and Service Employees Union 52:0945-0955
- B.C. Government and Service Employees Union
- B.C. Liberal Party government, policies since leadership transition 52:0945-0950
- Budgets, balanced budgets 52:0955
- Civil service
- compensation and recruitment 52:0950-0955
- employees with needed skill sets, recruitment and retention 52:0955
- Forests and forest industry, forest inventory 52:0950
- Government
- funding and staffing of natural resource ministries 52:0950-0955
- funding for programs and services 52:0950
- revenues and revenue sources 52:0950
- Justice system, sheriff recruitment and retention 52:0955
- Resources and resource industries
- permitting processes, backlog and freedom-of-information request 52:0950-0955
- revenues to government 52:0950
Welfare
- Social service providers
- government/non-profit initiative (Strachan, N.) 52:1340
Wylie, Rikki
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres 52:0930, 52:0940
- First Nations friendship centres, services to youth 52:0940
- Nanaimo, aboriginal friendship centre 52:0940
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