Province of British Columbia
40th Parliament – 2013
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

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Backpack awareness program See Health promotion and disease prevention in children under Health – Public health
Barbosa, Patrick

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Island University Students Union 14:1715-1730
Education, adult basic education 14:1715, 14:1725
Industry Training Authority, reorganization 14:1715, 14:1725
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 14:1715-1725
funding, operating funding 14:1715-1720, 14:1730
student debt load 14:1720
student financial assistance, grant programs 14:1715-1720
student financial assistance, interest on loans 14:1715-1720, 14:1730
tuition fees 14:1715-1720
Skills training, trades training funding 14:1715, 14:1725
Vancouver Island University
English-as-a-second-language programs 14:1725
funding, impact on programs 14:1715
Vancouver Island University Students Union, recommendations on post-secondary education 14:1715-1725
Barr, Rachel

Presentation to committee on behalf of University of Victoria Students Society 9:1115-1130
As subject
experience with student debt 9:1125
Alliance for B.C. Students, membership and goals 9:1115-1120
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 9:1120-1130
campus food banks 9:1130
funding 9:1120
graduate studies, support and student recruitment 9:1130
student debt load, surveys 9:1120-1125
student financial assistance
default rates for loans 9:1125
grant programs 9:1120, 9:1130
interest on loans 9:1120
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 9:1125
University of Victoria
campus food bank 9:1130
funding 9:1120
University of Victoria Students Society, membership 9:1115
Basketball See Sports
Basketball B.C. See also Johns, Lawrie; McNeill, Allison

Presentation to committee 4:1015-1030
Funding and role (Holman) 4:1025 (Johns, L.) 4:1025 (McNeill, A.) 4:1015-1020
Basran, Colin

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kelowna Joint Water Committee 13:0800-0805
Kelowna
water utilities in area, improvement projects and funding 13:0800-0805
Kelowna Joint Water Committee
collaboration and integrated water implementation plan 13:0800
Bateman, Jordan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Taxpayers Federation 13:0820-0835
B.C. Hydro
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 13:0830
financial management and oversight 13:0825-0830
B.C. Utilities Commission
public hearings, funding for presenters 13:0830
role 13:0835
Budgets
2014-15 budget priorities 13:0825
balanced budgets 13:0825
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
presentation to federal budget committee in 2006 13:0825
recommendations on government budget 13:0825-0830
Crown corporations
administration and executive compensation 13:0835
oversight and review 13:0825
Energy, independent power projects, oversight 13:0835
Ferries and ferry services
ferry services model and role of competition 13:0830
Finance and Government Services Committee, work of committee 13:0825
Government spending, control 13:0825
Insurance Corporation of B.C., revenues to government, reduction 13:0825
Pacific Carbon Trust, elimination 13:0825-0830
Baynes Sound

Wharf infrastructure project (Kent, P.) 14:1735
BCGEU See British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union
BCTF See British Columbia Teachers Federation
BCTS See British Columbia timber sales program
Bealing, Rod

Presentation to committee on behalf of Private Forest Landowners Association 9:1100-1115
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 9:1100
export of raw logs, logs from private lands, government policy 9:1110
government forest policies 9:1100-1115
log prices and market 9:1100-1105
mountain pine beetle infestation, impact on timber supply 9:1115
private lands, management 9:1100-1115
private lands, silviculture, requirements 9:1105-1110
private lands, silviculture, seedlings and seed production 9:1110-1115
Private Forest Landowners Association
membership and role 9:1105
recommendations on government forest policy 9:1100-1110
Beer

Markup rates, policy (Elmore) 12:1610 (Westcott, J.) 12:1605-1610
Bees

Research on population health, funding (Popham) 3:1405-1410 (Winter, A.) 3:1410
Bell, Jon

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Association of Farmers Markets 4:1355-1400
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets, meat sales 4:1400
farmers markets 4:1355
farmers, new and young farmers 4:1355-1400
Food industry, meat processing and sales, impact of regulations 4:1400
Bella Coola, B.C.

Invasive plant control program See Nuxalk First Nation
Benjamin, Michelle

Presentation to committee on behalf of Gabriola Arts Council 14:1630, 14:1640
Arts and culture, employment and jobs 14:1640
ArtsBC, funding of arts organizations 14:1640
B.C. Arts Council, funding of arts organizations 14:1640
Gabriola Arts Council, members and funding 14:1640
Gabriola Island, arts and culture 14:1640
Bennett, Hon. Bill (Kootenay East)

Comments on government core review (Geggie, L.) 9:1000 (Olsen, A.) 14:1820-1825
Comments on government core review and Agricultural Land Commission (Kelly, K.) 15:1025-1030
Position as chamber of commerce president (Butler, D.) 10:1400
Berchowitz, Brianne

Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan College Students Union 13:0910-0915
Industry Training Authority board, student and trade union representation 13:0910-0915
Okanagan College Students Union, recommendations on government budget 13:0910-0915
Post-secondary education, accessibility and affordability 13:0915
Skills training, trades training and modular programming 13:0910-0915
Beuschel, Rebecca

Presentation to committee on behalf of Literacy Quesnel 21:1020-1025
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society, funding and role 21:1020-1025
Literacy
literacy coordinators 21:1025
programs and funding 21:1020-1025
programs for children and families 21:1020
programs for workers 21:1020-1025
skill levels and relationship to health status 21:1025
Literacy Quesnel Society, funding and role 21:1020-1025
Quesnel, literacy programs 21:1020-1025
Seniors, literacy skills and programs 21:1020
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of literacy programs 21:1025
Beverages

Alcoholic beverages See Alcohol
Soft drinks, tax on sugar-sweetened drinks (Montani, A.) 3:1440
BIG Little Science Centre, Kamloops, B.C.

Funding (Leech, J.) 15:1115
Bill C-28 (federal) See An Act to Amend the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act (federal)
Biodiversity See Environment
Bioeconomy See Economy
Biofuels See Fuel
Biomass See Bioenergy under Energy
Biotechnology industry See Science and technology
Black, Iain

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Board of Trade 4:1555, 4:1605-16415
Budgets, 2014-15 budget priorities 4:1555
Finance and Government Services Committee, work of committee 4:1555
Infrastructure
government investment and funding model 4:1610
transportation infrastructure, funding and revenue sources 4:1610
Land use, farmland and industrial land 4:1610-1615
Mathison, Lori, work and volunteerism 4:1555
Occupational health and safety, mental health, workplace initiatives 4:1605
Port Metro Vancouver expansion, impact on farmland and food security 4:1610-1615
Sales tax, exemptions and rebates, investment tax credit proposal 4:1605
Vancouver Board of Trade
activities and operations 4:1555
committee on mental health and wellness in the workplace 4:1605
committee on regional transportation and infrastructure 4:1610
consideration of climate change and environmental issues 4:1610-1615
Black market See Economy
Blair, Chris

Presentation to committee 4:1415-1425
As subject
family investment losses 4:1415-1425
presentation to committee 4:1415 (Ashton) 4:1415
Business in Vancouver, article on business investments and Pappajohn family 4:1415
Investment, personal investments, protection for family creditors 4:1415-1425
Mackin, Bob, article on business investments and Pappajohn family 4:1415
Bleick, Anita

Post-secondary education opportunities (Ackland, S.) 15:1125
Blessings in a Backpack program See Programs for school children under Food banks
Blueweed See Invasive species under Plants
Blusson Spinal Cord Centre See Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Board Voice Society of British Columbia See also Matusicky, Carol

Presentation to committee 9:1020-1025
Recommendations on government social policy (Matusicky, C.) 9:1025
Work of organization (Matusicky, C.) 9:1020
Boards of education See Education – School districts and boards of education
Boats and boating

Boat inspection program and funding (Elmore) 12:1735 (Grenz, J.) 6:1855 (Scott, L.) 12:1735-1740 (Wallin, G.) 18:1605
Boat licence program proposal (Wallin, G.) 18:1610
Dock removal, permitting process, case (Ryll, J.) 18:1730
Boegman, Anton

Canada Post, work with Elections B.C. 26:1135
Elections
administration, voter-centric model 26:1125
by-elections, electoral administration costs and comparison with general election 2:1120
electronic voting, research panel and report 2:1120
enumeration
2013 enumeration and outreach project 26:1120-1125
changes to process 26:1125
contact with multiethnic communities 26:1145
coverage of secondary suite residents 26:1135
coverage of young voters 26:1145
use of point-of-call information 26:1135
general election in 2013
electoral administration 2:1120-1125
general election, May 14, 2013, electoral administration costs 2:1130
participation of First Nations 26:1145
voter turnout 26:1125
voters list, information 26:1145
voters list, management and updates 26:1125, 26:1135
voting opportunities, accessibility and administrative barriers 26:1125
voting opportunities, advance voting 26:1125
Elections B.C.
budget and operations, event component 26:1120-1130
budget and operations, supplementary funding request 2:1110-1115
budget process and components, event budget estimates 2:1110-1115
strategic planning and priorities 26:1130
Marijuana
enforcement of laws, initiative petition campaign and Elections B.C. costs 2:1115, 2:1125
Marijuana, enforcement of laws, initiative petition campaign 26:1130
Westside-Kelowna constituency and area
by-election, July 10, 2013, electoral administration costs 2:1110, 2:1120-1125
Boersma, Gus

Positions with Fernie city government (Ashton) 10:1500
Bokor, Tanner

Presentation to committee on behalf of Alma Mater Society of UBC Vancouver 3:1800-1810
Alma Mater Society of UBC Vancouver
organization 3:1800
recommendations on government budget 3:1805
Carbon tax, revenues, allocation 3:1810
Children
child care, accessibility and affordability 3:1805
child care for children of post-secondary students 3:1805-1810
early childhood development, government initiatives and investment 3:1805
Government revenues and revenue sources 3:1810
Lower Mainland
cost of living, impact on students 3:1800
transit services 3:1805
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 3:1800
role in economy 3:1800
student financial assistance 3:1800
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
revenue sources 3:1805-1810
ridership and pass-ups 3:1805
services, Broadway corridor 3:1805
Transit services
benefits and role in economy 3:1800-1805
University of B.C., child care facilities 3:1810
Bomben, Corinne

Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Prince Rupert 20:1615-1620
Prince Rupert
infrastructure needs and funding 20:1615-1620
sewage system and liquid waste management plan 20:1615-1620
water supply 20:1615
Bond, Dave

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kelowna Chamber of Commerce 13:0810-0820
Property transfer tax rate and threshold 13:0815
Sales tax
exemptions and rebates, investment tax credit proposal 13:0820
reform 13:0820
Taxation, government policies 13:0815
Value-added taxes 13:0815-0820
Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)

Comments on Canada job grant program (Arnett, S.) 14:1835
Book publishing See Publishing industry
Boomer, Carolynn

Presentation to committee on behalf of PacificSport Interior B.C. 7:1005-1015
Education
curriculum, physical education and physical literacy mentor program 7:1010
Merritt, participation in children's sports program 7:1005
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, sports and arts legacy fund 7:1010-1015
PacificSport Interior B.C.
programs and funding 7:1005-1010
programs, partnership with school district 7:1015
Sports
benefits of participation 7:1005-1010
children's sports, XploreSportZ camps 7:1005
government funding and support, legacy funding and multi-year funding 7:1010-1015
organizations 7:1015
participation by persons with disabilities, equipment 7:1010
ViaSport B.C.
role 7:1010-1015
Boon, Kevin

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Cattlemen's Association 7:0825-0830
Agriculture
environmental farm plan program, funding 7:0825
farmland interface stewardship program 7:0830
farmland interface stewardship program, funding 7:0825
program funding and delivery, federal-provincial agreement 7:0825
B.C. Cattlemen's Association, recommendations on government budget 7:0825
Cariboo area, dams in ranching industry, inspection 7:0830
Forests and forest industry, mountain pine beetle infestation, land-based investment strategy fund 7:0830
Livestock industry
ranching industry, dam inspection fund 7:0830
ranching industry, fencing issues 7:0830
Ranching Task Force, funding and projects 7:0825
Rangeland, grazing licences and grazing-lease program 7:0830
Sales tax, impact on ranching industry 7:0825-0830
Boundary area See Kootenay-Boundary area
Bourcheix-Laporte, Mariane

Presentation to committee on behalf of Pacific Association of Artist-Run Centres 4:1450-1500
Arts and culture
artist-run centres 4:1450, 4:1500
employment and role in economy 4:1450-1500
government funding and support 4:1450-1500
youth engagement, B.C. Creative Futures strategy and programs 4:1450-1500
B.C. Arts Council, funding 4:1455
Pacific Association of Artist-Run Centres
recommendations on government budget and policies 4:1455-1500
role 4:1450, 4:1500
Post-secondary education, arts education and funding 4:1450-1500
Bowen, James

Presentation to committee on behalf of North Island Students Union 15:0950-0955
North Island College, adult basic education 15:0950
North Island Students Union, recommendations on post-secondary education 15:0955
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, grant programs 15:0950
Bowman, John

Presentation to committee on behalf of North Island College 15:0955-1010
B.C. Colleges, multi-year investment plan proposal 15:1005
B.C., rural B.C., post-secondary education 15:1000
North Island College
international students 15:1010
programs and services 15:0955-1000
recommendations on government budget 15:1005
revenues from tuition fees and other sources 15:1010
service area 15:0955
Post-secondary education
colleges, rural colleges 15:0955-1010
funding for rural colleges 15:1000-1010
international education 15:1010
tuition fees, disparities and policy review 15:1005-1010
Boyd, Doug

Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 60 (Peace River North) 21:1010-1020
B.C., northern B.C., resource industries and support services in communities 21:1015
Computer technology, Internet service in rural and remote communities 21:1015
Education
distance education and on-line learning 21:1015
school district costs and funding 21:1010-1015
School district 60 (Peace River North)
costs and funding 21:1010-1015
distance education and on-line learning 21:1015-1020
enrolment, impact of resource development in area 21:1015
Internet service 21:1015
land acquisition for new schools and role of government 21:1010-1015
recommendations on government budget and policies 21:1010-1015
staff, recruitment and retention of skilled labour 21:1010
Boyle, Kari

Presentation to committee on behalf of Mediate B.C. 3:1700-1715
Budgets, 2014-15 budget, consultation paper 3:1705-1710
Families, relationship breakdown 3:1700
Family Law Act, implementation and provisions 3:1710-1715
Justice system
dispute resolution, mediation services 3:1700-1715
dispute resolution, mediators 3:1710
family justice system, public education and family justice centres 3:1710-1715
funding 3:1705-1710
Mediate B.C.
purpose and services 3:1700-1710
recommendations on budget 3:1710
Occupational health and safety, workplace conflict 3:1705
Society, conflict 3:1700-1705
Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops See also McBride, Devon; Tousignant, Deandra

Presentation to comittee 7:0835-0845
Brain health

Brain injuries
incidence and cost (Kapp, M.) 13:1010-1015
prevention (Hamilton) 13:1020 (Hunt) 13:1015-1020
prevention, funding and public education initiatives (Holman) 13:1020 (Kapp, M.) 13:1015-1020
Protect Your Head program (Kapp, M.) 13:1015-1020
Left- and right-sided brain functions (Kashuba, C.) 13:0920
BrainTrust Canada Association See also Kapp, Magda

Presentation to committee 13:1010-1020
Public education initiatives (Kapp, M.) 13:1015-1020
Role (Kapp, M.) 13:1010
British Columbia

Coastal areas, invasive plant control (McElroy, R.) 14:1805-1810
Coastal areas, ports See Ports
Interior B.C.
southern interior, invasive plant control (Fox, J.) 8:1610-1620 (Scott, L.) 12:1725-1735
supply of skilled labour (Dougherty, D.) 17:1100
TREK mineral exploration project (Ashton) 3:1350 (Salas, C.) 3:1345-1350
Northern and rural B.C. See also Rural B.C. below under this main heading; British Columbia – Northern B.C.
economic development (Karjala, M.) 17:0830
education (Ryll, J.) 18:1735
government funding and support (Hope, B.) 8:1555-1600
health care services (Renzie, J.) 11:0940-0950 (Vandersteen, B.) 21:0925
health care services model for rural communities (Staples, E.) 8:1545-1550
hospice services (Lehbauer, S.) 11:0925
Internet service See Computer technology
maternity and pregnancy care (Hayes, K.) 9:1330-1340 (Hunt) 9:1340
nurse and physician recruitment and incentive programs (Renzie, J.) 11:0950-0955
nurse recruitment and incentive program (Holman) 11:0955
nurse recruitment and retention (Ryll, J.) 18:1735
physician recruitment and incentive program (Foster) 8:1550 (Staples, E.) 8:1550
post-secondary education (Reed, J.) 9:1045
resource industries and local employment (Vandersteen, B.) 21:0920-0930
resource industries and support services in communities (Ackerman, L.) 21:0940 (Boyd, D.) 21:1015 (Staples, E.) 8:1545 (Thompson, J.) 21:1010
role in economy (Ackerman, L.) 21:0940
rural dividend See Liquefied natural gas development under Oil and gas
science innovation councils See Regional science innovation councils under Science and technology
services for First Nations in non-urban centres (Farnworth) 16:1315 (Palmantier, E.) 16:1315
sports and physical literacy programs, accessibility (Hopson, J.) 17:0855
worker recruitment and retention (Vandersteen, B.) 21:0925-0930
Population, aging population, impact on health care system See Impact of demographic trends under Health – Health care system
Role as gateway to Asia Pacific See Asia-Pacific gateway
Rural B.C.
access to post-secondary education (Holman) 17:0950 (Rourke, D.) 17:0940-0945
post-secondary education (Bowman, J.) 15:1000
British Columbia Aboriginal Mine Training Association

Role (Dirom, G.) 17:1125
British Columbia Alpine Ski Association

Presentation to committee 11:0935
Funding and role (Stevens, D.) 11:0935
British Columbia Arts Council

Allocation of funds to museum association (Elmore) 12:1705 (Ord, P.) 12:1705
Funding (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 4:1455 (Gloor, R.) 3:1735 (Grimes, J.) 12:1700 (Holman) 9:1155 (Kashuba, C.) 13:0925 (Maratta, J.) 11:1030-1035 (Parsons, O.) 10:1305-1310 (Ramsey, K.) 14:1635 (Sandmark, P.) 9:1150-1155
Funding of arts organizations (Benjamin, M.) 14:1640 (Tegart) 14:1640
British Columbia Association of Child Development and Intervention See also Gordon, Jason

Presentation to committee 8:1625-1640
Member agencies and role (Gordon, J.) 8:1625
British Columbia Association of Farmers Markets See also Bell, Jon; Quinn, Elizabeth

Presentation to committee 4:1345-1400
Best-practices guide for municipalities on management of farmers markets (Quinn, E.) 4:1350
Recommendations on government budget (Reynolds, M.) 4:1355
British Columbia Cattlemen's Association See also Boon, Kevin; Haywood-Farmer, David

Presentation to committee 7:0815-0830
Recommendations on government budget (Boon, K.) 7:0825 (Haywood-Farmer, D.) 7:0820-0825
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce See also Winter, John

Presentation to committee 3:1550-1600
Policy and positions manual (Farnworth) 3:1600 (Winter, J.) 3:1550, 3:1600
Position on arts and culture sector (Sandmark, P.) 9:1145
Recommendations on government budget (Winter, J.) 3:1550-1600
B.C. Check-Up report See Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia
British Columbia Chiropractic Association See also Robinson, Jay

Presentation to committee 6:1805-1815
Activities and partnerships (Robinson, J.) 6:1805-1810
British Columbia Citizens for Green Energy See also Field, David

Presentation to committee 4:1525-1540
B.C. Colleges See also Reed, Jim

Presentation to committee 9:1040-1055
Membership and role (Reed, J.) 9:1040
Multi-year investment plan proposal (Bowman, J.) 15:1005 (Elmore) 15:1005
Recommendations on post-secondary education (Hamilton, J.) 12:1625 (Reed, J.) 9:1040-1055 (Styffe, T.) 12:1625
British Columbia Common Ground Alliance See also Whitemarsh, M.J.

Presentation to committee 14:1655-1700
Funding and role (Whitemarsh, M.) 14:1655-1700
Recommendations on government budget (Whitemarsh, M.) 14:1700
B.C. conservation partnership See Conservation under Environment
British Columbia Construction Association See also McLachlan, Manley

Presentation to committee 4:1100-1115
Membership and role (McLachlan, M.) 4:1100
Skilled trades employment program (McLachlan, M.) 4:1110
British Columbia Dental Association See also Ciriani, David; Johnston, Jocelyn

Presentation to committee 7:0845-0900
Membership and role (Ciriani, D.) 7:0850
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Executive compensation (Holman) 13:0835
British Columbia Film Commission See Creative B.C.
British Columbia Food Systems Network See also Geggie, Linda; Gibson, Kathleen

Presentation to committee 9:0950-1005
Membership and role (Gibson, K.) 9:0950
Recommendations on government core review (Geggie, L.) 9:0955-1000 (Gibson, K.) 9:0950-0955
British Columbia Fruit Growers Association See also Dukhia, Jeet; Lucas, Glen

Presentation to committee 13:0845-0900
Executive and staff (Dukhia, J.) 13:0845-0850
Recommendations on government budget (Dukhia, J.) 13:0855
Role (Lucas, G.) 13:0820
British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union See also Scott, Megan; Walker, Darryl

Presentation to committee 5:0900-0915
Members (Walker, D.) 5:0900
Relationship with government (Holman) 5:0910-15 (Walker, D.) 5:0915
British Columbia Green Party See also Olsen, Adam

Presentation to committee 14:1820-1830
British Columbia Hospice Palliative Care Association See also Gerard, Lorraine

Presentation to committee 6:1610-1625
Consultation by government on palliative care services and planning (Elmore) 6:1620-1625 (Gerard, L.) 6:1620-1625
Organization (Gerard, L.) 6:1610
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Customer payments, averaging program (Nobels, D.) 20:1510
Dividend to government (Field, D.) 4:1525
Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers (Bateman, J.) 13:0830 (Elmore) 13:0830 (Holman) 6:1755 (Kariya, P.) 6:1745, 6:1755-1800
Executive compensation (Litke, G.) 12:1745
Financial management (Andersen, E.) 14:1705
Financial management and oversight (Bateman, J.) 13:0825-0830 (Carruthers, B.) 18:1630 (Elmore) 13:0830 (Hadland, A.) 21:1130 (Hunt) 13:0830 (Young, G.) 18:1640
Funding for presenters at B.C. Utilities Commission See Public hearings under British Columbia Utilities Commission
Integrated resource plan (Kariya, P.) 6:1750-1755
Oversight (Field, D.) 4:1540 (Holman) 4:1540
Purchase and sale of electricity (Kariya, P.) 6:1800
Rates See Electricity rates under Energy
Smart meters See Smart metering program under Energy
British Columbia Innovation Council

Changes to operations, impact on regional councils (Cobb, W.) 18:1720 (McQuarrie, B.) 18:1720-1725
B.C. lands forum See Conservation, B.C. conservation partnership under Environment
British Columbia Liberal Party – Government

Action on stated goals (Winter, J.) 3:1550
Initiatives and investment (Pohl, C.) 17:1100
British Columbia Library Trustees Association See also Wolf, Lauren

Presentation to committee 5:1000-1010
Recommendations on government budget (Ashton) 5:1010 (Wolf, L.) 5:1005-1010
Work of trustees (Wolf, L.) 5:1000
British Columbia Lottery Corporation

Revenues to government (Young, G.) 18:1640
British Columbia Medical Association

Policy paper on addictions (Davenport, P.) 20:1635
British Columbia Museums Association See also Grimes, John; Ord, Peter

Presentation to committee 12:1650-1705
Advocacy and initiatives (Grimes, J.) 12:1655-1700
Funding and revenues (Elmore) 12:1705 (Ord, P.) 12:1655, 12:1705
Funding, new funding models study proposal (Grimes, J.) 12:1700 (Holman) 12:1700
Membership and role (Ord, P.) 12:1655
Recommendations on arts and culture (Grimes, J.) 12:1700
Training programs (Ord, P.) 12:1655
British Columbia – Northern B.C. See also Northern and rural B.C. under British Columbia

Forest industry (Hadland, A.) 21:1130-1135
Government support for northern communities (Ackerman, L.) 21:0940
Health issues and health promotion (Payne, G.) 17:0915-0920
North coast
conditions and community resources (Wilson, E.) 20:1520
economic and resource development projects, strategic environmental assessment (Elmore) 20:1510-1515 (Nobels, D.) 20:1505-1510
economic growth and need for social and other infrastructure support (Elmore) 20:1615 (Veldman, K.) 20:1600-1605
economy (Fraser, J.) 20:1500
infrastructure needs and "bridge" funding (Elmore) 20:1515 (Nobels, D.) 20:1505, 20:1515
literacy programs (Wilson, E.) 20:1515-1530
mining exploration initiatives (Smith, D.) 14:1735
social issues and inequality (Nobels, D.) 20:1505-1510
Northeast B.C. See also Peace River area
economic development, land use issues (Gevatkoff, P.) 16:1420-1435 (Holman) 16:1435, 16:1450, 16:1500-1505 (Miller, M.) 16:1435-1450 (Pavlis, F.) 16:1455, 16:1505 (Pavlis, R.) 16:1500
economic issues re proximity to Alberta (Earl, J.) 16:1410-1415
Fair Share agreement See Peace River area
farmland protection, role of oil and gas industry (Gevatkoff, P.) 16:1420-1435 (Holman) 16:1500 (Miller, M.) 16:1440-1450 (Pavlis, F.) 16:1455, 16:1505 (Pavlis, R.) 16:1500
four-laning of highway to Alberta (Pavlis, F.) 16:1505 (Pavlis, R.) 16:1505
health care services (Vandersteen, B.) 21:0925
health care system (Goodings, K.) 16:1355
literacy programs (Ackerman, A.) 21:0915
oil and gas industry and highway infrastructure (Ackerman, A.) 21:0915
oil and gas industry and housing issues (Leahy, J.) 21:0910
oil and gas industry and workforce needs (Goodings, K.) 16:1355
oil and gas industry revenue-sharing agreements (Holman) 16:1340
resource development projects and workforce (Deinstadt, B.) 16:1330
seismicity project (Salas, C.) 3:1345
skills training (Ackerman, L.) 21:0940 (Hunt) 21:0940
skills training and school district skills counsellor position (Goodings, K.) 16:1355
skills training, northeast regional skills training plan (Deinstadt, B.) 16:1320-1325
Northern trade and transportation corridor (Veldman, K.) 20:1600
Northern trade and transportation corridor, call for Asia-Pacific northern infrastructure strategy (Downie, B.) 21:1040
Northwest B.C.
economic development and infrastructure (Downie, B.) 21:1035-1045 (Hibbard, D.) 19:0910
environmental monitoring (Goffinet, R.) 21:1115
health care services, mobile MRI units (Goffinet, R.) 21:1110
health impact study of resource development projects (Knox, G.) 21:1100
housing (Goffinet, R.) 21:1115
invasive plant species control (Eastham, A.) 17:0955-1010
liquefied natural gas development See Northwest B.C., liquefied natural gas development below under this main heading
literacy levels (Henning, D.) 20:1535
physician recruitment and retention (Goffinet, R.) 21:1115
resource revenue-sharing (Downie, B.) 21:1035-1040 (Nobels, D.) 20:1505
rural dividend for communities in northwest B.C. See Liquefied natural gas development under Oil and gas
services for children and youth (Warcup, M.) 21:1105-1110
skills training (Hibbard, D.) 19:0910
skills training and trades training centres (Downie, B.) 21:1045
Northwest B.C., liquefied natural gas development
cumulative impact and strategic environmental assessment proposal (Farnworth) 19:1010 (Nowak, N.) 19:1015 (Overstall, R.) 19:1000-1015 (Popham) 19:1015
development (Holman) 19:0910-0915
impact on air quality (Knox, G.) 21:1105 (Nowak, N.) 19:1005-1010
impact on communities (Tegart) 19:1015
impact on wild salmon fishery and air quality (Hibbard, D.) 19:0905-0915
infrastructure and workforce needs (Nowak, N.) 19:1010
Skills training and supply of skilled workers (Henning, D.) 20:1540
Skills training and supply of skilled workers, technology training (Elmore) 15:1115 (Leech, J.) 15:1110-1115
Skills training, Northern Opportunities program (Ackerman, L.) 21:0940 (Vandersteen, B.) 21:0925
British Columbia Nurses Union

West Kootenay region See also Burkhart, Lorne; Renzie, Jessie
presentation to committee 11:0940-0955
recommendations on government budget and health policies (Renzie, J.) 11:0950
Collective agreement See Nurses
British Columbia Public Service Agency

Role in civil service hiring practices (Spencer, F.) 26:1010
British Columbia Real Estate Association See also McCaughan, Jim; Miller, Norma

Presentation to committee 3:1525-1535
Membership (Miller, N.) 3:1525
Recommendations on government tax policies (Miller, N.) 3:1525-1530
British Columbia School Trustees Association

Presentation to committee 9:1415-1425
B.C. services card

Privacy protection and government consultation (Denham, E.) 27:1130
British Columbia Sport Agency Society See ViaSport British Columbia
British Columbia Summer Games

Hosting by Nanaimo (Cooper, D.) 14:1750
British Columbia Teachers Federation See also Iker, Jim

Presentation to committee 3:1535-1550
Recommendations on government budget (Iker, J.) 3:1545-1550
British Columbia timber sales program

Operations and review (Hoffman, T.) 18:1620
British Columbia Touring Council See also Maratta, Joanna

Presentation to committee 11:1030-1035
Organization and membership (Maratta, J.) 11:1030
British Columbia Utilities Commission

Public hearings, funding for presenters (Bateman, J.) 13:0830
Role (Bateman, J.) 13:0835 (Field, D.) 4:1540 (Holman) 4:1540, 6:1755, 13:0835 (Kariya, P.) 6:1755
British Columbia Wildlife Federation See also Martin, Alan

Presentation to committee 9:1250-1300
Organization (Martin, A.) 9:1250
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Martin, A.) 9:1250-1255
Broadcasting of sport events See Sports broadcasting under Sports
Brooker, Kirsten

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Island University Students Union 14:1715, 14:1725
As subject
educational background 14:1725 (Elmore) 14:1725
Vancouver Island University, campuses 14:1725
Brown, Greg

Presentation to committee 19:0945-1000
As subject
background in energy sector 19:0945-0950
Air, greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas industry 19:0950-0955
Campbell, Gordon, action on climate change 19:0945-0950
Carbon tax
exemptions 19:0950
impact of implementation 19:0950
increase and scope 19:0945-0955
Climate change, government action on climate change 19:0945-1000
Energy, LiveSmart B.C. program 19:0950
Highway 16, safety improvements for women 19:0955
Housing, rental housing, tax incentives for energy efficiency renovations 19:0950-0955
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development, impact on climate action initiatives 19:0955
Brown, Jason

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association 7:0950-1005
As subject
faculty status 7:1000 (Ashton) 7:1000
Advanced Education Ministry
budget and service plan 7:0955
Post-secondary education
benefits 7:0955
distance education and on-line learning 7:1000-1005
Post-secondary education, funding
funding 7:0955
Skills training
supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 7:0955
Thompson Rivers University
administration 7:1000
board of governors 7:1000
culinary arts and meat-cutting programs 7:0955-1000
distance education and online learning 7:1000-1005
faculty of law 7:0950
faculty, tenured and contingent faculty 7:0955
impact of funding changes on faculty and operations 7:0955-1005
international students 7:0950
role and operations 7:0950
Brynne, Abra

Presentation to committee 11:1040-1055
Agricultural Land Commission
applications for land exclusions and exemptions 11:1045, 11:1055
review, internal review and report 11:1045
role 11:1045
Agricultural land reserve
boundaries, review and mapping 11:1055
establishment 11:1040-1045
location and quality of land 11:1050
protection and potential impact of government core review 11:1045
removal of land from reserve and addition of lands 11:1050
Agriculture, farmland protection 11:1045-1050
Auditor General, report on Agricultural Land Commission 11:1045
Dairy industry, value-added products 11:1050
Food security and self-sufficiency 11:1045
Harris family, dairy farming activities and value-added products 11:1050
Reid, Allen, comments on farmland protection and food security 11:1045
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act

Review (Rees, R.) 3:1500
Budgets

2013-14 budget, accounting and surplus (de Jong) 2:1330-1335 (Holman) 2:1330
2013-14 budget, revenue and spending projections (de Jong) 2:1305-1315
2014-15 budget
balanced budget See also Balanced budgets below under this main heading
(Dougherty, D.) 17:1100 (Furgale, H.) 15:1010
consultation See also Prebudget consultation under Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
consultation paper (Ashton) 9:1025 (Boyle, K.) 3:1705-1710 (de Jong) 2:1305
consultation questionnaire (Ashton) 9:1155-1200 (Dukhia, J.) 13:0850-0855 (Habel, I.) 9:1200 (Lucas, G.) 13:0850-0855 (Sandmark, P.) 9:1200
principles (Dougherty, D.) 17:1100-1105 (Ray, C.) 17:1105
priorities (Bateman, J.) 13:0825 (Black, I.) 4:1555 (Devlin, D.) 3:1640 (Dukhia, J.) 13:0850-0855 (Elmore) 13:1135 (Foster) 4:1435 (Fraser, J.) 20:1500 (Lucas, G.) 13:0850-0855 (Mathison, L.) 4:1555-1600 (Rourke, D.) 17:0945-0950 (Sargent, D.) 3:1615
role in climate change action (Horne, M.) 3:1825-1830
Balanced budgets (Ackerman, A.) 21:0915 (Bateman, J.) 13:0825 (Carruthers, B.) 18:1625 (Denesiuk, C.) 12:1720 (Farnworth) 3:1505 (Gartshore, I.) 14:1935 (Huberman, A.) 4:1135 (Rees, R.) 3:1500-1505 (Taylor, R.) 19:0825 (Winter, J.) 3:1555-1600
Balanced budgets, legislation See also Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
(Tavender, R.) 4:1450
Balanced-budget legislation (Jones, R.) 26:1345
Budget process and forecasting (de Jong) 2:1325-1330
Public consultation (Davidoff, A.) 11:1025
Role (Penninga, M.) 19:0805
Bueckert, Chardaye

Presentation to committee on behalf of Simon Fraser Student Society 3:1715-1730
Post-secondary education
textbooks, "open" textbooks 3:1725
universities, colleges and institutes, financial management, capital project financing and inclusion in government reporting entity 3:1720
Simon Fraser University
student union building and stadium project, financing 3:1720
transit services 3:1720
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
funding and referendum 3:1720
infrastructure and services, Burnaby Mountain gondola project proposal 3:1720, 3:1730
BuildForce Canada

Report on construction industry (McLachlan, M.) 4:1105
Building Canada fund See Government investment under Infrastructure
Bullock, Richard

Position with Agricultural Land Commission (Thielen, N.) 10:1525
Report on Agricultural Land Commission See Review, internal review under Agricultural Land Commission
Bullying See Violence
Bumstead, Dale

Finance and Government Services Committee
public hearings, Dawson Creek hearing, official welcome 16:1300
Welcome to committee members 16:1300
Bureaucracy See Government
Burkhart, Lorne

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Nurses Union, West Kootenay region 11:0940, 11:0950
Victorian Community Health Centre, emergency services changes and role of health authority 11:0950
Burnaby, B.C.

Oil refinery See Chevron Canada Ltd.
Burnaby Mountain gondola project proposal See Infrastructure and services under South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Busch, Misty

Presentation to committee on behalf of Infertility Awareness Association of Canada 5:1055-1110
Families, government support 5:1100
Health, maternity and pregnancy, high-risk pregnancies and multiple births, costs 5:1100-1105
Infertility Awareness Association of Canada, mandate 5:1055
Manitoba, tax credit for fertility treatment 5:1105
Quebec, funding of in vitro fertilization treatment 5:1100-1110
Reproduction, in vitro fertilization treatment, funding 5:1055-1110
Buses and bus service See School buses under Education – Schools
Business See also Corporations

Business climate (Rees, R.) 3:1455
Costs (Winter, J.) 3:1555
Government support, infrastructure and skills training investment (Dougherty, D.) 17:1100-1105
Investment See Investment
Public-private partnerships, contractual obligations (Andersen, E.) 14:1715
Public-private partnerships with post-secondary institutions, capital project financing issues See Capital project financing under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Social enterprises (Santiago, R.) 5:1230
Taxation
expert panel, report recommendations (Huberman, A.) 4:1145
property tax See Commercial rates under Property tax
training tax credit for businesses with apprentices (Leech, J.) 15:1115 (Oliver, C.) 5:0930
Business in Vancouver

Article on business investments and Pappajohn family (Blair, C.) 4:1415
Business – Small business

Conditions and role in economy (Klassen, M.) 4:1625
Impact of environmental fees for packaging See Product stewardship programs under Recycling
Regulations and reporting requirements (Denesiuk, C.) 12:1720
Small businesses in rural communities (Coburn, N.) 11:1015
Taxation (Furgale, H.) 15:1015
Buszard, Deborah

Presentation to committee on behalf of UBC Okanagan 13:1055-1110
Post-secondary education
distance education and on-line learning 13:1105
funding model for teaching universities and research universities 13:1105-1110
universities, colleges and institutes, capital project financing 13:1105
UBC Okanagan campus
distance education and on-line learning 13:1105
expansion and change in intent 13:1055-1100
funding and debt financing 13:1105-1110
relationship with regional colleges 13:1100
role in economy 13:1100
students, access for students from Interior B.C. 13:1110
Butler, Dave

Presentation to committee on behalf of Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce 10:1400-1415
Bennett, Bill, position as chamber of commerce president 10:1400
Canadian Union of Public Employees, Ten Percent Shift campaign to promote local spending 10:1410
Cranbrook
government investment in area, priorities 10:1405
housing, Salvation Army shelter project 10:1405-1410
Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce
local spending initiative 10:1410
membership 10:1400
recommendations on government budget 10:1400-1405
Destination B.C., establishment and funding 10:1405
Employment and unemployment
government job strategy, role of skills training 10:1400
regional workforce tables 10:1400
Highway 3, maintenance and upgrades 10:1400-1405
Highways and roads, maintenance and upgrades 10:1400-1405
Housing, temporary housing and shelters 10:1405-1410
Kootenay area
cross-border shopping, issues 10:1400-1415
skills training opportunities and regional workforce table 10:1400, 10:1410
tourism 10:1405
Mount Baker Secondary School, replacement of school 10:1405
Sales, retail industry, cross-border shopping, issues 10:1400-1415
Skills training, trades training, funding 10:1400, 10:1410
Tourism, marketing funding 10:1405
Butterfly bush See Invasive species under Plants
Buy Local program See Promotion of B.C. products under Agriculture

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