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

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Cahoon, Allan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Research Universities Council and Royal Roads University 9:0920-0935
Post-secondary education
benefits, personal and societal benefits 9:0920-0925
graduates, employment in field of study 9:0920, 9:0930-0935
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
designations 9:0925
research-intensive universities 9:0920-0925
Royal Roads University, operations and approach to education 9:0920-0925
Calfrac Well Services Ltd.

Operations in northeast B.C. (Gevatkoff, P.) 16:1435
Calgary, Alberta

Housing incentives for first-time new-home buyers See Attainable Homes Calgary Corp.
CalPortland Co.

Operations (McSweeney, M.) 3:1420-1425
Calvert, Brent

Presentation to committee 4:1000-1015
As subject
experience as instructor at Capilano University 4:1000-1005
Capilano University
funding and administrative costs 4:1000-1005
funding formula 4:1005, 4:1015
program reductions, community response 4:1000-1010
recommendations on government budget 4:1015
tuition caps on programs 4:1005-1015
Inside Edge Knowledge Association, concerns re post-secondary education 4:1000
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 4:1005
funding formula, review 4:1005, 4:1015
government investment 4:1005
tuition fees, caps, policy review 4:1005-1015
universities, colleges and institutes, public consultation 4:1010-1015
Cameron, Nancy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Tourism Kelowna 13:1040-1050
Hotels and travel accommodation, additional hotel room tax, allocation of revenues to tourism 13:1040-1045
Kelowna
culinary tourism 13:1050
tourism, study 13:1040-1045
Lake Country area, tourism 13:1045
Tourism
economic impact 13:1040-1045
industry, government support 13:1045
Tourism Kelowna, partnerships and memorandum of understanding 13:1045
Camosun College Student Society See also Marshall, Simka

Presentation to committee 9:0905-0915
Role (Marshall, S.) 9:0905
Camosun College, Victoria, B.C. See also Lockie, Peter

Presentation to committee 9:1315-1325
Adult basic education (Elmore) 9:0915 (Marshall, S.) 9:0910-0915
Capacity and funding (Lockie, P.) 9:1315-1320
Enrolment (Lockie, P.) 9:1325
Facilities (Lockie, P.) 9:1320-1325
Impact of budget on operations and programs (Lockie, P.) 9:1320
Operations and role (Lockie, P.) 9:1315-1320
Sport Innovation Centre (Pattenden, W.) 9:1405
Campbell, George

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kamloops Foundation 7:1030-1035
Carbon tax
revenues, allocation 7:1030
Gambling
revenues, allocation 7:1030-1035
Non-profit sector
fundraising, endowment and matching funds 7:1030-1035
Campbell, Gordon

Action on climate change (Brown, G.) 19:0945-0950
Campbell River Community Arts Council

Membership and role (Ramsey, K.) 14:1640
Canada

Health accord See Federal funding, health care accord under Health – Health care funding
Canada Pension Plan

Costs to employers, payroll tax (Klassen, M.) 4:1630
Canada Post

Work with Elections B.C. (Boegman, A.) 26:1135
Canada thistle See Invasive species under Plants
Canadian Apprenticeship Forum

Role (Oliver, C.) 5:0920
Canadian Bar Association

B.C. branch See also Crawford, Dean
presentation to committee 3:1510-1525
An Agenda for Justice report, recommendations (Crawford, D.) 3:1515
membership (Crawford, D.) 3:1510
recommendations on government budget (Crawford, D.) 3:1515-1525
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Program on Tulameen rink roof project (Hope, B.) 8:1600-1605
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Comments in report on education and knowledge-based economy (Furgale, H.) 15:1020
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Provisions (Tavender, R.) 4:1440
Canadian Congress on Criminal Justice

Conference (Nugent, J.) 19:0820
Canadian Council of Chief Executives

Report on skilled worker supply (Leech, J.) 15:1110
Canadian Criminal Justice Association

Conference See Canadian Congress on Criminal Justice
Canadian Federation of Independent Business See also Klassen, Mike

Presentation to committee 4:1620-1640
Comments on local government spending (Richmond, A.) 18:1655
Organization (Klassen, M.) 4:1620
Recommendations on government budget (Klassen, M.) 4:1635
Survey of small business (Klassen, M.) 4:1625
Canadian Federation of Students

B.C. branch See also Marocchi, Katie
presentation to committee 4:1120-1135
membership and role (Marocchi, K.) 4:1120-1125
recommendations on government budget and policies (Marocchi, K.) 4:1125
Canadian Institute for Health Information

Report on B.C. hospitalization rates for dental surgery (Ciriani, D.) 7:0850
Canadian Media Production Association

B.C. producers branch See also Shorten, Liz
presentation to committee 4:1330-1345
Work of members (Shorten, L.) 4:1335
Canadian Medical Association Journal

Study on tobacco taxes and illegal tobacco trade (FitzGerald, J.) 9:1355 (Holman) 9:1355
Canadian Mental Health Association

B.C. division See also Gutray, Beverley; Morris, Jonathan (Jonny)
presentation to committee 9:1305-1315
activities (Gutray, B.) 9:1305
recommendations on government budget and policies (Gutray, B.) 9:1305
Canadian Red Cross Society

B.C. and Yukon See also Nemrava, Kimberley
presentation to committee 9:1005-1015
funding (Nemrava, K.) 9:1015
Services and government support (Nemrava, K.) 9:1005-1015
Canadian Sport Centre Pacific See also Pattenden, Wendy

Presentation to committee 9:1400-1405
Activities (Pattenden, W.) 9:1400-1405
Funding (Pattenden, W.) 9:1405
Partnerships and programs (Pattenden, W.) 9:1405
Canadian Sport for Life initiative See Sports
Canadian Sport Institute See also Reader, Cheyla

Presentation to committee 15:1055-1100
Canadian sport school program See Athletes under Sports
Canadian Taxpayers Federation See also Bateman, Jordan

Presentation to committee 13:0820-0835
Presentation to federal budget committee in 2006 (Bateman, J.) 13:0825
Recommendations on government budget (Bateman, J.) 13:0825-0830
Canadian Union of Public Employees

Collective agreement in B.C. education system, funding for wage increases See Funding for support staff wage increases under Education – Funding
Ten Percent Shift campaign to promote local spending (Butler, D.) 10:1410 (Popham) 10:1410
Capilano University, North Vancouver, B.C.

Funding and administrative costs (Calvert, B.) 4:1000-1005
Funding and operations (Devlin, D.) 3:1635
Funding formula (Calvert, B.) 4:1005, 4:1015
Program reductions (Holman) 4:1010
Program reductions, community response (Calvert, B.) 4:1000-1010 (Galvin, M.) 4:1010
Recommendations on government budget (Calvert, B.) 4:1015 (Elmore) 4:1015
Tuition caps on programs (Calvert, B.) 4:1005-1015 (Holman) 4:1010
Capital asset management framework See Procurement practices for capital projects under Government
Capital region See Victoria, B.C.
Carbon

Carbon credit system (Hamilton) 14:1855 (Nix, P.) 14:1855
Carbon tax

Elimination (Dukhia, J.) 13:0855 (Taylor, R.) 19:0830
Elimination in central and northern B.C. (Hadland, A.) 21:1130
Exemptions (Brown, G.) 19:0950
Exemptions and mitigation for "trade-exposed" sectors (Elmore) 5:0955 (Farnworth) 5:0955 (Hunt) 5:0950 (Popham) 5:1000 (Schick, D.) 5:0950-1000
Exemptions for agriculture industry (Hope, B.) 8:1555
Exemptions for northern and rural areas, proposed grant program (Vandersteen, B.) 21:0920-0925
Impact of implementation (Brown, G.) 19:0950
Impact on issues
cement industry (McSweeney, M.) 3:1410-1420 (Popham) 3:1420
economy (Horne, M.) 3:1825-1830
oil refineries (Schick, D.) 5:0945-1000
Increase and scope (Brown, G.) 19:0945-0955 (Nix, P.) 14:1845-1855
Positions on tax (Foster) 19:0955
Rate (Nix, P.) 14:1855 (Popham) 14:1855
Revenues, allocation (Bokor, T.) 3:1810 (Campbell, G.) 7:1030
Review (McSweeney, M.) 3:1420
Caregivers

Family caregivers, support (Lehbauer, S.) 11:0920
Cariboo area See also Cariboo-Chilcotin area

Dams in ranching industry, inspection (Boon, K.) 7:0830 (Popham) 7:0830
Ranching industry, issues (Huffman, C.) 18:1740-1750
Cariboo Cattlemen's Association See also Huffman, Cuyler

Presentation to committee 18:1740-1750
Membership and role (Huffman, C.) 18:1740
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Invasive Plant Committee See also Mumford, Cathy

Presentation to committee 18:1700-1710
Funding and role (Mumford, C.) 18:1700-1710
Cariboo regional district See also Richmond, Al

Presentation to committee 18:1645-1655
Invasive plant control program (Mumford, C.) 18:1710
Cariboo-Chilcotin area

Invasive plant control (Mumford, C.) 18:1700-1710
Wildfires in 2010, impact (Mumford, C.) 18:1700
Carruthers, Bill

Presentation to committee 18:1625-1635
B.C. Hydro, financial management and oversight 18:1630
Budgets, balanced budgets 18:1625
Government, transfer payments from federal government, equalization payments 18:1630
Justice system, courts and court services, delays and funding 18:1630
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development
prosperity fund proposal 18:1635
skilled worker supply 18:1630
Property transfer tax, tax avoidance through trust mechanisms 18:1630
Sales tax, reinstatement of sales tax system 18:1630
Securities industry, national securities system 18:1635
Skills training, trades training, funding 18:1630
Value-added taxes 18:1630
Carter, Kim See also Ombudsperson

Adult guardianship system 27:1025-1030, 27:1050
Fish habitat protection, riparian areas regulation 27:1055
Gardom, Garde, work to establish Ombudsman office 27:1005
Government, local government meetings, practices 27:1020-1025
Legislature, Officers of the Legislature, shared services 27:1035-1045, 27:1100, 27:1110
Ombudsperson
budget and operations
external recoveries 27:1045
funding request 27:1045-1050
operating costs 27:1040-1050, 27:1110
staffing costs 27:1045
case-tracker system and support services 27:1040-1045
complaint investigation services
caseload, breakdown of agencies 27:1010
cases and outcomes 27:1015-1020, 27:1105
early resolution program 27:1040
investigation of riparian areas regulation 27:1040, 27:1050-1055
investigation process and services 27:1005-1020, 27:1105
recurring themes 27:1030-1035
timeliness 27:1015
types of complaints, non-jurisdictional complaints 27:1015
establishment and history 27:1005
mandate and role 27:1005-1010
mandate and role, jurisdiction 27:1100
office space 27:1105-1110
outreach services 27:1015, 27:1035-1040, 27:1055-1105
recommendations, implementation 27:1030
recommendations on seniors care issues, public response 27:1030
report on adult guardianship system 27:1025-1030, 27:1050
report on local government meetings 27:1020-1025
website 27:1010
work of office 27:1005-1010
work of office, priorities 27:1035-1040
Ombudspersons, use of case-tracker system and support services 27:1045
Pharmacare program, program for coverage of medication in last-resort and exceptional cases 27:1015-1020
CAs See Chartered professional accountants under Accountants
Cassels, Jamie

Presentation to committee on behalf of Research Universities Council and University of Victoria 9:0915-0935
Post-secondary education, funding
funding changes, impact on institution budgets and operations 9:0915, 9:0925
operating funding 9:0930
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
administration
costs 9:0935
financing for capital projects, debt financing 9:0930
research-intensive universities 9:0915-0920
University of Victoria
cooperative education programs 9:0920, 9:0930
funding 9:0930
programs and services 9:0915-0920
Castlegar, B.C.

City government, land donation for hospice facility project (Lehbauer, S.) 11:0925
Castlegar Hospice Society See also Lehbauer, Suzanne

Presentation to committee 11:0915-0930
Funding (Foster) 11:0930 (Holman) 11:0925-0930
Funding and services (Lehbauer, S.) 11:0915-0930
Hospice facility project (Foster) 11:0925-0930 (Holman) 11:0925 (Lehbauer, S.) 11:0925-0930
Services (Elmore) 11:0930
Cattle farming See Ranching industry under Livestock industry
Cattle grazing land See Rangeland
Cattle ranching See Livestock industry
CBC See Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CCTV See Video surveillance under Telecommunications
Cellared in Canada wine See Cellared in Canada wine and Vintners Quality Alliance wine under Wine
Cement Association of Canada See also McSweeney, Michael

Presentation to committee 3:1410-1430
Cement industry

Contempra low-carbon cement (McSweeney, M.) 3:1420 (Popham) 3:1420
Emission reduction See Reduction under Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Impact of carbon tax on industry See Impact on issues under Carbon tax
Investment and revenues to government (McSweeney, M.) 3:1415
Operations and imports (Elmore) 3:1425 (Hamilton) 3:1425 (Hunt) 3:1425 (McSweeney, M.) 3:1410-1415, 3:1425
Operations and imports, levy on imports (Yap) 3:1420
Processing fuels, biosolids (McSweeney, M.) 3:1430 (Popham) 3:1430
Taxation proposal (Elmore) 3:1420-1425 (Hamilton) 3:1425 (McSweeney, M.) 3:1420-1425
Central 1 Credit Union See also King, Wendy; Pastrick, Helmut

Presentation to committee 9:1030-1040
Recommendations on credit union taxation (King, W.) 9:1035
Submission to committee (King, W.) 9:1030
Central Interior Logging Association See also Arcand, MaryAnne

Presentation to committee 17:0925-0935
Central Okanagan Food Policy Council See also Kergan, Carol

Presentation to committee 13:1110-1125
Organization (Elmore) 13:1120 (Kergan, C.) 13:1120
Central Saanich See District of Central Saanich
Certified general accountants See Chartered professional accountants under Accountants
Certified management accountants See Chartered professional accountants under Accountants
CEV program See Vehicle efficiency, clean energy vehicle program under Automobiles
CGAs See Chartered professional accountants under Accountants
Chalo School, Fort Nelson, B.C.

Skills counsellor position See Northeast B.C., school district skills counsellor and skills training opportunities under British Columbia – Northern B.C.
Chambers, Russ

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kamloops Foundation 7:1030-1035
Children
endowment fund for children and families, proposal 7:1030
Environment
endowment fund proposal 7:1030
Heritage sites
endowment fund proposal 7:1030
Non-profit sector
fundraising, endowment and matching funds 7:1030-1035
Welfare
endowment fund proposal 7:1030
Chamomile See Invasive species under Plants
Chartered accountants See Chartered professional accountants under Accountants
Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia See also Rees, Richard

Presentation to committee 3:1450-1510
B.C. Check-Up report recommendations (Rees, R.) 3:1455
Membership and role (Rees, R.) 3:1450-1455
Recommendations on government budget (Rees, R.) 3:1455-1505
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada

Presentation and publications on financial literacy (Rees, R.) 3:1505
Chetwynd, B.C.

District government See also Nichols, Merlin
presentation to committee 16:1515-1520
Use of Fair Share funding (Nichols, M.) 16:1520
Wind power project (Hunt) 16:1515-1520 (Nichols, M.) 16:1520
Chevron Canada Ltd. See also Schick, Dave

Presentation to committee 5:0945-1000
Burnaby refinery operations (Ashton) 5:0955-1000 (Hamilton) 5:1000
Burnaby refinery operations and impact of carbon tax (Schick, D.) 5:0945-1000
Fuel production, remanufacturing (Hunt) 5:0950-0955 (Schick, D.) 5:0955
Recommendation on carbon tax (Elmore) 5:0955 (Popham) 5:1000 (Schick, D.) 5:0955
Chief Electoral Officer See Archer, Keith; Elections B.C.
Chilcotin area See Cariboo-Chilcotin area
Child Development Centre of Prince George and District Association See also Roze, Darrell

Presentation to committee 17:1025-1040
BEST (behavioural, emotional, social teaching) program (Elmore) 17:1040 (Roze, D.) 17:1035-1040
Early intervention therapy program (Roze, D.) 17:1030
Funding and services (Roze, D.) 17:1025-1035
Recommendations on government budget (Roze, D.) 17:1030-1035
Children See also Children – Child care; Children – Early childhood development; Youth

Adoption See Adoption
Child protection system, delays in court proceedings See Courts and court services, backlog of cases under Justice system
Child protection system, residential services and child tasering case, report See Reports, report on child tasering incident and child protection system under Representative for Children and Youth
Child vulnerability See also Children – Early childhood development
Child vulnerability and children at risk, benefits of early intervention (Montani, A.) 3:1435
Child vulnerability and children at risk, incidence and causes (Elmore) 17:1035 (Roze, D.) 17:1035-1040
Children at risk (Mackay, L.) 16:1335-1340
Children in government care
recording of life events (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 27:0915
services for children transitioning to adulthood See Programs and services for children and families, services for persons 19 and older below under this main heading
transition out of care and access to education, youth education assistance fund (Montani, A.) 3:1435
transition out of care and access to employment (Frerichs, A.) 14:1840
Employment, standards (Montani, A.) 3:1440
Endowment fund for children and families, proposal (Chambers, R.) 7:1030
First Nations children See First Nations
Health promotion See Health – Public health
Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness See Health – Public health
Mental health See Mental health of children and youth under Mental health
Poverty See Child poverty under Poverty
Programs and services for children and families
funding and government support (Gregson, S.) 3:1700 (Montani, A.) 3:1435-1440
parenting programs See Families
service agencies, funding and operations (Gordon, J.) 8:1625-1640 (Holman) 8:1640
service agencies, government contract management (Gordon, J.) 8:1630, 8:1640 (Holman) 21:1110 (Warcup, M.) 21:1105-1110
service agencies, staff wage increases (Gordon, J.) 8:1625-1635
services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 2:1145, 2:1155-1210
Residential care services (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 2:1215
Special needs children and youth See also Special education and special needs under Education
assessments and wait-lists for services (Gordon, J.) 8:1630-1635
early intervention services (Daigle, D.) 15:0905, 15:0915 (Roze, D.) 17:1025-1030
funding for services (Warcup, M.) 21:1105
funding for services and service delivery models (Gordon, J.) 8:1625-1635
infrastructure needs of child development agencies (Daigle, D.) 15:0910
service provider accreditation and contracts, multi-year contracts (Daigle, D.) 15:0910-0920 (Elmore) 15:0915 (Holman) 15:0915 (Warcup, M.) 21:1110
services for youth aged 13 to 19 (Daigle, D.) 15:0915
services for youth transitioning to adulthood (Farnworth) 6:1845 (Foster) 6:1845 (Hames, C.) 6:1845 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 2:1145-1150, 2:1205-1215
Youth at risk See Youth
Children and Family Development, Ministry of

Contracts with service providers (Gordon, J.) 8:1625-1630, 8:1640 (Holman) 7:0945 (Lewis, S.) 7:0945
Performance management and accountability (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 27:0935
Service plans (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 27:0950
Children and Family Development, Ministry of

Funding (Daigle, D.) 15:0915
Children and Youth, Select Standing Committee on

Relationship with Representative for Children and Youth See Representative for Children and Youth
Children – Child care

Accessibility and affordability (Bokor, T.) 3:1805 (Holman) 3:1810 (Montani, A.) 3:1435
Accessibility, impact on labour market (Elmore) 3:1700 (Gregson, S.) 3:1645-1700
At-home parents See Families
Child care for children of post-secondary students (Bokor, T.) 3:1805-1810 (Elmore) 3:1810
Child care providers, commercial providers (Gregson, S.) 3:1655 (Holman) 3:1655
Early learning and child care See Children – Early childhood development
Funding (Gregson, S.) 3:1645-1655 (Holman) 3:1655
Legislation and ministerial responsibility (Gregson, S.) 3:1645-1650
System, community plan proposal (Elmore) 3:1655-1700 (Gregson, S.) 3:1645-1700
Children – Early childhood development

Child development and early intervention services (Roze, D.) 17:1025-1035
Child development centres, funding (Roze, D.) 17:1030-1035
Child vulnerability See also Children
(Sargent, D.) 3:1620
Child vulnerability and early intervention services (Foster) 16:1340 (Mackay, L.) 16:1335
Child vulnerability, incidence (Foster) 8:1635 (Gordon, J.) 8:1625, 8:1635
Early intervention services (Elmore) 17:1040 (Gordon, J.) 8:1630
Early learning and child care
government investment (Montani, A.) 3:1430-1435
government investment and economic benefits (Gregson, S.) 3:1645-1700
government role (Penninga, M.) 19:0810
Early learning and literacy (Ashton) 4:1040 (Domshy, H.) 17:1110 (Osborne, G.) 4:1040 (Sacco, D.) 4:1040
Government initiatives and investment (Bokor, T.) 3:1805
Government investment, impact on future costs (Matusicky, C.) 9:1025
Government investment, studies and economic benefits (Gordon, J.) 8:1625
Government strategy (Gordon, J.) 8:1635 (Gregson, S.) 3:1650
School readiness See Child vulnerability above under this main heading
StrongStart B.C. initiative (Mackay, L.) 16:1340
Chilliwack, B.C.

Property tax revenues (Farnworth) 6:1605 (Gemmell, K.) 6:1605
Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce See also Gemmell, Kevin

Presentation to committee 6:1600-1605
Presentation to Finance Committee (Farnworth) 6:1605 (Gemmell, K.) 6:1605
Chilliwack Learning Community Society See also Denault, Debbie; Saunders, Maggie

Presentation to committee 6:1715-1720
Mathematics program (Denault, D.) 6:1720 (Saunders, M.) 6:1720
Programs and funding (Denault, D.) 6:1720
Chiropractors

Chiropractic approaches and techniques (Hunt) 6:1810 (Robinson, J.) 6:1810
Role in education and health systems (Robinson, J.) 6:1805-1810
Training, proposal for B.C. school of chiropractic (Farnworth) 6:1810 (Hunt) 6:1810 (Robinson, J.) 6:1810
Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia See also Taylor, Rod

Presentation to committee 19:0825-0830
Recommendations on government budget (Taylor, R.) 19:0825-0830
Chronic disease management See Health – Health care system
CIC wine See Cellared in Canada wine and Vintners Quality Alliance wine under Wine
Ciriani, David

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Dental Association 7:0845-0900
B.C. Dental Association, membership and role 7:0850
Canadian Institute for Health Information, report on B.C. hospitalization rates for dental surgery 7:0850
Dental health
access to anaesthetic services for dental surgery 7:0850
access to dental care 7:0850-0855
access to PharmaNet computer system by dentists 7:0855
early childhood decay prevention, funding 7:0850
oral health measures survey, funding 7:0855
prosthodontic program, funding 7:0850
Health care system, costs and spending, pediatric dental care costs 7:0850
Housing, residential care facilities, dental treatment in facilities 7:0855
Ombudsperson, recommendations on seniors care issues, dental care 7:0855
Cities and towns See Communities
Civil service

Collective agreements, funding for wage increases (Walker, D.) 5:0905
Employees See also Staffing levels below under this main heading
Employees, concerns about staffing appointments (Spencer, F.) 26:1000, 26:1010
Employees, work environment survey (Spencer, F.) 26:1015
Executive positions, remuneration (Taylor, R.) 19:0825
Hiring practices
calculation of years of continuous service (Spencer, F.) 26:1025
merit-based hiring, documentation and assessment (Foster) 26:1040 (Hunt) 26:1025-1030 (Spencer, F.) 26:1005-1010, 26:1025-1030
merit-based hiring, recommendations by Merit Commissioner (Elmore) 26:1020-1025 (Farnworth) 26:1035 (Holman) 26:1035 (Spencer, F.) 26:1010, 26:1020-1025, 26:1035
short-term and temporary appointments (Elmore) 26:1020 (Hamilton) 26:1035 (Spencer, F.) 26:1010, 26:1035-1040
use of behavioural event interviewing (Foster) 26:1040 (Hunt) 26:1030 (Spencer, F.) 26:1015, 26:1030-1035
use of standard tests and tools (Spencer, F.) 26:1015
Staffing levels and working conditions (Walker, D.) 5:0900-0910
Clare, Fiona

Presentation to committee on behalf of Literacy in Kamloops 7:0915-0925
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society, role 7:0915-0925
Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, Storybook Project literacy initiative 7:0920-0925
Literacy
programs and funding 7:0915-0925
Raise-a-Reader campaign 7:0925
Clark, Hon. Christy (Westside-Kelowna)

Comments on Fair Share program (Nichols, M.) 16:1515
Comments on government jobs plan (Arnett, S.) 14:1835
Support for tree fruit industry (Dukhia, J.) 13:0900
Clean energy See Energy
Clean Energy Association of British Columbia See also Kariya, Paul

Presentation to committee 6:1745-1800
Members and role (Kariya, P.) 6:1745
Recommendations on government energy policies (Kariya, P.) 6:1750
Clean Energy Canada

Report on liquefied natural gas development emissions See Emissions from natural gas industry, report under Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Clean energy vehicle program See Vehicle efficiency under Automobiles
Clean technology See Science and technology
Clift, Robert

Presentation to committee on behalf of Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C. 3:1755
Post-secondary education
graduate studies, support and role in economy 3:1755
universities, colleges and institutes, faculty associations 3:1755
Climate change

Action on climate change, impact on economy (Karjala, M.) 17:0830
Adaptation initiatives (Elmore) 3:1835 (Horne, M.) 3:1835-1840
Carbon tax See Carbon tax
Costs (Wier, J.) 19:0915
Government action on climate change (Brown, G.) 19:0945-1000 (Horne, M.) 3:1825-1840 (Nix, P.) 14:1845-1850
Government action on climate change, action elsewhere (Ashton) 14:1900 (Nix, P.) 14:1900
Greenhouse gas emissions See Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Impact on agriculture and food supply (Forest, K.) 21:1145-1150
Impact on B.C. coast and mitigation (Horne, M.) 3:1835
Impact on insurance industry and mitigation of severe weather events (Corbeil, S.) 5:1015
CMAs See Chartered professional accountants under Accountants
Coaches and coaching See Sports
Coaches of Canada See also Lawless, Peter

Presentation to committee 9:1405-1415
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of British Columbia See also Gregson, Sharon

Presentation to committee 3:1645-1700
Recommendations on government budget and child care policies (Gregson, S.) 3:1655
Coastal B.C. See British Columbia
Coastal Invasive Species Committee See also McElroy, Rachelle

Presentation to committee 14:1805-1815
Funding (Holman) 14:1815 (McElroy, R.) 14:1815
Role (McElroy, R.) 14:1805-1810
Cobb, Walt

Presentation to committee 18:1715-1720
B.C. Innovation Council, changes and impact on regional councils 18:1720
Plants, invasive species control, funding and herbicide use 18:1715
Science and technology, regional science innovation councils, funding and role 18:1720
Coburn, Neil

Presentation to committee on behalf of Selkirk College 11:1010-1015
Business, small businesses in rural communities 11:1015
Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute, activities and role 11:1010-1015
Kootenay area, skills training opportunities, regional workforce table and steering committee 11:1010
Selkirk College
funding and operations 11:1015
indigenization workshop and engagement of aboriginal students 11:1015
student survey 11:1010
Skills training
development, regional training 11:1010
opportunities for parents 11:1010
Cogeneration See Energy
Colclough, Michael

Presentation to committee on behalf of Wachiay Friendship Centre 15:0920, 15:0930-0940
Comox Valley, housing, affordable housing supply 15:0930-0935
First Nations, housing
affordable housing 15:0930
affordable housing and social enterprise, Aksuk aboriginal foods initiative 15:0940
M'Akola Group of Societies, housing initiatives, impact of expiration of operating agreements 15:0930-0935
Wachiay Friendship Centre, services 15:0920
College of New Caledonia, Prince George, B.C. See also Kulmatycki, Bryn; Murray, Robert (Bob)

Presentation to committee 17:1040-1100
Aboriginal students (Murray, B.) 17:1045
Aboriginal students and programs (Holman) 17:1055 (Kulmatycki, B.) 17:1050-1055
Administration and staffing (Rourke, D.) 17:0945
Adult basic education, students (Elmore) 17:0850 (Yellowman, A.) 17:0850
Civil technology program proposal (Leech, J.) 15:1110-1115
Collaboration with educational institutions and industry (Murray, B.) 17:1045
Distance education and on-line learning (Hunt) 17:1055
Distance education and video conferencing (Kulmatycki, B.) 17:1055-1100
Faculty association See Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia
Funding issues (Kulmatycki, B.) 17:1050
Funding issues, impact on programs and faculty (Rourke, D.) 17:0945-0950
Operations and role (Murray, B.) 17:1040-1045 (Rourke, D.) 17:0940
Program priorities, decision-making (Ashton) 17:0955 (Mastromatteo, J.) 17:0955
Programs (Yellowman, A.) 17:0840
Recommendations on government budget (Murray, B.) 17:1050
Reporting requirements (Foster) 17:1055 (Hunt) 17:1055 (Kulmatycki, B.) 17:1050-1055
Trades training (Farnworth) 17:0950 (Mastromatteo, J.) 17:0950 (Yellowman, A.) 17:0845
Tuition fees (Kulmatycki, B.) 17:1050, 17:1100 (Yap) 17:1100
College of New Caledonia Students Union See also Yellowman, Arnold Norman

Presentation to committee 17:0840-0850
Mandate and membership (Yellowman, A.) 17:0840
Recommendations on post-secondary education policies (Yellowman, A.) 17:0840-0850
College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, B.C. See also Teslak, Dianne; Walls, David

Presentation to committee 10:1310-1325
Administration costs (Holman) 10:1445 (Molnar, L.) 10:1440-1445
Adult basic education (Molnar, L.) 10:1435
Campuses and enrolment (Teslak, D.) 10:1315
Distance education and on-line learning (Hunt) 10:1325, 10:1445 (Molnar, L.) 10:1445 (Teslak, D.) 10:1325 (Walls, D.) 10:1325
English-as-a-second-language programs (Molnar, L.) 10:1435
Enrolment (Walls, D.) 10:1325
Faculty, recruitment and retention (Molnar, L.) 10:1440
Funding and programs (Molnar, L.) 10:1435-1445 (Teslak, D.) 10:1315-1320
Innovation (Hunt) 10:1325
Innovation and partnerships (Teslak, D.) 10:1315-1320
International students (Molnar, L.) 10:1440-1445
Proposal for Fernie campus (Holman) 10:1455 (McSkimming, D.) 10:1455-1500
Role in regional and provincial economy (Teslak, D.) 10:1315-1320 (Walls, D.) 10:1315
Student services (Elmore) 10:1450 (Molnar, L.) 10:1440-1450
Support for community-based literacy program (Hough, K.) 10:1330-1335
Trades training (Molnar, L.) 10:1435
University designation proposal (Elmore) 10:1425 (Foster) 10:1425 (Stetski, W.) 10:1420-1425
College of the Rockies Faculty Association See also Molnar, Leslie

Presentation to committee 10:1435-1450
Recommendations on post-secondary education (Molnar, L.) 10:1440-1445
Colleges See Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes; particular colleges
Collins, Jim

Presentation to committee on behalf of Save Our Northern Seniors Society 21:0905-0910
Fort St. John Hospital, use of acute care beds by seniors in need of long-term care 21:0905
Fort St. John, residential care facilities
local government assistance 21:0910
need and proposed transition facility for seniors awaiting placement 21:0905-0910
Health, health care funding, residential care facilities 21:0905-0910
Housing, residential care facilities, transition facilities for seniors awaiting placement 21:0905
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy See also Hough, Katherine; Knight, Betty; Murdoch, Alana; Profili, Desneiges

Presentations to committee 10:1325-1340, 11:0955-1005
Adult basic education programs See Young parents education program below under this main heading; Adult basic education, Back to School with Baby under Education
Funding and role (Knight, B.) 10:1325-1340
Funding from Columbia Basin Trust (Hunt) 10:1335 (Knight, B.) 10:1335-1340
Issues for future (Elmore) 10:1340 (Knight, B.) 10:1340
Organization and services (Profili, D.) 11:0955-1005
Young parents education program (Hough, K.) 10:1330-1335 (Knight, B.) 10:1335-1340
Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute

Activities and role (Coburn, N.) 11:1010-1015 (Leier, G.) 11:1005-1010
Columbia Basin Trust

Funding of literacy organization See Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
Columbia River Treaty

Impact on agriculture industry in B.C. (Dukhia, J.) 13:0855
Review and allocation of benefits to new sectors (Lucas, G.) 13:0850-0855
Review, B.C. working group, funding for agriculture representative (Dukhia, J.) 13:0900 (Holman) 13:0900 (Lucas, G.) 13:0850
Communities See also Government – Local government

Community foundations and endowment funds (Plett, N.) 7:1025
Community organizations, gaming grants (Whitemarsh, M.) 14:1700
Community organizations, social services organizations See Community social services sector under Welfare
Economic development, role of trusts (Kent, P.) 14:1730
Retention of young people (Tegart) 4:1115
Safe communities (Montani, A.) 3:1440
Small communities, services (Farnworth) 16:1340 (Mackay, L.) 16:1340
Strategic community investment fund (McSkimming, D.) 10:1450
Urban deer management See Deer under Wildlife
Community Living British Columbia

Agreement on community social services worker wages (Santiago, R.) 5:1225
Eligibility criteria (Elmore) 2:1155-1200 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 2:1150
Relationship with contracted service providers (Hames, C.) 6:1835-1840
Responsibility for and inclusion of aboriginal children (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 2:1200, 2:1215
Services See Community living services under Disabled and handicapped persons
Comox Valley

Agriculture (Hamir, A.) 15:1135-1140
Housing, affordable housing supply (Colclough, M.) 15:0930-0935 (Holman) 15:0935 (Kishi, R.) 15:0925-0935
Housing, affordable housing task force (Kishi, R.) 15:0935
Literacy programs, comprehensive family literacy program (Hoogland, D.) 15:1045
Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce See also Furgale, Helen

Presentation to committee 15:1010-1025
Comox Valley Child Development Association See also Daigle, Diane

Presentation to committee 15:0905-0920
Government contracts, management (Daigle, D.) 15:0910
Recommendations on special needs services (Daigle, D.) 15:0910-0915
Services (Daigle, D.) 15:0905-0915
Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Association See also Hoogland, Danielle; Petter, Martin

Presentation to committee 15:1040-1050
Funding and role (Hoogland, D.) 15:1040-1045
Recommendations on literacy funding (Petter, M.) 15:1050
Computer technology

High-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities (Reed, J.) 9:1045
High-speed Internet service for schools (Ryll, J.) 18:1735
Information technology, impact on privacy See Protection of personal information under Privacy
Internet service in rural and remote communities (Boyd, D.) 21:1015
Internet voting See Electronic voting under Elections
Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia See also Clift, Robert; Kool, Richard

Presentation to committee 3:1740-1755
Membership and mandate (Kool, R.) 3:1740
Conflict of interest

Commissioner See Conflict of Interest Commissioner
Conflict of Interest Commissioner See also Fraser, Paul

Budget and operations (Ashton) 26:1305 (Foster) 26:1305 (Fraser, P.) 26:1230-1255, 26:1305
Office space and Surrey location (Fraser, P.) 26:1240
Relationship with Merit Commissioner (Popham) 26:1020 (Spencer, F.) 26:1020
Role (Fraser, P.) 26:1235, 26:1245
Staffing (Fraser, P.) 26:1235-1240
Workload, impact of new MLAs (Fraser, P.) 26:1240-1245
Connolly, Kathleen

Presentation to committee on behalf of Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce 16:1415-1420
Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce, submission to committee 16:1420
Peace River area
infrastructure funding, payroll tax proposal for temporary workers 16:1415-1420
skilled worker supply and recruitment initiatives 16:1415
Conservation See Environment
Construction industry

Digging safety See Underground infrastructure, digging awareness and safety under Infrastructure
Impact of sales tax on industry See Impact on issues under Sales tax
Issues (McLachlan, M.) 4:1100-1115
Residential construction and renovation industry
conditions and role in economy (Permut, H.) 5:1020-1025
Role in economy (McLachlan, M.) 4:1100-1105
Supply of skilled workers (Farnworth) 4:1110 (McLachlan, M.) 4:1105-1115
Tendering process for public projects See Procurement practices and system under Government
Construction Sector Council See BuildForce Canada
Consumers

Cross-border shopping See Retail industry under Sales
Debt load (Rees, R.) 3:1455-1500
Taxes and user fees (Richmond, A.) 18:1655
Contaminated sites See Waste management
Contempra low-carbon cement See Cement industry
Coons, Gary

Attendance at Finance Committee public hearing in Prince Rupert (Ashton) 20:1605
Cooper, Drew

Presentation to committee on behalf of PacificSport Vancouver Island 14:1745-1800
B.C. Summer Games, hosting by Nanaimo 14:1750
Education
curriculum, physical education 14:1750-1800
out-of-school programs, sports programs 14:1755-1800
Food, junk food, taxation 14:1800
Olympic Games, participation of B.C. athletes 14:1750, 14:1800
PacificSport Vancouver Island
programs and funding 14:1750-1800
programs, partnership with school district 14:1750-1800
recommendations on sports funding 14:1755
research activities 14:1750
role re summer games, job creation program 14:1750
Post-secondary education, physical education programs 14:1800
School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith), after-school program 14:1755-1800
Sports
children's sports, physical literacy mentorship program 14:1750-1800
government funding and support, multi-year funding 14:1750-1755
health and social benefits 14:1800
ViaSport B.C., role 14:1750
Corbeil, Serge

Presentation to committee on behalf of Insurance Bureau of Canada 5:1010-1020
Automobiles, insurance 5:1020
Climate change, impact on insurance industry and mitigation of severe weather events 5:1015
Corporations, income tax rate 5:1015
Earthquakes, earthquake preparedness 5:1010
Emergency Management B.C., role 5:1010
Floods and floodplains, floodplain mapping 5:1015
Infrastructure, water infrastructure, upgrades to stormwater and wastewater systems 5:1015
Insurance
industry, current conditions 5:1010
insurance premium tax 5:1015
Insurance Bureau of Canada, organization 5:1010
Insurance Corporation of B.C., operations 5:1020
Core review See Government
Corey, David

Presentation to committee on behalf of Victoria Real Estate Board 9:1140-1145
Home ownership, first-time new-home buyers
incentives 9:1145
use of registered retirement savings plan funds for house purchases 9:1140
Property transfer tax, rate and threshold 9:1145
Corporations See also Business

Capital tax (Young, G.) 18:1645
Income tax rate (Corbeil, S.) 5:1015 (Mathison, L.) 4:1600
Income tax, revenues to government (de Jong) 2:1310
Corrections system

Correctional facilities, programs for First Nations youth (Palmantier, E.) 16:1315
Prisoners, literacy skills and programs (Domshy, H.) 17:1105-1110
Country Squire Retirement Villa, Osoyoos, B.C.

Activities for younger residents (McVeeters, R.) 12:1630
Courts See Justice system; particular courts
Cowichan Valley trail system project See South Island, Kinsol Trestle and Cowichan Valley trail system project under Vancouver Island
Cowper, Geoffrey

Review of justice system See Review under Justice system
Cox, Jason

Presentation to committee on behalf of Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce 12:1750-1800
Fuel taxation, reduction and review 12:1750-1755
Government, core review 12:1755
Highway 3, maintenance and upgrades 12:1755-1800
Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce
recommendations on government budget 12:1750-1755
submission to committee 12:1755
Penticton Regional Hospital, patient care tower project 12:1755
Sales tax
administration and collection 12:1755
investment tax credit for machinery and equipment 12:1755-1800
Taxation, government policies 12:1750-1755
Value-added taxes, B.C. value-added tax proposal 12:1755-1800
CPP See Canada Pension Plan
Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce See also Butler, Dave

Presentation to committee 10:1400-1415
Local spending initiative (Butler, D.) 10:1410
Membership (Butler, D.) 10:1400
Recommendations on government budget (Butler, D.) 10:1400-1405 (Elmore) 10:1405
Cranbrook, B.C.

City government See also Stetski, Wayne
presentation to committee 10:1415-1425
planning (Stetski, W.) 10:1420
recommendations on government budget (Stetski, W.) 10:1415-1420
Government investment in area, priorities (Butler, D.) 10:1405
Greenhouse industry proposal (Stetski, W.) 10:1420
Housing, Salvation Army shelter project (Butler, D.) 10:1405-1410 (Elmore) 10:1405 (Foster) 10:1410 (Stetski, W.) 10:1420
Overpass project proposal (Hunt) 10:1420-1425 (Stetski, W.) 10:1415, 10:1425
Partnership with Taichung, China (Stetski, W.) 10:1420
Post-secondary education (Stetski, W.) 10:1420-1425
Urban deer management, funding (Stetski, W.) 10:1415
Young parents education program See Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
Crawford Bay, B.C.

Community nursing services (Renzie, J.) 11:0945
Crawford, Dean

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Bar Association B.C. branch 3:1510-1525
Canadian Bar Association, B.C. branch
An Agenda for Justice report, recommendations 3:1515
membership 3:1510
recommendations on government budget 3:1515-1525
Family Law Act, implementation 3:1510
Government core review 3:1515
Justice system
accessibility 3:1515
courts and court services
backlog of cases, initiative to address child protection case backlog 3:1510
backlog of cases, initiative to address criminal case backlog 3:1510
delays and funding 3:1520
family justice system, funding and legal representation 3:1515
justice summit 3:1510
legal aid, funding and services 3:1510-1525
review, implementation of recommendations 3:1510-1520
Legal Services Society
administration of legal aid program and comments on criminal cases 3:1510
funding 3:1515-1520
Union of B.C. Municipalities, resolution on legal aid funding 3:1520
Creative B.C.

Establishment (D'Eith, B.) 4:1335 (Maratta, J.) 11:1030
Funding and role (Elmore) 4:1345 (Gloor, R.) 3:1735-1740 (Popham) 3:1740 (Shorten, L.) 4:1340-1345
Creative economy See Role in economy under Arts and culture
Creative Futures strategy See Youth engagement, B.C. Creative Futures strategy and programs under Arts and culture
Creative sector See Arts and culture
Credit unions See Financial services industry
Crime and criminals

Inmates See Corrections system
A Criminal Justice System for the 21st Century report See Review, implementation of recommendations under Justice system
Crispin, Zachary

Presentation to committee on behalf of Selkirk College Students Union 11:0910-0915
Post-secondary education
colleges, role in communities 11:0915
funding 11:0910
students, sources of financial assistance 11:0910
Selkirk College
funding in relation to 2001 levels 11:0915
student transfers to other institutions 11:0915
Selkirk College Students Union, survey on student funding sources 11:0910
Cross-border shopping See particular locations; Retail industry under Sales
Crown corporations

Administration and executive compensation (Bateman, J.) 13:0835 (Holman) 13:0835
Executive compensation (Huberman, A.) 4:1145 (Taylor, R.) 19:0825
Oversight and review (Bateman, J.) 13:0825
Review (Litke, G.) 12:1745
Crown land

Rangeland See Rangeland
Transfer of Crown land to local governments See Government – Local government
Crownest Highway See Highway 3
C-sections See Maternity and pregnancy under Health
Culinary tourism See Tourism
Cultural and historical literacy See Arts and culture
Culture See Arts and culture
CUPE See Canadian Union of Public Employees
Curry, Joanne

Presentation to committee on behalf of Simon Fraser University 4:1435
Simon Fraser University, admission requirements 4:1435

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