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

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Dagg, Paul

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University 7:0900-0905, 7:0915
Post-secondary education, graduate studies, support and student recruitment 7:0915
Thompson Rivers University
funding 7:0905
graduate studies, funding 7:0915
role 7:0900
Daigle, Diane

Presentation to committee on behalf of Comox Valley Child Development Association 15:0905-0920
Autism treatment services, administration and contracts 15:0910-0920
Children and Family Development Ministry, funding 15:0915
Children, special needs children and youth
early intervention services 15:0905, 15:0915
infrastructure needs of child development agencies 15:0910
service provider accreditation and contracts, multi-year contracts 15:0910-0920
services for youth aged 13 to 19 15:0915
Comox Valley Child Development Association
government contracts, management 15:0910
recommendations on special needs services 15:0910-0915
services 15:0905-0915
Dairy industry

Value-added products (Brynne, A.) 11:1050
Dams

Dams in ranching industry See Ranching industry under Livestock industry
Davenport, Peggy

Presentation to committee 20:1635-1645
B.C. Medical Association, policy paper on addictions 20:1635
Finance and Government Services Committee, budget consultation report in 2012 20:1635
Prince Rupert, addiction services and access to detox beds 20:1635-1645
Substance abuse and addiction
addiction as health issue 20:1640-1645
harm reduction and treatment services 20:1640-1645
relationship to social issues and suicide 20:1635
Davidoff, Andy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kootenay Columbia Teachers Union 11:1015-1025
Budgets, public consultation 11:1025
East Kootenay regional district, public consultation 11:1025
Education, system and funding 11:1020-1025
Finance and Government Services Committee, terms of reference 11:1025
Fulghum, Robert, title essay in book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten 11:1020
Labour, collective agreements and bargaining in public sector, government policies 11:1025
Taxation
government policies, impact on revenues 11:1025
system, purpose 11:1025
Teachers, government relationship with teachers 11:1025
Welfare, social programs and services, funding 11:1020-1025
Davidson, Peter

Presentation to committee 10:1510-1515
Agricultural Land Commission, funding and operations 10:1510-1515
Agricultural land reserve, removal of land from reserve, decision-making process 10:1510-1515
Auditor General, recommendations, implementation 10:1515
Kootenay area, East Kootenays, land use planning and soil mapping 10:1515
Davis, Bob

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kwantlen Faculty Association 4:0955
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, research activities 4:0955
Davison, George

Presentation to committee on behalf of Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of B.C. 5:0930
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development, apprenticeship initiative and skilled worker supply 5:0930
Skills training, trades training and supply of skilled workers 5:0930
Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce See also Connolly, Kathleen; Earl, Jerimy

Presentation to committee 16:1405-1420
Members and role (Earl, J.) 16:1405
Submission to committee (Connolly, K.) 16:1420 (Hunt) 16:1420
Dawson Creek, B.C.

City government, mayor See Bumstead, Dale
Land use planning (Gevatkoff, P.) 16:1425
Dawson Creek Literacy Now See also Mobley, Michele

Presentation to committee 16:1345-1350
Funding and programs (Mobley, M.) 16:1345-1350
Partnerships (Elmore) 16:1350 (Holman) 16:1350 (Mobley, M.) 16:1345-1350
Dawson Creek Regional Airport

Proposed improvements, funding (Earl, J.) 16:1410, 16:1420 (Hunt) 16:1420
de Jong, Hon. Michael (Abbotsford West)

Auditor General
position on accounting for capital project funding transfers from federal government 2:1335
Budgets
2013-14 budget, accounting and surplus 2:1330-1335
2013-14 budget, revenue and spending projections 2:1305-1315
2014-15 budget consultation paper 2:1305
budget process and forecasting 2:1325-1330
Corporations
income tax, revenues to government 2:1310
Economic Forecast Council
meeting in December 2013 2:1325-1330
Economy
conditions, current and projected conditions 2:1315-1320
Employment and unemployment
job creation 2:1320
Exports and imports
exports, conditions 2:1315
Ferries and ferry services
vessels, procurement, local procurement and tariffs on foreign procurement 2:1335-1340
Finance and Government Services Committee
prebudget consultation, context and questions 2:1325
Finance Ministry
quarterly financial reports, report tabled September 10, 2013 2:1305
Fires
forest fires, government funding for fire control 2:1310-1315
Government
lands and properties, sale 2:1320-1325
spending, statutory spending 2:1310-1315
Income tax
revenues to government 2:1310
Oil and gas
natural gas, liquefied natural gas development
taxation framework for industry and legislation 2:1325-1330
natural gas prices 2:1310
Property transfer tax
revenues to government 2:1310
Public debt
debt-to-GDP ratio 2:1315
Real estate industry
conditions 2:1315-1320
Resources and resource industries
revenues to government 2:1310
Sales
retail industry, conditions 2:1320
De Mello, Mark

Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 38 (Richmond) 3:1630
Education, funding for support staff wage increases 3:1630
School district 38 (Richmond), enrolment and impact of staff wage increases 3:1630
Dearle, Gillian

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kwantlen Faculty Association 4:0940-1000
Industry Training Authority, operations and review 4:0950
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
funding and administrative costs 4:0945-0950
funding formula 4:0945-1000
programs
developmental education 4:0945
English-as-a-second-language programs 4:0955
wait-lists 4:0955
role 4:0940-0945
Lower Mainland, south Fraser communities, post-secondary education access 4:0940
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 4:0945-0950
English-as-a-second-language programs 4:0955
funding formula 4:0950-1000
government investment and role in economy 4:0945-0950
student financial assistance, grant programs 4:0950
universities, colleges and institutes, administration costs 4:0950
Skills training system, need for reform 4:0950
Surrey, growth 4:0940
Death

Grief See Mental health
Debt See Public debt

Household debt See Consumers
Public debt See Public debt
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society See also Gadsby, Leona; Le Clair, Brenda

Presentation to committee 5:1205-1220
Community task groups and networks (Gadsby, L.) 5:1205-1210 (Le Clair, B.) 5:1205-1210
Community task groups and networks, multicultural networks (Elmore) 5:1215 (Gadsby, L.) 5:1215-1220
Funding (Domshy, H.) 17:1105 (Gadsby, L.) 5:1215 (Holman) 5:1215 (Hunt) 5:1215 (Le Clair, B.) 5:1210-1215
Funding and resources (Denault, D.) 6:1720
Funding and role (Ackerman, A.) 21:0915 (Beuschel, R.) 21:1020-1025 (Hoogland, D.) 15:1040 (Knight, B.) 10:1325-1335 (Lewis, A.) 15:1045-1050 (Mobley, M.) 16:1345 (Profili, D.) 11:1000 (Tegart) 10:1340 (Wilson, E.) 20:1515, 20:1525
Role (Clare, F.) 7:0915-0925
Deer See Wildlife
Deficit See Public debt
DeGirolamo, Mavis

Presentation to committee 9:1235-1250
As subject
recommendation to Finance Committee 9:1245 (Elmore) 9:1245
Health care system
emergency services, use by refugee claimants 9:1235, 9:1245
federal funding for refugee interim health program 9:1235-1250
Immigration, refugees, access to medical care by refugee claimants 9:1235-1250
Deinstadt, Brent

Presentation to committee on behalf of Northern Lights College 16:1320-1330
Aerospace industry, training programs 16:1330
B.C., northeast B.C.
resource development projects and workforce 16:1330
skills training, northeast regional skills training plan 16:1320-1325
Northern Lights College
centres of excellence in industry 16:1320
centres of excellence in industry, aerospace engineering centre 16:1330
distance education and on-line learning 16:1330
enrolment 16:1320
facilities and deferred maintenance issues 16:1325
funding, capital funding and multi-year operational funding 16:1325-1330
trades training 16:1320-1325
Oil and gas industry, attraction of workers 16:1320-1325
Post-secondary education
capital funding 16:1325
capital project financing 16:1330
colleges, role 16:1325
distance education and on-line learning 16:1330
funding for colleges 16:1325-1330
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of colleges 16:1320-1330
D'Eith, Bob

Presentation to committee on behalf of Music B.C. Industry Association 4:1335-1345
Arts and culture
creative sector, role in economy 4:1335
music industry 4:1340
Creative B.C., establishment 4:1335
Ferries and ferry services, gift stores on ferries as venue for B.C. cultural products 4:1340
Delta, B.C.

Agricultural land use issues, case See Robertson, Bob
Cement plant operations See Lehigh Hanson Inc.
Dementia See Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
Denault, Debbie

Presentation to committee on behalf of Chilliwack Learning Community Society 6:1715-1720
Chilliwack Learning Community Society, programs and funding 6:1720
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society, funding and resources 6:1720
Literacy
numeracy 6:1720
programs and services, funding 6:1720
Denesiuk, Connie

Presentation to committee on behalf of Summerland Chamber of Economic Development and Tourism 12:1715-1725
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets, farm-gate sales 12:1720-1725
farm status and property assessments 12:1720
Alcohol
liquor distribution system privatization 12:1720
regulation, reform 12:1720
Budgets, balanced budgets 12:1720
Business, small business, regulations and reporting requirements 12:1720
Government, regulations and red tape, reduction 12:1720
Income tax rate 12:1720
Industry, light manufacturing industry, school tax credit 12:1720-1725
Sales tax, impact on business 12:1720
Summerland Chamber of Economic Development and Tourism
membership, survey results 12:1715-1720
recommendations on government budget 12:1715-1720
Taxation, government policies 12:1720
Wine industry, regulation and reporting requirements 12:1720
Denham, Elizabeth See also Information and Privacy Commissioner

B.C. services card, privacy protection and government consultation 27:1130
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
conference for 20th anniversary of legislation 27:1135
provisions 27:1125, 27:1135
Freedom of information, requests for information, government handling and timelines 27:1125-1130, 27:1140
Government, local government, use of video surveillance 27:1200
Government, open government, access to data 27:1130, 27:1140
Health research, protection of personal information 27:1130, 27:1200
Information and Privacy Commissioner
audit and compliance program 27:1135-1140
budget and operations 27:1115-1155
investigative services, reports on systemic investigations 27:1130-1135
investigative services, workload and backlog of cases 27:1125, 27:1140
judicial review applications against office, costs and funding 27:1150
office space costs and shared services 27:1140-1155
priorities 27:1120-1125, 27:1135-1140
public education and outreach function 27:1125, 27:1135, 27:1145-1150
registrar of lobbyists function 27:1120-1125
role and responsibilities 27:1120-1125
staffing and staffing costs 27:1120, 27:1140-1145
strategic plan 27:1120
work of office 27:1125-1140
Legislature, Officers of the Legislature, shared services 27:1140, 27:1150-1155
Lobbyists Registration Act
amendments, recommendations by Information and Privacy Commissioner 27:1125
purpose 27:1120
Lobbyists, registry, compliance and enforcement 27:1120
Multiculturalism, government outreach strategy and information management 27:1135
Personal Information Protection Act, provisions 27:1125
Police and policing, use of video surveillance 27:1200
Privacy
information disclosure in public interest, education for service providers 27:1145-1150
information disclosure in public interest, mandatory disclosure 27:1135
information-sharing by government, data linking 27:1130-1140, 27:1155
legislation 27:1145-1150
policy development 27:1130-1135
protection of personal information
data flow between jurisdictions 27:1200
impact of information technology 27:1125-1130, 27:1155-1200
privacy management programs in public and private sectors 27:1140
websites of private companies 27:1135
protection of privacy, employee monitoring in workplaces 27:1130
Telecommunications, video surveillance, privacy and public safety issues 27:1200
Dental health

Access to anaesthetic services for dental surgery
in-office IV sedation fees (Ciriani, D.) 7:0850
private general anaesthetic facilities (Ciriani, D.) 7:0850
Access to dental care
Healthy Kids program (Ciriani, D.) 7:0850-0855
low-income seniors dental plan proposal (Ciriani, D.) 7:0855
volunteer clinics (Ciriani, D.) 7:0855
Access to PharmaNet computer system by dentists (Ciriani, D.) 7:0855 (Foster) 7:0900 (Johnston, J.) 7:0900
Early childhood decay prevention, funding (Ciriani, D.) 7:0850
Oral health measures survey, funding (Ciriani, D.) 7:0855
Prosthodontic program, funding (Ciriani, D.) 7:0850
Destination B.C.

Establishment and funding (Butler, D.) 10:1405
Devlin, Darren

Presentation to committee on behalf of Emily Carr Students Union 3:1630-1645
Budgets, 2014-15 budget priorities 3:1640
Capilano University, funding and operations 3:1635
Emily Carr Students Union, recommendations on government budget and policies 3:1640
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
funding and operations 3:1635-1645
graduate program in applied arts and design 3:1635-1645
Great Northern Way campus project 3:1635
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 3:1630-1640
funding 3:1635-1645
special-purpose teaching universities, graduate programs 3:1635-1645
student debt load and interest on loans 3:1635-1645
tuition fees 3:1635-1640
Research and development, role of post-secondary institutions and students 3:1635-1640
Transit services, student passes, U-pass program 3:1630
Digging safety See Underground infrastructure, digging awareness and safety under Infrastructure
Digital media See Media
Dirom, Gavin

Presentation to committee on behalf of Association for Mineral Exploration B.C. 17:1115-1130
Association for Mineral Exploration B.C.
organization 17:1115
recommendations on government budget and policies 17:1120-1125
B.C. Aboriginal Mine Training Association, role 17:1125
Environmental assessment process, resources for First Nations consultation 17:1125
First Nations
consultation by industry on resource development, costs 17:1120, 17:1130
treaty negotiations and land claim settlement 17:1120-1125
Geoscience B.C., funding and role 17:1125
Land use issues and mining industry access 17:1120-1130
Mines and mining industry
exploration activities and investment 17:1115-1120
exploration, geological survey funding 17:1125
mine projects and proposals 17:1120
permitting process and backlog 17:1125-1130
skills training for First Nations 17:1125
supply of skilled workers 17:1120
taxation, flow-through share tax credit 17:1120
taxation, mining exploration tax credit 17:1120, 17:1130
Disabled and handicapped persons

Access to equipment (Ewart, C.) 4:1205
Access to housing, impact of property transfer tax See Impact on homebuyers under Property transfer tax
Accessible housing See Housing
Community living services
for-profit and non-profit service providers (Hames, C.) 6:1840 (Holman) 6:1840
funding and service delivery system (Farnworth) 6:1845 (Hames, C.) 6:1830-1840
funding for worker wage increases See Community social services workers, funding for wage increases under Social workers
individualized funding (Hames, C.) 6:1840-1845 (Holman) 6:1845
personalized support initiative (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 2:1150
service providers and advocacy (Hames, C.) 6:1845
services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services See Special needs children and youth, services for youth transitioning to adulthood under Children
Developmentally disabled persons
health and physical fitness See Health – Public health
participation in sports See Special Olympics; Sports
services See Community living services above under this main heading
Programs and services (Holman) 4:1205
Disasters See Emergencies
Disease

Chronic disease management See Health – Health care system
District of Central Saanich

Agricultural land use issues (Olsen, A.) 14:1825
District of East Kootenay See East Kootenay regional district
Docks See Boats and boating
Doctors See Physicians
Domshy, Helen

Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Prince George literacy outreach 17:1105-1115
Children, early childhood development, early learning and literacy 17:1110
Corrections system, prisoners, literacy skills and programs 17:1105-1110
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society, funding 17:1105
Literacy
definition 17:1105
programs and funding 17:1105-1115
programs for adults and link to skills training 17:1115
role in economy and society 17:1105-1110
skill levels and relationship to health status 17:1110
Prince George, literacy outreach programs 17:1110
Seniors, literacy skills and programs 17:1110
Dougherty, Derek

Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince George Chamber of Commerce 17:1100-1105
B.C., interior B.C., supply of skilled labour 17:1100
Budgets, 2014-15 budget
balanced budget 17:1100
principles 17:1100-1105
Business, government support, infrastructure and skills training investment 17:1100-1105
Economy, economic diversification 17:1100
First Nations treaty negotiations and land claim settlement 17:1105
Government spending, priorities and principles 17:1100-1105
Prince George, government investment in area 17:1100-1105
Douglas College, New Westminster, B.C.

Adult basic education, programs and accessibility (Elmore) 3:1825 (Ho, T.) 3:1825 (Paradis-Woodman, M.) 3:1825
Enrolment and campuses (Elmore) 3:1820 (Paradis-Woodman, M.) 3:1820
Douglas Students Union See also Ho, Tracy; Paradis-Woodman, Madison

Presentation to committee 3:1810-1825
Recommendations on government budget (Paradis-Woodman, M.) 3:1810-1815
Douglass, Leif

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University Students Union 7:0800-0810
Post-secondary education
benefits, personal and societal benefits 7:0800
funding, per-student funding 7:0810
government support 7:0800-0805
participation and completion 7:0805
role in economy 7:0800-0805
system, goals 7:0805
Thompson Rivers University
designation and research activities 7:0810
funding 7:0810
Thompson Rivers University Students Union
membership 7:0800
recommendations on government budget 7:0810
Downie, Brian

Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Terrace 21:1035-1045
Asia-Pacific gateway, development 21:1040
B.C.
northern trade and transportation corridor and Asia-Pacific northern infrastructure strategy 21:1040
B.C., northwest B.C.
economic development and infrastructure 21:1035-1045
resource revenue-sharing 21:1035-1040
skills training and trades training centres 21:1045
Mills Memorial Hospital, renovation or replacement 21:1040
Terrace
city government, recommendations on government budget and policies 21:1040-1045
housing, affordable rental housing 21:1045
Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association See also Stewart, James

Presentation to committee 4:0920-0930
Membership and role (Stewart, J.) 4:0920
Recommendations on government budget (Stewart, J.) 4:0925-0930
Drugs

Abuse and addiction See Substance abuse and addiction
Pharmacare See Pharmacare program
Ducks Unlimited Canada

B.C. office See also Arner, Brad
presentation to committee 7:0930-0935
Role (Arner, B.) 7:0930-0935 (Hunt) 7:0935 (Popham) 7:0935
Dukhia, Jeet

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Fruit Growers Association 13:0845-0900
Agriculture
government investment and support 13:0850-0900
government website 13:0855
B.C. Fruit Growers Association
executive and staff 13:0845-0850
recommendations on government budget 13:0855
Budgets, 2014-15 budget, priorities and consultation questionnaire 13:0850-0855
Carbon tax, elimination 13:0855
Clark, Christy, support for tree fruit industry 13:0900
Columbia River Treaty
B.C. working group, funding for agriculture representative 13:0900
impact on agriculture industry in B.C. 13:0855
Economy, economic development 13:0850
Food industry
tree fruit industry and replant program 13:0850-0900
tree fruit industry, export and imports 13:0900
Government
revenues and revenue sources 13:0855
spending priorities and reduction 13:0850-0855
Health care system, cost management and reduction of costs 13:0850
Taxation, government policies 13:0855
Vernon, tree fruit industry 13:0850
Dyer, Pat

Presentation to committee on behalf of New Westminster Teachers Union 4:1035-1040
School district 40 (New Westminster), classroom conditions and funding 4:1035-1040
Teachers, role and working conditions 4:1035-1040

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