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

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GAAP See Accounting practices, generally accepted accounting principles under Government
Gabriel, Jim

Presentation to committee on behalf of PacificSport Okanagan 13:1000-1010
Okanagan area, sports opportunities 13:1005
PacificSport Regional Sport Centre Okanagan Society, programs and funding 13:1005-1010
Sports
benefits and role in communities 13:1010
government funding and support, multi-year funding 13:1005-1010
ViaSport B.C., role 13:1005
Gabriola Arts Council See also Benjamin, Michelle

Presentation to committee 14:1630, 14:1640
Funding (Benjamin, M.) 14:1640
Funding and role (Ramsey, K.) 14:1635
Members (Benjamin, M.) 14:1640 (Elmore) 14:1640
Gabriola Island

Arts and culture (Benjamin, M.) 14:1640 (Elmore) 14:1640 (Ramsey, K.) 14:1635
Power generation system project (Field, D.) 4:1535
Gadsby, Leona

Presentation to committee on behalf of Decoda Literacy Solutions Society 5:1205-1220
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society
community task groups and networks 5:1205-1210
community task groups and networks, multicultural networks 5:1215-1220
funding 5:1215
Literacy
multicultural programs 5:1215-1220
programs and funding 5:1210-1215
role in economy and society 5:1205-1210
Surrey, literacy programs and funding 5:1215
Gakushuin Women's College, Tokyo, Japan

Partnership with University of Northern British Columbia (Iwama, G.) 17:1020
Galleries See Museum and gallery sector under Museums
Galvin, Myles

Presentation to committee 4:1010
Capilano University, program reductions, community response 4:1010
Gambling

Charities' access to gambling revenues See also Community organizations, gaming grants under Communities
Revenues, allocation (Campbell, G.) 7:1030-1035
Revenues and impact on families (Taylor, R.) 19:0830
Gardening See Horticulture industry
Gardom, Garde

Work to establish Ombudsman office (Carter, K.) 27:1005
Gartshore, Ian

Presentation to committee 14:1930-1940
Budgets, balanced budgets 14:1935
Energy
conservation and energy efficiency initiatives, home energy audits 14:1935-1940
electricity rates 14:1935-1940
Forests and forest industry, salvage logging 14:1935
Government revenues and revenue sources 14:1935-1940
Health
health care system, sustainability and reforms 14:1940
public health promotion and disease prevention 14:1940
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, integrated system 14:1940
Marijuana, impact of regulation changes in U.S. 14:1935
Nanaimo, transportation infrastructure 14:1940
Gas See Oil and gas
Gas tax See Infrastructure funding under Government – Local government
GDP See Measurement, gross domestic product under Economy; Debt-to-GDP ratio under Public debt
Geggie, Linda

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Food Systems Network 9:0955-1005
As subject
presentation to committee (Olsen, A.) 14:1820-1825
Agricultural Land Commission
review recommendations 9:0955
role and potential impact of government core review 9:0955
Agricultural land reserve, protection and potential impact of government core review 9:0955-1000
Agriculture, promotion of B.C. products, Buy Local program 9:1000
Auditor General, review of Agricultural Land Commission 9:0955
Bennett, Bill, comments on government core review 9:1000
B.C. Food Systems Network, recommendations on government core review 9:0955-1000
Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation process, inclusion of public consultation on government core review 9:1000
Food systems, farm and fish operations, regulation and sustainability 9:0955
Government core review, public consultation 9:0955
Ipsos-Reid Corp., survey on agricultural land reserve 9:0955
Gemmell, Kevin

Presentation to committee on behalf of Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce 6:1600-1605
Agriculture, farm status and property assessments 6:1605-1610
Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce, presentation to Finance Committee 6:1605
Chilliwack, property tax revenues 6:1605
Property tax, assessment system, changes 6:1605-1610
Gender orientation

Sex reassignment surgeries See Surgery under Health – Health care system
Generally accepted accounting principles See Accounting practices under Government
Genetically modified food See Food industry
Genome B.C. See also Winter, Alan

Presentation to committee 3:1350-1410
Activities and funding (Holman) 3:1405 (Winter, A.) 3:1350-1355, 3:1405
Partnerships and projects (Gill, S.) 3:1410 (Winter, A.) 3:1355-1410
Partnerships with post-secondary institutions (Elmore) 3:1400 (Winter, A.) 3:1400-1405
Staffing (Elmore) 3:1405 (Winter, A.) 3:1405
Genome Canada

Funding (Winter, A.) 3:1355, 3:1405
Genomic research See Science and technology
George, Anne

Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince George Public Library 17:0805-0810
Finance and Government Services Committee, 2012 recommendation on ministry budget allocation for libraries 17:0805
Libraries
funding and ministry budget allocation 17:0805
role in communities 17:0805
Prince George Public Library
funding 17:0810
membership 17:0805-0810
recommendations on library funding and policies 17:0805
George Massey Tunnel See Highway 99
Geoscience British Columbia Society See also Salas, Carlos

Presentation to committee 3:1335-1350
Activities, partnerships and projects (Salas, C.) 3:1340-1345 (Smith, D.) 14:1735
Activities, partnerships and projects, water projects (Elmore) 3:1345-1350 (Salas, C.) 3:1350
Award for software innovation (Salas, C.) 3:1345
Funding and role (Dirom, G.) 17:1125
Funding model (Elmore) 3:1345 (Salas, C.) 3:1345
Role in seismicity project See Northeast B.C., seismicity project under British Columbia – Northern B.C.
Gerard, Lorraine

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Hospice Palliative Care Association 6:1610-1625
B.C. Hospice Palliative Care Association
consultation by government on palliative care services and planning 6:1620-1625
organization 6:1610
Health, health care system
costs and spending, role of palliative care in cost reduction 6:1615
Hospice and palliative care
awareness and public education 6:1620
end-of-life care and advance-care plans 6:1615-1625
end-of-life care and right-to-die issue 6:1625
Gevatkoff, Paul

Presentation to committee 16:1420-1435
As subject
relationship with Oilmen's Association 16:1430 (Popham) 16:1430
Agricultural Land Commission, role 16:1420-1430
Agricultural land reserve
removal and addition of lands 16:1430
use of land for business and resource development activities 16:1420-1435
B.C., northeast B.C.
economic development, land use issues 16:1420-1435
farmland protection, role of oil and gas industry 16:1420-1435
Calfrac Well Services Ltd., operations in northeast B.C. 16:1435
Dawson Creek, land use planning 16:1425
Encana Corp., purchase of land in northeast B.C. 16:1420-1425
Forests and forest industry, conversion of forest lands to agricultural use 16:1425-1430
Government, core review 16:1420, 16:1430
Land use, development, impact on tax revenues 16:1425-1430
Robertson, Bob, farm in Delta area, land use issues 16:1430-1435
South Peace Oilmen's Association, representation to committee 16:1430
Spectra Energy Corp., operations in northeast B.C. 16:1430
Giant hogweed See Invasive species under Plants
Gibson, Kathleen

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Food Systems Network 9:0950-1005
As subject
presentation to committee (Olsen, A.) 14:1820-1825
Agricultural Land Commission, role and potential impact of government core review 9:0950
Agricultural land reserve
protection and potential impact of government core review 9:0950-0955
removal of land from reserve, development pressures 9:0955
B.C. Food Systems Network
membership and role 9:0950
recommendations on government core review 9:0950-0955
Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation process, inclusion of public consultation on government core review 9:0950, 9:1000
Food
food security 9:0950
food systems, farm and fish operations, regulation and sustainability 9:0950-0955
locally grown food, investment and fund proposal 9:0950, 9:1000
Food industry, meat-processing regulations 9:1000
Government core review, public consultation 9:0950
Ontario, locally grown food fund 9:0950, 9:1000
Gill, Suzanne

Presentation to committee on behalf of Genome B.C. 3:1410
Genome B.C., partnerships and projects 3:1410
Gillis, Ken

Presentation to committee 13:0935-0940
Manufactured homes
rent increases in manufactured home parks, regulation 13:0935-0940
seniors living in manufactured home parks 13:0935
Ontario, regulation of manufactured home parks 13:0940
Gleeson, Mychael

Presentation to committee 4:1315-1330
As subject
experience working with vulnerable seniors and clients 4:1315-1330
Justice system
accessibility, persons with mental illness and addiction 4:1315-1330
legal aid funding 4:1315-1330
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, report 4:1315, 4:1325-1330
Seniors, access to legal aid, cases 4:1315-1330
Global warming See Climate change
The Globe and Mail

Article on housing sector (Mann, S.) 9:1140
Gloor, Rob

Presentation to committee on behalf of Alliance for Arts and Culture 3:1730-1740
Alliance for Arts and Culture, membership 3:1730, 3:1740
Arts and culture
creative sector, cross-sectoral development and role of film industry 3:1740
government funding, gaming grants 3:1735
government funding in B.C. and other jurisdictions 3:1735-1740
role in economy and society 3:1735-1740
B.C. Arts Council, funding 3:1735
Creative B.C., funding and role 3:1735-1740
Goffinet, Rob

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kitimat Health Advocacy Group 21:1110-1115
B.C., northwest B.C.
environmental monitoring 21:1115
health care services, mobile MRI units 21:1110
housing 21:1115
physician recruitment and retention 21:1115
Health, health care system, telehealth 21:1115
Kitimat
community services, response to development 21:1115
health care services 21:1110-1115
Northern Health Authority, funding 21:1110
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development, environmental monitoring 21:1115
Goodings, Karen

Presentation to committee on behalf of Peace River regional district 16:1350-1405
Agriculture, farmland, invasive plant control 16:1400
B.C., northeast B.C.
health care system 16:1355
oil and gas industry and workforce needs 16:1355
skills training and school district skills counsellor position 16:1355
Education
funding formula 16:1400-1405
school buses and bus service 16:1400-1405
Government, local government revenues, sources 16:1355
Health care system, capital funding 16:1355-1400
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development, skilled worker supply 16:1350-1355
Peace River area
agriculture and invasive species control 16:1400
health care facilities, funding 16:1355-1400
oil and gas industry, services and workforce needs 16:1350-1355
Peace River regional district
boundaries 16:1400
recommendations on government budget 16:1355-1400
School district 59 (Peace River South), funding formula and bus transportation 16:1400-1405
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of colleges 16:1355
Union of B.C. Municipalities, Strong Fiscal Futures: A Blueprint for Strengthening BC Local Governments' Finance System report, recommendations 16:1355
Gordon, Jason

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Association of Child Development and Intervention 8:1625-1640
Autism, funding for services 8:1630-1640
B.C. Association of Child Development and Intervention, member agencies and role 8:1625
Children
programs and services for children and families
service agencies, funding and operations 8:1625-1640
service agencies, government contract management 8:1630, 8:1640
service agencies, staff wage increases 8:1625-1635
special needs children and youth
assessments and wait-lists for services 8:1630-1635
funding for services and service delivery models 8:1625-1635
Children and Family Development Ministry
contracts with service providers 8:1625-1630, 8:1640
Children, early childhood development
child vulnerability, incidence 8:1625, 8:1635
early intervention services 8:1630
government investment, studies and economic benefits 8:1625
government strategy 8:1635
Government See also British Columbia Liberal Party – Government; Government – Local government

Accounting practices
generally accepted accounting principles, changes (Farnworth) 3:1505 (Holman) 3:1505 (Rees, R.) 3:1500-1505
Bureaucracy See also Regulations and red tape below under this main heading
(Ryll, J.) 18:1730
Capital projects, procurement See Procurement practices and system below under this main heading
Core review
government communications (Olsen, A.) 14:1820-1825
inclusion of asset sales (Martin, A.) 12:1750
inclusion of contracting performance management (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 27:0935
public consultation (Ashton) 14:1830, 15:1035 (Geggie, L.) 9:0955 (Gibson, K.) 9:0950 (Kelly, K.) 15:1025 (Olsen, A.) 14:1820-1830
public consultation, inclusion of Finance and Government Services Committee See Prebudget consultation under Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
review (Arcand, M.) 17:0925 (Cox, J.) 12:1755 (Crawford, D.) 3:1515
scope (Gevatkoff, P.) 16:1420, 16:1430 (Holman) 14:1830 (Martin, A.) 12:1750 (Popham) 16:1430
Data-sharing initiatives See Information-sharing by government under Privacy
Debt See Public debt
Employees See Civil service
Equalization payments See Transfer payments from federal government below under this main heading
Financial management (Andersen, E.) 14:1705-1715 (Young, G.) 18:1635
Financial management and budget process in government and SUCH sectors (Hunt) 26:1345
Financial management of working capital by SUCH sector entities (Jones, R.) 26:1345
Information-sharing initiatives See Information-sharing by government under Privacy
Integrated case management system (Furgale, H.) 15:1020-1025
Lands and properties, sale (de Jong) 2:1320-1325
Liabilities See Debt and liabilities under Public debt
Licences and permits See Permitting process below under this main heading
Ministries
natural resource ministries funding (Ewing, D.) 3:1310
natural resource ministries funding and staffing (Elmore) 5:0910 (Walker, D.) 5:0900-0910
Open government, access to data (Denham, E.) 27:1130, 27:1140
Permitting process See also particular subject areas
(Ryll, J.) 18:1730-1735
Permitting process for resource industry activities See Resources and resource industries; particular industries
Procurement practices and system
deputy minister's industry infrastructure forum (McLachlan, M.) 4:1100-1105
practices for capital projects (McLachlan, M.) 4:1100-1105
Programs and services
integrated case management system See Integrated case management system above under this main heading
service access card See B.C. services card
service delivery, changes (Wyant, M.) 5:1035
social services See Welfare
Regulations and red tape, reduction (Denesiuk, C.) 12:1720
Revenues and revenue sources See also Taxation
(Andersen, E.) 14:1705-1710 (Bokor, T.) 3:1810 (Dukhia, J.) 13:0855 (Elmore) 3:1810 (Gartshore, I.) 14:1935-1940 (Hadland, A.) 21:1130 (Kmet, W.) 13:1130 (Lucas, G.) 13:0855 (Walker, D.) 5:0905-0915 (Young, G.) 18:1645
Role (Penninga, M.) 19:0805-0810
Role and responsibilities (Tavender, R.) 4:1445
Spending
control (Bateman, J.) 13:0825
priorities (Huberman, A.) 4:1145
priorities and principles (Dougherty, D.) 17:1100-1105
priorities and reduction (Dukhia, J.) 13:0850-0855 (Lucas, G.) 13:0850-0855
reduction (Young, G.) 18:1635-1640
review and reductions (Taylor, R.) 19:0825 (Winter, J.) 3:1550, 3:1600
statutory spending (de Jong) 2:1310-1315
Transfer payments from federal government, equalization payments (Carruthers, B.) 18:1630
Government – Local government

Auditor general See Auditor General for Local Government
Best practices (Richmond, A.) 18:1650-1655
Elections See Municipal elections under Elections
Financial management and service delivery (Richmond, A.) 18:1645-1655
Funding and support from federal and provincial governments (Hope, B.) 8:1555-1600
"Indigenization" concept (Hunt) 11:1015
Infrastructure See also Infrastructure
Infrastructure funding
community fundraising (Hope, B.) 8:1600-1605
federal gas tax fund (Holman) 16:1520 (Hunt) 16:1515 (Nichols, M.) 16:1515
infrastructure needs and funding (Holman) 16:1520 (Hunt) 16:1515 (Litke, G.) 12:1740-1745 (Nichols, M.) 16:1515-1520
long-range funding proposal (Litke, G.) 12:1740
Meetings, practices (Carter, K.) 27:1020-1025
Meetings, report by Ombudsperson See Reports under Ombudsperson
Municipal grants (Ackerman, L.) 21:0940 (Hope, B.) 8:1555
Provincial-municipal relations
provincial government support and funding (Richmond, A.) 18:1650-1655
shared services and responsibilities (Richmond, A.) 18:1650-1655
Revenues
link to economic conditions (Richmond, A.) 18:1650-1655
revenues from taxation See Property tax
review of financial sustainability (Winter, J.) 3:1555
sources (Goodings, K.) 16:1355 (Hoffman, T.) 18:1620
Transfer of costs and responsibilities from other levels of government (Ackerman, L.) 21:0940 (Richmond, A.) 18:1645-1655
Transfer of Crown land from provincial government (Hope, B.) 8:1610
Use of video surveillance (Denham, E.) 27:1200 (Hunt) 27:1200
Graduate Student Society at Simon Fraser University See also Lane, Julia

Presentation to committee 3:1715-1730
Submission to committee (Petter, A.) 4:1425-1430
Gravel

Aggregate production and gravel extraction See Mines and mining industry
Grazing licences and grazing-lease program See Rangeland
Green Party of British Columbia

Participation in government budget consultation (Olsen, A.) 14:1830
Greenhouse gas emissions See Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse industry See Agriculture
Gregson, Sharon

Presentation to committee on behalf of Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C. 3:1645-1700
Children, child care
accessibility, impact on labour market 3:1645-1700
child care providers, commercial providers 3:1655
funding 3:1645-1655
legislation and ministerial responsibility 3:1645-1650
system, community plan proposal 3:1645-1700
Children, early childhood development
early learning and child care, government investment and economic benefits 3:1645-1700
government strategy 3:1650
Children, programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 3:1700
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C., recommendations on government budget and child care policies 3:1655
Families, at-home parents, government support 3:1700
Women, participation in workforce 3:1645-1700
Grenz, Jennifer

Presentation to committee on behalf of Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver 6:1850-1905
Boats and boating, boat inspection program and funding 6:1855
Home ownership, invasive species issues 6:1850, 6:1900
Insect pests, European fire ants, control 6:1850
Invasive species
control, funding and programs 6:1850-1905
control, herbicides and pesticides 6:1905
economic and environmental impacts 6:1850-1855, 6:1905
invasive species committees 6:1850
zebra and quagga mussels 6:1855
Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver, funding and role 6:1850
Lower Mainland, invasive species 6:1850, 6:1900
Parks, invasive species control 6:1850, 6:1900
Plants
invasive species control, funding and programs 6:1850-1905
invasive species, giant hogweed 6:1850
invasive species, knotweed 6:1850-1855, 6:1905
U.S., invasive species control 6:1900
Greschner, John

Representative for Children and Youth
budget, research grants 27:0930
professional services contracts 27:0930
Grey squirrel See Invasive species under Animals
Grief See Mental health
Grimes, John

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Museums Association 12:1655-1700
Arts and culture
cultural and historical literacy 12:1700
government funding, gaming grants 12:1700
task group proposal for development of new funding models 12:1700
B.C. Arts Council, funding 12:1700
B.C. Museums Association
advocacy and initiatives 12:1655-1700
funding, new funding models study proposal 12:1700
recommendations on arts and culture 12:1700
Museums, museum and gallery sector
funding and government support 12:1655-1700
funding models, innovation 12:1700
Ground 2 Griddle Neighbourhood Kitchen initiative See Literacy programs and funding under Smithers Community Services Association
Groundwater See Water
Growing Forward agreement See Program funding and delivery, federal-provincial agreement under Agriculture
Guardianship

Adult guardianship See Adult guardianship
Guenther, Diana

Research and comments on services for at-risk youth (Lewis, S.) 7:0940
Guide-outfitters

Forage for horses and issue of invasive plants (Eastham, A.) 17:1005
Gulf Islands

Invasive plant control See Coastal areas under British Columbia
Gutray, Beverley

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Mental Health Association B.C. division 9:1305-1315
Canadian Mental Health Association, B.C. division
activities 9:1305
recommendations on government budget and policies 9:1305
Mental health programs and services
assertive community treatment teams 9:1315
community services 9:1315
community services and role of family physicians 9:1310
cost management, role of service delivery innovation 9:1305-1310
Psychiatrists, access to services 9:1310

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