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

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McBride, Devon

Presentation to committee on behalf of Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops 7:0840-0845
As subject
experience with after-school program 7:0840-0845
Education, out-of-school programs, sports and arts programs 7:0840-0845
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson), after-school drama initiative 7:0840-0845
McCaughan, Jim

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Real Estate Association 3:1530-1535
Property transfer tax, rate and threshold, proposal for changes 3:1530-1535
Real estate industry, residential housing market, role in economy 3:1535
McCloy, Bruce

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

Presentation to committee on behalf of PacificSport Interior B.C. 7:1005-1010
PacificSport Interior B.C.
organization and goals 7:1005
Sports
government funding and support, partnerships 7:1010
McElroy, Rachelle

Presentation to committee on behalf of Coastal Invasive Species Committee 14:1805-1815
Animals, invasive species, grey squirrel 14:1815
B.C., coastal areas, invasive plant control 14:1805-1810
Coastal Invasive Species Committee, funding and role 14:1805-1815
Horticulture industry, role in invasive species control 14:1805-1815
Insect pests, European fire ants 14:1810
Invasive species 14:1810-1815
Mining industry, aggregate industry, invasive plant control 14:1810
Plants, invasive species control
approach in B.C. 14:1805
butterfly bush 14:1815
enforcement and prevention 14:1805-1810
funding and programs 14:1805-1815
knotweed and yellow flag iris 14:1810
Vancouver Island, invasive plant control 14:1805-1810
Victoria, invasive plant control 14:1810
Weed Control Act, enforcement 14:1805
Mackay, Lorraine

Presentation to committee on behalf of Peace River South Teachers Association 16:1335-1340
Children, children at risk 16:1335-1340
Children, early childhood development
child vulnerability and early intervention services 16:1335
StrongStart B.C. initiative 16:1340
Communities, small communities, services 16:1340
Education
funding 16:1335
funding for special education and special needs 16:1335-1340
School district 59 (Peace River South)
enrolment 16:1335-1340
funding for special education and special needs 16:1335-1340
students, school readiness and early development instrument 16:1335
Mackie Lake House Foundation

Operation of heritage site (Foster) 13:0925
Mackin, Bob

Article on business investments and Pappajohn family (Blair, C.) 4:1415
McLachlan, Manley

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Construction Association 4:1100-1115
Australia, skilled worker supply 4:1105
B.C. Construction Association
membership and role 4:1100
skilled trades employment program 4:1110
BuildForce Canada, report on construction industry
Construction industry
issues and role in economy 4:1100-1115
supply of skilled workers 4:1105-1115
Education, industrial arts and shop classes 4:1105-1115
Government
procurement practices for capital projects 4:1100-1105
procurement system, deputy minister's industry infrastructure forum 4:1100-1105
Immigration, foreign and immigrant workers 4:1110
Sales tax, administration and impact on construction industry 4:1100
Skills training
apprenticeship 4:1115
government funding and support 4:1105-1110
supply of skilled workers 4:1100-1115
supply of skilled workers, role of employers 4:1115
supply of skilled workers, role of K-12 education 4:1105-1115
Teachers, supply and training 4:1105
McLellan, Alex

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University Students Union 7:0805-0815
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 7:0805-0810
participation and completion 7:0805-0810
student debt load 7:0810
student financial assistance 7:0810
students, wage subsidy–based summer employment program 7:0815
tuition fees 7:0805-0810
Thompson Rivers University
adult basic education 7:0815
designation and research activities 7:0810-0815
funding 7:0815
graduate studies 7:0815
Thompson Rivers University Students Union, recommendations on government budget 7:0805-0810
McNally-Dawes, Tanis

As subject
public service and retirement (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 27:0900
Representative for Children and Youth
budget and operations, equipment 27:0955
budget, capital funding 27:0925
budget, research grants 27:0930
McNeill, Allison

Presentation to committee on behalf of Basketball B.C. 4:1015-1030
As subject
background in sport and coaching (Johns, L.) 4:1015
Basketball B.C., funding and role 4:1015-1020
Health, public health, healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, role of coaches and sports 4:1015-1030
Sports
benefits 4:1015-1020
coaches and coaching, funding and role 4:1015-1025
government policy 4:1025-1030
McQuarrie, Bill

Presentation to committee 18:1720-1725
As subject
recommendations on government budget and policies 18:1725
Agriculture, innovation 18:1725
B.C. Innovation Council, changes and impact on regional councils 18:1720-1725
Interior Science Innovation Council, funding and role 18:1720-1725
Resources and resource industries, development and innovation 18:1725
Science and technology
innovation and role in economy 18:1720-1725
regional science innovation councils, funding and role 18:1720-1725
McSkimming, Dan

Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Fernie 10:1450-1500
College of the Rockies, proposal for Fernie campus 10:1455-1500
Communities, strategic community investment fund 10:1450
Fernie
infrastructure, funding 10:1450-1455
mining industry, tailing ponds in are 10:1500
resort municipality initiative, funding 10:1450
revenue-sharing agreements from resource development 10:1450-1455
strategic community investment fund 10:1450
trades training 10:1455-1500
water reservoir for area, expansion project funding 10:1450
Infrastructure, government investment 10:1450-1455
Resorts, resort municipality initiative 10:1450
Resources and resource industries, resource revenue-sharing 10:1450-1455
Teck Resources Ltd., operations and workforce in Fernie area 10:1450-1450
McSweeney, Michael

Presentation to committee on behalf of Cement Association of Canada 3:1410-1430
Ash Grove Cement Co., operations 3:1420-1425
CalPortland Co., operations 3:1420-1425
Carbon tax
impact on cement industry 3:1410-1420
review 3:1420
Cement industry
Contempra low-carbon cement 3:1420
investment and revenues to government 3:1415
operations and imports 3:1410-1415, 3:1425
processing fuels, biosolids 3:1430
taxation proposal 3:1420-1425
Lafarge Canada Inc., cement plant operations in Richmond 3:1415-1425
Lehigh Hanson Inc., cement plant operations in Delta 3:1415-1425
McVeeters, Rosemary

Presentation to committee 12:1630-1640
As subject
housing experience of mentally ill son 12:1630-1640 (Holman) 12:1635-1640 (Hunt) 12:1640
Country Squire Retirement Villa, activities for younger residents 12:1630
Housing
housing for people with mental illness, funding model 12:1635-1640
housing for people with mental illness, housing for younger adults 12:1630-1635
residential care facilities, age range of residents and activities 12:1630
Mental health
deinstitutionalization of mentally ill, report 12:1630-1635
mental illness and addiction, treatment services 12:1630
M'Akola Group of Societies

Housing initiatives, impact of expiration of operating agreements (Colclough, M.) 15:0930-0935 (Elmore) 15:0930 (Kishi, R.) 15:0925-0930
Properties, mortgage issues (Holman) 15:0935 (Kishi, R.) 15:0935
Properties, transfer from federal government (Kishi, R.) 15:0930-0935
Mammoth Studios, Burnaby, B.C.

Operations (Leitch, P.) 3:1320
Manitoba

First-time new-home buyers' incentives (Mann, S.) 9:1135
Illegal tobacco trade (FitzGerald, J.) 9:1345
Rural education endowment fund (Plett, N.) 7:1030
Tax credit for fertility treatment (Busch, M.) 5:1105
Mann, Jim

Presentation to committee on behalf of Alzheimer Society of British Columbia 4:1045-1100
As subject
experience with Alzheimer's disease 4:1045
Alzheimer Society of B.C., work of organization 4:1045-1050
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
First Link program, expansion and funding 4:1045-1100
incidence and impacts 4:1045
multicultural services 4:1055
Vancouver Island Health Authority, First Link program for persons with dementia 4:1050, 4:1100
Mann, Shelley

Presentation to committee on behalf of Victoria Real Estate Board 9:1130-1145
Attainable Homes Calgary Corp., operations 9:1135
The Globe and Mail, article on housing sector 9:1140
Home ownership, first-time new-home buyers
incentives 9:1130-1140
use of registered retirement savings plan funds for house purchases 9:1140
Housing, rental housing, tax incentives for construction and renovation of rental housing, renovation program proposal 9:1140-1145
Manitoba, first-time new-home buyers' incentives 9:1135
Property transfer tax
rate and threshold 9:1145
reform 9:1135-1140
Real estate industry, residential housing market, role in economy 9:1130-1140
Saskatchewan, first-time new-home buyers' incentives 9:1135
Vancouver Island, south Island, residential housing market 9:1130
Victoria Real Estate Board, membership 9:1130
Manufactured homes

Rent increases in manufactured home parks, regulation (Ashton) 13:0940 (Foster) 13:0940 (Gillis, K.) 13:0935-0940 (Holman) 13:0940 (Van Staalduinen, C.) 13:0930-0940
Seniors living in manufactured home parks (Gillis, K.) 13:0935 (Popham) 13:0935
Maratta, Joanna

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Touring Council 11:1030-1035
Arts and culture
government funding and support 11:1030-1035
government funding, gaming grants 11:1030-1035
performing arts and touring of live shows 11:1030
B.C. Arts Council, funding 11:1030-1035
B.C. Touring Council, organization and membership 11:1030
Creative B.C., establishment 11:1030
Finance and Government Services Committee, public hearings, presentations by arts groups 11:1035
Marijuana

Enforcement of laws, initiative petition campaign (Boegman, A.) 26:1130 (Western, N.) 2:1110
Enforcement of laws, initiative petition campaign and Elections B.C. costs (Boegman, A.) 2:1115, 2:1125 (Foster) 2:1115 (Hamilton) 2:1125
Impact of regulation changes in U.S. (Gartshore, I.) 14:1935
Legalization and potential revenues to government (Kmet, W.) 13:1130
MarketSafe program See Direct marketing and farmers markets, food safety training under Agriculture
Marocchi, Katie

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Federation of Students, B.C. office 4:1120-1135
Canadian Federation of Students, B.C. branch
membership and role 4:1120-1125
recommendations on government budget and policies 4:1125
Education, adult basic education 4:1125-1130
Income tax system, progressive system 4:1125-1130
Industry Training Authority, reorganization 4:1125
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 4:1125-1130
funding, operating funding 4:1125-1130
student debt load, impact on completion rates 4:1125-1135
student financial assistance, grant programs 4:1125-1135
student financial assistance, interest on loans 4:1125-1130
tuition fees 4:1125
Skills training
trades training, capital equipment funding 4:1125
trades training, funding 4:1125
Marsden, Dennis

Presentation to committee on behalf of Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce 5:1110-1120
Financial services industry
credit unions, provincial organization 5:1120
credit unions, role 5:1115
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, funding and revenue sources 5:1110-1120
Riverview Hospital, future of lands 5:1110-1115
Tri-Cities area, transportation infrastructure investment and projects 5:1110
Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce
position on Riverview Hospital lands development 5:1110-1115
recommendations on government budget and policies 5:1110-1115
role 5:1110
Marshall, Simka

Presentation to committee on behalf of Camosun College Student Society 9:0905-0915
Camosun College, adult basic education 9:0910-0915
Camosun College Student Society, role 9:0905
Education, adult basic education 9:0905-0910
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 9:0905-0910
student debt load 9:0910
student financial assistance, grant programs 9:0905-0910
student financial assistance, interest on loans 9:0905-0910
tuition fees 9:0905
tuition fees, caps 9:0910
Post-secondary education, funding
funding changes, impact on institution budgets and operations 9:0910
funding for building maintenance, deferred maintenance 9:0910
operating funding 9:0905-0910
Martin, Alan

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Wildlife Federation 9:1250-1300
B.C. Wildlife Federation
organization 9:1250
recommendations on government budget and policies 9:1250-1255
Environment, environmental protection and sustainability, natural resources board proposal 9:1255
Fish habitat protection, funding and role of government 9:1250-1255
Fishing industry, recreational fishing
licence fee revenue allocation 9:1250, 9:1300
role in economy 9:1250
Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C., funding 9:1250, 9:1300
Hunting
licence fee revenues, allocation 9:1250, 9:1300
role in economy 9:1250
Resources and resource industries, development, impact mitigation and compensation 9:1255
Water Act, revision 9:1250-1255
Water protection and stewardship 9:1250-1255
Wildlife management
funding 9:1250
inventories 9:1300
Martin, Andre

Presentation to committee on behalf of Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce 12:1750-1755
Government core review, scope and inclusion of asset sales 12:1750
Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce, recommendations on government budget 12:1750-1755
Public debt, deficit 12:1750
Massey Tunnel See George Massey Tunnel under Highway 99
Mastromatteo, Jan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia 17:0950-0955
College of New Caledonia
program priorities, decision-making 17:0955
trades training 17:0950
Industry Training Authority, relationship with post-secondary institutions in interior B.C. 17:0950
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, grant programs 17:0955
Maternity See Health
Mathison, Lori

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Board of Trade 4:1555-1605
As subject
work and volunteerism (Black, I.) 4:1555
Asia-Pacific gateway, development 4:1605
Budgets, 2014-15 budget priorities 4:1555-1600
Corporations, income tax rate 4:1600
Economy, economic development, role of government 4:1600-1605
Health, health care system, costs and spending, management and reduction 4:1555-1600
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel, replacement 4:1605
Infrastructure
government investment, Building Canada fund 4:1605
transportation infrastructure, development 4:1605
Mental health programs and services, funding 4:1600
Nurses, nurse practitioners, role and scope of practice 4:1600
Occupational health and safety, mental health, workplace initiatives 4:1600
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development 4:1600-1605
Pharmacists, role in health care system 4:1600
Post-secondary education, international education 4:1605
Public debt, paydown of debt 4:1555
Sales tax, exemptions and rebates, investment tax credit proposal 4:1600-1605
Taxation system, competitive tax system 4:1600
Matusicky, Carol

Presentation to committee on behalf of Board Voice Society of B.C. 9:1020-1025
Board Voice Society of B.C.
recommendations on government social policy 9:1025
work of organization 9:1020
Children, early childhood development, government investment, impact on future costs 9:1025
Health care system, costs and spending, role of social services in cost reduction 9:1020
Mulgrew, Ian, comments on government spending reform 9:1020-1025
Social workers, community social services workers, funding for wage increases 9:1020
TD Bank, report on early childhood education 9:1025
Vancouver Sun, article on government spending reform 9:1020-1025
Welfare
community social services sector, funding and government support 9:1020-1025
consultation by government on social policy 9:1025
social policy framework proposal 9:1025
social programs and services, preventive role and impact on social costs 9:1020-1025
Meadowbrook, B.C.

Invasive plant control in area (Johnstone, B.) 10:1345-1350 (Loewen, S.) 10:1350-1355
Meadowbrook Community Association See also Johnstone, Bob; Loewen, Sandra

Presentation to committee 10:1340-1355
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Johnstone, B.) 10:1350
Role (Johnstone, B.) 10:1340-1350
Submissions to Finance Committee (Johnstone, B.) 10:1350
Meat See Food industry
Media

Digital media industry, role as part of creative sector See Creative sector, cross-sectoral development under Arts and culture
Sport broadcasting See Sports
Mediate British Columbia Society See also Boyle, Kari

Presentation to committee 3:1700-1715
Purpose and services (Boyle, K.) 3:1700-1710
Recommendations on budget (Boyle, K.) 3:1710
Mediation See Dispute resolution under Justice system
Medical Services Plan of British Columbia

Premiums (Montani, A.) 3:1440
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Remuneration (Young, G.) 18:1635
Mental health

Cost management, role of service delivery innovation (Farnworth) 9:1315 (Gutray, B.) 9:1305-1310
Deinstitutionalization of mentally ill, report (McVeeters, R.) 12:1630-1635
Grief, impact and supports (Pratt, W.) 14:1650
Health professionals, medical specialists See Psychiatrists
Housing for people with mental illness See Housing
Mental health of children and youth, early intervention services (Holman) 17:1035 (Roze, D.) 17:1035
Mental health of children and youth, mental illness and addiction treatment services (Elmore) 3:1445 (Mixon, C.) 3:1450 (Montani, A.) 3:1445
Mental illness and addiction
access to justice system by mentally ill and addicted See Accessibility under Justice system
children and youth See Mental health of children and youth above under this main heading
treatment services (McVeeters, R.) 12:1630
Programs and services
assertive community treatment teams (Gutray, B.) 9:1315
community services (Elmore) 9:1310-1315 (Gutray, B.) 9:1310-1315
community services and institutionalized care (Morris, J.) 9:1310
funding (Elmore) 4:1605 (Kmet, W.) 13:1135 (Mathison, L.) 4:1600
funding and transparency (Morris, J.) 9:1305-1310
role of family physicians (Gutray, B.) 9:1310
Role of employers See Mental health under Occupational health and safety
Role of housing access, poverty, etc. See Social determinants below under this main heading
Social determinants (Morris, J.) 9:1305
Merit Commissioner See also Spencer, Fiona

Audits of public service appointments
2012 appointments (Elmore) 26:1020 (Holman) 26:1035 (Spencer, F.) 26:1000-1010, 26:1020, 26:1035
2013 appointments (Spencer, F.) 26:1015
special audits or studies (Spencer, F.) 26:1015
Budget (Forrester, S.) 26:1040 (Holman) 26:1035 (Spencer, F.) 26:1015-1020, 26:1035-1040 (Tegart) 26:1040
Priorities and future work (Spencer, F.) 26:1015
Relationship with Conflict of Interest Commissioner See Conflict of Interest Commissioner
Role and responsibilities (Spencer, F.) 26:1000
Role and responsibilities, jurisdiction (Holman) 26:1035 (Popham) 26:1020 (Spencer, F.) 26:1020, 26:1035
Staffing (Spencer, F.) 26:1000
Staffing review requests (Spencer, F.) 26:1000, 26:1010
Merritt, B.C.

Participation in children's sports program (Boomer, C.) 7:1005
Midwives See also Maternity and pregnancy under Health care

Services, access to services (Hayes, K.) 9:1325-1340 (Hunt) 9:1340
Services, role in health care system (Hayes, K.) 9:1330-1335
Training programs (Hamilton) 9:1340 (Hayes, K.) 9:1325-1340
Training programs, foreign-trained midwives (Hunt) 9:1340
Training programs, foreign-trained midwives, bridging programs (Hayes, K.) 9:1340
Midwives Association of British Columbia See also Hayes, Kelly

Presentation to committee 9:1325-1340
Miller, Christopher

Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board 13:0835-0845
Okanagan area
population growth 13:0835
residential housing market 13:0840
Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board, recommendation on government tax policy 13:0840
Property transfer tax
rate and threshold, proposal for changes 13:0845
reduction, impact on housing market 13:0845
reform 13:0840
Taxation, government policies 13:0835-0840
Miller, Mary

Presentation to committee 16:1435-1450
As subject
family's experiences in farming and oil and gas industry 16:1435-1440, 16:1450 (Foster) 16:1450
Agricultural Land Commission, enforcement activities and role 16:1440-1450
Agricultural land reserve
homesite severances 16:1440, 16:1450
protection and impact on rural communities 16:1440-1450
use of land for services to oil and gas industry 16:1440-1450
B.C., northeast B.C.
economic development, land use issues 16:1435-1450
farmland protection, role of oil and gas industry 16:1440-1450
Land use, development, impact on tax revenues 16:1440-1450
Oil and Gas Commission, delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission 16:1440
Miller, Norma

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Real Estate Association 3:1525-1535
B.C. Real Estate Association
membership 3:1525
recommendations on government tax policies 3:1525-1530
Housing, affordable housing 3:1525-1530
Property transfer tax, rate and threshold, proposal for changes 3:1525-1535
Real estate industry, residential housing market, role in economy 3:1530
Mills Memorial Hospital, Terrace, B.C.

Renovation or replacement (Downie, B.) 21:1040
Mines and mining industry

Aggregate industry, invasive plant control (McElroy, R.) 14:1810
Approval process See Permitting process below under this main heading
Development, government goals (Ewing, D.) 3:1305
Employment (Salas, C.) 3:1340
Exploration
access to land See Land use issues under Land use
exploration activities (Smith, D.) 14:1735
exploration activities and investment (Dirom, G.) 17:1115-1120 (Salas, C.) 3:1340
geological survey funding (Dirom, G.) 17:1125
projects (Salas, C.) 3:1340-1350
role of Geoscience B.C. See Geoscience British Columbia Society
First Nations involvement in industry (Smith, D.) 14:1735
First Nations involvement in industry, revenue-sharing agreements (Ewing, D.) 3:1310-1315
Gravel extraction See Aggregate industry above under this main heading
Industry
current conditions and competitiveness (Ewing, D.) 3:1305
First Nations consultation See Consultation by industry on resource development under First Nations
land use issues See Land use issues under Land use
Mine projects
extension projects (Salas, C.) 3:1345
investment (Oland, H.) 17:0825
project proposals (Ewing, D.) 3:1305-1310
projects and project proposals (Dirom, G.) 17:1120
Permitting process (Ewing, D.) 3:1310
Permitting process and backlog (Dirom, G.) 17:1125-1130 (Elmore) 17:1130 (Hamilton) 17:1125
Power consumption and electricity rates (Ewing, D.) 3:1310-1315 (Holman) 3:1315
Revenues to government (Ewing, D.) 3:1305 (Salas, C.) 3:1340
Skills training (Ewing, D.) 3:1305
Skills training for First Nations (Dirom, G.) 17:1125
Skills training, haul truck operators (Teslak, D.) 10:1320
Supply of skilled workers (Dirom, G.) 17:1120
Taxation
flow-through share tax credit (Dirom, G.) 17:1120
mining exploration tax credit (Dirom, G.) 17:1120, 17:1130 (Elmore) 17:1130
sales tax exemption for electricity purchases See Exemptions and rebates under Sales tax
tax credits (Ewing, D.) 3:1310-1315 (Farnworth) 3:1315
Mining Association of British Columbia See also Ewing, David

Presentation to committee 3:1305-1315
Membership and role (Ewing, D.) 3:1305
Recommendations on government budget (Ewing, D.) 3:1310
Ministries See Government; particular ministries
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry (Oppal Commission)

Report (Gleeson, M.) 4:1315, 4:1325-1330
Mixon, Cheryl

Presentation to committee on behalf of First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 3:1440-1450
Income, low-income families, access to child care and services, case 3:1440-1445
Mental health of children and youth, mental illness and addiction treatment services 3:1450
Poverty reduction plan 3:1450
MMBC See Multi-Material B.C.
Mobile homes See Manufactured homes
Mobley, Michele

Presentation to committee on behalf of Dawson Creek Literacy Now 16:1345-1350
Dawson Creek Literacy Now
funding and programs 16:1345-1350
partnerships 16:1345-1350
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society, funding and role 16:1345
Literacy
benefits of programs 16:1345
programs and funding 16:1345-1350
Molnar, Leslie

Presentation to committee on behalf of College of the Rockies Faculty Association 10:1435-1450
College of the Rockies
administration costs 10:1440-1445
adult basic education 10:1435
distance education and on-line learning 10:1445
English-as-a-second-language programs 10:1435
faculty, recruitment and retention 10:1440
funding and programs 10:1435-1445
international students 10:1440-1445
student services 10:1440-1450
trades training 10:1435
College of the Rockies Faculty Association, recommendations on post-secondary education 10:1440-1445
Education, adult basic education 10:1435
Industry Training Authority, reorganization 10:1435
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 10:1435-1440
administration, costs 10:1440-1445
distance education and on-line learning 10:1445
English-as-a-second-language programs 10:1435
student financial assistance, grant programs 10:1440-1445
student services 10:1440-1450
students, international students 10:1440-1445
tuition fees 10:1440
Post-secondary education, funding
funding for colleges 10:1435-1445
funding formula, review 10:1440-1445
Skills training
supply of skilled workers, role of colleges 10:1435
trades training funding 10:1435
Monkman, Matthew

Presentation to committee 19:0830-0845
As subject
involvement in sports 19:0830-0840
Smithers, sports opportunities 19:0830-0840
Sports
benefits and role in communities 19:0835-0840
children's sports opportunities 19:0840
coaches and coaching 19:0840
government funding and support 19:0830-0840
health and social benefits 19:0835-0840
Statistics Canada, sports data 19:0835
Montani, Adrienne

Presentation to committee on behalf of First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 3:1430-1450
Beverages, soft drinks, tax on sugar-sweetened drinks 3:1440
Children
child care, accessibility and affordability 3:1435
child vulnerability and children at risk, benefits of early intervention 3:1435
children in government care, transition out of care and access to education, youth education assistance fund 3:1435
early learning and child care, government investment 3:1430-1435
employment, standards 3:1440
programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 3:1435-1440
Communities, safe communities 3:1440
Education
funding 3:1435
student evaluation and testing, early development instrument 3:1435
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
membership and role 3:1430
recommendations on government budget 3:1430-1440, 3:1450
Health care system
chronic disease management 3:1435
public health, government investment 3:1435
Health, social determinants and health inequality 3:1435
Human early learning partnership, research on early childhood development 3:1435
Income
income disparity 3:1440
low-income families, access to child care and services, case 3:1445
low-income families, taxation 3:1440
Income assistance, benefit amount for families 3:1440
Medical Services Plan premiums 3:1440
Mental health of children and youth, mental illness and addiction treatment services 3:1445
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance 3:1435
Poverty
child poverty 3:1440
poverty reduction plan 3:1440, 3:1450
Social workers, wages 3:1435
Wages and salaries
living wage, impact on economy 3:1440
minimum wage 3:1440, 3:1450
Welfare, social service providers, service delivery 3:1435
Morris, Jonathan (Jonny)

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Mental Health Association B.C. division 9:1305-1310
Health care system
costs, acute care and preventive health care costs 9:1305
funding, population health and wellness 9:1305
funding, transparency 9:1305
Mental health
programs and services, community services and institutionalized care 9:1310
programs and services, funding and transparency 9:1305-1310
social determinants 9:1305
Morris, Rebecca

Presentation to committee on behalf of Alzheimer Society of British Columbia 4:1050-1100
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, First Link program
case 4:1050-1055
expansion and funding 4:1055-1100
Motion picture industry See Film industry
Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia See also Klassen, Paul; Leitch, Peter

Presentation to committee 3:1320-1330
Membership and role (Klassen, P.) 3:1320
Recommendations on government budget (Leitch, P.) 3:1325
Motions and resolutions See also minutes of particular committee issues

Motion for Chair to deposit copy of statutory officers report with Office of the Clerk and for Chair to present report to House at earliest opportunity, approved 28:0925
Motion that the Representative for Children and Youth be granted supplementary funding in support of the office's expanded mandate; and that the committee supports and acknowledges that these funds have been allocated; and that the Chair advise the Finance Minister, approved 2:1215
Motion to adopt budget consultation report as amended and with Chair and Deputy Chair to oversee final minor edits to complete supporting report text, approved 25:1045
Motion to adopt statutory officers budget review report as amended, approved 28:0925
Motion to elect Chair, approved 1:1205
Motion to elect Deputy Chair, approved 1:1205
Motion to go in camera 28:0905
Motion to go in camera, approved 22:0900, 23:0900, 24:0900, 25:0900, 26:1255, 26:1350, 27:1340
Motion to recommend that Elections B.C. be granted access to additional funds of $410,000 to administer initiative petition process and $610,000 for petition verification and that the Chair advise the Finance Minister of the recommendation, approved 2:1135
Motion to recommend that Elections B.C. be granted access to additional funds of $549,600 for costs incurred in support of the Westside-Kelowna by-election and that the Chair advise the Finance Minister of the recommendation, approved 2:1135
Mount Baker Secondary School, Cranbrook, B.C.

Replacement of school (Butler, D.) 10:1405 (Elmore) 10:1405 (Tegart) 10:1410
Replacement of school and theatre (Stetski, W.) 10:1415
Mountain pine beetle

Control, infestation, etc. See Forests and forest industry
Movie industry See Film industry
Mulgrew, Ian

Comments on government spending reform (Matusicky, C.) 9:1020-1025
Multiculturalism

Government outreach strategy and information management (Denham, E.) 27:1135
Multi-Material B.C.

Contracts with local government (Farnworth) 5:1230 (Santiago, R.) 5:1230
Issues re small business (Elmore) 4:1635 (Klassen, M.) 4:1635
Mumford, Cathy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Invasive Plant Committee 18:1700-1710
As subject
work as rancher and invasive plant control coordinator 18:1700-1705
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Invasive Plant Committee, funding and role 18:1700-1710
Cariboo regional district, invasive plant control program 18:1710
Cariboo-Chilcotin area
impact of wildfires in 2010 18:1700
invasive plant control 18:1700-1710
Highway 20, invasive plant control 18:1700-1705
Horticulture industry, role in invasive species control 18:1705
Invasive species committees 18:1705-1710
Nuxalk First Nation, invasive plant control initiative 18:1705-1710
Plants, invasive species control and funding 18:1700-1710
Municipal and regional district tax See Additional hotel room tax under Hotels and travel accommodation
Municipal auditor general See Auditor General for Local Government
Municipalities See Government – Local government
Murdoch, Alana

Presentation to committee on behalf of Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy 11:1005
Education, adult basic education, Back to School with Baby program 11:1005
Literacy, benefits of programs, case 11:1005
Murillo, Marco Antonio

Presentation to committee 3:1330-1335
New Westminster, coal transfer facility proposal 3:1330-1335
Pattullo Bridge, future of bridge, Tree Island Crossing proposal, public consultation 3:1335
Murray, Robert (Bob)

Presentation to committee on behalf of College of New Caledonia 17:1040-1050
College of New Caledonia
aboriginal students 17:1045
collaboration with educational institutions and industry 17:1045
operations and role 17:1040-1045
recommendations on government budget 17:1050
Post-secondary education
funding for colleges 17:1050
tuition fees, policy review 17:1050
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
administrative policies and reporting requirements 17:1050
colleges, role in communities 17:1040-1045
Museums

Museum and gallery sector, funding and government support (Grimes, J.) 12:1655-1700
Museum and gallery sector, funding models, innovation (Grimes, J.) 12:1700
Training programs for museum and gallery professionals (Ord, P.) 12:1655
Music B.C. Industry Association See also D'Eith, Bob

presentation to committee 4:1335-1345
Music industry See Arts and culture

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