Province of British Columbia
40th Parliament – 2013
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
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Abbotsford, B.C.
Abbotsford Community Services
AbbotsfordWORKS
ABE
Abortion
Accommodation
Accountants
Ackerman, Andy
Ackerman, Lori
Ackland, Shirley
An Act to Amend the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act (federal)
Addiction
Additional hotel room tax
Adoption
Adult basic education
Adult guardianship
Advanced education
Advanced Education, Ministry of
Aerospace industry
After-school programs
Aggregate industry
Agricultural Land Commission
Agricultural land reserve
Agriculture
Agriculture, Ministry of
AHRT
Air
Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Airline industry
Aksuk aboriginal foods initiative
See Housing, affordable housing and social enterprise under First Nations
Alberta
ALC
Alcohol
Alliance for Arts and Culture
Alliance for B.C. Students
Allinger, Cathy
Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia Vancouver
ALR
Alzheimer Society of British Columbia
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
Amarc Resources Ltd
AMS Society
Andersen, Erik
Animals
Apex Mountain Resort
Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia
Applied science technology professionals
Apprenticeship
Arcand, MaryAnne
Archer, Keith
Arner, Brad
Arnett, Steve
Arts and culture
ArtsBC
Ash Grove Cement Co
Ashton, Dan (Penticton)
Asia-Pacific gateway
Asia-Pacific initiative
Asia-Pacific region
Assisted reproduction
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia
Association for Reformed Political Action Canada
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Association of Canadian Distillers
Athletes
Atkinson, Lynda
Attainable Homes Calgary Corp
ATVs
Auditor General
Auditor General for Local Government
Australia
Autism
Automobiles
Backpack awareness program
Barbosa, Patrick
Barr, Rachel
Basketball
Basketball B.C.
Basran, Colin
Bateman, Jordan
Baynes Sound
BCGEU
BCTF
BCTS
Bealing, Rod
Beer
Bees
Bell, Jon
Bella Coola, B.C.
Benjamin, Michelle
Bennett, Hon. Bill (Kootenay East)
Berchowitz, Brianne
Beuschel, Rebecca
Beverages
BIG Little Science Centre, Kamloops, B.C.
Bill C-28 (federal)
Biodiversity
Bioeconomy
Biofuels
Biomass
Biotechnology industry
Black, Iain
Black market
Blair, Chris
Bleick, Anita
Blessings in a Backpack program
Blueweed
See Invasive species under Plants
Blusson Spinal Cord Centre
Board Voice Society of British Columbia
Boards of education
Boats and boating
Boegman, Anton
Boersma, Gus
Bokor, Tanner
Bomben, Corinne
Bond, Dave
Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)
Book publishing
Boomer, Carolynn
Boon, Kevin
Boundary area
Bourcheix-Laporte, Mariane
Bowen, James
Bowman, John
Boyd, Doug
Boyle, Kari
Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops
Brain health
BrainTrust Canada Association
British Columbia
British Columbia Aboriginal Mine Training Association
British Columbia Alpine Ski Association
British Columbia Arts Council
British Columbia Association of Child Development and Intervention
British Columbia Association of Farmers Markets
British Columbia Cattlemen's Association
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
B.C. Check-Up report
British Columbia Chiropractic Association
British Columbia Citizens for Green Energy
B.C. Colleges
British Columbia Common Ground Alliance
B.C. conservation partnership
British Columbia Construction Association
British Columbia Dental Association
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc
British Columbia Film Commission
British Columbia Food Systems Network
British Columbia Fruit Growers Association
British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union
British Columbia Green Party
British Columbia Hospice Palliative Care Association
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
British Columbia Innovation Council
B.C. lands forum
See Conservation, B.C. conservation partnership under Environment
British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
British Columbia Library Trustees Association
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
British Columbia Medical Association
British Columbia Museums Association
British Columbia – Northern B.C.
British Columbia Nurses Union
British Columbia Public Service Agency
British Columbia Real Estate Association
British Columbia School Trustees Association
B.C. services card
British Columbia Sport Agency Society
British Columbia Summer Games
British Columbia Teachers Federation
British Columbia timber sales program
British Columbia Touring Council
British Columbia Utilities Commission
British Columbia Wildlife Federation
Broadcasting of sport events
See Sports broadcasting under Sports
Brooker, Kirsten
Brown, Greg
Brown, Jason
Brynne, Abra
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
Budgets
Bueckert, Chardaye
BuildForce Canada
Building Canada fund
Bullock, Richard
Bullying
Bumstead, Dale
Bureaucracy
Burkhart, Lorne
Burnaby, B.C.
Burnaby Mountain gondola project proposal
Busch, Misty
Buses and bus service
Business
Business in Vancouver
Business – Small business
Buszard, Deborah
Butler, Dave
Butterfly bush
See Invasive species under Plants
Buy Local program
Cahoon, Allan
Calfrac Well Services Ltd
Calgary, Alberta
CalPortland Co
Calvert, Brent
Cameron, Nancy
Camosun College Student Society
Camosun College, Victoria, B.C.
Campbell, George
Campbell, Gordon
Campbell River Community Arts Council
Canada
Canada Pension Plan
Canada Post
Canada thistle
See Invasive species under Plants
Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canadian Congress on Criminal Justice
Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Canadian Criminal Justice Association
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Canadian Federation of Students
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Canadian Media Production Association
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Red Cross Society
Canadian Sport Centre Pacific
Canadian Sport for Life initiative
Canadian Sport Institute
Canadian sport school program
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Capilano University, North Vancouver, B.C.
Capital asset management framework
See Procurement practices for capital projects under Government
Capital region
Carbon
Carbon tax
Caregivers
Cariboo area
Cariboo Cattlemen's Association
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Invasive Plant Committee
Cariboo regional district
Cariboo-Chilcotin area
Carruthers, Bill
Carter, Kim
CAs
See Chartered professional accountants under Accountants
Cassels, Jamie
Castlegar, B.C.
Castlegar Hospice Society
Cattle farming
Cattle grazing land
Cattle ranching
CBC
CCTV
Cellared in Canada wine
See Cellared in Canada wine and Vintners Quality Alliance wine under Wine
Cement Association of Canada
Cement industry
Central 1 Credit Union
Central Interior Logging Association
Central Okanagan Food Policy Council
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.
Chambers, Russ
Chamomile
See Invasive species under Plants
Chartered accountants
See Chartered professional accountants under Accountants
Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
Chetwynd, B.C.
Chevron Canada Ltd
Chief Electoral Officer
Chilcotin area
Child Development Centre of Prince George and District Association
Children
Children and Family Development, Ministry of
Children and Family Development, Ministry of
Children and Youth, Select Standing Committee on
Children – Child care
Children – Early childhood development
Chilliwack, B.C.
Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce
Chilliwack Learning Community Society
Chiropractors
Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia
Chronic disease management
CIC wine
See Cellared in Canada wine and Vintners Quality Alliance wine under Wine
Ciriani, David
Cities and towns
Civil service
Clare, Fiona
Clark, Hon. Christy (Westside-Kelowna)
Clean energy
Clean Energy Association of British Columbia
Clean Energy Canada
Clean energy vehicle program
Clean technology
Clift, Robert
Climate change
CMAs
See Chartered professional accountants under Accountants
Coaches and coaching
Coaches of Canada
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of British Columbia
Coastal B.C.
Coastal Invasive Species Committee
Cobb, Walt
Coburn, Neil
Cogeneration
Colclough, Michael
College of New Caledonia, Prince George, B.C.
College of New Caledonia Students Union
College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, B.C.
College of the Rockies Faculty Association
Colleges
Collins, Jim
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute
Columbia Basin Trust
Columbia River Treaty
Communities
Community Living British Columbia
Comox Valley
Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce
Comox Valley Child Development Association
Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Association
Computer technology
Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia
Conflict of interest
Conflict of Interest Commissioner
Connolly, Kathleen
Conservation
Construction industry
Construction Sector Council
Consumers
Contaminated sites
Contempra low-carbon cement
Coons, Gary
Cooper, Drew
Corbeil, Serge
Core review
Corey, David
Corporations
Corrections system
Country Squire Retirement Villa, Osoyoos, B.C.
Courts
Cowichan Valley trail system project
See South Island, Kinsol Trestle and Cowichan Valley trail system project under Vancouver Island
Cowper, Geoffrey
Cox, Jason
CPP
Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce
Cranbrook, B.C.
Crawford Bay, B.C.
Crawford, Dean
Creative B.C.
Creative economy
Creative Futures strategy
See Youth engagement, B.C. Creative Futures strategy and programs under Arts and culture
Creative sector
Credit unions
Crime and criminals
A Criminal Justice System for the 21st Century report
Crispin, Zachary
Cross-border shopping
See particular locations; Retail industry under Sales
Crown corporations
Crown land
Crownest Highway
C-sections
See Maternity and pregnancy under Health
Culinary tourism
Cultural and historical literacy
Culture
CUPE
Curry, Joanne
Dagg, Paul
Daigle, Diane
Dairy industry
Dams
Davenport, Peggy
Davidoff, Andy
Davidson, Peter
Davis, Bob
Davison, George
Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce
Dawson Creek, B.C.
Dawson Creek Literacy Now
Dawson Creek Regional Airport
de Jong, Hon. Michael (Abbotsford West)
De Mello, Mark
Dearle, Gillian
Death
Debt
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society
Deer
Deficit
DeGirolamo, Mavis
Deinstadt, Brent
D'Eith, Bob
Delta, B.C.
Dementia
Denault, Debbie
Denesiuk, Connie
Denham, Elizabeth
Dental health
Destination B.C.
Devlin, Darren
Digging safety
See Underground infrastructure, digging awareness and safety under Infrastructure
Digital media
Dirom, Gavin
Disabled and handicapped persons
Disasters
Disease
District of Central Saanich
District of East Kootenay
Docks
Doctors
Domshy, Helen
Dougherty, Derek
Douglas College, New Westminster, B.C.
Douglas Students Union
Douglass, Leif
Downie, Brian
Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association
Drugs
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Dukhia, Jeet
Dyer, Pat
Earl, Jerimy
Early childhood development, early learning and literacy, etc
Early development instrument
See Students, evaluation and testing of students under Education
Earthquakes
East Kootenay regional district
East Kootenays
Eastham, Andrea
Economic Forecast Council
Economy
EDI
See Students, evaluation and testing of students, early development instrument under Education
Education
Education – Funding
Education savings grant program
Education – School districts and boards of education
Education – Schools
EFP program
Elections
Elections B.C.
Electoral Boundaries Commission
Electric power
Elmore, Mable (Vancouver-Kensington)
Emergencies
Emergency Management British Columbia
Emily Carr Students Union
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.
Employee monitoring and privacy
See Protection of privacy under Privacy
Employment and unemployment
Employment program
Enactus Okanagan College
Encana Corp
End-of-life care
Energy
English language learning
English-as-a-second-language programs
Enns, Randy
Enumeration
Environment
Environment, Ministry of
Environmental farm plan program
Environmental Law Centre
EPBC
Equalization payments
See Transfer payments from federal government under Government
ESL programs
See English-as-a-second-language programs under Education
ESTEEM Team initiative
European fire ants
Ewart, Colin
Ewing, David
Exercise
Exports and imports
Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia
Fair Share agreement
Families
Family Law Act
Family Law Act
Family law system
Fanny Bay
Farm Industry Review Board
Farmers, farming, farms, etc
Farmland-riparian interface stewardship program
Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam)
Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia
Fernie, B.C.
Ferries and ferry services
Field, David
Film industry
Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Finance, Ministry of
Financial literacy
Financial services industry
Fire ants
Fires
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
First Link program
First Nations
First Nations Careers Council
First Nations Health Council
Fish
Fishing industry
FitzGerald, John
Floods and floodplains
Food
Food banks
Food industry
Foreign workers
Forest, Ken
Forests and forest industry
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Ministry of
Forrester, Shelley
Fort Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce
Fort Nelson, B.C.
Fort Nelson school district
Fort St. John, B.C.
Fort St. John Hospital, Fort St. John, B.C.
Fossil fuels
Foster care
Foster, Eric (Vernon-Monashee)
Foundations
Fox, Jo-Ann
Fraser, Judy
Fraser, Paul
Fraser River
Fraser Surrey Docks Ltd
Fraser Valley
Freedom of information
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Frerichs, Ashley
Freshwater Fisheries Society of British Columbia
Friendship centres
FRISP
See Farmland-riparian interface stewardship program under Agriculture
Fry, Brian
Fuel
Fulghum, Robert
Furgale, Helen
GAAP
See Accounting practices, generally accepted accounting principles under Government
Gabriel, Jim
Gabriola Arts Council
Gabriola Island
Gadsby, Leona
Gakushuin Women's College, Tokyo, Japan
Galleries
See Museum and gallery sector under Museums
Galvin, Myles
Gambling
Gardening
Gardom, Garde
Gartshore, Ian
Gas
Gas tax
GDP
See Measurement, gross domestic product under Economy; Debt-to-GDP ratio under Public debt
Geggie, Linda
Gemmell, Kevin
Gender orientation
Generally accepted accounting principles
Genetically modified food
Genome B.C.
Genome Canada
Genomic research
George, Anne
George Massey Tunnel
Geoscience British Columbia Society
Gerard, Lorraine
Gevatkoff, Paul
Giant hogweed
See Invasive species under Plants
Gibson, Kathleen
Gill, Suzanne
Gillis, Ken
Gleeson, Mychael
Global warming
The Globe and Mail
Gloor, Rob
Goffinet, Rob
Goodings, Karen
Gordon, Jason
Government
Government – Local government
Graduate Student Society at Simon Fraser University
Gravel
Grazing licences and grazing-lease program
Green Party of British Columbia
Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse industry
Gregson, Sharon
Grenz, Jennifer
Greschner, John
Grey squirrel
Grief
Grimes, John
Ground 2 Griddle Neighbourhood Kitchen initiative
Groundwater
Growing Forward agreement
See Program funding and delivery, federal-provincial agreement under Agriculture
Guardianship
Guenther, Diana
Guide-outfitters
Gulf Islands
Gutray, Beverley
Habel, Ivan
Hadland, Arthur
Hamdon, Nadia
Hames, Clint
Hamilton, Jim
Hamilton, Scott (Delta North)
Hamir, Arzeena
Handicapped persons
Hansard Services
Hansen, Jim
Harmonized sales tax
Harris family
Hawken, Paul
Hayes, Kelly
Haywood-Farmer, David
Hazeldell Orchards, Kelowna, B.C.
Head and brain injuries
Health
Health – Health care funding
Health – Health care system
Health, Ministry of
Health – Public health
Healthy families B.C. strategy
Healthy Kids program
Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness
Helmets
HELP
Henning, Denise
Herbicides
Heritage B.C.
Heritage sites
Hernandorena, Frances
Hibbard, Dana
Highway 3
Highway 16
Highway 20
Highway 99
Highways and roads
See also particular highways or locations
Historical literacy
Ho, Tracy
Hoffman, Tom
Holman, Gary (Saanich North and the Islands)
Home care
Home ownership
Homelessness
Honeybees
Hoogland, Danielle
Hope, Brad
Hopson, John
Horn River
Hornby Island
Hornby Island Educational Society
Horne, Matt
Horticulture industry
Hospice and palliative care
Hotels and travel accommodation
Hough, Katherine
Housing
Housing – Rental housing
Housing – Residential care facilities
Howe, Dan
Hrasko, Robert (Bob)
HST
Huberman, Anita
Huffman, Cuyler
Human early learning partnership
Human reproduction
Human rights
Humphreys, Ian
Humphreys, Kathy
Hunt, Marvin (Surrey-Panorama)
Hunting
Hypericum
See Invasive species, St. John's wort under Plants
Kamloops, B.C.
Kamloops Foundation
Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, Kamloops, B.C.
Kamloops school district
Kamloops Society for Alcohol and Drug Services
Kamloops-Thompson school district
Kapp, Magda
Kariya, Paul
Karjala, Melanie
Kashuba, Christine
Kaslo, B.C.
Kelly, Bert
Kelly, Kel
Kelowna, B.C.
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce
Kelowna Joint Water Committee
Kent, Phil
Kergan, Carol
Kersley Farmers Institute
KidSport British Columbia
See also Children's sports under Sports, particular locations; Wilson, Chris
Kindergarten
King, Jessie
King, Wendy
Kinsol Trestle project
Kishi, Roger
Kispiox Valley
Kitimat, B.C.
Kitimat Child Development Centre Association
Kitimat Health Advocacy Group
Klassen, Mike
Klassen, Paul
Kmet, Wes
Knapweed
See Invasive species under Plants
Knight, Betty
Knotweed
See Invasive species under Plants
Know Your Electoral District
See General election in 2013, advertising under Elections
Knox, Greg
Konanz, Helena
Kool, Richard
Kootenay area
Kootenay Columbia Teachers Union
Kootenay Family Place, Castlegar, B.C.
Kootenay Livestock Association
Kootenay-Boundary area
Kulmatycki, Bryn
Kwantlen Faculty Association
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, B.C.
Labour
Lafarge Canada Inc
Laforest, Yves
Lake Country area
Land use
Lane, Julia
Langara College, Vancouver, B.C.
Lawless, Peter
Le Clair, Brenda
Leafy spurge
See Invasive species under Plants
Leahy, Jean
Learning disabilities
Learning improvement fund
Leech, John
Legal aid
Legal Services Society
Legislature
Lehbauer, Suzanne
Lehigh Hanson Inc
Leier, Gary
Leitch, Peter
Lewis, April
Lewis, Sian
Libraries
Life sciences industry
Light manufacturing industry
Liquefied natural gas development
Liquor
Literacy
Literacy B.C.
Literacy in Kamloops
Literacy Quesnel Society
Litke, Garry
Litzcke, Karin
LiveSmart B.C.
See Conservation and energy efficiency initiatives under Energy
LiveSmart B.C.
Livestock industry
Living wage
LNG
Lobay, Jacelyn
Lobbyists
Lobbyists Registration Act
Local government
Local Government Act
Locally grown food
Lockie, Peter
Loewen, Sandra
Lowe, Stan
Lower Mainland
Lucas, Glen
McBride, Devon
McCaughan, Jim
McCloy, Bruce
McColl, Ron
McElroy, Rachelle
Mackay, Lorraine
Mackie Lake House Foundation
Mackin, Bob
McLachlan, Manley
McLellan, Alex
McNally-Dawes, Tanis
McNeill, Allison
McQuarrie, Bill
McSkimming, Dan
McSweeney, Michael
McVeeters, Rosemary
M'Akola Group of Societies
Mammoth Studios, Burnaby, B.C.
Manitoba
Mann, Jim
Mann, Shelley
Manufactured homes
Maratta, Joanna
Marijuana
MarketSafe program
See Direct marketing and farmers markets, food safety training under Agriculture
Marocchi, Katie
Marsden, Dennis
Marshall, Simka
Martin, Alan
Martin, Andre
Massey Tunnel
Mastromatteo, Jan
Maternity
Mathison, Lori
Matusicky, Carol
Meadowbrook, B.C.
Meadowbrook Community Association
Meat
Media
Mediate British Columbia Society
Mediation
Medical Services Plan of British Columbia
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Mental health
Merit Commissioner
Merritt, B.C.
Midwives
See also Maternity and pregnancy under Health care
Midwives Association of British Columbia
Miller, Christopher
Miller, Mary
Miller, Norma
Mills Memorial Hospital, Terrace, B.C.
Mines and mining industry
Mining Association of British Columbia
Ministries
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry (Oppal Commission)
Mixon, Cheryl
MMBC
Mobile homes
Mobley, Michele
Molnar, Leslie
Monkman, Matthew
Montani, Adrienne
Morris, Jonathan (Jonny)
Morris, Rebecca
Motion picture industry
Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia
Motions and resolutions
See also minutes of particular committee issues
Mount Baker Secondary School, Cranbrook, B.C.
Mountain pine beetle
Movie industry
Mulgrew, Ian
Multiculturalism
Multi-Material B.C.
Mumford, Cathy
Municipal and regional district tax
Municipal auditor general
Municipalities
Murdoch, Alana
Murillo, Marco Antonio
Murray, Robert (Bob)
Museums
Music B.C. Industry Association
Music industry
Nanaimo, B.C.
Nanaimo Community Hospice Society
Nanaimo school district
Nanaimo Youth Services Association
Nash, Steve
Nass Valley News
Natural gas
Natural resource ministries
Natural resources
Natural Resources Canada
Nedelec, Anne
Nemrava, Kimberley
Net metering program
See Conservation and energy efficiency initiatives under Energy
New Car Dealers Association of British Columbia
New Westminster, B.C.
New Westminster school district
New Westminster Teachers Union
Nicholas, Doug
Nichols, Merlin
Nisga'a people
Nix, Peter
Nobels, Des
Non-profit sector
Nordicity
North coast
North Coast Literacy Now
North Island College, Courtenay, B.C.
North Island College Faculty Association
North Island Students Union
North Okanagan Child, Youth and Family Committee
North Okanagan Hospice Society
North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society
Northeast B.C.
Northern B.C.
Northern B.C. First Nations HIV/AIDS Coalition
Northern dividend
See Liquefied natural gas development, rural dividend for communities in northwest B.C. under Oil and gas
Northern First Nations Health Partnership Committee
Northern Health Authority
Northern Lights College, Dawson Creek, B.C.
Northern Opportunities program
Northwest Community College Students Union
Northwest Community College, Terrace, B.C.
Northwest Institute for Bioregional Research
Northwest Invasive Plant Council
Norway
Nowak, Nadia
Nugent, Jo-Anne
Nurseries
Nurses
Nuxalk First Nation
Obesity
Occupational health and safety
OECD
Office of the Representative for Children and Youth
Officers of the Legislature
Off-reserve aboriginal action plan
O'Hara, Brad
Oil and gas
Oil and Gas Commission
Oilmen's Association
Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society
Okanagan area
Okanagan College Faculty Association
Okanagan College, Kelowna, B.C.
Okanagan College Students Union
Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board
Okanagan Regional Sport Centre
Okanagan-Similkameen regional district
Okanagan-Similkameen regional health district
Oland, Heather
Oliver, Cindy
Olsen, Adam
Olympic Games
Ombudsperson
Ombudspersons
Omineca Enterprises Ltd
Ontario
Open government
Open skies
Oppal, Wally
ORAAP
Oral health
Orchards
Ord, Peter
Organ donations and transplants
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Osborne, Grant
Ouillet, Pierre
Out-of-school programs
Overstall, Richard
Oxford Energy Group
P3s
See Public-private partnerships under Business
Pacific Association of Artist-Run Centres
Pacific Carbon Trust
Pacific Developmental Pathways Ltd
PacificSport Interior B.C.
PacificSport Northern B.C.
PacificSport Okanagan
PacificSport Regional Sport Centre Okanagan Society
PacificSport Vancouver Island
Packaging
Palliative care
Palmantier, Emma
Pamer, Monica
Panorama Mountain Village resort
Paradis-Woodman, Madison
Paralympic alpine skiing championships
Parenting
Parks
Parsons, Oz
Pastrick, Helmut
Paterson, Kevin
Pattenden, Wendy
Pattullo Bridge
Pavlis, Ferrol
Pavlis, Rick
Payne, Geoff
Peace River area
Peace River North school district
Peace River regional district
Peace River South school district
Peace River South Teachers Association
Peace Villa, Fort St. John, B.C.
Pembina Institute
Penninga, Mark
Pensions
Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce
Penticton, B.C.
Penticton Regional Hospital, Penticton, B.C.
Permut, Harriet
Perrin, Lynn
Personal Information Protection Act
Pesticides
Petkau, Christine
Petter, Andrew
Petter, Martin
Pettingill, Chris
Pharmacare program
PharmaCare program
Pharmacists
Phoenix Centre
Physical education
Physical fitness
Physical literacy mentorship program
See Children's sports under Sports
Physicians
Plant, Byron
Plants
Plett, Nancy
Pohl, Cindi
Police Act
Police and policing
Police Complaint Commissioner
Politics and politicians
Poole, Judy
Pop
Popham, Lana (Saanich South)
Port Mann Bridge
Port Metro Vancouver
Port of Prince Rupert
Port of Vancouver
Porter, Michael
Ports
Post-secondary education
Post-secondary education – Funding
Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Pousette, Anne
Poverty
Power
Power, Nadine
Pratt, Wendy
Pregnancy
See Maternity and pregnancy under Health
Priestner Allinger, Cathy
Prince George, B.C.
Prince George Chamber of Commerce
Prince George Public Library, Prince George, B.C.
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Prince Rupert Port Authority
Princeton, B.C.
Princeton General Hospital, Princeton, B.C.
Privacy
Private Forest Landowners Association
ProArt Alliance of Greater Victoria
Profili, Desneiges
Promote, Protect, Prevent: Our Health Begins Here report
Property
Property tax
Property transfer tax
Prosperity fund proposal
Protect Your Head program
Provincial sales tax
Provincial sport organizations
PSEC
PSOs
See Provincial sport organizations under Sports
PST
Psychiatrists
Public debt
Public health
Public Sector Employers Council
Public sector/public service
Public-private partnerships
Publishing industry
Puncturevine
See Invasive species under Plants
Purple loosestrife
See Invasive species under Plants
Railways and rail services
Rainbow Tobacco International
Raise-a-Reader campaign
Ramsey, Kathy
Ranching industry
Ranching Task Force
Rangeland
RAR
See Habitat protection, riparian areas regulation under Fish
Ray, Christie
Reader, Cheyla
Reader, Martin
Reading
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
Real estate industry
Recreation
Recycling
Red Cross Society
Red Seal certification
Reed, Jim
Rees, Richard
Refugees
Regional district of Cariboo
Regional district of East Kootenay
Regional district of Okanagan-Similkameen
Regional district of Peace River
Regional district of Thompson-Nicola
Regional districts
Regional workforce tables
Registered education savings plans
Reid, Allen
Reiter, Nathan
Relocating Mental Health Care in British Columbia: Riverview Hospital Redevelopment, Regionalization and Gender in Psychiatric and Social Care report
See Deinstitutionalization of mentally ill, report under Mental health
Rental housing
Renzie, Jessie
Replant program
Representative for Children and Youth
Reproduction
Research and development
Research Universities Council of B.C.
Research Universities Council of British Columbia
Residential care facilities
Resorts
Resources and resource industries
Resources North Association
Retail industry
Reynolds, Margaret
Rezansoff, Teresa
Rice, Jennifer (North Coast)
Richmond, Al
Richmond, B.C.
Richmond school district
Rick Hansen Foundation
Rick Hansen Institute
Ricketts, Jeff
Rights
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc
Riverview Hospital, Port Coquitlam, B.C.
RMI
See Resort municipality initiative under Resorts
Road pricing
Roads
Robert, Line
Robertson, Bob
Robinson, Jay
Ross, John
Rourke, David
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Roads University, Victoria, B.C.
Roze, Darrell
Rural B.C.
Rural Health Services Research Network of B.C.
Ryan-Lloyd, Kate
Ryll, Jason
Saanich Peninsula
Sacco, Dragana
Sadd, Martin
Safety
St. John's wort
See Invasive species under Plants
Salas, Carlos
Sales
Sales tax
Salmon
Salvation Army shelter project
Sandmark, Peter
Santiago, Rod
Sargent, Donna
Saskatchewan
Saulteau First Nations
Saunders, Maggie
Save Our Northern Seniors Society
Scentless chamomile
See Invasive species under Plants
Schick, Dave
School buses
School district 36 (Surrey)
School district 38 (Richmond)
School district 40 (New Westminster)
School district 59 (Peace River South)
School district 60 (Peace River North)
School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
School district 81 (Fort Nelson)
School tax credit
See Light manufacturing industry under Industry
Schwarz, Natalia
Science and technology
Science, technology, engineering and math
Science World British Columbia
SCIF
See Strategic community investment fund under Communities
Scott, Lisa
Scott, Megan
Scrap-It program
Securities industry
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C.
Selkirk College Students Union
Seniors
Sentes, Judy
Services card
Severe weather events
Sex reassignment surgeries
Shakespeare, Michael
SHARE Family and Community Services
Shaver, Alan
Sheriffs
Shipping industry
Shorten, Liz
Shumay, Jan
Sieben, Brad
Similkameen area
Simon Fraser Student Society
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
Simon Fraser University graduate student society
Site C power project
Skeena River
Skeena–Queen Charlotte regional district
SkeenaWild Conservation Trust
Skiing
Skills training
Small business
Smith, Dallas
Smithers, B.C.
Smithers Community Services Association
Smoking
Sochi, Russia
Social enterprises
Social policy, problems, safety net, etc
Social workers
Society
Soft drinks
Softwood lumber
Sourial, Susan
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
South Fraser communities
South Peace Oilmen's Association
Southern interior
Southern Interior Weed Management Committee
Special Committee to Inquire into the Use of Conducted Energy Weapons and to Audit Selected Police Complaints
Special needs children
Special Olympics
Special Olympics British Columbia
Specialist teachers
Spectra Energy Corp
Spencer, Fiona
SPIN
Spinal cord conditions and injuries
Spirits
Spirits Canada
Sport Innovation Centre
Sport tourism
Sports
Spothelfer, Pascal
Spotted knapweed
See Invasive species under Plants
Squamish, B.C.
Squirrels
Stade, Sherry
Standard and Poor's Financial Services LLC
Staples, Ed
Statistics Canada
Statutory officers
STEM
Stern, Nicholas
Stetski, Wayne
Stevens, Don
Stewart, James
Stilwell, Michelle (Parksville-Qualicum)
Storybook Project literacy initiative
Strategic community investment fund
Strong Fiscal Futures: A Blueprint for Strengthening BC Local Governments' Finance System report
StrongStart B.C. initiative
Stuart, Ian
Students
Students Union of Vancouver Community College
Stumpage system
Styffe, Tom
Substance abuse and addiction
Suicide
Summerland Chamber of Economic Development and Tourism
Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Village, Kelowna, B.C.
Support Our Health Care
Supportive housing
Surrey, B.C.
Surrey Board of Trade
Surrey school district
Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Taichung, China
Takkar, Nimmi
Tavender, Robin
Taxation
See also particular products and sectors
Taylor, Rod
TD Bank
Teachers
Technology
Technology Registrations Canada initiative
See Credentialling of foreign-trained professionals and workers under Immigration
Teck Resources Ltd
Tegart, Jackie (Fraser-Nicola)
Telecommunications
Television production
Temporary foreign workers
Ten Percent Shift campaign to promote local spending
Terrace, B.C.
Teslak, Dianne
Theatre
Thielen, Noreen
Thistle
See Invasive species under Plants
Thompson, Jaret
Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association
Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C.
Thompson Rivers University Students Union
Thompson-Nicola regional district
TILMA
Timber sales program
Tires
Toadflax
See Invasive species under Plants
Tobacco
Tolko Industries Ltd
Toronto, Ontario
Tourism
Tourism Kelowna
Tousignant, Deandra
Toxic sites
Trade
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement
Trades
Traffic fines, safety, violations, etc
Training and education savings grant program
Transit services
TransLink
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
Transportation
Transportation and Infrastructure, Ministry of
Travel accommodation
Travel assistance program
Treasury Board
Tree fruit industry
Tree Island Crossing proposal
See Future of bridge under Patullo Bridge
TREK mineral exploration project
Tri-Cities area
Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce
Trinity Western University, Langley, B.C.
TRU
Trucking industry
Trust for Public Lands
Tsartlip First Nation
Tsawout First Nation
Tuition fees
Tulameen, B.C.
Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen
Vaillancourt, Serge
Value-added taxes
Van Staalduinen, Casey
Van Steinburg, Terri
Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver Board of Trade
Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Auto Show
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island Federation of Hospices
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, B.C.
Vancouver Island University Students Union
Vancouver Sun
Vandersteen, Bev
VATs
Veldman, Ken
Vernon, B.C.
ViaSport British Columbia
Victoria, B.C.
Victoria Hospice Society
Victoria Real Estate Board
Victorian Community Health Centre, Kaslo, B.C.
Video surveillance
Vincent, Drew
Vintners Quality Alliance wine
See Cellared in Canada wine and Vintners Quality Alliance wine under Wine
Violence
voteB.C. app
See General election in 2013, advertising, Know Your Electoral District tool and voteB.C. app under Elections
Voters, voting, etc
VQA wine
See Cellared in Canada wine and Vintners Quality Alliance wine under Wine
Wachiay Friendship Centre, Courtenay, B.C.
Wages and salaries
Walker, Darryl
Wallin, Gail
Wallis, Graeme
Walls, David
Walters, Tim
Warcup, Margaret
Washington State
Waste management
Water
Water Act
WaterWealth Project
Watson, Tammy
Weather
Weed control
See Invasive species control under Plants
Weed Control Act
Welfare
Wellness in Northern B.C. Task Force
West Kootenays
Westcott, Jan
Western, Nola
Westside-Kelowna constituency and area
Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd
Wharves
Whistler, B.C.
Whitemarsh, M.J.
Whitevalley Community Resource Centre, Lumby, B.C.
Wier, Josette
Wildlife
Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce
Williams Lake, B.C.
Wilson, Chris
Wilson, Elizabeth
WINBC
Wine
Winter, Alan
Winter, John
Wolf, Lauren
Women
Wood Corners
Wood, Josiah
Woolsey, Jim
Work B.C.
Workers
Working Together for Students document
Workplace safety
A World of Looks
Wu, Jingwei (Javid)
Wyant, Martin
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