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

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P3s See Public-private partnerships under Business
Pacific Association of Artist-Run Centres See also Bourcheix-Laporte, Mariane

Presentation to committee 4:1450-1500
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 4:1455-1500
Role (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 4:1450, 4:1500 (Elmore) 4:1500
Pacific Carbon Trust

Elimination (Bateman, J.) 13:0825-0830 (Young, G.) 18:1640
Role (Horne, M.) 3:1835
Pacific Developmental Pathways Ltd. See also Hames, Clint

Presentation to committee 6:1830-1845
Recommendations on community living policies (Hames, C.) 6:1840
Role (Hames, C.) 6:1830
Submission to committee (Hames, C.) 6:1840
PacificSport Interior B.C. See also Boomer, Carolynn; McColl, Ron

Presentation to committee 7:1005-1015
Organization (Hunt) 7:1015
Organization and goals (McColl, R.) 7:1005
Programs and funding (Boomer, C.) 7:1005-1010
Programs, partnership with school district (Boomer, C.) 7:1015 (Hunt) 7:1015
PacificSport Northern B.C. See also Hopson, John; Pousette, Anne

Presentation to committee 17:0850-0900
Learning centre and information technology, development (Elmore) 17:0900 (Pousette, A.) 17:0900 (Tegart) 17:0900
Service area and work of organization (Hopson, J.) 17:0850-0855 (Pousette, A.) 17:0850-0900
PacificSport Okanagan See also Gabriel, Jim; Nicholas, Doug

Presentation to committee 13:1000-1010
PacificSport Regional Sport Centre Okanagan Society

Programs and funding (Gabriel, J.) 13:1005-1010 (Nicholas, D.) 13:1005-1010
PacificSport Vancouver Island See also Cooper, Drew

Presentation to committee 14:1745-1800
Programs and funding (Cooper, D.) 14:1750-1800
Programs, partnership with school district (Cooper, D.) 14:1750-1800 (Popham) 14:1800
Recommendations on sports funding (Cooper, D.) 14:1755
Research activities (Cooper, D.) 14:1750
Role (Elmore) 14:1800
Role re summer games, job creation program (Cooper, D.) 14:1750
Packaging

Product stewardship and environmental fees See Recycling
Palliative care See Hospice and palliative care
Palmantier, Emma

Presentation to committee on behalf of Saulteau First Nations 16:1305-1320
B.C., northern and rural B.C., services for First Nations in non-urban centres 16:1315
Corrections system, correctional facilities, programs for First Nations youth 16:1315
First Nations
childhood sexual abuse, impact 16:1305-1310
children in government care, services for youth aging out of care 16:1305-1310
conditions for First Nations, study 16:1305-1310
friendship centres, role 16:1320
health needs 16:1305-1310
housing needs 16:1305-1310
housing needs, "culturally safe housing" and housing for youth 16:1320
substance abuse and survival sex trade 16:1305-1310
youth
programs and services for youth in crisis or transition 16:1305-1315
suicide prevention 16:1310-1315
youth in home communities and urban centres 16:1315
Northern B.C. First Nations HIV/AIDS Coalition
recommendations on government budget 16:1310
work of organization 16:1305
Prince George, services for First Nations 16:1315-1320
Pamer, Monica

Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 38 (Richmond) 3:1625-1630
Education
English-as-a-second-language programs 3:1625
funding 3:1625
funding for support staff wage increases 3:1630
Immigration, school-based settlement services and workers 3:1625
School district 38 (Richmond)
completion rate 3:1625
English-as-a-second-language students and integration of immigrant families 3:1625
impact of staff wage increases 3:1630
Panorama Mountain Village resort

Hosting of Paralympic skiing championships See International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing World Championships
Paradis-Woodman, Madison

Presentation to committee on behalf of Douglas Students Union 3:1810-1825
Douglas College
adult basic education, programs and accessibility 3:1825
enrolment and campuses 3:1820
Douglas Students Union, recommendations on government budget 3:1810-1815
Education, adult basic education 3:1820-1825
Post-secondary education
funding 3:1815
student debt load 3:1815-1820
student financial assistance, grant programs 3:1815
student financial assistance, interest on loans 3:1815-1820
students, international students 3:1815
tuition fees 3:1815
Paralympic alpine skiing championships See International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing World Championships
Parenting See Families
Parks

Invasive species control (Grenz, J.) 6:1850, 6:1900
Parsons, Oz

Presentation to committee on behalf of ArtsBC 10:1300-1310
Arts and culture
government funding and support 10:1305-1310
role in economy and society 10:1305-1310
ArtsBC
members and role 10:1300, 10:1310
recommendations on government budget 10:1305-1310
B.C. Arts Council, funding 10:1305-1310
Pastrick, Helmut

Presentation to committee on behalf of Central 1 Credit Union 9:1040
As subject
report on credit union system See Credit unions under Financial services industry
Economy, current and projected conditions 9:1040
Paterson, Kevin

Presentation to committee 10:1425-1435
As subject
involvement in sports and childrens' sport experiences 10:1425-1435 (Hunt) 10:1430-1435
Kootenay area, sports opportunities 10:1430
Sports
benefits and role in communities 10:1430
government funding and support, multi-year funding 10:1430
Pattenden, Wendy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Sport Centre Pacific 9:1400-1405
Camosun College, Sport Innovation Centre 9:1405
Canadian Sport Centre Pacific
activities 9:1400-1405
funding 9:1405
partnerships and programs 9:1405
Olympic Games
2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, sports and arts legacy fund 9:1400
2014 Winter Games in Sochi, B.C. athletes 9:1400
performance of B.C. athletes 9:1400
Sports
athletes, Canadian sport school program 9:1405
athletes, IGNITE athlete development program 9:1405
athletes, performance and training 9:1400-1405
government funding and support, multi-year funding 9:1400-1405
innovation 9:1405
ViaSport B.C., role 9:1400
Pattullo Bridge

Future of bridge, Tree Island Crossing proposal, public consultation (Murillo, M.) 3:1335
Pavlis, Ferrol

Presentation to committee 16:1455-1505
As subject
family's experiences in farming and oil and gas industry 16:1455
Agricultural Land Commission
role 16:1455-1500
site visits to northern B.C., staff costs 16:1500
Agricultural land reserve
removal and addition of lands 16:1500
role in northern and southern B.C. 16:1500
use of land for services to oil and gas industry 16:1455-1500
B.C., northeast B.C.
economic development, land use issues 16:1455, 16:1505
farmland protection, role of oil and gas industry 16:1455, 16:1505
four-laning of highway to Alberta 16:1505
Finance and Government Services Committee
prebudget consultation, inclusion of public consultation on government core review 16:1455
Oil and Gas Commission, delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission 16:1455
Peace River area, description and economy 16:1455
Pavlis, Rick

Presentation to committee 16:1500-1505
Agricultural land reserve, use of land for services to oil and gas industry 16:1500
B.C., northeast B.C.
economic development, land use issues 16:1500
farmland protection, role of oil and gas industry 16:1500
four-laning of highway to Alberta 16:1505
Land use, development, impact on tax revenues 16:1500-1505
Payne, Geoff

Presentation to committee on behalf of Wellness in Northern B.C. Task Force 17:0915-0925
B.C., northern B.C., health issues and health promotion 17:0915-0920
Health, public health
health promotion and disease prevention 17:0915
healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, government promotion and investment 17:0920
healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, promotion 17:0925
Wellness in Northern B.C. Task Force, proposal for centre of excellence in health promotion and research 17:0915
Peace River area See also Northeast B.C. under British Columbia – Northern B.C.

Agriculture and invasive species control (Goodings, K.) 16:1400
Business and economy, issues (Earl, J.) 16:1405-1415
Description and economy (Pavlis, F.) 16:1455
Fair Share agreement for local government funding in lieu of industrial property taxes (Farnworth) 16:1340, 16:1515 (Holman) 16:1340, 16:1520 (Nichols, M.) 16:1515-1520
Health care facilities, funding (Goodings, K.) 16:1355-1400 (Holman) 16:1400
Infrastructure funding, payroll tax proposal for temporary workers (Connolly, K.) 16:1415-1420 (Hunt) 16:1420
Infrastructure needs (Earl, J.) 16:1410-1415
Oil and gas industry, services and workforce needs (Goodings, K.) 16:1350-1355
Residential care facilities, wait-lists (Popham) 21:0910
Residential care facilities, wait-lists and need for additional beds (Leahy, J.) 21:0900-0910
Seniors population (Leahy, J.) 21:0905-0910
Site C power project (Young, G.) 18:1640
Site C power project, impact on agricultural land (Hibbard, D.) 19:0910
Supply of skilled workers (Earl, J.) 16:1405-1410
Supply of skilled workers, recruitment initiatives (Connolly, K.) 16:1415 (Earl, J.) 16:1415 (Yap) 16:1415
Peace River North school district See School district 60 (Peace River North)
Peace River regional district See also Goodings, Karen

Presentation to committee 16:1350-1405
Boundaries (Goodings, K.) 16:1400 (Hunt) 16:1400
Recommendations on government budget (Goodings, K.) 16:1355-1400
Peace River South school district See School district 59 (Peace River South)
Peace River South Teachers Association See also Mackay, Lorraine

Presentation to committee 16:1335-1340
Peace Villa, Fort St. John, B.C.

Wait-list and proposed expansion (Leahy, J.) 21:0905
Pembina Institute See also Horne, Matt

Presentation to committee 3:1825-1840
Organization (Horne, M.) 3:1825
Recommendation on government budget (Horne, M.) 3:1830
Penninga, Mark

Presentation to committee on behalf of Association for Reformed Political Action Canada 19:0800-0815
Abortion services, funding and government role 19:0810
Association for Reformed Political Action Canada
recommendations on government budget 19:0805-0810
role 19:0800
Budgets, role 19:0805
Children, early learning and child care, government role 19:0810
Education
full-day kindergarten 19:0810
funding, voucher system proposal 19:0810
Government, role 19:0805-0810
Public debt in B.C. and paydown of debt 19:0810
Society, role of government and religion 19:0810
Pensions

Canada Pension Plan (CPP) See Canada Pension Plan
Pooled registered pension plans (Vandersteen, B.) 21:0930
Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce See also Cox, Jason; Martin, Andre

Presentation to committee 12:1750-1800
Recommendations on government budget (Cox, J.) 12:1750-1755 (Martin, A.) 12:1750-1755
Submission to committee (Cox, J.) 12:1755 (Hunt) 12:1755
Penticton, B.C.

City government See also Konanz, Helena; Litke, Garry; Sentes, Judy
presentation to committee 12:1645-1650, 12:1740-1750
Business initiatives and award (Konanz, H.) 12:1645
City government, accountability (Litke, G.) 12:1740-1745
Construction projects and manufacturing industry in area, workforce issues (Konanz, H.) 12:1645
Trades training, pilot project proposal (Foster) 12:1650 (Konanz, H.) 12:1645-1650
Water system infrastructure (Litke, G.) 12:1740
Penticton Regional Hospital, Penticton, B.C.

Patient care tower project (Cox, J.) 12:1755 (Holman) 12:1755 (Sentes, J.) 12:1745-1750
Permut, Harriet

Presentation to committee on behalf of Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver 5:1020-1030
Construction industry, residential construction industry, conditions and role in economy 5:1020-1025
Lower Mainland, residential housing market 5:1020-1025
Property transfer tax
impact on homebuyers and housing market 5:1025-1030
rate and threshold, proposal for changes 5:1025-1030
reduction, impact on government revenues 5:1030
tax 5:1025
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
organization 5:1020
recommendations on government budget and policies 5:1025
Real estate industry, residential housing market, conditions and role in economy 5:1020-1025
Perrin, Lynn

Presentation to committee 6:1640-1650
Fort Nelson
economy 6:1640
Omineca Enterprises Ltd.
legal dispute with Forests Ministry 6:1640-1650
operations 6:1640
Personal Information Protection Act

Provisions (Denham, E.) 27:1125
Pesticides

Use for invasive species See Control under Invasive species
Petkau, Christine

Presentation to committee on behalf of Summerland Chamber of Economic Development and Tourism 12:1725
Industry, light manufacturing industry, school tax credit 12:1725
Petter, Andrew

Presentation to committee on behalf of Simon Fraser University 4:1425-1440
Graduate Student Society at Simon Fraser University, submission to committee 4:1425-1430
Lower Mainland, South Fraser communities, population and post-secondary education access 4:1430-1440
Post-secondary education
funding 4:1425-1440
government investment 4:1440
relationship to labour market and role in economy 4:1425-1440
universities, capital project financing and inclusion in government reporting entity 4:1425
Research and development, government investment 4:1425
Research Universities Council of B.C., recommendations to 2012 budget consultation 4:1425
Simon Fraser Student Society, submission to committee 4:1425-1430
Simon Fraser University
admission requirements 4:1435
cooperative education program and placements 4:1430-1435
new science and technology programs 4:1430
Surrey campus enrolment and expansion 4:1430-1440
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 4:1425-1435
Petter, Martin

Presentation to committee on behalf of Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Association 15:1050
Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Association, recommendations on literacy funding 15:1050
Literacy
benefits of programs 15:1050
programs and funding 15:1050
Pettingill, Chris

Presentation to committee 4:1005-1010
Education, adult basic education 4:1010
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 4:1005-1010
technology programs 4:1005-1010
Squamish, adult basic education in area 4:1010
Pharmacare program

Program for coverage of medication in last-resort and exceptional cases (Carter, K.) 27:1015-1020
PharmaCare program

PharmaNet computer system, access by dentists See Access to PharmaNet computer system by dentists under Dental health
Pharmacists

Role in health care system (Mathison, L.) 4:1555-1600
Phoenix Centre See Kamloops Society for Alcohol and Drug Services
Physical education See Curriculum under Education
Physical fitness See Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness under Health – Public health
Physical literacy mentorship program See Children's sports under Sports
Physicians

Family physicians, role in mental health care See Programs and services under Mental health
Psychiatrists See Psychiatrists
Recruitment in rural areas See Northern and rural B.C. under British Columbia
Supply and training (Spothelfer, P.) 3:1600-1605
Training (Howe, D.) 6:1820-1825
Plant, Byron

As subject
role as committee research analyst 1:1220 (Holman) 1:1220 (Sourial, S.) 1:1220
Finance and Government Services Committee
prebudget consultation, summary of submissions 1:1220
research staff, responsibilities 1:1220
Plants

Invasive species See also Invasive species
blueweed and leafy spurge (Loewen, S.) 10:1350
butterfly bush (Hunt) 14:1815 (McElroy, R.) 14:1815
Canada thistle (Mumford, C.) 18:1700
economic and environmental impacts (Johnstone, B.) 10:1345-1355 (Popham) 10:1355 (Scott, L.) 12:1730 (Wallin, G.) 18:1605
giant hogweed (Grenz, J.) 6:1850
impact on homeowners See Home ownership
knapweed (Fox, J.) 8:1615-1620 (Johnstone, B.) 10:1350-1355 (Loewen, S.) 10:1350-1355 (Popham) 8:1620
knotweed (Farnworth) 6:1905 (Grenz, J.) 6:1850-1855, 6:1905 (McElroy, R.) 14:1810
public education (Eastham, A.) 17:1005 (Farnworth) 17:1005
puncturevine (Hunt) 12:1740 (Scott, L.) 12:1730-1740
purple loosestrife (Farnworth) 6:1905
St. John's wort (Hunt) 18:1705 (Mumford, C.) 18:1705
scentless chamomile (Mumford, C.) 18:1700
species (Hunt) 10:1350, 14:1815, 17:1010 (Mumford, C.) 18:1700-1705
spotted knapweed (Scott, L.) 12:1730
toadflax (Johnstone, B.) 10:1350
vectors of spread See Invasive species, vectors below under this main heading
yellow flag iris (McElroy, R.) 14:1810
Invasive species committees See Invasive species
Invasive species control
approach in B.C. (McElroy, R.) 14:1805
biological control (Fox, J.) 8:1615-1620 (Popham) 8:1620
control (Eastham, A.) 17:0955-1010
control on farmland See Farmland under Agriculture
control on rangeland See Rangeland
enforcement and prevention See also Enforcement under Weed Control Act
(Eastham, A.) 17:1000-1005 (Hamilton) 14:1810 (McElroy, R.) 14:1805-1810
funding (Cobb, W.) 18:1715 (Holman) 8:1620, 14:1815, 18:1705-1710
funding and programs (Foster) 10:1355 (Fox, J.) 8:1615-1620 (Grenz, J.) 6:1850-1905 (Holman) 10:1350 (Johnstone, B.) 10:1345-1355 (Loewen, S.) 10:1355 (McElroy, R.) 14:1805-1815 (Mumford, C.) 18:1700-1710 (Scott, L.) 12:1730-1735
herbicide use (Cobb, W.) 18:1715
herbicide use and alternatives (Eastham, A.) 17:1005-1010 (Foster) 17:1005
legislation See also Weed Control Act
(Hunt) 18:1705 (Mumford, C.) 18:1705
local- and landscape-level control (Hunt) 18:1705 (Mumford, C.) 18:1705
prevention See enforcement and prevention above under this subheading
public education (Mumford, C.) 18:1705
role of government (Fox, J.) 8:1615-1620 (Johnstone, B.) 10:1345-1350
role of horticulture industry See Horticulture industry
Invasive species, vectors
campsites and roads (Fox, J.) 8:1620
infrastructure and roads (Mumford, C.) 18:1700-1705
vectors (Eastham, A.) 17:1000-1005
water runoff (Mumford, C.) 18:1700
Plett, Nancy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kamloops Foundation 7:1025-1035
Arts and culture, government funding, arts renaissance fund 7:1025
Communities, community foundations and endowment funds 7:1025
Kamloops Foundation, activities and role 7:1025
Manitoba, rural education endowment fund 7:1030
Non-profit sector, fundraising, endowment and matching funds 7:1025-1030
Pohl, Cindi

Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince George Chamber of Commerce 17:1100
B.C. Liberal Party government, initiatives and investment 17:1100
Prince George, government investment in area 17:1100
Police Act

Amendment, initiative petition campaign See Enforcement of laws under Marijuana
Police and policing

Disclosure of information for public safety (Foster) 27:1145
Funding for police legal expenses (Lowe, S.) 27:1315
Police complaint process See also Police Complaint Commissioner
adjudicated review of complaints (Lowe, S.) 27:1245-1250, 27:1310
adjudicated review of complaints, funding See Budget, dedicated funding for adjudication under Police Complaint Commissioner
admissible and inadmissible complaint cases (Hamilton) 27:1325 (Holman) 27:1335 (Lowe, S.) 27:1325, 27:1335
alternative dispute resolution (Lowe, S.) 27:1305
audit See Audit services, coverage of police complaints process under Auditor General
committee audit See Use of Conducted Energy Weapons and to Audit Selected Police Complaints, Special Committee to Inquire into the
independent investigations office See Justice, Ministry of
investigation by other police forces (Hamilton) 27:1320 (Lowe, S.) 27:1320
judicial review of complaints (Lowe, S.) 27:1315
legislation (Lowe, S.) 27:1245-1250
review and report (Lowe, S.) 27:1245
use of legal counsel (Lowe, S.) 27:1325-1330
Use of video surveillance (Denham, E.) 27:1200 (Hunt) 27:1200
Police Complaint Commissioner See also Lowe, Stan; Police complaint process under Police and policing

Budget and operations (Hamilton) 27:1325 (Holman) 27:1330 (Lowe, S.) 27:1250-1335
Budget, dedicated funding for adjudication (Lowe, S.) 27:1250
Letter re quarterly update on legal expenses (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1230
Oversight (Holman) 27:1335 (Lowe, S.) 27:1335
Records and recordkeeping (Lowe, S.) 27:1335
Remuneration, car allowance (Foster) 27:1320 (Lowe, S.) 27:1320
Review of complaints, memorandum of understanding with Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Lowe, S.) 27:1305
Role and responsibilities (Hamilton) 27:1320 (Lowe, S.) 27:1245-1250, 27:1310, 27:1320-1325
Staffing (Lowe, S.) 27:1330
Staffing, civilian staff (Lowe, S.) 27:1305
Submission to Finance Committee (Lowe, S.) 27:1240
Workload (Lowe, S.) 27:1255-1300, 27:1330
Politics and politicians

Proportional representation See Electoral systems under Elections
Short-term and long-term thinking (Kmet, W.) 13:1130
Poole, Judy

Presentation to committee 12:1705-1715
As subject
experience of son's drug addiction 12:1705-1715 (Elmore) 12:1710 (Hunt) 12:1710
Substance abuse and addiction
prevention and treatment services, funding 12:1705-1715
prevention and treatment services, non-voluntary treatment services for under-age youth 12:1715
youth addiction and substance abuse 12:1705-1710
youth addiction and substance abuse, research and early intervention 12:1710-1715
Pop See Soft drinks under Beverages
Popham, Lana (Saanich South)

As subject
involvement in skiing 11:0940
Abbotsford Community Services
programs for school children 5:1235
Adoption
program review 27:0955
Agricultural Land Commission
funding 11:1055
funding and operations 13:1125
review, internal review and business plan 15:1040
review recommendations 9:1005
role and potential impact of government core review 10:1535
Agricultural land reserve
issues, debate 15:1040
protection 9:1005
removal of land from reserve 11:1055
use of land for services to oil and gas industry 16:1450
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets, meat sales 4:1400
farmland, incentives for production 6:1605
farmland, invasive plant control 10:1355
farmland, protection 4:1610
farmland-riparian interface stewardship program 7:0830
farmland-riparian interface stewardship program and funding 18:1750
greenhouse industry, use of cogeneration heating 6:1800
promotion of B.C. products, Buy Local program 10:1410
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
drop-in services 5:1045
Arts and culture
performing arts and touring of live shows 11:1035
role in economy 10:1310
Bees
research on population health, funding 3:1405-1410
B.C.
northwest B.C.
liquefied natural gas development, cumulative impact and strategic environmental assessment proposal 19:1015
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Ten Percent Shift campaign to promote local spending 10:1410
Carbon tax
exemptions and mitigation for "trade-exposed" sectors 5:1000
impact on issues
cement industry 3:1420
rate 14:1855
Cariboo area
dams in ranching industry, inspection 7:0830
Cement industry
Contempra low-carbon cement 3:1420
processing fuels, biosolids 3:1430
Chevron Canada Ltd.
recommendation on carbon tax 5:1000
Conflict of Interest Commissioner
relationship with Merit Commissioner 26:1020
Creative B.C.
funding and role 3:1740
Ducks Unlimited Canada
role 7:0935
Education
out-of-school programs
sports programs 14:1800
Employment and unemployment
job searches and preparation, role of libraries 5:1010
Energy
cogeneration 6:1800
Environment
conservation, B.C. conservation partnership fund proposal 7:0935
Farm Industry Review Board
hiring practices, review 26:1020
First Nations
housing
affordable housing and social enterprise 15:0935-0940
Food banks
programs for school children, Blessings in a Backpack program 5:1235
Food industry
meat processing and sales, impact of regulations 4:1400
Forests and forest industry
government forest policies and regulations 18:1625
private lands, silviculture, requirements 9:1110
private lands, silviculture, seedlings and seed production 9:1110
Gevatkoff, Paul, relationship with Oilmen's Association 16:1430
Government
core review, scope 16:1430
Health
maternity and pregnancy, access to care 9:1245
maternity and pregnancy, C-sections, rate 9:1335
Health, health care funding
federal funding for refugee interim health program 9:1245
Hospice and palliative care
end-of-life care and right-to-die issue 6:1625
Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd.
operations 9:1355
Kelowna
culinary tourism 13:1050
Kootenay area
cross-border shopping, issues 10:1410
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
funding formula and research activities 4:1000
Libraries
role in communities 5:1010
visits by public 5:1010
Livestock industry
ranching industry 7:0830
funding for programs 18:1745-1750
water access and troughing 18:1745
Manufactured homes
seniors living in manufactured home parks 13:0935
Merit Commissioner
role and responsibilities, jurisdiction 26:1020
Northwest Institute for Bioregional Research
submission to committee, chart 19:1015
Ombudsperson
office space 27:1105
PacificSport Vancouver Island
programs, partnership with school district 14:1800
Peace River area
residential care facilities, wait-lists 21:0910
Plants, invasive species
control, biological control 8:1620
economic impacts 10:1355
knapweed 8:1620
Port Metro Vancouver
expansion, impact on farmland and food security 4:1610
Post-secondary education
student financial assistance, sources of financial assistance 11:0910
Post-secondary education, funding
funding for research activities 4:1000
Publishing industry
markets and sales, role of procurement policies 4:1340-1345
tax credit for book publishing 4:1340
Recycling
product stewardship programs for packaging and printed paper, impact on agriculture industry 4:1635
Sales
retail industry
cross-border shopping, issues 10:1410
Sales tax
exemptions and rebates, investment tax credit proposal 13:0820
impact on issues, trucking industry 18:1600
Selkirk College Students Union
survey on student funding sources 11:0910
SHARE Family and Community Services
programs and services, services for seniors 5:1045
South Peace Oilmen's Association
representation to committee 16:1430
Thielen, Noreen, background in agriculture and ranching 10:1535
Thompson Rivers University
culinary arts and meat-cutting programs 7:1000
Tourism
culinary tourism 13:1050
Vancouver Board of Trade
consideration of climate change and environmental issues 4:1610
Vancouver Island
south Island
Kinsol Trestle and Cowichan Valley trail system project, funding 14:1745
Wildlife
wildlife management, inventories 9:1300
Port Mann Bridge

Reconstruction project, costs (Young, G.) 18:1640
Port Metro Vancouver

Coal transfer facility proposal See New Westminster, B.C.
Expansion, impact on farmland and food security (Black, I.) 4:1610-1615 (Popham) 4:1610
Port of Prince Rupert

Capacity (Hunt) 20:1605 (Veldman, K.) 20:1605
Development and operations (Veldman, K.) 20:1555-1605
Role in community (Hamilton) 20:1605 (Veldman, K.) 20:1605
Port of Vancouver See Port Metro Vancouver
Porter, Michael

Economic theories (Santiago, R.) 5:1225
Ports

Land use issues (Veldman, K.) 20:1600
Role in communities (Hamilton) 20:1605
Role in economy and trade (Veldman, K.) 20:1555-1600
Post-secondary education See also Post-secondary education – Funding; Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes; Skills training

Accessibility and affordability (Barbosa, P.) 14:1715-1725 (Barr, R.) 9:1120-1130 (Berchowitz, B.) 13:0915 (Bokor, T.) 3:1800 (Calvert, B.) 4:1005 (Dearle, G.) 4:0945-0950 (Devlin, D.) 3:1630-1640 (Elmore) 11:0915, 15:0950 (Hamdon, N.) 9:1120-1125 (Holman) 13:0915, 13:0955 (Kool, R.) 3:1745-1750 (Lobay, J.) 15:0940 (McLellan, A.) 7:0805-0810 (Marocchi, K.) 4:1125-1130 (Marshall, S.) 9:0905-0910 (Molnar, L.) 10:1435-1440 (Oliver, C.) 5:0920-0925 (Pettingill, C.) 4:1005-1010 (Schwarz, N.) 11:0905-0910 (Walters, T.) 13:0945-0950 (Wu, J.) 13:0900-0915 (Yellowman, A.) 17:0840-0845
Adult basic education See Education
Agriculture research programs (Atkinson, L.) 21:1030
Arts education (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 4:1450-1500
Benefits See also Role in economy below under this main heading
(Brown, J.) 7:0955 (Rourke, D.) 17:0940
Benefits, personal and societal benefits (Cahoon, A.) 9:0920-0925 (Douglass, L.) 7:0800 (Kool, R.) 3:1745 (Walters, T.) 13:0945
Classroom facilities and on-line learning (Hunt) 9:1325 (Lockie, P.) 9:1320-1325
Distance education and on-line learning (Brown, J.) 7:1000-1005 (Buszard, D.) 13:1105 (Deinstadt, B.) 16:1330 (Holman) 7:1000-1005 (Hunt) 13:1105, 16:1330 (Molnar, L.) 10:1445 (Ouillet, P.) 3:1610 (Spothelfer, P.) 3:1605
Education of First Nations people (Holman) 17:1055 (Kool, R.) 3:1745-1750 (Kulmatycki, B.) 17:1050-1055
English language learning for students See English-as-a-second-language programs under Education; below under this main heading
English-as-a-second-language programs (Dearle, G.) 4:0955 (Elmore) 4:0955, 14:1725 (Molnar, L.) 10:1435 (Van Steinburg, T.) 4:0955
Government investment (Calvert, B.) 4:1005 (Dearle, G.) 4:0945-0950 (Devlin, D.) 3:1635-1640 (Oliver, C.) 5:0925 (Petter, A.) 4:1440 (Reed, J.) 9:1040-1055 (Shaver, A.) 7:0905-0910
Government support (Douglass, L.) 7:0800-0805
Graduate studies
funding See Post-secondary education – Funding
support and role in economy (Clift, R.) 3:1755 (Elmore) 3:1725-1730, 3:1755 (Kool, R.) 3:1750-1755 (Lane, J.) 3:1715-1720, 3:1730
support and student recruitment (Barr, R.) 9:1130 (Dagg, P.) 7:0915 (Hamilton) 7:0915 (Holman) 9:1130 (Shaver, A.) 7:0905, 7:0915
support for students (Elmore) 17:1025 (King, J.) 17:1025
Graduates, employment in field of study (Cahoon, A.) 9:0920, 9:0930-0935 (Farnworth) 9:0935 (Holman) 9:0930
International education See also Students, international students below under this main heading
(Bowman, J.) 15:1010 (Holman) 13:0950-0955 (Mathison, L.) 4:1605 (Rourke, D.) 17:0950 (Walters, T.) 13:0950-0955
International students See Students below under this main heading
Participation and completion (Douglass, L.) 7:0805 (McLellan, A.) 7:0805-0810
Physical education programs (Cooper, D.) 14:1800
Relationship to labour market (Petter, A.) 4:1425-1440
Research focus See Research-intensive universities under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Research funding See Funding for research activities under Post-secondary education – Funding
Research partnerships See Partnerships with post-secondary institutions under Genome B.C.
Right to post-secondary education (Tavender, R.) 4:1440-1450
Role in economy (Bokor, T.) 3:1800 (Dearle, G.) 4:0945-0950 (Devlin, D.) 3:1635-1640 (Douglass, L.) 7:0800-0805 (Petter, A.) 4:1440 (Spothelfer, P.) 3:1605 (Wu, J.) 13:0905-0910
Role in economy and society (Oliver, C.) 5:0925
Student debt load (Barbosa, P.) 14:1720 (Devlin, D.) 3:1635-1645 (Elmore) 3:1640 (Holman) 3:1645 (Jensen, M.) 20:1625 (McLellan, A.) 7:0810 (Marshall, S.) 9:0910 (Paradis-Woodman, M.) 3:1815-1820 (Schwarz, N.) 11:0905-0910 (Takkar, N.) 4:1405 (Wu, J.) 13:0905-0910 (Yellowman, A.) 17:0840-0845
Student debt load, impact on completion rates (Elmore) 4:1135 (Hamdon, N.) 9:1125 (Holman) 4:1135 (Marocchi, K.) 4:1125-1135 (Schwarz, N.) 11:0910
Student debt load, surveys (Barr, R.) 9:1120-1125
Student financial assistance
assistance (Bokor, T.) 3:1800 (Jensen, M.) 20:1620-1625 (Kool, R.) 3:1750 (McLellan, A.) 7:0810 (Montani, A.) 3:1435 (Oliver, C.) 5:0925
debt load See Student debt load above under this main heading
default rates for loans (Barr, R.) 9:1125
graduate scholarship proposal (Elmore) 3:1725-1730 (King, J.) 17:1020 (Lane, J.) 3:1715-1720, 3:1730
grant programs (Barbosa, P.) 14:1715-1720 (Barr, R.) 9:1120, 9:1130 (Bowen, J.) 15:0950 (Dearle, G.) 4:0950 (Farnworth) 4:1135 (Hamdon, N.) 9:1120-1125 (Holman) 9:1130, 13:0955, 17:0950-0955 (Lobay, J.) 15:0940, 15:0950 (Marocchi, K.) 4:1125-1135 (Marshall, S.) 9:0905-0910 (Mastromatteo, J.) 17:0955 (Molnar, L.) 10:1440-1445 (Paradis-Woodman, M.) 3:1815 (Rourke, D.) 17:0945 (Schwarz, N.) 11:0910 (Walters, T.) 13:0950-0955 (Wu, J.) 13:0905-0910 (Yellowman, A.) 17:0845
interest on loans (Ashton) 3:1820 (Barbosa, P.) 14:1715-1720, 14:1730 (Barr, R.) 9:1120 (Devlin, D.) 3:1630-1635 (Holman) 3:1820 (Jensen, M.) 20:1625 (Lobay, J.) 15:0940, 15:0950 (Marocchi, K.) 4:1125-1130 (Marshall, S.) 9:0905-0910 (Paradis-Woodman, M.) 3:1815-1820 (Schwarz, N.) 11:0905-0910 (Takkar, N.) 4:1405-1410 (Wu, J.) 13:0910
loan repayment programs for technology program graduates (Leech, J.) 15:1115
sources of financial assistance (Crispin, Z.) 11:0910 (Popham) 11:0910
training and education savings grant program See Government contributions under Registered education savings plans
U-pass program See Student passes under Transit services
Student services (Molnar, L.) 10:1440-1450 (Walters, T.) 13:0950 (Wu, J.) 13:0910-0915
Students
aboriginal students (Kool, R.) 3:1740-1745
international students (Ashton) 13:0915 (Humphreys, I.) 14:1905, 14:1915 (Iwama, G.) 17:1020 (Molnar, L.) 10:1440-1445 (Oliver, C.) 5:0925 (Ouillet, P.) 3:1610 (Paradis-Woodman, M.) 3:1815 (Rourke, D.) 17:0945 (Spothelfer, P.) 3:1605 (Teslak, D.) 10:1315 (Walters, T.) 13:0950-0955 (Wu, J.) 13:0915 (Yap) 15:1005-1010, 17:1020
wage subsidy–based summer employment program (Holman) 7:0815 (McLellan, A.) 7:0815
System, goals (Douglass, L.) 7:0805
Technology programs (Pettingill, C.) 4:1005-1010
Textbooks, "open" textbooks (Bueckert, C.) 3:1725
Tuition fees
caps (Marshall, S.) 9:0910
caps and policy review (Calvert, B.) 4:1005-1015 (Holman) 4:1010
disparities and policy review (Bowman, J.) 15:1005-1010 (Kulmatycki, B.) 17:1050
fees (Barbosa, P.) 14:1715-1720 (Devlin, D.) 3:1635-1640 (Farnworth) 3:1640 (Foster) 17:1055 (Jensen, M.) 20:1620-1625 (Lobay, J.) 15:0940-0945 (McLellan, A.) 7:0805-0810 (Marocchi, K.) 4:1125 (Marshall, S.) 9:0905 (Molnar, L.) 10:1440 (Paradis-Woodman, M.) 3:1815 (Schwarz, N.) 11:0905 (Takkar, N.) 4:1400-1405 (Wu, J.) 13:0905
policy review (Murray, B.) 17:1050
Post-secondary education – Funding

Allocation for multiple campuses in remote areas and areas of high aboriginal population See Funding for colleges, rural colleges below under this main heading
Capital funding (Deinstadt, B.) 16:1325 (Holman) 9:0930 (Shaver, A.) 7:0905-0910
Capital funding, accounting issues See Capital project financing under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Funding (Barr, R.) 9:1120 (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 4:1450-1500 (Brown, J.) 7:0955 (Crispin, Z.) 11:0910 (Devlin, D.) 3:1635-1645 (Huberman, A.) 4:1140 (Kool, R.) 3:1750 (Lockie, P.) 9:1315-1320 (Ouillet, P.) 3:1610 (Paradis-Woodman, M.) 3:1815 (Petter, A.) 4:1425-1440 (Schwarz, N.) 11:0905-0910 (Wu, J.) 13:0905-0910
Funding changes, impact on institution budgets and operations (Cassels, J.) 9:0915, 9:0925 (Lobay, J.) 15:0945 (Marshall, S.) 9:0910 (Oliver, C.) 5:0920-0930 (Ouillet, P.) 3:1605-1610 (Spothelfer, P.) 3:1605 (Walters, T.) 13:0945-0950 (Wu, J.) 13:0910
Funding for building maintenance, deferred maintenance (Marshall, S.) 9:0910
Funding for colleges (Deinstadt, B.) 16:1325-1330 (Holman) 9:1050, 17:0950 (Humphreys, I.) 14:1905 (Molnar, L.) 10:1435-1445 (Murray, B.) 17:1050 (O'Hara, B.) 14:1900 (Reed, J.) 9:1040-1055 (Styffe, T.) 12:1615-1625 (Teslak, D.) 10:1315-1320 (Walters, T.) 13:0945-0950
Funding for colleges, rural colleges (Bowman, J.) 15:1000-1010 (Elmore) 15:1005, 15:1130, 20:1540 (Farnworth) 20:1535 (Hamilton) 15:1130-1135 (Henning, D.) 20:1535-1540
Funding for colleges, rural colleges, rural FT fund proposal (Ackland, S.) 15:1120-1135
Funding for equipment (Reed, J.) 9:1045
Funding for essential skills plan (Reed, J.) 9:1045
Funding for First Nations students (Elmore) 20:1540
Funding for graduate studies (Shaver, A.) 7:0905
Funding for research activities (Hunt) 4:0955 (Popham) 4:1000 (Shaver, A.) 7:0905 (Van Steinburg, T.) 4:0955
Funding for research activities and infrastructure (Elmore) 3:1610 (Spothelfer, P.) 3:1605-1610
Funding for student services (Rourke, D.) 17:0945
Funding formula (Dearle, G.) 4:0950-1000 (Farnworth) 4:0950, 17:0950 (Holman) 4:0955-1000 (Hunt) 4:0955 (Rourke, D.) 17:0945-0950
Funding formula, review (Calvert, B.) 4:1005, 4:1015 (Elmore) 20:1630 (Farnworth) 20:1535 (Henning, D.) 20:1530-1540 (Holman) 10:1445 (Jensen, M.) 20:1630 (Molnar, L.) 10:1440-1445 (Walters, T.) 13:0950
Funding from commercial sources (Oliver, C.) 5:0920
Funding model for teaching universities and research universities (Buszard, D.) 13:1105-1110 (Holman) 13:1110
Operating funding (Barbosa, P.) 14:1715-1720, 14:1730 (Cassels, J.) 9:0930 (Holman) 9:0930, 14:1725-1730 (Jensen, M.) 20:1620 (Lobay, J.) 15:0940-0945 (Marocchi, K.) 4:1125-1130 (Marshall, S.) 9:0905-0910 (Rourke, D.) 17:0940 (Walters, T.) 13:0945-0950
Per-student funding (Douglass, L.) 7:0810 (Jensen, M.) 20:1620-1625
Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes

Accounting
policies and access to surplus funds See Financial management, use of reserve funds below under this main heading
standards and inclusion in government reporting entity See Financial reporting below under this main heading
standards and inclusion in government reporting entity, impact on capital projects See Capital project financing below under this main heading
Administration, costs (Ackland, S.) 15:1120-1130 (Cassels, J.) 9:0935 (Dearle, G.) 4:0950 (Elmore) 5:0930, 15:1130 (Holman) 4:0955-1000, 5:0930, 9:0930, 10:1445 (Molnar, L.) 10:1440-1445 (Oliver, C.) 5:0920-0930 (Walters, T.) 13:0950
Administrative policies and reporting requirements (Foster) 17:1055 (Kulmatycki, B.) 17:1055 (Murray, B.) 17:1050
Buildings and facilities, maintenance (Lane, J.) 3:1720-1725
Campus food banks (Barr, R.) 9:1130
Capital project financing (Deinstadt, B.) 16:1330 (Holman) 16:1330
Capital project financing and inclusion in government reporting entity (Bueckert, C.) 3:1720 (Elmore) 3:1610 (Holman) 7:0910 (Ouillet, P.) 3:1610-1615 (Petter, A.) 4:1425 (Shaver, A.) 7:0905-0915 (Yap) 3:1615
Capital project financing, borrowing requirements (Holman) 14:1910
Capital project financing, debt financing (Buszard, D.) 13:1105 (Cassels, J.) 9:0930 (Foster) 13:1105 (Holman) 13:1110 (Shakespeare, M.) 13:1105-1110
Colleges
role (Deinstadt, B.) 16:1325 (Teslak, D.) 10:1315-1320 (Walls, D.) 10:1315
role in communities (Crispin, Z.) 11:0915 (Murray, B.) 17:1040-1045 (Reed, J.) 9:1045
role in meeting labour market projections (Reed, J.) 9:1040-1055
rural colleges (Bowman, J.) 15:0955-1010
Designations (Cahoon, A.) 9:0925 (Hunt) 9:0925
Enrolment (Ashton) 9:1325
Faculty associations (Clift, R.) 3:1755 (Hunt) 3:1750-1755 (Kool, R.) 3:1750-1755
Faculty, staffing and retention (Oliver, C.) 5:0920
Faculty, staffing and retention, role of salaries (Ackland, S.) 15:1120-1130
Financial management, use of reserve funds (Holman) 17:1055 (Kulmatycki, B.) 17:1055 (Styffe, T.) 12:1625
Financial reporting, inclusion of institutions in government reporting entity (Farnworth) 7:0910-0915 (Holman) 10:1325 (Teslak, D.) 10:1325 (Walls, D.) 10:1325
Food banks See Campus food banks above under this main heading
Issues (Oliver, C.) 5:0920-0930
Property trusts (Holman) 7:0910 (Shaver, A.) 7:0910
Public consultation (Calvert, B.) 4:1010-1015 (Elmore) 4:1015
Public institutions, independence (Oliver, C.) 5:0920 (Rourke, D.) 17:0945
Research-intensive universities (Cahoon, A.) 9:0920-0925 (Cassels, J.) 9:0915-0920 (Hunt) 9:0925 (Kool, R.) 3:1745
Shared services (Ouillet, P.) 3:1610
Special-purpose teaching universities, graduate programs (Devlin, D.) 3:1635-1645 (Elmore) 3:1645
Pousette, Anne

Presentation to committee on behalf of PacificSport Northern B.C. 17:0850-0900
Presentation to committee on behalf of Wellness in Northern B.C. Task Force 17:0920
Education, schools, transportation to and from schools, walking and cycling promotion 17:0920
Health, public health, healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, government promotion and investment 17:0920
PacificSport Northern B.C.
learning centre and information technology, development 17:0900
service area and work of organization 17:0850-0900
Poverty See also Income

Child poverty (Montani, A.) 3:1440
Gap between poor and rich See Income disparity under Income
Poverty reduction plan (Holman) 3:1450 (Mixon, C.) 3:1450 (Montani, A.) 3:1440, 3:1450
Power See Energy
Power, Nadine

Presentation to committee on behalf of Abbotsford Community Services 5:1220-1235
Abbotsford
homeless encampment sites, closings 5:1220-1225
housing, supportive housing initiative for men 5:1225
Abbotsford Community Services
English-as-a-second-language programs, funding 5:1230
funding and role 5:1220-1230
programs for school children 5:1230-1235
services for seniors, funding 5:1230
Food banks, programs for school children, Blessings in a Backpack program 5:1230-1235
Homelessness, encampment sites 5:1220-1225
Housing, supportive housing 5:1225
Welfare
community social services sector, funding 5:1225-1230
support system for vulnerable persons 5:1220-1225
Pratt, Wendy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Island Federation of Hospices 14:1645-1655
Health care system, impact of demographic trends 14:1650
Hospice and palliative care
access to services 14:1650
awareness and public education 14:1645
beds 14:1655
end-of-life care, government framework 14:1650
funding and services 14:1645-1655
rural and urban areas 14:1650
Mental health, grief, impact and supports 14:1650
Nanaimo Community Hospice Society, funding and services 14:1645, 14:1655
Vancouver Island Federation of Hospices
recommendations on government budget 14:1650-1650
role 14:1645-1650
Vancouver Island Health Authority, funding of hospice services 14:1645, 14:1655
Vancouver Island, hospice services and funding 14:1645-1655
Victoria Hospice Society, funding 14:1645
Pregnancy See Maternity and pregnancy under Health
Priestner Allinger, Cathy

Presentation to committee on behalf of ViaSport B.C. 5:0930-0945
As subject
experience in sports 5:0935
Health, public health
healthy lifestyle and physical fitness for children and youth 5:0935
healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, impact on health care system 5:0935-0940
Sports
benefits, health and social benefits 5:0935-0940
coaching 5:0935
government funding and support 5:0935-0940
provincial sport organizations, governance and funding 5:0935-0945
sport broadcasting, web streaming of amateur events 5:0940
ViaSport B.C.
activities and role 5:0935-0945
recommendations on government budget 5:0940
Prince George, B.C.

City government, literacy outreach coordinator See also Domshy, Helen
presentation to committee 17:1105-1115
Demographics and services (Oland, H.) 17:0815
Economy and infrastructure in area (Holman) 17:0825 (Oland, H.) 17:0815-0825
Government investment in area (Dougherty, D.) 17:1100-1105 (Oland, H.) 17:0820 (Pohl, C.) 17:1100
Liquefied natural gas development in area (Oland, H.) 17:0820-0825 (Yap) 17:0820
Literacy outreach programs (Domshy, H.) 17:1110
Mining projects, investment in area (Oland, H.) 17:0825
Services for First Nations (Farnworth) 16:1315 (Palmantier, E.) 16:1315-1320
Prince George Chamber of Commerce See also Dougherty, Derek; Pohl, Cindi; Ray, Christie

Presentation to committee 17:1100-1105
Organization and presentation to Finance Committee (Ray, C.) 17:1100-1105
Prince George Public Library, Prince George, B.C. See also George, Anne

Presentation to committee 17:0805-0810
Funding (Foster) 17:0810 (George, A.) 17:0810 (Holman) 17:0810
Membership (Farnworth) 17:0810 (George, A.) 17:0805-0810
Recommendations on library funding and policies (George, A.) 17:0805
Prince Rupert, B.C.

City government See also Bomben, Corinne
presentation to committee 20:1615-1620
Addiction services and access to detox beds (Davenport, P.) 20:1635-1645 (Elmore) 20:1645
Infrastructure needs and funding (Bomben, C.) 20:1615-1620 (Elmore) 20:1615-1620
Land use planning (Veldman, K.) 20:1600
Sewage system and liquid waste management plan (Ashton) 20:1615 (Bomben, C.) 20:1615-1620
Water supply (Bomben, C.) 20:1615
Prince Rupert Port Authority See also Veldman, Ken

Presentation to committee 20:1550-1605
Operations See Port of Prince Rupert
Organization and mission (Veldman, K.) 20:1555
Recommendation on government economic policies (Veldman, K.) 20:1600
Princeton, B.C.

Arenas and exhibition grounds, lighting upgrade project (Hope, B.) 8:1600
Community forest (Foster) 8:1605 (Hope, B.) 8:1555-1605
Government programs and funding (Hope, B.) 8:1555-1600
Health care services, community consultation and implementation of changes (Holman) 8:1550 (Staples, E.) 8:1540-1555 (Tegart) 8:1555
Physician supply and compensation (Foster) 8:1550 (Staples, E.) 8:1540, 8:1550
Resource industries in area (Staples, E.) 8:1545
Princeton General Hospital, Princeton, B.C.

Services (Staples, E.) 8:1540-1545
Privacy

Information disclosure in public interest, education for service providers (Denham, E.) 27:1145-1150 (Foster) 27:1145-1150
Information disclosure in public interest, mandatory disclosure (Denham, E.) 27:1135
Information-sharing by government, data linking (Denham, E.) 27:1130-1140, 27:1155
Legislation (Denham, E.) 27:1145-1150 (Foster) 27:1145-1150
Policy development (Denham, E.) 27:1130-1135
Protection of personal information
data flow between jurisdictions (Denham, E.) 27:1200
impact of information technology (Denham, E.) 27:1125-1130, 27:1155-1200 (Elmore) 27:1155
privacy management programs in public and private sectors (Denham, E.) 27:1140
websites of private companies (Denham, E.) 27:1135
Protection of privacy
employee monitoring in workplaces (Denham, E.) 27:1130
video surveillance See Video surveillance under Telecommunications
Private Forest Landowners Association See also Bealing, Rod

Presentation to committee 9:1100-1115
Membership and role (Bealing, R.) 9:1105
Recommendations on government forest policy (Bealing, R.) 9:1100-1110
ProArt Alliance of Greater Victoria See also Habel, Ivan; Sandmark, Peter

Presentation to committee 9:1145-1200
Membership and role (Sandmark, P.) 9:1145
Recommendations on government budget (Habel, I.) 9:1155 (Holman) 9:1155 (Sandmark, P.) 9:1155
Profili, Desneiges

Presentation to committee on behalf of Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy 11:0955-1005
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, organization and services 11:0955-1005
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society, funding and role 11:1000
Education, adult basic education, Back to School with Baby program 11:1000
Kootenay Family Place, facility 11:1000
Literacy, programs and funding 11:0955-1005
Skills training, opportunities for parents and role of literacy programs 11:1000-1005
Promote, Protect, Prevent: Our Health Begins Here report See Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, government promotion and report under Health – Public health
Property

Development See Development under Land use
Intellectual property See Intellectual property
Taxation See Property tax; Property transfer tax
Transfer of Crown land to local governments See Government – Local government
Property tax

Assessment system, changes (Gemmell, K.) 6:1605-1610
Assessment system, highest-and-best-use approach (Farnworth) 9:0945 (Qualey, B.) 9:0940-0945
Commercial rates for businesses, reform (Furgale, H.) 15:1015-1025 (Holman) 15:1020
School tax, removal of exemption for light industrial properties (Holman) 4:1635 (Klassen, M.) 4:1625, 4:1635
System, reform (Richmond, A.) 18:1645-1650
Property transfer tax

Impact on homebuyers and housing market (Hamilton) 5:1030 (Permut, H.) 5:1025-1030 (Woolsey, J.) 5:1030
Impact on homebuyers, proposal for homebuyers with disabilities (Foster) 14:1930 (Vaillancourt, S.) 14:1915-1930
Rate and threshold (Bond, D.) 13:0815 (Corey, D.) 9:1145 (Holman) 9:1145 (Mann, S.) 9:1145 (Stuart, I.) 13:0815
Rate and threshold, proposal for changes (Elmore) 3:1535 (Farnworth) 3:1530 (Hamilton) 5:1030 (Holman) 3:1535, 13:0845 (McCaughan, J.) 3:1530-1535 (Miller, C.) 13:0845 (Miller, N.) 3:1525-1535 (Permut, H.) 5:1025-1030 (Woolsey, J.) 5:1030
Reduction, impact on government revenues (Holman) 5:1030 (Permut, H.) 5:1030 (Woolsey, J.) 5:1030
Reduction, impact on housing market (Holman) 13:0845 (Miller, C.) 13:0845
Reform (Mann, S.) 9:1135-1140 (Miller, C.) 13:0840
Revenues to government (de Jong) 2:1310
Tax (Permut, H.) 5:1025
Tax avoidance through trust mechanisms (Carruthers, B.) 18:1630
Prosperity fund proposal See Liquefied nature gas development under Oil and gas
Protect Your Head program See Brain injuries under Brain health
Provincial sales tax See Sales tax
Provincial sport organizations See Sports
PSEC See Public Sector Employers Council
PSOs See Provincial sport organizations under Sports
PST See Sales tax
Psychiatrists

Access to services (Gutray, B.) 9:1310
Public debt

Consumer debt See Consumers
Debt and liabilities (Andersen, E.) 14:1705-1715 (Hadland, A.) 21:1130 (Holman) 14:1710 (Young, G.) 18:1635
Debt in B.C. and paydown of debt (Penninga, M.) 19:0810 (Taylor, R.) 19:0825
Debt reduction See Paydown of debt below under this main heading
Debt-to-GDP and debt via contractual obligations (Andersen, E.) 14:1705-1715
Debt-to-GDP ratio (de Jong) 2:1315
Deficit (Martin, A.) 12:1750
Paydown of debt (Furgale, H.) 15:1020 (Mathison, L.) 4:1555 (Winter, J.) 3:1550
Public health See Health – Public health
Public Sector Employers Council

Role in collective bargaining for post-secondary educators (Kool, R.) 3:1750
Public sector/public service See Civil service
Public-private partnerships See Business
Publishing industry

B.C. products (Reynolds, M.) 4:1330
Industry (Reynolds, M.) 4:1340
Markets and sales, role of procurement policies (Popham) 4:1340-1345 (Reynolds, M.) 4:1340-1345
Role as part of creative sector See Creative sector, cross-sectoral development under Arts and culture
Tax credit for book publishing (Popham) 4:1340 (Reynolds, M.) 4:1340
Puncturevine See Invasive species under Plants
Purple loosestrife See Invasive species under Plants

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