Province of British Columbia
40th Parliament – 2013
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
INDEX

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Dale, Alec

Australia, biodiversity, conservation management practices 3:1450
Environment
data collection 3:1445
ecosystem services, measurement and value 3:1545
environmental assessment process, consideration of cumulative impacts 3:1545
environmental protection, ecosystem-based approach 3:1450
environmental protection, environmental mitigation and offsetting policy 3:1555
Environment, biodiversity
conservation management monitoring 3:1540
conservation management, review by Auditor General 3:1420-1515, 3:1535-1555
conservation management, review by Auditor General and government response 3:1535
conservation management tools 3:1550
decline and recovery 3:1455
inclusion in development, government support 3:1555
information and inventories 3:1425-1440, 3:1540
legislation, review 3:1535
Invasive species
citizen monitoring 3:1430
control 3:1510-1515
public education 3:1515
zebra and quagga mussels 3:1510
Invasive Species Council of B.C., work of organization 3:1510-1515
Land use
"one land base, one land manager" approach 3:1550
New Zealand
biodiversity, conservation management practices 3:1450
Science and technology
citizen-based science, use for data collection 3:1425-1430
Species-at-Risk Task Force report and recommendations, government response 3:1420
Wildlife
badgers, release program and outreach to ranching industry 3:1455-1500
birds, breeding bird survey 3:1425-1430
habitat protection and human cohabitation 3:1455-1500
monitoring, government partnerships with community organizations 3:1425-1430, 3:1445
monitoring, species 3:1435-1440
populations, status 3:1455
species at risk 3:1455-1500
species at risk, protection and legislation 3:1445
Dalton, Marc (Maple Ridge–Mission)

Auditor General
audit services
auditor rotation and term limits 4:0935
coverage of school districts 4:0930
prioritization and risk management 2:1355
financial statement audit coverage plan 4:0930-0935
relationship with comptroller general 2:1040
Budgets
2012-13 budget 6:0925
Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:0930
Credit rating
B.C. rating, process and role of Auditor General review of government financial reporting 6:1045-1050
Economy
economic development initiative trusts 6:1510
Education, school districts and boards of education
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:0930
governance, review by Auditor General 6:1540
Environment
biodiversity, conservation management, review by Auditor General 3:1535-1540
Fraser Valley
Oregon snail population in area, protection 3:1535-1540
Government
financial reporting
government business enterprises 6:1050
public accounts 6:0925
review by Auditor General for 2011-12 6:1045-1050
reviews by Auditor General and comptroller general 6:0925
information technology controls, review by Auditor General 3:1300
Highway 99
Sea to Sky Highway
traffic patterns and volumes 4:1155-1200
Sea to Sky Highway improvement project
performance measurement for safety, reliability and capacity 4:1200
review by Auditor General 4:1155-1200
Justice system
JUSTIN information system
comparison to systems in other jurisdictions 3:0955
security, review by Auditor General 3:0955
Land use
land set aside for protection and conservation management 3:1540
Legislature
committee system, history 2:1430
Maximus B.C. Health Inc., government contract
extension, cost and comparison with other service providers 5:1420
review by Auditor General 5:1420
North Island–Coast Development Initiative Trust
funding and projects 6:1510
Northern Development Initiative Trust
funding and projects 6:1510
Port Mann Bridge
financing and tolls, role of government 6:1050
Public Accounts Committee
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 1:1150
School district 75 (Mission)
governance, review by Auditor General 6:1540
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Evergreen line project
costs and financing 4:1550
review by Auditor General 4:1550
route and scope, integration with West Coast Express 4:1550
Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust
funding and projects 6:1510
Sullivan, Sam
election as Deputy Chair of Public Accounts Committee 1:1150
Wildlife
populations, status 3:1535-1540
species at risk, designation and impact on development 3:1535-1540
Darkwoods forest management project See Nature Conservancy of Canada
Deloitte and Touche Inc.

Review of Pacific Carbon Trust practices (Eby) 5:1000 (Muter, D.) 5:0930 (Trumpy, C.) 5:1000
Delta, B.C.

Wildlife management areas, habitat protection (Huntington) 3:1525
Wildlife management areas, role of federal government (Zacharias, M.) 3:1525
Destination B.C.

Financial reporting, review by Auditor General (Jones, R.) 4:0920 (Reid, J.) 4:0915
Development initiative trusts See Economic development initiative trusts under Economy; particular trusts
DFO See Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Disasters See Emergencies
Dover, Cornell

Government
financial reporting, review by Auditor General
identification of information technology controls issues 3:1310
information technology
costs and project management 3:1345
review by Auditor General 3:1315
information technology controls
data protection agreements with service providers 3:1030
review by Auditor General 3:1300, 3:1310-1320, 3:1345
Justice system
JUSTIN information system security
access and security controls 3:1030
breaches, government awareness and handling 3:1015, 3:1100
impact of Auditor General report release 3:1125
internal and external access 3:1100, 3:1125
review by Auditor General 3:0940, 3:1015, 3:1030, 3:1100, 3:1115, 3:1125
follow-up and self-assessment 3:1005
implementation of recommendations, priorities 3:1140
management letter and recommendations 3:1125, 3:1140
Doyle, John

Comments on review of carbon neutrality initiative (Eby) 5:0955 (Trumpy, C.) 5:1000
Dubrow, Geoff

Orientation briefing to committee on behalf of CCAF-FCVI 2:1050-1155, 2:1300-1310, 2:1320-1350, 2:1440-1445
As subject
background and role at CCAF (Lohnes, P.) 2:1015-1020 (Ralston) 2:1010
Alberta, public accounts committee system 2:1115
Auditor General
audit follow-up 2:1055-1100
recommendations, government implementation and action plans 2:1150, 2:1335
Auditors, Auditors General in other jurisdictions
audit follow-up 2:1110, 2:1335-1340
performance audits, handling of policy issues 2:1135
recommendations, government implementation and action plans 2:1150
reports and publications 2:1335-1340
Canada, House of Commons, public accounts committee system 2:1140, 2:1150
Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees, 2013 conference in Regina 2:1335
CCAF-FCVI Inc.
survey and guides on public accounts committees 2:1110, 2:1120-1125
workshops for public accounts committees 2:1140
Government
accountability and oversight 2:1055-1100
performance measurement, policy issues 2:1130-1135
performance measurement, systemic issues 2:1055-1100
Hermanson, Elwin, comments on public accounts committees 2:1130
Legislature, committee system, partisanship 2:1130
Manitoba, public accounts committee system 2:1120, 2:1150, 2:1325
Nova Scotia, public accounts committee system 2:1310
Ontario, public accounts committee system 2:1150
Public Accounts Committee
hearings with government witnesses 2:1140
meeting schedule 2:1120, 2:1140
orientation workshop for committee members 2:1155, 2:1445
practices 2:1050-1125, 2:1140-1155, 2:1300
relationship with Auditor General 2:1100, 2:1300
research staff and role 2:1125, 2:1150
review of Auditor General reports
process 2:1055-1105
release of reports to committee 2:1050
workload and prioritization of reports 2:1145
role and responsibilities 2:1055
Public accounts committees
Chairs and Deputy Chairs, roles 2:1130
communications, media outreach and use of social media 2:1350
hearings with government witnesses
members' preparation and questions to witnesses 2:1300-1310, 2:1325-1335
process 2:1105, 2:1155, 2:1335-1340
in-camera proceedings 2:1325-1330, 2:1440
meeting schedules 2:1120
members, role 2:1155
members, role of government and opposition members 2:1140
membership, timeline 2:1120-1125
partisanship 2:1125-1140, 2:1335
partisanship, "constructive partisanship" concept 2:1130
potential for political influence 2:1320
relationship with Auditors General 2:1100, 2:1145
reports 2:1105, 2:1125
reports and recommendations, unanimity 2:1155
research staff and role 2:1125-1130, 2:1150
review of Auditor General reports
briefings to committee by Auditor General 2:1325
endorsement or issuance of additional recommendations 2:1105-1120
prioritization of reports 2:1145-1155
process 2:1130
steering committees 2:1140-1145
systems 2:1050-1155, 2:1300-1310, 2:1320, 2:1325-1340, 2:1350
Saskatchewan, public accounts committee system 2:1335-1340
Scotland, public accounts committee system 2:1155
United Kingdom, public accounts committee system 2:1140
Duncan, Dave

Business
public-private partnerships
document management and retention 4:1315
ownership changes 4:1155
Highway 99
Sea to Sky Highway
accident rate 4:1330
accident rate and road closings 4:1100-1105
accidents, fatalities 4:1315
development along corridor 4:1105
maintenance services 4:1155
traffic patterns and volumes 4:1155-1200
travel times 4:1100, 4:1130-1135
Sea to Sky Highway improvement project
capital and operating costs 4:1305
construction quality 4:1335
costs and risk transfer 4:1355-1400
documentation 4:1100-1105, 4:1315
equity sale 4:1350
management 4:1100-1105
monitoring and reporting 4:1100-1105
performance measurement, comparison with other highways 4:1340
performance measurement for safety, reliability and capacity 4:1100-1105, 4:1130-1135, 4:1200, 4:1315-1325, 4:1335-1350
procurement and public-private partnership 4:1325-1335
review by Auditor General, government response 4:1055-1105, 4:1125-1135, 4:1155-1200, 4:1305, 4:1315-1355
road improvements 4:1325
Miller Capilano Maintenance Corp.
operations 4:1155
Sea to Sky Highway Investment Limited Partnership
agreement with government, impact of reinstatement of sales tax 4:1125
ownership change 4:1155
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
relationship with Auditor General 4:1055-1100

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