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

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Eby, David (Vancouver–Point Grey)

Auditor General
audit services
coverage of post-secondary institutions 4:1000
levels of auditor involvement, changes 4:0955-1000
financial statement audit coverage plan 4:0955-1000
Britannia mine
remediation of site
long-term planning and closing of site 4:1415-1420
water treatment plant project
review by Auditor General 4:1415-1420
sludge treatment 4:1415-1420
Budgets
balanced-budget legislation, impact on financial management and reporting 6:1410
Business
public-private partnerships, risk analysis 4:1520
Deloitte and Touche Inc.
review of Pacific Carbon Trust practices 5:1000
Doyle, John
comments on review of carbon neutrality initiative 5:0955
Encana Corp.
drilling innovation project, assessment as carbon offset project 5:1135
Environment, biodiversity
conservation management 3:1440
conservation management, review by Auditor General 3:1430-1440, 3:1550-1555
inclusion in development, government support 3:1555
information and inventories 3:1430-1435
legislation, review 3:1430
Environment Ministry
staffing and resources, capacity 3:1430
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
role in development approval case in Fraser Valley 3:1550-1555
Fraser Valley
Oregon snail population in area, protection 3:1550-1555
Government
accounting practices, deferral of government transfers revenue for capital projects 6:1130, 6:1405-1410
accounting practices, standards for SUCH sector entities 6:1115-1120
carbon neutrality, review by Auditor General 5:0955-1005, 5:1135-1145, 5:1335
delay of report 5:1140
difference of opinion with government 5:0955-1000
information disclosure and letter campaign during audit process 5:0955
slideshow from audit process, provision to Public Accounts Committee 5:1140-1145, 5:1335
financial management of working capital by SUCH sector entities 6:1120-1125, 6:1410-1415
financial reporting, review by Auditor General for 2011-12 6:0950, 6:1115-1130, 6:1405-1415
information technology controls
compliance and illegal activity 3:1350
control objectives for business information technology framework 3:1045, 3:1310-1315
measurement 3:1315
review by Auditor General 3:1310-1315, 3:1350
Highway 99
Sea to Sky Highway improvement project
capital and operating costs 4:1305-1315
contingency budget 4:1305-1310
procurement and public-private partnership 4:1310-1315
review by Auditor General 4:1305-1315
Justice Ministry
budget and staffing 3:1045
Justice system
criminal justice system, information management, disclosure packages and handling 3:1015
information management systems, security 3:1045
JUSTIN information system security
breaches, government awareness and handling 3:1015
criminal and police access 3:1015
review by Auditor General 3:1015
implementation of recommendations, Public Accounts Committee role 3:1130
implementation of recommendations, timeline and resources 3:1045
management letter and recommendations 3:1045
Maximus B.C. Health Inc.
government contract
costs and risk transfer, dispute and change order 5:1430-1435, 5:1545-1550
privacy and security issues, 2012 privacy breach 5:1435-1440
reporting 5:1545
review by Auditor General 5:1430-1440, 5:1545-1550
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Darkwoods forest management project, assessment as carbon offset project
land purchase timeline and relationship to offsets 5:1135
Pacific Carbon Trust
emission reduction projects, timeline and relationship to offsets 5:1135
fiduciary duty and public interest 5:0955, 5:1005
purchase of offsets 5:1135
role in Auditor General review 5:0955-1000
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
capital project financing, debt financing 6:1115-1125
financial reporting, inclusion in government reporting entity 6:1120
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:1000
Public Accounts Committee
role and responsibilities 3:1130
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
labour practices and role in transit infrastructure construction 4:1550
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Evergreen line project
construction contractors and labour 4:1550
documentation 4:1520
procurement and public-private partnership 4:1520
review by Auditor General 4:1520, 4:1550
Transit services
transit police, access to JUSTIN system 3:1015
Vancouver police department
access to JUSTIN system 3:1015
Wildlife
black bear populations and sustainable management 3:1430
monitoring 3:1440
monitoring, role in local economies 3:1430
Economy

Economic development initiative trusts See also particular trusts
board appointments (Jones, R.) 6:1450 (North, J.) 6:1450 (Simpson) 6:1450
board relationship with elected representatives (Corrigan) 6:1500-1505 (Jones, R.) 6:1505 (North, J.) 6:1450, 6:1500, 6:1515 (Pow, L.) 6:1515 (Robert, L.) 6:1505, 6:1515 (Simpson) 6:1450 (Throness) 6:1510
funding (Mason, S.) 6:1510 (Throness) 6:1510
funding and projects (Corrigan) 6:1455-1505 (Dalton) 6:1510
funding and role (Mason, S.) 6:1445-1450 (Rafiei, K.) 6:1435
relationship with Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry See Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, Ministry of
reporting (North, J.) 6:1505 (Pow, L.) 6:1505 (Rafiei, K.) 6:1440, 6:1505 (Reimer) 6:1505 (Robert, L.) 6:1505
review by Auditor General See also North Island–Coast Development Initiative Trust; Northern Development Initiative Trust; Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust
(Corrigan) 6:1455-1505 (Dalton) 6:1510 (Jones, R.) 6:1435, 6:1450, 6:1505-1510 (North, J.) 6:1450, 6:1500-1515 (Pow, L.) 6:1505, 6:1515 (Rafiei, K.) 6:1435-1440, 6:1505 (Reimer) 6:1505 (Robert, L.) 6:1455-1515 (Simpson) 6:1450 (Throness) 6:1510
review by Auditor General, government response (Mason, S.) 6:1445-1450, 6:1510
Education

Superintendents, performance measurement (Anderson, T.) 6:1525 (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1545 (Robinson) 6:1545
Education, Ministry of

Communications with school districts See Communications with Education Ministry under Education – School districts and boards of education
Relationship with trustees association See Relationship with Education Ministry under British Columbia School Trustees Association
Education – School districts and boards of education

Audits (Corrigan) 3:1320-1325 (Jones, R.) 6:1335-1340
Board resourcing and development office, role (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1535
Boards, elected boards (Corrigan) 6:1550 (Ralston) 6:1605
Budget process and deficit policy (Newton, S.) 6:1120
Budgets and financial reporting (Jones, R.) 6:1420
Carbon neutrality and costs, capital program (Mack, J.) 5:0920-0925, 5:1040
Communications with Education Ministry (Anderson, T.) 6:1525 (Corrigan) 6:1550 (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1525-1535
Financial management of working capital See Financial management of working capital by SUCH sector entities under Government
Financial reporting, review by Auditor General (Corrigan) 4:0945 (Dalton) 4:0930 (Jones, R.) 4:0920-0935, 4:1005-1010, 4:1020-1025 (Kyllo) 4:1020-1025 (Ralston) 4:1010 (Reid, J.) 4:0945 (Robinson) 4:0920-0925 (Sullivan) 4:1005-1010
Governance (Corrigan) 3:1325 (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1530-1535 (Robinson) 3:1320
Governance, review by Auditor General See also School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin); School district 36 (Surrey); School district 75 (Mission)
(Anderson, T.) 6:1515-1525, 6:1540 (Corrigan) 6:1550-1555 (Dalton) 6:1540 (Gaston, M.) 6:1540-1545, 6:1555-1600 (Gibson) 6:1555 (Huntington) 6:1600-1605 (Jones, R.) 6:1515, 6:1545-1550, 6:1600-1605 (Ralston) 6:1605 (Reimer) 6:1600 (Robinson) 6:1545-1550
Governance, review by Auditor General, government response (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1525-1545, 6:1600
Information technology controls (Jones, R.) 3:1320-1325 (Newton, S.) 3:1335 (Robinson) 3:1320
Performance expectations and performance measurement (Jones, R.) 6:1545 (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1545 (Robinson) 6:1545
Performance expectations and performance measurement, reporting (Huntington) 6:1600-1605 (Jones, R.) 6:1605
Performance expectations and performance measurement, student achievement and fiscal responsibility (Anderson, T.) 6:1520-1525 (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1530-1535
Practices, implementation of good practice guidelines (Anderson, T.) 6:1525 (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1530
Risk management (Anderson, T.) 6:1525
Role (Gibson) 6:1555
Trustees
competencies (Corrigan) 6:1550-1555 (Gaston, M.) 6:1555-1600 (Gibson) 6:1555 (Huntington) 6:1600 (Robinson) 6:1545
competencies and needs assessments (Anderson, T.) 6:1520 (Ralston) 6:1605
professional development (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1535
role (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1525
Use of committees (Anderson, T.) 6:1525
Use of committees, audit committees (Jones, R.) 6:1545-1550 (Robinson) 6:1545
Emergencies

Disaster planning for government information systems See Information technology systems, business continuity planning under Government
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.

Auditor General oversight (Corrigan) 4:0945 (Reid, J.) 4:0945
Emission offsets regulation See Carbon
Encana Corp.

Drilling innovation project in Fort Nelson area, assessment as carbon offset project (Eby) 5:1135 (Muter, D.) 5:1005, 5:1105, 5:1140, 5:1200, 5:1320 (Reimer) 5:0955 (Sydor, M.) 5:0955, 5:1325 (Wood, T.) 5:0910
Enns, Doug

Review of budget process, report See Budget process review, report under Budgets
Environment

Biodiversity
conditions in B.C. (Letnick) 3:1415 (Morris) 3:1515 (Todosichuk, A.) 3:1400 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1525
conservation, government role See Biodiversity, conservation management below under this main heading
decline and recovery (Dale, A.) 3:1455 (Throness) 3:1455-1500 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1500
impact of invasive species See Invasive species
impact of land use See decline and recovery above under this subheading; Habitat protection below under this main heading; Habitat protection under Wildlife
impact of mountain pine beetle See Mountain pine beetle infestation under Forests and forest industry
inclusion in development, government support (Dale, A.) 3:1555 (Eby) 3:1555
information and inventories See also Monitoring under Wildlife
(Corrigan) 3:1440 (Dale, A.) 3:1425-1440, 3:1540 (Eby) 3:1430-1435 (Ethier, T.) 3:1450-1455 (Gibson) 3:1450 (Heyman) 3:1425 (Sydor, M.) 3:1430, 3:1455 (Todosichuk, A.) 3:1400, 3:1455 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1410, 3:1425, 3:1540
legislation See also Species at risk under Wildlife; Wildlife Act
(Todosichuk, A.) 3:1405 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1410
legislation, review (Dale, A.) 3:1535 (Eby) 3:1430 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1435
Biodiversity, conservation management
conservation management (Eby) 3:1440 (Heyman) 3:1545 (Sydor, M.) 3:1550 (Todosichuk, A.) 3:1405 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1410-1415
conservation management in other jurisdictions (Reimer) 3:1450
conservation management tools (Corrigan) 3:1545 (Dale, A.) 3:1550 (Ethier, T.) 3:1550
funding (Robinson) 3:1530-1535 (Sydor, M.) 3:1530-1535 (Todosichuk, A.) 3:1530
monitoring (Dale, A.) 3:1540 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1415, 3:1535
reporting (Todosichuk, A.) 3:1405 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1415
review by Auditor General and government response (Dale, A.) 3:1535 (Eby) 3:1435 (Huntington) 3:1515-1520 (Sydor, M.) 3:1530-1535 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1410-1425, 3:1435-1445, 3:1500, 3:1520-1530, 3:1540
review by Auditor General and recommendations (Corrigan) 3:1440-1445, 3:1545-1550 (Dale, A.) 3:1420-1515, 3:1535-1555 (Dalton) 3:1535-1540 (Eby) 3:1430-1440, 3:1550-1555 (Ethier, T.) 3:1435, 3:1450-1455, 3:1515-1520, 3:1545-1550 (Gibson) 3:1450 (Heyman) 3:1420-1425, 3:1540-1545 (Huntington) 3:1515-1530 (Jones, R.) 3:1400, 3:1510, 3:1545 (Kyllo, G.) 3:1510-1515 (Letnick) 3:1415-1420 (Morris) 3:1515 (Reimer) 3:1445-1450 (Robinson) 3:1530-1535 (Sydor, M.) 3:1439, 3:1455, 3:1530-1535, 3:1550 (Throness) 3:1455-1500 (Todosichuk, A.) 3:1400-1405, 3:1455, 3:1530
Cumulative impacts on environment, assessment See Environmental assessment process below under this main heading
Data collection (Dale, A.) 3:1445 (Heyman) 3:1425 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1410, 3:1425, 3:1540
Data collection, citizen-based science method See Science and technology
Ecosystem services, measurement and value (Dale, A.) 3:1545 (Heyman) 3:1545
Environmental assessment process, consideration of cumulative impacts (Dale, A.) 3:1545 (Jones, R.) 3:1545
Environmental assessment process, data collection requirements (Zacharias, M.) 3:1410
Environmental protection See also Habitat protection below under this main heading
area-based management plans See Ecosystem-based management under Land use
balance between economic development and protection (Corrigan) 3:1545-1550
ecosystem-based approach (Dale, A.) 3:1450 (Sydor, M.) 3:1430, 3:1455
environmental mitigation and offsetting policy (Dale, A.) 3:1555 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1410, 3:1425
integration with resource development (Ethier, T.) 3:1520 (Huntington) 3:1520 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1520-1525
protection of biodiversity See Biodiversity, conservation management above under this main heading
state-of-the-environment report (Zacharias, M.) 3:1415
Habitat protection See also Wildlife; Forest habitat protection under Forests and forest industry; Land set aside for protection under Land use
(Kyllo) 3:1510 (Sydor, M.) 3:1550 (Todosichuk, A.) 3:1405
Habitat protection, continuity and quality of habitat (Heyman) 3:1420
Species at risk See Wildlife
Environment, Ministry of

Climate action secretariat
accountability and oversight (Huntington) 5:1300 (Mack, J.) 5:1300
Auditor General oversight (Huntington) 5:1300 (Jones, R.) 5:1300
Auditor General review re carbon neutrality program See Carbon neutrality, review by Auditor General under Government
head See Mack, James
oversight role (Mack, J.) 5:0930, 5:1300 (Wood, T.) 5:0905-0910
reporting (Mack, J.) 5:0935, 5:1040 (Robinson) 5:1040
role and responsibilities (Corrigan) 5:1315-1320 (Heyman) 5:0935-0940 (Mack, J.) 5:0915-0920, 5:0930, 5:0940, 5:1035, 5:1100, 5:1130
staffing (Mack, J.) 5:1045-1050
transfer of responsibilities from Pacific Carbon Trust (Huntington) 5:1300 (Mack, J.) 5:1045-1050, 5:1150, 5:1300 (Muter, D.) 5:0930-0935 (Reimer) 5:1150 (Throness) 5:1045
Decision-making process for approvals and permits, documentation (Macfarlane, M.) 4:1115
Deputy minister See Shoemaker, Wes
Role re water treatment plant project (Thomas, C.) 4:1050
Staffing and resources, allocation to biodiversity monitoring (Corrigan) 3:1440 (Huntington) 3:1440 (Zacharias, M.) 3:1440
Staffing and resources, capacity and continuity (Eby) 3:1430 (Heyman) 3:1425 (Robinson) 3:1530-1535 (Sydor, M.) 3:1530-1535 (Todosichuk, A.) 3:1530
EPCOR Britannia Water Inc.

Agreement with government See also Water treatment plant project under Britannia mine
(Stewart, G.) 4:1410 (Thomas, C.) 4:1050-1055
Water quality testing See Water treatment plant project under Britannia mine
Estimates of expenditures

Inclusion of budget information See Budget information in estimates and public accounts under Budgets
Ethier, Tom

Environment
biodiversity, conservation management, review by Auditor General 3:1435, 3:1450-1455, 3:1515-1520, 3:1545-1550
biodiversity, conservation management tools 3:1550
biodiversity, information and inventories 3:1450-1455
environmental protection, integration with resource development 3:1520
Fish
habitat protection 3:1545-1550
Forests and forest industry
forest habitat protection and forest health 3:1515-1520
land base, forest management objectives 3:1520
Land use
land use plans, restrictions on hunting 3:1435
Wildlife
black bear populations and sustainable management 3:1435
habitat protection in wildlife management areas 3:1530
monitoring and data 3:1450-1455
Evergreen line See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)

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