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

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James, Craig

Role in Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees (Ralston) 1:1200 (Sullivan) 1:1200
Jane Basin

Disposal of sludge in area See Water treatment plant project, sludge treatment under Britannia mine
Jane Creek

Watershed, remediation of site See Remediation of site under Britannia mine
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, Ministry of

Relationship with economic development initiative trusts (Mason, S.) 6:1445
Joint solutions request for proposals See Alternative service delivery agreements under Government
Jones, Russ

Orientation briefing to committee 2:1350-1420
Accountants
accounting standards, changes 4:0950
Accountants, accounting standards
international financial reporting standards and public sector standards 6:1405
public sector accounting standards 6:0920, 6:1030-1035, 6:1400-1405
rate-regulated accounting 6:1025-1030, 6:1135
Auditor General
audit follow-up 5:1605
audit follow-up and agency self-assessments 2:1100, 2:1340-1345, 2:1415
audit follow-up process and agency self-assessment 3:1135
audit services
auditor rotation and term limits 4:0935, 4:0950-0955
availability of information and monitoring issues 5:1405, 5:1505
confidentiality 5:1030
coverage of entities outside government control 6:1435, 6:1510
coverage of post-secondary institutions 4:1000
coverage of school districts 4:0920-0935, 4:1005-1010, 4:1020-1025
Crown corporations 4:0925-0930
discussion of draft audit findings and differences of opinion 5:1020, 5:1030, 5:1045
financial audits 2:1355-1400
government response to audits 5:1045
impact of accounting standards differences 4:0950
impact of government core review 4:1020
levels of auditor involvement 4:0925-0930, 4:0940
levels of auditor involvement, changes 4:0955-1000
non-government reporting entities 4:0940, 4:1005
performance audits 2:1400, 5:1020, 5:1030, 5:1045
performance audits and selection criteria 3:1510
performance audits for public-private partnerships 4:1440
performance audits, handling of policy issues 2:1135, 5:0950
performance audits of alternative service delivery agreements 5:1345, 5:1405, 5:1505
performance audits of public-private partnerships 4:1035-1040, 4:1140-1155, 4:1305-1310, 4:1335-1345, 4:1400, 5:1405
priorities 4:1005-1010
priorities, requests 4:0920, 4:0940
prioritization and risk management 2:1345
process and techniques 6:1100
services 4:1015
budget and funding 2:1035, 2:1355
budget, potential risks to budget 4:0935, 4:0950
financial statement audit coverage plan 2:1325, 2:1355, 4:0900-0905, 4:0920-1025
guide on government financial reporting 2:1040, 2:1405
history 2:1430
management letters 2:1045, 3:1150, 6:1150-1155, 6:1320-1325, 6:1335-1340
performance measurement, survey feedback 4:1010
publications, Audits are Important: A discussion of the qualified audit opinion on B.C.'s 2012/13 Summary Financial Statements 6:1000
recommendations 2:1155
recommendations, government implementation 3:1350
relationship with comptroller general 4:0950
relationship with government 2:1035, 2:1145, 3:0950
reports and publications 2:1340, 2:1400-1405
reports and reviews, timelines for reports on public accounts 6:0935-0940
role and responsibilities 2:1350-1355, 5:0950
role and work of auditors 6:1055
staffing, capacity 4:0935-0940
staffing, contracted services 4:0925-0930, 4:0940, 4:0955
staffing, contracted services, costs 4:1020
Britannia mine
water treatment plant project, review by Auditor General 4:1035-1040
B.C. Hydro
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 2:1340, 4:0925-0930
financial reporting, use of rate-regulated accounting and deferral accounts 4:0925, 6:1135
B.C. Lottery Corporation
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:0925
B.C. School Trustees Association
meetings with Auditor General staff 6:1600
B.C. Transit
review by Auditor General 2:1405
B.C. Utilities Commission
regulation of electricity rates, independence 6:1135
Budgets
balanced-budget legislation, impact on financial management and reporting 6:1410-1415
budget information in estimates and public accounts 6:1420
budget process, forecasting 6:1040
budget process, role of Auditor General 6:1045
role of contractual obligations 6:1140-1145
Business
public-private partnerships
assessment methodology 4:1035-1040
completion of projects 4:1335
model, comparison with public financing model 5:1600
ownership changes 4:1155
Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors
work on infrastructure project auditing issues 4:1035-1040
Community Living B.C.
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:0925
Corrections system
CORNET case management system, review by Auditor General 3:0905
Credit rating
B.C. rating, process and role of Auditor General review of government financial reporting 6:1050
Crown corporations
response to management letters 6:1150-1155
Destination B.C.
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:0920
Economy
economic development initiative trusts
board appointments 6:1450
board relationship with elected representatives 6:1505
review by Auditor General 6:1435, 6:1450, 6:1505-1510
Education, school districts and boards of education
audits 6:1335-1340
budgets and financial reporting 6:1420
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:0920-0935, 4:1005-1010, 4:1020-1025
governance, review by Auditor General 6:1515, 6:1545-1550, 6:1600-1605
information technology controls 3:1320-1325
performance expectations and performance measurement 6:1545
performance expectations and performance measurement, reporting 6:1605
use of committees, audit committees 6:1545-1550
Environment
biodiversity, conservation management, review by Auditor General 3:1400, 3:1510, 3:1545
environmental assessment process, consideration of cumulative impacts 3:1545
Environment Ministry
climate action secretariat, Auditor General oversight 5:1300
Finance and Government Services Committee
review of Auditor General budget 4:0905
Financial instruments
accounting changes 4:0950
Forests and forest industry
stumpage system, review by Auditor General 2:1115
Fraser Health Authority
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:0925
Government
accounting practices
deferral of government transfers revenue for capital projects 6:1030-1035, 6:1130-1135, 6:1410
impact on budget status 6:1150
standards for SUCH sector entities 6:1125
standards in other jurisdictions 6:1405
transition to new standards 6:0930
agencies and boards, governance practices and oversight 6:1335-1340
alternative service delivery agreements
oversight, role of Auditor General and comptroller general 5:1535
capital lease obligations 6:1350
carbon neutrality, review by Auditor General 5:0900, 5:0950, 5:1020-1030, 5:1045, 5:1145, 5:1300-1305, 5:1335-1340
difference of opinion with government 5:1335-1340
core review 4:1020
financial management of working capital by SUCH sector entities 6:1410-1415
financial reporting
accountability and transparency 6:1400-1405
audit committees 6:1155, 6:1320
contractual obligations 6:1140-1145, 6:1355
government business enterprises 6:1145
government reporting entity 4:1005
public accounts 6:0920, 6:0930, 6:0940, 6:1325
reporting of contributions 4:0950
review by Auditor General for 2011-12 6:0940-0945, 6:1000, 6:1025-1100, 6:1125-1155, 6:1300-1310, 6:1320-1325, 6:1335-1425
review by Auditor General for 2012-13 6:1150
reviews by Auditor General 6:1300-1310
reviews by Auditor General and comptroller general 6:0930
financial reporting, review by Auditor General
identification of information technology controls issues 3:1145-1150, 3:1325
information technology
costs and project management 3:1340-1345
review by Auditor General 3:1315
information technology controls
compliance and illegal activity 3:1335-1340, 3:1350
requirements and potential legislation 3:1330
review by Auditor General 3:1145-1150, 3:1300, 3:1310-1355
performance measurement, policy issues 2:1135
public accounts, review by Auditor General 2:1035
security of electronic information, review by Auditor General 2:1400-1405
Highway 99
Sea to Sky Highway improvement project
capital and operating costs 4:1305
contingency budget 4:1310
equity sale 4:1400
ownership of project 4:1335
performance measurement for safety, reliability and capacity 4:1140, 4:1150, 4:1340-1345
procurement and public-private partnership 4:1145-1150, 4:1310, 4:1345
review by Auditor General 4:1035-1040
Justice Ministry
information systems branch, relationship with Auditor General 3:0950
liquor distribution branch, governance and status 6:1335
Justice system
information management systems, reviews by Auditor General 3:0905
JUSTIN information system
comparison to systems in other jurisdictions 3:1040
security, review by Auditor General 2:1400, 3:0900-0905, 3:1040, 3:1055
follow-up and self-assessment 3:0950, 3:1135
management letter and recommendations 3:0900
Maximus B.C. Health Inc.
government contract
costs and risk transfer, dispute and change order 5:1435, 5:1550
extension 5:1345, 5:1530
extension, cost and comparison with other service providers 5:1455
gain sharing and profit sharing 5:1415
management and oversight 5:1345
reporting 5:1540-1545
review by Auditor General 5:1345, 5:1405, 5:1415, 5:1425-1435, 5:1455, 5:1505, 5:1530-1550, 5:1600
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Darkwoods forest management project, affidavit on project timeline 5:1145, 5:1305
Oil and gas
deep well and royalty credits, financial reporting 6:1300-1310
Pacific Carbon Trust
transfer of responsibilities 4:1020
Partnerships B.C.
Auditor General oversight 4:0945
Police and policing
PRIME information system, review by Auditor General 3:1055
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:1000
Public Accounts Committee
history 2:1115
in-camera proceedings 2:1400-1405
practices 2:1035, 2:1045-1100, 2:1115-1120, 2:1135, 2:1155, 2:1320-1325, 2:1340
relationship with Auditor General 2:1035, 2:1320-1325
review of Auditor General reports
benefits 2:1415
endorsement or issuance of additional recommendations 2:1115-1120
process 2:1045, 2:1325, 2:1410-1415, 3:1135
release of reports to committee 2:1050
workload and prioritization of reports 2:1410
Public Sector Accounting Board
project on public-private partnership accounting 4:1040
role 4:0950
School district 35 (Langley)
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:0925
Sea to Sky Highway Investment Limited Partnership
ownership change 4:1155
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Evergreen line project 4:1440
documentation 4:1520
planning 4:1510
procurement and public-private partnership 4:1530
review by Auditor General 4:1440-1445
Speaker
handling of statutory officer reports 2:1050
Sydor, Morris, work as assistant Auditor General 3:1400
Transportation Investment Corporation
financial reporting 6:1145
governance 6:1335
governance status and role of revenues 6:1345
Treasury Board
role in Evergreen line project decision-making 4:1510
UN declaration of Decade on Biodiversity 3:1400
U.S.
Patriot Act, application to Canadian subsidiaries of American companies 5:1425
Waste management
contaminated sites, liabilities
accounting changes 4:0950
Winn, Ray
work for Auditor General on Evergreen line project performance audit 4:1445
WorkSafe B.C.
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:0920, 4:0940
JSRFP See Alternative service delivery agreements, joint solutions request for proposals under Government
Justice, Ministry of

Budget and staffing (Eby) 3:1045 (Sadler, B.) 3:1045
Culture (Hughes, J.) 3:0955-1000 (Huntington) 3:0955 (Ralston) 3:1000 (Sadler, B.) 3:0955
Deputy Attorney General See Fyfe, Richard
Deputy ministers (Ralston) 3:0955 (Sadler, B.) 3:0955
Information management See Information management under Justice system
Information systems branch
chief information officer position and staff (Sadler, B.) 3:0935, 3:0955
relationship with Auditor General (Heyman) 3:0945-0950 (Jones, R.) 3:0950 (Kyllo) 3:1040, 3:1145 (Mah, C.) 3:0950 (Sadler, B.) 3:0925, 3:1145
relationship with chief information officer for government (Mah, C.) 3:1030 (Sadler, B.) 3:1030
relationship with Information and Privacy Commissioner (Hughes, J.) 3:0945
role (Sadler, B.) 3:0920
Liquor distribution branch, governance and status (Jones, R.) 6:1335
Staff, training (Sadler, B.) 3:0930, 3:1130
Justice system See also Corrections system; Crime and criminals

Criminal justice system, information management
disclosure packages and handling (Eby) 3:1015 (Hughes, J.) 3:0945, 3:1015
information management (Sadler, B.) 3:0920
information management and privacy protection (Corrigan) 3:0940, 3:1050 (Hamilton, P.) 3:0905, 3:0945 (Hughes, J.) 3:0940-0945, 3:1000, 3:1015, 3:1030 (Letnick) 3:1025-1030
information management systems See Information management systems below under this main heading; particular systems
reports to Crown counsel (Hamilton, P.) 3:0905-0915, 3:0950, 3:1120-1125 (Letnick) 3:1025 (Mah, C.) 3:0950 (Ralston) 3:0910 (Sadler, B.) 3:0930
Crown counsel, information management and reports to Crown counsel See Criminal justice system, information management above under this main heading
Information management systems See also particular systems
data encryption (Hughes, J.) 3:1000, 3:1030 (Letnick) 3:1030 (Mah, C.) 3:1010
information security program (Sadler, B.) 3:0935
reviews by Auditor General (Jones, R.) 3:0905
security (Eby) 3:1045 (Hughes, J.) 3:0955-1000 (Huntington) 3:0955 (Ralston) 3:1000 (Sadler, B.) 3:0955, 3:1045
server migration and network security redesign (Heyman) 3:1030 (Mah, C.) 3:1025-1030, 3:1040 (Ralston) 3:1040-1045 (Reimer) 3:1040 (Sadler, B.) 3:0925-0930
staffing changes and leadership (Hughes, J.) 3:1000 (Huntington) 3:1000 (Sadler, B.) 3:1000
JUSTIN information system
access and security See JUSTIN information system security below under this main heading
comparison to systems in other jurisdictions (Dalton) 3:0955 (Jones, R.) 3:1040 (Letnick) 3:0940 (Reimer) 3:1040 (Sadler, B.) 3:0955, 3:1040
development (Mah, C.) 3:1055 (Sullivan) 3:1055
relationship to PRIME system (Corrigan) 3:1050-1055 (Hamilton, P.) 3:0905 (Hughes, J.) 3:1055 (Mah, C.) 3:1010
review by Auditor General See JUSTIN information system security, review by Auditor General below under this main heading
scope of information in system (Corrigan) 3:0940 (Hamilton, P.) 3:0905-0910 (Hughes, J.) 3:0940, 3:1025-1030 (Sadler, B.) 3:0920
JUSTIN information system security
access and security controls (Corrigan) 3:0940-0945 (Dover, C.) 3:1030 (Gibson) 3:1005-1010 (Hamilton, P.) 3:0905-0915 (Kyllo) 3:1035-1040 (Newton, S.) 3:1030 (Sadler, B.) 3:0920-0935, 3:0955, 3:1005, 3:1030 (Throness) 3:1005
attempts at unauthorized access (Corrigan) 3:1120-1125, 3:1135-1140 (Mah, C.) 3:1035, 3:1125, 3:1135-1140 (Robinson) 3:1035
breaches, government awareness and handling (Corrigan) 3:0940-0945, 3:1015-1020 (Dover, C.) 3:1015, 3:1100 (Eby) 3:1015 (Gibson) 3:1055-1100 (Hamilton, P.) 3:0915, 3:0940 (Hughes, J.) 3:0945, 3:1015, 3:1050 (Mah, C.) 3:1015, 3:1035, 3:1100 (Ralston) 3:1015 (Robinson) 3:1035 (Sadler, B.) 3:0945, 3:1005 (Throness) 3:1005
contractor and employee access (Corrigan) 3:1020, 3:1125 (Mah, C.) 3:1005, 3:1020 (Sadler, B.) 3:0925-0930, 3:1130
criminal access (Corrigan) 3:1020, 3:1125 (Eby) 3:1015 (Hughes, J.) 3:1050 (Morris) 3:1050 (Sadler, B.) 3:1005 (Throness) 3:1005
employee access (Hughes, J.) 3:1050 (Morris) 3:1050 (Ralston) 3:0925 (Robinson) 3:1000-1005
impact of Auditor General report release (Corrigan) 3:1120-1125 (Dover, C.) 3:1125 (Mah, C.) 3:1125
impact of Auditor General review of CORNET system See CORNET case management system under Corrections system
internal and external access (Dover, C.) 3:1100, 3:1125 (Gibson) 3:1055-1100 (Mah, C.) 3:1125
management committee (Sadler, B.) 3:0920
monitoring of activity (Gibson) 3:1010 (Hamilton, P.) 3:0910, 3:0950, 3:1120 (Mah, C.) 3:1010, 3:1125, 3:1140 (Sadler, B.) 3:0930-0935
need-to-know access (Corrigan) 3:1125 (Hamilton, P.) 3:1115, 3:1125 (Mah, C.) 3:1125 (Sadler, B.) 3:0930
police access (Corrigan) 3:1055 (Eby) 3:1015 (Gibson) 3:1010 (Hughes, J.) 3:1015, 3:1055 (Mah, C.) 3:1010, 3:1035, 3:1055 (Ralston) 3:1010
printing of information (Hamilton, P.) 3:0950 (Mah, C.) 3:0950
protection of personal information (Hamilton, P.) 3:0910 (Hughes, J.) 3:1025-1030 (Letnick) 3:1025-1030 (Ralston) 3:0910
remote and wireless access (Gibson) 3:1010 (Mah, C.) 3:1010 (Ralston) 3:1010
review by Auditor General See JUSTIN information system security, review by Auditor General below under this main heading
risk management (Heyman) 3:0945-0950 (Mah, C.) 3:0950
secure access gateway (Sadler, B.) 3:0925
security access matrix (Hamilton, P.) 3:0910-0915, 3:1120 (Ralston) 3:0910-0915, 3:1130 (Sadler, B.) 3:0930, 3:1120
server migration See Information management systems above under this main heading
system-to-system access (Huntington) 3:1030-1035 (Mah, C.) 3:1010, 3:1035
testing (Corrigan) 3:1020 (Mah, C.) 3:1020 (Sadler, B.) 3:0930
training (Sadler, B.) 3:0930, 3:1130
JUSTIN information system security, review by Auditor General
confidential recommendations See management letter and recommendations below under this subheading
government response (Hughes, J.) 3:0940-0945, 3:0955-1000, 3:1015, 3:1025-1030, 3:1050-1055 (Mah, C.) 3:0950, 3:1000-1040, 3:1055-1100, 3:1125, 3:1135-1140 (Sadler, B.) 3:0920-0945, 3:0955-1005, 3:1025-1030, 3:1040, 3:1130
implementation of recommendations
performance measurement (Kyllo) 3:1145 (Mah, C.) 3:1035, 3:1130 (Robinson) 3:1035, 3:1130
priorities (Dover, C.) 3:1140 (Hamilton, P.) 3:1140 (Kyllo) 3:1140-1145
Public Accounts Committee role (Corrigan) 3:1140 (Eby) 3:1130 (Ralston) 3:1140
timeline (Letnick) 3:1025 (Mah, C.) 3:1025 (Ralston) 3:1025, 3:1130 (Simpson) 3:1120
timeline and resources (Eby) 3:1045 (Sadler, B.) 3:1045, 3:1120
management letter and recommendations (Corrigan) 3:1140 (Dover, C.) 3:1125, 3:1140 (Eby) 3:1045 (Hamilton, P.) 3:0915, 3:1140 (Jones, R.) 3:0900 (Kyllo) 3:1140 (Ralston) 3:0905, 3:1140 (Sadler, B.) 3:1045 (Simpson) 3:1115
review (Corrigan) 3:0940-0945, 3:1015-1025, 3:1050-1055, 3:1120-1140 (Dalton) 3:0955 (Dover, C.) 3:0940, 3:1015, 3:1030, 3:1100, 3:1115, 3:1125 (Eby) 3:1015 (Gaston, M.) 2:1410 (Gibson) 3:1005-1010, 3:1055-1100 (Hamilton, P.) 3:0905-0915, 3:0940, 3:0950, 3:1115-1125 (Heyman) 3:0945-0950, 3:1030 (Huntington) 3:0955-1000, 3:1030-1035 (Jones, R.) 2:1400, 3:0900-0905, 3:1040, 3:1055 (Kyllo) 3:1035-1040 (Letnick) 3:1025-1030 (Morris) 3:1050 (Newton, S.) 3:1030 (Ralston) 3:0905-0915, 3:0925, 3:1000, 3:1010-1015, 3:1035-1045, 3:1130 (Reimer) 3:1040 (Robinson) 3:1000-1005 (Sullivan) 3:1055
review, application across government (Huntington) 3:1000 (Letnick) 3:0935-0940 (Ralston) 3:1000 (Sadler, B.) 3:1000
review, follow-up (Kyllo) 3:1145 (Sadler, B.) 3:1145 (Throness) 3:1005
review, follow-up and self-assessment (Dover, C.) 3:1005 (Jones, R.) 3:0950, 3:1135 (Mah, C.) 3:0950 (Ralston) 3:1135
Prosecution system See Criminal justice system above under this main heading
JUSTIN system See Justice system

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