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

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MacDonald, Scott

Role in Auditor General review of carbon neutrality initiative (Muter, D.) 5:1025 (Ralston) 5:1010
Macfarlane, Mike

Britannia mine
remediation of site
cost recovery from former operators 4:1425
long-term planning and closing of site 4:1115, 4:1410
monitoring 4:1115
potential redevelopment of foreshore 4:1410
water treatment plant project
documentation 4:1115
review by Auditor General, government response 4:1115, 4:1410, 4:1425-1430
Environment Ministry
decision-making process for approvals and permits, documentation 4:1115
Waste management
contaminated sites, remediation projects 4:1430
MacFarlane, Paige

B.C. School Trustees Association
meetings with Auditor General staff 6:1600
relationship with Education Ministry 6:1530-1535, 6:1600
response to Auditor General review of school board governance 6:1535
Education, school districts and boards of education
board resourcing and development office, role 6:1535
communications with Education Ministry 6:1525-1535
governance 6:1530-1535
governance, review by Auditor General, government response 6:1525-1545, 6:1600
performance expectations and performance measurement 6:1545
performance expectations and performance measurement, student achievement and fiscal responsibility 6:1530-1535
practices, implementation of good practice guidelines 6:1530
trustees, professional development 6:1535
trustees, role 6:1525
Education, superintendents, performance measurement 6:1545
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin), governance, review by Auditor General 6:1525
School district 36 (Surrey), governance, review by Auditor General 6:1525
School district 75 (Mission), governance, review by Auditor General 6:1525
Mack, James

Business
companies, carbon neutrality 5:0915
Carbon
carbon offsets, forest carbon offset protocol 5:0930, 5:1300
emission offsets regulation, guidance 5:0930, 5:1320
Education, school districts and boards of education
carbon neutrality and costs, capital program 5:0920-0925, 5:1040
Environment Ministry
climate action secretariat
accountability and oversight 5:1300
oversight role 5:0930, 5:1300
reporting 5:0935, 5:1040
role and responsibilities 5:0915-0920, 5:0930, 5:0940, 5:1035, 5:1100, 5:1130
staffing 5:1045-1050
transfer of responsibilities from Pacific Carbon Trust 5:1045-1050, 5:1150, 5:1300
Government
buildings, LEED standards in B.C. and elsewhere 5:0950
carbon neutrality
announcement on program changes 5:0915-0920, 5:1040-1045
balance of emissions reduction against purchase of offsets 5:0935-0950, 5:1035-1040, 5:1130-1135
leadership 5:0915, 5:0935, 5:1035, 5:1130-1140
legislation 5:0915, 5:0925-0930, 5:0940, 5:1035-1045, 5:1055, 5:1130
performance 5:0915
policy issues 5:0940-0950, 5:1040-1045
public engagement initiative 5:0920, 5:1130
reporting 5:0935, 5:1040
travel 5:0915, 5:1035
carbon neutrality, review by Auditor General
difference of opinion with government 5:0920-0925, 5:1035, 5:1045, 5:1155, 5:1320
government response 5:0915-0950, 5:1035-1100, 5:1130-1140, 5:1150-1155, 5:1300, 5:1320, 5:1330-1335
emissions reduction
factors 5:1040, 5:1050
government action and targets 5:0925, 5:0940-0950, 5:1035-1040, 5:1130-1135
levels and measurement 5:0915, 5:1035-1040, 5:1050, 5:1330-1335
other jurisdictions 5:1035
Government, local government
carbon neutrality 5:0935
Lake, Terry
comments on carbon-neutral initiative 5:1130
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Darkwoods forest management project, assessment as carbon offset project 5:1155
Pacific Carbon Trust
due diligence and risk management 5:1100, 5:1150
emission reduction projects, assessment as carbon offset projects and third-party validation 5:0925-0930, 5:1045, 5:1055-1100, 5:1150-1155, 5:1320
purchase of offsets 5:1045-1050
role and responsibilities 5:0930
Public sector energy conservation agreement
funding 5:0940
School district 36 (Surrey)
greenhouse gas emissions 5:1040
University of Northern B.C.
renewable energy initiative 5:0925
Washington State
carbon neutrality 5:0915
Mah, Chris

Auditor General
relationship with government 3:0950
Civil service
employees, criminal record checks 3:1000-1005, 3:1020
Corrections system
CORNET case management system, review by Auditor General and application to JUSTIN system 3:1025
Government
information technology controls
data protection agreements with service providers 3:1030
employee access 3:1005
virtual private networks 3:1010
information technology systems
business continuity planning 3:1040
Justice Ministry
information systems branch
relationship with Auditor General 3:0950
relationship with chief information officer for government 3:1030
Justice system
criminal justice system, information management, reports to Crown counsel 3:0950
information management systems
data encryption 3:1010
server migration and network security redesign 3:1025-1030, 3:1040
JUSTIN information system
development 3:1055
relationship to PRIME system 3:1010
JUSTIN information system security
attempts at unauthorized access 3:1035, 3:1125, 3:1135-1140
breaches, government awareness and handling 3:1015, 3:1035, 3:1100
contractor and employee access 3:1005, 3:1020
impact of Auditor General report release 3:1125
internal and external access 3:1125
monitoring of activity 3:1010, 3:1125, 3:1140
need-to-know access 3:1125
police access 3:1010, 3:1035, 3:1055
printing of information 3:0950
remote and wireless access 3:1010
risk management 3:0950
system-to-system access 3:1010, 3:1035
testing 3:1020
JUSTIN information system security, review by Auditor General
follow-up and self-assessment 3:0950
government response 3:0950, 3:1000-1040, 3:1055-1100, 3:1125, 3:1135-1140
implementation of recommendations, performance measurement 3:1035, 3:1130
implementation of recommendations, timeline 3:1025
Management letters See Auditor General
Manitoba

Public accounts committee system (Dubrow, G.) 2:1120, 2:1150, 2:1325
Mason, Shanna

Economy, economic development initiative trusts
funding 6:1510
funding and role 6:1445-1450
review by Auditor General, government response 6:1445-1450, 6:1510
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry
relationship with development trusts 6:1445
Maximus B.C. Health Inc.

Alternative service delivery agreement with government See Government contract below under this main heading
Government contract
costs and penalties (Cookson, G.) 5:1445-1455, 5:1600 (Corrigan) 5:1445-1450 (Ralston) 5:1600
costs and risk transfer (Hatt, L.) 5:1350
costs and risk transfer, dispute and change order (Cookson, G.) 5:1435 (Eby) 5:1430-1435, 5:1545-1550 (Gibson) 5:1525 (Hatt, L.) 5:1430, 5:1525 (Jones, R.) 5:1435, 5:1550 (Kislock, L.) 5:1430, 5:1550 (Ralston) 5:1435 (Simpson) 5:1530
definitions of key terms (Gibson) 5:1525 (Hatt, L.) 5:1525 (Kislock, L.) 5:1400, 5:1500
documentation (Hatt, L.) 5:1350 (Kislock, L.) 5:1400
extension (Cookson, G.) 5:1420, 5:1500, 5:1525 (Jones, R.) 5:1345, 5:1530 (Kislock, L.) 5:1400, 5:1520-1530 (Kyllo) 5:1600 (Letnick) 5:1520-1525 (Ralston) 5:1420 (Simpson) 5:1530
extension, cost and comparison with other service providers (Cookson, G.) 5:1420-1425, 5:1440 (Dalton) 5:1420 (Jones, R.) 5:1455 (Kislock, L.) 5:1455 (Reimer) 5:1440 (Throness) 5:1455
extension, report (Cookson, G.) 5:1555-1600 (Ralston) 5:1555
gain sharing and profit sharing (Cookson, G.) 5:1415-1420 (Hatt, L.) 5:1355 (Jones, R.) 5:1415 (Kislock, L.) 5:1415-1420 (Ralston) 5:1420 (Simpson) 5:1415
history (Kislock, L.) 5:1355-1400
information technology currency See also replacement of legacy systems below under this subheading
(Hatt, L.) 5:1350
management and oversight (Jones, R.) 5:1345 (Kislock, L.) 5:1405
monitoring (Cookson, G.) 5:1500 (Hatt, L.) 5:1350 (Kislock, L.) 5:1400 (Robinson) 5:1500
payments based on quantifiable thresholds (Cookson, G.) 5:1400, 5:1440 (Hatt, L.) 5:1525 (Kislock, L.) 5:1400 (Ralston) 5:1400 (Reimer) 5:1440
privacy and security issues (Cookson, G.) 5:1410-1415 (Hatt, L.) 5:1350-1355, 5:1430 (Heyman) 5:1425-1430 (Kislock, L.) 5:1410, 5:1425 (Simpson) 5:1410-1415
privacy and security issues, 2012 privacy breach (Cookson, G.) 5:1440 (Eby) 5:1435-1440
renewal See extension above under this subheading
replacement of legacy systems (Cookson, G.) 5:1450-1455 (Corrigan) 5:1445-1450 (Hatt, L.) 5:1350 (Reimer) 5:1440
replacement of legacy systems, Medigent system (Cookson, G.) 5:1440
reporting (Cookson, G.) 5:1410, 5:1540, 5:1550-1555 (Corrigan) 5:1535-1545 (Eby) 5:1545 (Hatt, L.) 5:1350-1355 (Jones, R.) 5:1540-1545 (Kislock, L.) 5:1400, 5:1545-1550 (Kyllo) 5:1600 (Ralston) 5:1550-1555 (Simpson) 5:1410
review by Auditor General (Corrigan) 5:1445-1450, 5:1535-1545 (Dalton) 5:1420 (Eby) 5:1430-1440, 5:1545-1550 (Gaston, M.) 5:1500 (Gibson) 5:1525 (Hatt, L.) 5:1345-1355, 5:1430, 5:1525 (Heyman) 5:1425-1430 (Huntington) 5:1520 (Jones, R.) 5:1345, 5:1405, 5:1415, 5:1425-1435, 5:1455, 5:1505, 5:1530-1550, 5:1600 (Kyllo) 5:1600 (Letnick) 5:1520-1525 (Ralston) 5:1400, 5:1420, 5:1435-1440, 5:1455-1505, 5:1525, 5:1535, 5:1550-1600 (Reimer) 5:1440 (Robinson) 5:1500-1505 (Simpson) 5:1405-1415, 5:1530-1535 (Throness) 5:1455
review by Auditor General and recommendations (Hatt, L.) 5:1355 (Kislock, L.) 5:1400
review by Auditor General, follow-up report (Hatt, L.) 5:1355
review by Auditor General, government response (Cookson, G.) 5:1400, 5:1410-1425, 5:1435-1505, 5:1520-1525, 5:1535-1540, 5:1550-1600 (Kislock, L.) 5:1355-1430, 5:1455-1505, 5:1520-1530, 5:1545-1550
review of proposed solutions (Kislock, L.) 5:1400
staff levels (Cookson, G.) 5:1525 (Gibson) 5:1525 (Ralston) 5:1525
staff location (Cookson, G.) 5:1535 (Corrigan) 5:1535 (Huntington) 5:1520 (Kislock, L.) 5:1520
subcontractors, privacy issues See privacy and security issues above under this subheading
Operation of Health Insurance B.C. See Health Insurance B.C.
Relationship with government (Cookson, G.) 5:1450 (Kislock, L.) 5:1505 (Ralston) 5:1505 (Robinson) 5:1500 (Simpson) 5:1530
Medical Services Plan of British Columbia

Legacy systems, replacement (Hatt, L.) 5:1350
Premiums, elimination (Ralston) 5:1600
Registration process (Kislock, L.) 5:1355, 5:1405
Service delivery contract See Government contract under Maximus B.C. Health Inc.
Medigent system See Government contract, replacement of legacy systems under Maximus B.C. Health Inc.
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Issuance of electronic tablets (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 2:1425
Role (Murphy, S.) 2:1025
Miller Capilano Maintenance Corp.

Operations (Duncan, D.) 4:1155
Mission school district See School district 75 (Mission)
Morris, Mike (Prince George–Mackenzie)

As subject
attendance at public accounts committees conference (Sullivan) 1:1155
Auditor General
audit follow-up 2:1055
audit services
priorities 4:1000
audit services, prioritization and risk management 2:1345
financial statement audit coverage plan 4:1000
management letters 6:1150
recommendations, government implementation 3:1350
Environment
biodiversity, conditions in B.C. 3:1515
biodiversity, conservation management, review by Auditor General 3:1515
Forests and forest industry
mountain pine beetle infestation, impact on biodiversity 3:1515
Government
carbon neutrality, review by Auditor General 5:1125
information technology controls, review by Auditor General 3:1345-1350
Highway 99
Sea to Sky Highway
accidents, fatalities 4:1315
Sea to Sky Highway improvement project
performance measurement for safety, reliability and capacity 4:1315
review by Auditor General 4:1315
Justice system
JUSTIN information system security
review by Auditor General 3:1050
Public Accounts Committee
review of Auditor General reports, process 2:1055
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Evergreen line project, review by Auditor General 4:1520
Wildlife
monitoring, government partnerships with community organizations 3:1515
Motions and resolutions See also minutes of particular committee issues

Motion re Auditor General recommendations on JUSTIN information system, deferred 3:1145
Motion to elect Chair, approved 1:1150
Motion to endorse three recommendations in Auditor General's financial statement audit coverage plan, approved 4:1025
Motion to strike subcommittee on agenda and procedure, approved 1:1150
Municipalities See Government – Local government
Murphy, Shawn

Orientation briefing to committee on behalf of CCAF-FCVI 2:1025-1050, 2:1105, 2:1120, 2:1140-1145, 2:1155, 2:1250-1330, 2:1345-1350, 2:1440-1445
As subject
background and experience with public accounts committees 2:1025 (Lohnes, P.) 2:1015-1020 (Ralston) 2:1010
Auditor General
budget and funding 2:1035
independence 2:1035
relationship with comptroller general 2:1045
relationship with government 2:1035
Auditors, Auditors General in other jurisdictions
recommendations, government implementation and action plans 2:1250
Canada, House of Commons, public accounts committee system 2:1045-1050, 2:1120, 2:1140-1145, 2:1155, 2:1250-1255, 2:1305, 2:1325-1330, 2:1440
Fraser, Sheila, role as Auditor General of Canada 2:1145
Government
accountability and oversight 2:1025-1035, 2:1445
public accounts, review by Auditor General 2:1035
Huntington, Vicki, role on Public Accounts Committee 2:1310
MLAs, role 2:1025
Nova Scotia, public accounts committee system 2:1325
Public Accounts Committee
hearings with government witnesses 2:1255-1300
in-camera proceedings 2:1440
members, role 2:1310
potential for political influence 2:1310-1320
powers 2:1255-1300
practices 2:1030-1035, 2:1105, 2:1120, 2:1140, 2:1155, 2:1255-1300, 2:1310-1320
relationship with Auditor General 2:1030-1035, 2:1105
relationship with comptroller general and government 2:1035
review of Auditor General reports
process 2:1030-1035, 2:1105
release of reports to committee 2:1050
role and responsibilities 2:1025-1035, 2:1250-1255, 2:1445
Public accounts committees
Chairs and Deputy Chairs, roles 2:1030, 2:1255, 2:1305, 2:1330
communications, media outreach and use of social media 2:1345-1350
deliberations on information technology issues 2:1440
hearings with government witnesses 2:1250-1305, 2:1325
in-camera proceedings 2:1330, 2:1440
ineffective committees 2:1310
members, role 2:1025
partisanship 2:1030
potential for political influence 2:1310-1320
powers 2:1330
relationship with Auditors General 2:1030-1035, 2:1145
relationship with government 2:1145, 2:1250-1255
reports and recommendations, unanimity and minority reports 2:1155
review of Auditor General reports
endorsement or issuance of additional recommendations 2:1120
process 2:1045
written summaries from government witnesses 2:1300
steering committees 2:1140-1145
systems 2:1025-1035, 2:1045-1050, 2:1105, 2:1120, 2:1140-1145, 2:1155, 2:1250-1330, 2:1345-1350, 2:1440-1445
website information 2:1250
Muter, David

As subject
role in Auditor General review of carbon neutrality initiative 5:1010, 5:1025 (Ralston) 5:1025
American National Standards Institute
accreditation of carbon offset validators 5:1100, 5:1155-1200, 5:1320
Carbon
carbon offset validation, accreditation of third-party validators 5:1100, 5:1155-1200, 5:1320
emission offsets regulation 5:1000-1005, 5:1025, 5:1105, 5:1315
Deloitte and Touche Inc., review of Pacific Carbon Trust practices 5:0930
Encana Corp., drilling innovation project
assessment as carbon offset project 5:1005, 5:1105, 5:1140, 5:1200, 5:1320
Environment Ministry
climate action secretariat, transfer of responsibilities from Pacific Carbon Trust 5:0930-0935
Government
carbon neutrality, legislation 5:1100
carbon neutrality, review by Auditor General
delay of report 5:1015
difference of opinion with government 5:1005-1015, 5:1025, 5:1105, 5:1125, 5:1325
government response 5:0930-0935, 5:1000-1015, 5:1025-1030, 5:1100-1105, 5:1125-1130, 5:1140-1200, 5:1310-1325, 5:1335
information disclosure during audit process 5:1010-1015, 5:1025-1030
meetings on draft findings 5:1005-1015, 5:1025-1030
slideshow from audit process, provision to Public Accounts Committee 5:1335
KPMG, assessment of carbon offset projects 5:1155-1200, 5:1320
MacDonald, Scott, role in Auditor General review of carbon neutrality initiative 5:1025
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Darkwoods forest management project, assessment as carbon offset project
affidavit on project timeline 5:1140-1150, 5:1310
assessment 5:1005, 5:1100-1105, 5:1155-1200, 5:1320
consultant 5:1130
land purchase timeline and relationship to offsets 5:1140, 5:1150, 5:1310-1315
use of liquidation-logging baseline 5:1100-1105, 5:1125-1130
Oil and gas
underbalanced drilling process 5:1140
Pacific Carbon Trust
due diligence and risk management 5:0930, 5:1100-1105, 5:1130, 5:1200, 5:1320
emission reduction projects
assessment as carbon offset projects and third-party validation 5:0930, 5:1000-1005, 5:1015, 5:1025, 5:1100-1105, 5:1125-1130, 5:1155-1200, 5:1320-1325
rejection of project proposals 5:1200
timeline and relationship to offsets 5:1140
purchase of offsets, information and transparency 5:0930-0935
relationship with auditors 5:1015
role in Auditor General review 5:1005-1015, 5:1025-1030
website information 5:0930-0935
Rainforest Alliance, assessment of carbon offset project 5:1100-1105, 5:1125-1130, 5:1150-1200, 5:1320

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