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

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Sadler, Bobbi

As subject
role as chief information officer for Justice Ministry 3:0955
Auditor General
relationship with government 3:0925
Civil service
employees, criminal record checks 3:0925
Corrections system
CORNET case management system
review by Auditor General and application to JUSTIN system 3:1025
review by Auditor General and implementation of recommendations 3:0920
system 3:1005
Fyfe, Richard, position as Deputy Attorney General 3:0955
Government
information technology controls
control objectives for business information technology framework 3:1045
data protection agreements with service providers 3:1030
employee access 3:0930
Justice Ministry
budget and staffing 3:1045
deputy ministers 3:0955
information systems branch
chief information officer position and staff 3:0935, 3:0955
relationship with Auditor General 3:0925, 3:1145
relationship with chief information officer for government 3:1030
role 3:0920
staff training 3:0930, 3:1130
Justice system
criminal justice system, information management and reports to Crown counsel 3:0920, 3:0930
culture 3:0955
information management systems
information security program 3:0935
security 3:0955, 3:1045
server migration and network security redesign 3:0925-0930
staffing changes and leadership 3:1000
JUSTIN information system
comparison to systems in other jurisdictions 3:0955, 3:1040
scope of information in system 3:0920
JUSTIN information system security
access and security controls 3:0920-0935, 3:0955, 3:1005, 3:1030
breaches, government awareness and handling 3:0945, 3:1005
contractor and employee access 3:0925-0930, 3:1130
criminal access 3:1005
management committee 3:0920
monitoring of activity 3:0930-0935
need-to-know access 3:0930
secure access gateway 3:0925
security access matrix 3:0930, 3:1120
testing 3:0930
training 3:0930, 3:1130
JUSTIN information system security, review by Auditor General
application across government 3:1000
follow-up 3:1145
government response 3:0920-0945, 3:0955-1005, 3:1025-1030, 3:1040, 3:1130
implementation of recommendations, timeline and resources 3:1045, 3:1120
management letter and recommendations 3:1045
Salish sucker See Fish
Saskatchewan

Public accounts committee system (Dubrow, G.) 2:1335-1340
Schofield, Josie

Work as committee researcher (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 2:1125
School boards/districts See Education – School districts and boards of education
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

Governance, review by Auditor General (Anderson, T.) 6:1520 (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1525
School district 35 (Langley)

Financial reporting, review by Auditor General (Jones, R.) 4:0925 (Ralston) 4:0925
Governance, review by Auditor General (Gaston, M.) 6:1545-1550
School district 36 (Surrey)

Governance, review by Auditor General (Anderson, T.) 6:1520 (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1525
Greenhouse gas emissions (Mack, J.) 5:1040
School district 43 (Coquitlam)

Financial reporting (Robinson) 4:0920-0925
School district 75 (Mission)

Governance, review by Auditor General (Anderson, T.) 6:1520, 6:1540 (Dalton) 6:1540 (Gaston, M.) 6:1540 (Gibson) 6:1555 (MacFarlane, P.) 6:1525
School trustees See Trustees under Education – School districts and boards of education
Science and technology

Citizen-based science, use for data collection (Dale, A.) 3:1425-1430 (Heyman) 3:1540 (Ralston) 3:1430
Scotland

Public accounts committee system (Dubrow, G.) 2:1155
Sea to Sky Highway improvement project See Highway 99
Sea to Sky Highway Investment Limited Partnership

Agreement with government See also Sea to Sky Highway improvement project under Highway 99
(Faulkner, B.) 4:1040-1045
Agreement with government, impact of reinstatement of sales tax (Corrigan) 4:1125-1130 (Duncan, D.) 4:1125 (Faulkner, B.) 4:1045 (Huntington) 4:1325 (Ralston) 4:1340
Agreement with government, payments for performance measurement See Sea to Sky Highway improvement project, performance measurement under Highway 99
Ownership change (Duncan, D.) 4:1155 (Faulkner, B.) 4:1045, 4:1155 (Jones, R.) 4:1155 (Simpson) 4:1155
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills See Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills, Select Standing Committee on
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts See Public Accounts, Select Standing Committee on
Select standing committees See Committee system under Legislature; particular committees
Shoemaker, Wes

Role re Pacific Carbon Trust (Trumpy, C.) 5:0920
Simpson, Jeffrey

Comments on media coverage of public accounts committees (Ralston) 2:1350
Simpson, Shane (Vancouver-Hastings)

Accountants, accounting standards
public sector accounting standards 6:1020-1025, 6:1035
rate-regulated accounting 6:1025
Auditor General
audit follow-up and agency self-assessments 2:1415
audit services
availability of information and monitoring issues 5:1405
impact of government core review 4:1015-1020
performance audits, handling of policy issues 2:1135
performance audits of public-private partnerships 4:1150
financial statement audit coverage plan 4:1015-1020
role 6:1040-1045
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
amendment 6:1025
Budgets
budget information in estimates and public accounts 6:1035-1040
budget process, forecasting 6:1040-1045
Business
public-private partnerships
ownership changes 4:1155
public-private partnerships, holdback and lien 4:1530
public-private partnerships model, comparison with public financing model 4:1525-1530
Economy
economic development initiative trusts
board appointments 6:1450
board relationship with elected representatives 6:1450
review by Auditor General 6:1450
Government
accountability and oversight 2:1415
alternative service delivery agreements
oversight, role of Auditor General and comptroller general 5:1530-1535
capital lease obligations 6:1345-1350
core review 4:1015-1020
financial reporting
contractual obligations 6:1350-1400
review by Auditor General for 2011-12 6:1020-1025, 6:1035-1045, 6:1345-1400
reviews by Auditor General, recommendations 6:1350
information technology controls, review by Auditor General 3:1340-1345
information technology, costs and project management 3:1340-1345
integrated case management system 3:1345
performance measurement, policy issues 2:1135
Highway 99
Sea to Sky Highway
development along corridor 4:1145
Sea to Sky Highway improvement project
performance measurement for safety, reliability and capacity 4:1145
procurement and public-private partnership 4:1145-1150
review by Auditor General 4:1145-1155
Justice system
JUSTIN information system security, review by Auditor General 3:1115-1120
Legislative Assembly Management Committee
oversight role 3:1340
Maximus B.C. Health Inc.
government contract
costs and risk transfer, dispute and change order 5:1530
extension 5:1530
gain sharing and profit sharing 5:1415
privacy and security issues 5:1410-1415
reporting 5:1410
review by Auditor General 5:1405-1415, 5:1530-1535
relationship with government 5:1530
Oil and gas
deep well and royalty credits, financial reporting 6:1345
Pacific Carbon Trust
transfer of responsibilities 4:1015
Provincial Capital Commission
windup of organization 4:1015
Public Accounts Committee
hearings with government witnesses, questions to witnesses 2:1325
practices 2:1105-1110, 2:1135, 2:1325
review of Auditor General reports, endorsement or issuance of additional recommendations 2:1105, 2:1115
role and responsibilities 2:1115, 3:1340
Public accounts committees
systems 2:1105-1110, 2:1135
Sea to Sky Highway Investment Limited Partnership
ownership change 4:1155
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Evergreen line project
procurement and public-private partnership 4:1525-1530
review by Auditor General 4:1525-1530
Transportation Investment Corporation
governance status and role of revenues 6:1345
SkyTrain

Evergreen line See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

Labour practices and role in transit infrastructure construction (Eby) 4:1550
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)

Capital projects, business cases (Volk, K.) 4:1505, 4:1540-1545
Compass pass system, user information (Farrell, A.) 4:1515 (Letnick) 4:1515-1520 (Volk, K.) 4:1515-1520
Evergreen line project
bus service to stations and ridership projections (Farrell, A.) 4:1510 (Robinson) 4:1510
business case See also documentation below under this subheading
business case and light rapid transit option (Corrigan) 4:1530-1535 (Farrell, A.) 4:1530-1535
construction contractors and labour (Eby) 4:1550 (Farrell, A.) 4:1550
costs and financing (Dalton) 4:1550
documentation (Eby) 4:1520 (Farrell, A.) 4:1455-1500, 4:1540, 4:1550 (Gilhooly, B.) 4:1520-1525 (Heyman) 4:1540 (Jones, R.) 4:1520 (Kyllo) 4:1550
economic benefits and ridership projections (Heyman) 4:1540-1545 (Thomas, C.) 4:1450
funding (Farrell, A.) 4:1455
park-and-ride stalls (Farrell, A.) 4:1515 (Robinson) 4:1515
performance measurement and reporting (Farrell, A.) 4:1500-1505 (Thomas, C.) 4:1450
planning (Farrell, A.) 4:1455-1500, 4:1510-1515 (Jones, R.) 4:1510 (Robinson) 4:1510 (Thomas, C.) 4:1450
procurement and public-private partnership (Corrigan) 4:1530-1540 (Eby) 4:1520 (Farrell, A.) 4:1520-1540, 4:1550 (Heyman) 4:1540 (Jones, R.) 4:1530 (Simpson) 4:1525-1530 (Thomas, C.) 4:1450
project (Farrell, A.) 4:1455 (Jones, R.) 4:1440
review by Auditor General (Corrigan) 4:1530-1540 (Dalton) 4:1550 (Eby) 4:1520, 4:1550 (Gilhooly, B.) 4:1520-1525 (Heyman) 4:1540-1545 (Huntington) 4:1545 (Jones, R.) 4:1440-1445 (Kyllo) 4:1550 (Letnick) 4:1515-1520 (Morris) 4:1520 (Newton, S.) 4:1550 (Robinson) 4:1510-1515 (Simpson) 4:1525-1530
review by Auditor General and recommendations (Thomas, C.) 4:1445-1450
review by Auditor General, government response (Farrell, A.) 4:1455-1550 (Huntington) 4:1550 (Volk, K.) 4:1505-1520, 4:1540-1545
route and scope (Farrell, A.) 4:1455 (Thomas, C.) 4:1445
route and scope, integration with West Coast Express (Dalton) 4:1550
Fares, use of Compass pass See Compass pass system above under this main heading
Planning and projections (Thomas, C.) 4:1445-1450
Police service See Transit police under Transit services
Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust

Funding and projects (Corrigan) 6:1455 (Dalton) 6:1510
Reporting (Pow, L.) 6:1505
Speaker

Handling of statutory officer reports (Corrigan) 2:1050 (Jones, R.) 2:1050 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 2:1050, 2:1425
Special Committee to Appoint an Auditor General See Auditor General, Special Committee to Appoint an
Species-at-Risk Task Force

Report and recommendations, government response (Dale, A.) 3:1420 (Heyman) 3:1420-1425
Statutory trusts See Economic development initiative trusts under Economy
Stewart, Gregg

Britannia mine
history 4:1110
remediation of site
cost recovery from former operators 4:1425
long-term planning and closing of site 4:1110, 4:1410-1415
water treatment plant project
costs 4:1425
documentation 4:1110
operations 4:1110, 4:1410-1415
review by Auditor General, government response 4:1105-1120, 4:1405-1430
sludge treatment 4:1415-1420
water quality testing, independent verification 4:1110-1115, 4:1405, 4:1415-1425
EPCOR Britannia Water Inc.
agreement with government 4:1410
Waste management
contaminated sites, remediation projects 4:1430
Sullivan, Sam (Vancouver–False Creek)

As subject
attendance at public accounts committees conference 2:1005
election as Deputy Chair of Public Accounts Committee 1:1150 (Dalton) 1:1150 (Ralston) 1:1150
Auditor General
audit services
coverage of school districts 4:1005-1010
non-government reporting entities 4:1005
financial statement audit coverage plan 4:1005-1010
Auditor General Appointment Special Committee
attendance by committee member at public accounts committees conference 1:1155
Auditors
Auditors General in other jurisdictions, audit follow-up 2:1335
Canada
House of Commons, public accounts committee system 2:1440
Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees
2013 conference in Regina 2:1005
Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:1005-1010
Education, school districts and boards of education
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 4:1005-1010
Government
financial reporting
review by Auditor General for 2011-12 6:1145-1150
James, Craig
role in Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees 1:1200
Justice system
JUSTIN information system
development 3:1055
security, review by Auditor General 3:1055
Morris, Mike
attendance at public accounts committees conference 1:1155
Public Accounts Committee
attendance by committee members at 2013 public accounts committees conference 2:1005
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 1:1150
hearings with government witnesses, questions to witnesses 2:1305, 2:1320-1325
history 2:1430
in-camera proceedings 2:1440
partisanship 2:1005
potential for political influence 2:1320
practices 2:1045-1050, 2:1115, 2:1150, 2:1305, 2:1320-1325, 2:1440
relationship with Auditor General 2:1320-1325
relationship with comptroller general 2:1045
review of Auditor General reports, workload and prioritization of reports 2:1150, 2:1320-1325
Public accounts committees
systems 2:1005, 2:1045-1050, 2:1335, 2:1440
Ralston, Bruce
attendance at public accounts committees conference 2:1005
election as Chair of Public Accounts Committee 1:1150
Summary financial statements See Government
Superintendents See Education
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Sydor, Morris

As subject
work as assistant Auditor General (Jones, R.) 3:1400
Auditor General
audit services
discussion of draft audit findings 5:1025
performance audits 5:1020-1025
Carbon
carbon offset validation, accreditation of third-party validators 5:1020
carbon offset validation, requirements 5:0955
emission offsets regulation, compliance 5:1325
emission offsets regulation, provisions 5:0955
Encana Corp.
drilling innovation project, assessment as carbon offset project 5:0955, 5:1325
Environment
biodiversity, conservation management 3:1550
funding 3:1530-1535
review by Auditor General 3:1439, 3:1455, 3:1530-1535, 3:1550
biodiversity, information and inventories 3:1430, 3:1455
environmental protection, ecosystem-based approach 3:1430, 3:1455
habitat protection 3:1550
Environment Ministry
staffing and resources, capacity and continuity 3:1530-1535
Government
carbon neutrality
policy issues 5:0945
carbon neutrality, review by Auditor General 5:0945, 5:0955, 5:1005-1025, 5:1045, 5:1110, 5:1135-1145, 5:1305-1315, 5:1325
delay of report 5:1010-1015
information disclosure during audit process 5:1005-1010, 5:1020-1025
letter campaign during audit process 5:1005
meetings on draft findings 5:1010-1015, 5:1025
slideshow from audit process, provision to Public Accounts Committee 5:1140-1145
emissions reduction
government action and targets 5:0945, 5:0955
Government, local government
carbon neutrality 5:0955
KPMG
assessment of carbon offset projects 5:1325
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Darkwoods forest management project, assessment as carbon offset project
affidavit on project timeline 5:1140-1145, 5:1305-1315
assessment 5:0955, 5:1325
consultant 5:1110
land purchase timeline and relationship to offsets 5:1145, 5:1305-1315
use of liquidation-logging baseline 5:1110
Pacific Carbon Trust
due diligence and risk management 5:1110, 5:1325
emission reduction projects
assessment as carbon offset projects and third-party validation 5:0955, 5:1020, 5:1110, 5:1325
timeline and relationship to offsets 5:1135, 5:1145, 5:1325
fiduciary duty and public interest 5:1005-1010
role in Auditor General review of carbon neutrality initiative 5:1005-1025
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
study on carbon offset projects 5:1325
Rainforest Alliance
assessment of carbon offset project 5:1020, 5:1325
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
clean development mechanism program, study on carbon offset certification organizations 5:1020
Wildlife
bears, grizzly bear populations 3:1430, 3:1530
species at risk, protection 3:1455

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