BC Legislature - Finance and Government Services Committee, 40th Parliament

Province of British Columbia
40th Parliament – 2014
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia See also Mastromatteo, Jan

Presentation to committee 36:1625-1645

Families

Family maintenance and child support

deduction of payments from income assistance benefits See Benefits under Income assistance

Family violence See Domestic violence under Violence

Parent education and parenting skills programs (Morris) 36:1800 (Smith, L.) 36:1800

Programs and services See Programs and services for children and families under Children and youth

Taxation and user fees See Taxes and user fees under Consumers

Family Literacy Day

Events (Eddy, K.) 43:1605

Farmers, farming, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam)

As subject

election as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee (Ashton) 29:0850 (Elmore) 29:0850

Elections

municipal elections

campaign financing, reporting requirements and review 31:1030

Elections B.C.

budget and operations

supplementary funding request 31:1030

Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia See also Oliver, Cindy

Presentation to committee 37:1305-1320

Membership and role (Oliver, C.) 37:1305

Recommendations on post-secondary education funding (Oliver, C.) 37:1310-1315

Fedor, Glenn

Presentation to committee on behalf of Cariboo Action Team 42:0920-0935

Cariboo Action Team

recommendations on mental health services 42:0935

submission to committee 42:0920

work of organization 42:0920-0935

Cariboo area

mental health and addiction services for children and youth 42:0920-0935

Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative

2014 conference in Kelowna and work of organization 42:0920-0930

Mental health

information and privacy issues 42:0925-0930

mental health and addiction

services for First Nations people 42:0925-0935

mental health and addiction in children and youth

access to services 42:0920

funding for services 42:0935

services and local action team model 42:0920-0935

role of family and social network 42:0930-0935

Psychiatrists, recruitment in rural areas 42:0930

Tregillus, Valerie, submission to committee 42:0920-0925

Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Fares

affordability (Carter, B.) 32:1440, 32:1450 (Gower, A.) 44:0905 (James) 32:1450

relationship to economy, UBCM report See Service reductions and changes, impact on economy, UBCM report below under this main heading

Ferries as extension of highway system (Ryll, J.) 42:0855

Routes and services

costs and operations (Holman) 42:1000 (Ryll, J.) 42:0850

costs and operations, analysis See British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Discovery Coast route (Corbett, P.) 42:0945-0950 (Rykes, P.) 42:0955-1005 (Ryll, J.) 42:0850-0900 (Thacker, A.) 42:1040

Port Hardy–Bella Coola route See Discovery Coast route under this subheading

route 40 See Discovery Coast route under this subheading

Swartz Bay–Tsawwassen service (Carter, B.) 32:1440

Service reductions and changes

economic impact analysis (Ashton) 42:0900 (Heyman) 42:0900-0905, 42:1050 (James) 42:0900 (Ryll, J.) 42:0850, 42:0900 (Thacker, A.) 42:1045-1050

impact on economy (Gower, A.) 44:0905

impact on economy and tourism industry (Ashton) 42:0950 (Carter, B.) 32:1440 (Corbett, P.) 42:0945-0950 (Holman) 42:1000 (Rykes, P.) 42:0955-1005 (Ryll, J.) 42:0845-0900 (Thacker, A.) 42:1040, 42:1050

impact on economy, UBCM report (Carter, B.) 32:1450 (Holman) 32:1450, 42:0855-0900 (Ryll, J.) 42:0850-0855

impact on government revenues (Ryll, J.) 42:0855

stakeholder communications with government (Heyman) 42:0900 (Holman) 42:0900 (Ryll, J.) 42:0850, 42:0900

System

subsidization (Gibson) 42:1005

Vessels

Nimpkish, accessibility issues (Rykes, P.) 42:0955

Nimpkish and Queen of Chilliwack, comparison and use on coastal circle route (Holman) 42:1000 (Rykes, P.) 42:0955-1005

Nimpkish, use on coastal circle route (Corbett, P.) 42:0945-0950

Film industry

Animation industry (Heyman) 38:1330

Conditions and role in economy (Klassen, P.) 38:1315-1320 (Leitch, P.) 38:1315-1325 (Thompson, S.) 38:1320

Foreign productions in B.C., link to domestic production activities (Heyman) 38:1330 (Leitch, P.) 38:1330 (Thompson, S.) 38:1330

Foreign productions in B.C., percentage relative to other markets (Leitch, P.) 38:1330 (Shin) 38:1330

Impact on communities and tourism (Leitch, P.) 38:1315, 38:1325 (Yap) 38:1325

Marketing outreach to international producers (Gibson) 38:1330 (Leitch, P.) 38:1330

Marketing outreach to Los Angeles producers (Klassen, P.) 38:1325 (Leitch, P.) 38:1325

Post-production sector (Thompson, S.) 38:1320

Regional benefits (Klassen, P.) 38:1320

Regional benefits and film locations (Leitch, P.) 38:1315

Tax credits

digital animation or visual effects tax credit, coverage of post-production work (Leitch, P.) 38:1320 (Thompson, S.) 38:1320

distant-location regional tax credit, extension to capital region (Leitch, P.) 38:1320

Worker supply and training (Heyman) 38:1330 (Leitch, P.) 38:1330

Worker supply, impact of temporary foreign worker program (Hamilton) 38:1335 (Leitch, P.) 38:1330-1335

Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Election of Chair and Deputy Chair (Ashton) 29:0850 (Elmore) 29:0850 (Foster) 29:0845 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 29:0845-0850

Election of Deputy Chair (Ashton) 32:1200 (Heyman) 32:1200 (James) 32:1200

In-camera proceedings, motions to move in camera See Motions and resolutions

Letter to Treasury Board and Elections B.C. on committee recommendations (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 31:1045

Mandate See Terms of reference below under this main heading

Meeting schedule, public hearings See Public hearings below under this main heading

Membership (Ashton) 32:1200 (Muzin, F.) 44:1030

Motions See Motions and resolutions

Prebudget consultation

process (Ashton) 30:0905, 32:1200-1205

public hearings See Public hearings below under this main heading

written submissions to committee (Ashton) 30:0920, 37:1150, 38:1415 (Effa, M.) 38:1410-1415 (Sourial, S.) 30:0920

Public hearings

advertisement (Ashton) 44:1035 (Muzin, F.) 44:1030

Kootenay hearing (Ashton) 30:0940 (Elmore) 30:0940 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 30:0940

location and schedule (Ashton) 30:0905-0935, 32:1200 (Elmore) 30:0910-0915, 30:0925-0935 (Foster) 30:0930-0935 (Hamilton) 30:0915, 30:0930-0935 (Holman) 30:0920 (Hunt) 30:0910, 30:0935 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 30:0930 (Sourial, S.) 30:0905-0915

Lower Mainland hearings (Ashton) 30:0910, 30:0930 (Hamilton) 30:0910, 30:0930 (Hunt) 30:0910, 30:0925-0930 (Sourial, S.) 30:0905

multiple presentations from related groups and oversubscription issue (Foster) 30:0925 (Hamilton) 30:0910, 30:0920 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 30:0920 (Sourial, S.) 30:0920

presentations from smaller communities (Heyman) 39:1405

presentations on post-secondary education (Foster) 41:1815 (Heyman) 41:1835

Prince Rupert hearing (Ashton) 32:1200

proposal for Whistler hearing during UBCM convention (Hamilton) 30:0920, 30:0930 (Hunt) 30:0930 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 30:0915 (Sourial, S.) 30:0915 (Tegart) 30:0930

use of video conferencing (Ashton) 30:0905 (Foster) 30:0935 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 30:0935

Vancouver hearing, supporters for witness presentations (Ashton) 37:0950, 37:1000

witness notification and registration (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 30:0920 (Sourial, S.) 30:0925

Recommendations

recommendation on Children and Family Development Ministry funding (Gordon, J.) 40:1120

recommendation on education funding (Bacchus, P.) 37:0910-0915

recommendation on infrastructure funding in northwest (Nobels, D.) 33:0955

recommendation on literacy funding (Clare, F.) 41:1750 (Domshy, H.) 36:1740 (Hough, K.) 39:1405 (Mack, B.) 42:0835 (Wilson, E.) 33:0835

recommendations (Ashton) 35:0950 (Boyd, D.) 35:0945 (Holman) 37:0935 (Montani, A.) 37:1225

Terms of reference (Ashton) 43:1745

Witnesses, presentations at public hearings See Public hearings above under this main heading

Work of committee (Botterell, R.) 44:1125

Finance, Ministry of

Mandate letter (Aylen, P.) 41:1735-1740 (Carrusca, K.) 37:0930 (James) 37:0935, 41:1740

Minister See de Jong, Hon. Michael (Abbotsford West)

Financial literacy See Literacy
Financial services industry

Credit unions

deposit insurance (Wright, D.) 37:1420

federal or provincial regulation (Gibson) 37:1420 (Wright, D.) 37:1420

legislation review (Wright, D.) 37:1420

relationship with small business (Gower, A.) 44:0905

role and benefits (Pastrick, H.) 37:1415 (Wright, D.) 37:1410-1415, 37:1425

role in small communities (Carmichael, K.) 40:1210

taxation (Carmichael, K.) 40:1205-1215 (Foster) 40:1210 (Gower, A.) 44:0905-0910 (Heyman) 37:1425-1430 (Holman) 37:1420-1425 (Pastrick, H.) 37:1415-1430 (Wright, D.) 37:1430

Interest rates See Interest rates

FIOSA-MIOSA Safety Alliance of British Columbia See also McGuire, Lisa

Presentation to committee 37:1450-1455

Organization and activities (McGuire, L.) 37:1450

Recommendation on government budget (McGuire, L.) 37:1455

Fires and firefighters

Forest fire control, funding (de Jong) 32:1220-1225, 32:1245-1250 (Heyman) 32:1245-1250

First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition See also Montani, Adrienne

Presentation to committee 37:1220-1235

Membership and role (Montani, A.) 37:1220

Recommendations on government budget and policies (Montani, A.) 37:1220-1230

First Nations

Arts and cultural products, authenticity and support for artists (Gibson) 32:1615 (James) 32:1615 (Neel, L.) 32:1610-1620

Consultation on land and resources (James) 33:0915 (Veldman, K.) 33:0915

Education See Education of First Nations people under Education; Education of First Nations people under Post-secondary education

Involvement in aquaculture See Aquaculture

Involvement in clean energy development See Clean energy under Energy

Involvement in construction industry See First Nations involvement in industry under Construction industry

Involvement in mining industry See First Nations involvement in industry under Mines and mining

Involvement in wildlife conservation See Wildlife

Mental illness and addiction services for First Nations people See Mental illness and addiction under Mental health

Property leases and taxation issues See Applicability to First Nations property leases under Property transfer tax

First Nations Forestry Council

Funding (Hoffman, T.) 42:1030

Fish See also Aquaculture; Fishing industry

Sale and markets See Seafood under Food and Food industry

Salmon, protection (Boor, S.) 34:1725

Fishing industry

Recreational fishing (Boor, S.) 34:1725 (Wesley, B.) 34:1725

Flaherty, Jim

Advocacy for persons with disabilities (Wright, R.) 32:1530

Floods and floodplains

Flood protection, funding (de Jong) 32:1225

Food and food industry

Apple industry See Tree fruit industry below under this main heading

Blueberry farming industry (Gibson) 40:1110

Green agrifood sector, government support (Ullstrom, G.) 43:1620-1625

Junk food, taxation (Cooper, D.) 44:0930 (Holman) 44:0930

Seafood, demand and market (Dunn, J.) 43:1640-1645 (Shin) 43:1635 (Ullstrom, G.) 43:1620-1635

Seafood, processing (Dunn, J.) 43:1640 (Holman) 43:1630 (Ullstrom, G.) 43:1630

Sugar content and labelling of products (Corbeil, S.) 32:1605 (Shin) 32:1605

Sugar-sweetened products, taxation (Montani, A.) 37:1230

Tree fruit industry

apple dumping issue (James) 40:1110 (Steele, F.) 40:1110

cider industry See Cider

commercial growers (Foster) 40:1105 (Steele, F.) 40:1105

conditions (Austin, R.) 40:1220

culling and waste (Daley, M.) 40:1225-1230 (Foster) 40:1110, 40:1225-1230 (Steele, F.) 40:1110-1115

packing houses (Steele, F.) 40:1100

replant program (Steele, F.) 40:1100-1105

research activities (Lucas, G.) 40:1110

strategy and role in economy (Lucas, G.) 40:1100 (Steele, F.) 40:1100

value-added products (Gibson) 40:1110 (Lucas, G.) 40:1115 (Steele, F.) 40:1110

Foreign workers See Immigration
Forests and forest industry

Access to fibre (Hoffman, T.) 42:1020-1025

Expansion of market for products (Hoffman, T.) 42:1025

Export of raw logs

logs from private lands (Holman) 44:0955

logs from private lands, government policy (Bealing, R.) 44:0955-1000 (Heyman) 44:1000

First Nations involvement in industry, consultation and revenue-sharing agreements (Hoffman, T.) 42:1020-1030

Forest fires See Fires and firefighters

Forest fuel treatment grant (Holman) 41:2025-2030 (Raine, A.) 41:2025-2030

Forest inventory (Holman) 43:1700 (Quesnel, B.) 43:1700

Forest inventory, funding (Hoffman, T.) 42:1025

Forest roads and bridges (Hoffman, T.) 42:1025

Industry, global competitiveness (Hoffman, T.) 42:1020-1025

Industry, shipping infrastructure issues (Hoffman, T.) 42:1025-1035 (Holman) 42:1030 (Shin) 42:1030

Private lands

coastal private lands (Bealing, R.) 44:1000 (Morris) 44:1000

export of logs See Export of raw logs above under this main heading

landowners, taxation and industry competitiveness (Bealing, R.) 44:0950-0955 (Yap) 44:0955

management and regulation (Bealing, R.) 44:0945-0950

silviculture activities (Bealing, R.) 44:0955

Remanufacturing industry See Value-added sector below under this main heading

Revenues to government (de Jong) 32:1220

Softwood lumber agreement with U.S. (Heyman) 42:1035 (Hoffman, T.) 42:1025, 42:1035

Timber pricing, market pricing system, review (Foster) 42:1035 (Hoffman, T.) 42:1025-1035 (Holman) 42:1030

Timber supply, analysis (Hoffman, T.) 42:1025

Value-added sector (Gower, A.) 44:0915 (Heyman) 44:1000

Wood innovation and design centre See Wood Innovation and Design Centre, Prince George, B.C.

Wood waste, use in production of electricity See Bioenergy under Energy

Workers, supply and training (Hoffman, T.) 42:1020, 42:1030

Fort St. John, B.C.

City government See also Hunter, Dianne; Stewart, Byron

presentation to committee 35:0840-0900

recommendations on government budget (Stewart, B.) 35:0845

Affordable housing and cost of living (Holman) 35:1110 (Tremain, M.) 35:1110 (Wiebe, M.) 35:1055, 35:1110

Animal shelter and animal control programs (Kalb, R.) 35:1015-1025

Housing development and land prices (Thompson, J.) 35:0935, 35:0945-0950

Infrastructure needs and attraction of families (Hunter, D.) 35:0850-0855 (James) 35:0850 (Stewart, B.) 35:0840-0845

New schools and enrolment (Hamilton) 35:0850 (Hunter, D.) 35:0850 (Stewart, B.) 35:0845 (Wiebe, M.) 35:1055

Nursing school proposal (Heyman) 35:0900 (Stewart, B.) 35:0845, 35:0900

Physician supply (Isenbecker, L.) 35:0920-0935 (Soule, T.) 35:0925-0930 (Stewart, B.) 35:0845

Police services, funding (Hunter, D.) 35:0850 (Morris) 35:0850 (Stewart, B.) 35:0845

Professional worker supply (Graff, A.) 35:1050 (Holman) 35:1050

Public service positions (Heyman) 35:0900 (Hunter, D.) 35:0900 (Morris) 35:0850 (Stewart, B.) 35:0845

Residential care facilities, need (Collins, J.) 35:0910-0915 (Isenbecker, L.) 35:0925 (Leahy, J.) 35:0905-0910

Seniors activities and volunteerism (Collins, J.) 35:0915 (Gibson) 35:0915 (Leahy, J.) 35:0915

Teacher supply (Gibson) 35:1115 (James) 35:1105 (Morris) 35:1110 (Tremain, M.) 35:1100-1115 (Wiebe, M.) 35:1055-1115

Transportation infrastructure (Stewart, B.) 35:0845

Fort St. John Hospital, Fort St. John, B.C.

New facility transition process (Isenbecker, L.) 35:0920-0930 (James) 35:0930

Use of acute care beds by seniors in need of long-term care (Collins, J.) 35:0910 (Isenbecker, L.) 35:0925 (Leahy, J.) 35:0905-0910

Fort St. John Medical Clinic, Fort St. John, B.C.

Operations (Isenbecker, L.) 35:0925-0930

FortisBC Inc. See also Connolly, Vanessa; Graham, Brent

Presentation to committee 40:1305-1325

Operations and natural gas services expansion proposal (Connolly, V.) 40:1305-1310, 40:1320 (Graham, B.) 40:1310-1325 (Hamilton) 40:1320 (Holman) 40:1315-1320 (James) 40:1325

Foster, Eric (Vernon-Monashee)

As subject

experience in forest industry 38:1500

withdrawal from public hearing presentation (Ashton) 40:1120

B.C.

rural B.C., physician recruitment 39:1335

B.C. Bioenergy Network Association

funding and programs, projects 38:1500

B.C. Tree Fruits

cider licensing policy proposal 40:1225-1230

Campbell River

literacy organizations 43:1615

Cider

industry 40:1225

Comox

city governance 44:0910

Decoda Literacy Solutions Society

funding and role 40:1200

Education

curriculum, physical education 39:1345

Elections B.C.

communications and meeting with Finance and Government Services Committee 30:0940

Energy

bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation 38:1500

Finance and Government Services Committee

election of Chair and Deputy Chair 29:0845

public hearings

location and schedule 30:0930-0935

multiple presentations from related groups and oversubscription issue 30:0925

presentations on post-secondary education 41:1815

use of video conferencing 30:0935

Financial services industry

credit unions

taxation 40:1210

Food and food industry

tree fruit industry

commercial growers 40:1105

culling and waste 40:1110, 40:1225-1230

Forests and forest industry

timber pricing, market pricing system, review 42:1035

Government, local government

governance 44:0910

Health

maternity and pregnancy, Caesarean delivery rate reduction 41:1945

Literacy

programs and services

programs and funding 40:1200

Mental health

information and privacy issues 42:0925-0930

Midwives Association of B.C.

relationship with Canadian Medical Association 41:1945

Northwest Community College

outreach 34:1640-1645

Physicians

recruitment and supply 39:1335

Plants

invasive species control, herbicide use 39:1430

Post-secondary education

investment 41:1815

student debt load 41:1815

student financial assistance, loan-forgiveness programs 41:1815

Project Literacy Kelowna Society

funding and role 40:1200

Thompson Rivers University

capital funding for program facilities 41:1900-1905

Thompson Rivers University Students Union

recommendations on government budget, costs 41:1815

Tobacco

illegal tobacco trade 41:1920

taxation of tobacco products 41:1920

Value-added taxes

B.C. value-added tax proposal 44:0910

Fraser, Lisa

Business accomplishments (Kiernan, S.) 37:1055

Friedman, Thomas

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association 41:1820-1835

B.C., northern and rural B.C.

post-secondary education 41:1830

Budgets, 2015-16 budget priorities 41:1820

Post-secondary education

accessibility and affordability 41:1820-1830

government initiatives, re-engineering proposal 41:1825

public system 41:1825

role in economy 41:1825, 41:1835

student financial assistance 41:1825-1830

student services 41:1830

tuition fees 41:1825

Post-secondary education, funding

funding changes, impact on institution budgets and operations 41:1825-1830

funding for English language learning programs 41:1825-1830

funding formula, review 41:1830

jurisdictional comparisons, studies 41:1835

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes

administration, costs 41:1835

revenues and revenue sources 41:1825

Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 41:1835

Thompson Rivers University

enrolment and programs 41:1820, 41:1830

facilities, upgrades 41:1830

faculty, salaries 41:1835

faculty, tenured and contingent faculty 41:1830-1835

funding and mandate 41:1820-1830

Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association

recommendations on government budget 41:1830

role 41:1820

Fritter, Catherine

Presentation to committee on behalf of Association of Consulting Engineering Companies, B.C. 37:1510

Engineers, recruitment and supply 37:1510

Fruit industry See Tree fruit industry under Food and food industry
Fuel

Ethanol, cellulosic ethanol (Weedon, M.) 38:1455

The Future Isn't What It Used to Be See Demographic trends, study under Transportation