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

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Gabriel, Jim

Presentation to committee on behalf of PacificSport Okanagan 40:1045-1100
Okanagan area, sports and tourism 40:1050-1055
PacificSport Regional Sport Centre Okanagan Society, programs, partnerships and funding 40:1045-1055
Skate Canada International, hosting of 2014 event by Kelowna 40:1050
Sports and recreation
athletes, IGNITE athlete development program 40:1050
athletes, performance and training 40:1050
children's sports, physical literacy mentorship program 40:1050
coaches and coaching, regional coaching program 40:1100
government funding and support 40:1050-1055
health and social benefits 40:1050
sport education program 40:1050
ViaSport B.C., role 40:1050
Gambling

Charities' access to gambling revenues See Community organizations, gaming grants under Communities
Gaming See Video games
Gaming grants See Community organizations, gaming grants under Communities
Gas industry See Oil and gas
Gateway to Asia Pacific See Asia-Pacific gateway
General elections See Elections
George, Anne

Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince George Public Library 36:1930-1935
Libraries
facilities, co-location with schools 36:1930
funding and ministry budget allocation 36:1930-1935
role in communities 36:1930-1935
Prince George Public Library
service area and service demand 36:1930-1935
Geoscience See Science and technology
Geoscience British Columbia Society See also Archdekin, Robin; Salas, Carlos

Presentation to committee 37:1105-1125
Activities, partnerships and projects, water projects (Archdekin, R.) 37:1110-1120 (Heyman) 37:1120 (Salas, C.) 37:1120 (Yap) 37:1120
Funding (Archdekin, R.) 37:1105-1120 (Morris) 37:1115 (Wonders, G.) 42:0910
Outreach programs (Archdekin, R.) 37:1110
Ghosh, Lahana

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University Students Union 41:1805-1810
Kamloops, public survey on post-secondary education 41:1810
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 41:1805
participation 41:1805
tuition fees 41:1805-1810
Post-secondary education, funding
impact on student outcomes 41:1805
Thompson Rivers University
tuition fees 41:1805-1810
Thompson Rivers University Students Union
community survey 41:1810
Gibson, Simon (Abbotsford-Mission)

As subject
experience as working post-secondary student 32:1710
Abbotsford
blueberry farming industry 40:1110
police services and domestic violence prevention 37:1615
Abbotsford-Mission constituency and area
film production activities 38:1330
Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre
construction project and workforce 40:1140
Absorbent Products Ltd.
impact of carbon tax 41:1745
Aquaculture, fish farms
Atlantic salmon 43:1650
B.C.
northeast B.C., teacher supply 35:1115
northern and rural B.C., education and teacher supply 36:1700
B.C. Games
partnerships 37:1405
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
mandate 40:1010
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific
partnerships and programs 37:1405
Cariboo-Chilcotin area
tourism industry 42:1050
Children and youth
special needs children and youth
supports for families 40:1130
Children and youth, early childhood development
child vulnerability, complex behavioural issues and causes 36:1805
Christian Labour Association of Canada
membership and role 40:1140
College of New Caledonia
administrators, recruitment and retention 36:1910
distance education and on-line learning 36:1640
mature students and schedules 36:1640
College of the Rockies
enrolment 39:1315
programs, flexible scheduling 39:1315
programs for students without prerequisites 39:1315
Communities
social networks and supports 39:1400-1405
Comox
city governance 44:0915
Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce
governance review 44:0915
Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Association
programs and services, priorities 44:0840
Construction industry
supply of skilled workers 44:1015
Diabetes
type 2 diabetes, incidence and prevention 32:1605
Education
independent schools, funding 44:1100
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
master's program 37:1100
Energy
clean energy, hydroelectric power projects as clean energy 37:1020-1025
Ferries and ferry services
system, subsidization 42:1005
Film industry
marketing outreach to international producers 38:1330
Financial services industry
credit unions, federal or provincial regulation 37:1420
First Nations
arts and cultural products, authenticity and support for artists 32:1615
Food and food industry
blueberry farming industry 40:1110
tree fruit industry
value-added products 40:1110
Fort St. John
seniors activities and volunteerism 35:0915
teacher supply 35:1115
Housing
affordable housing 41:2015
Immigration
immigrants, entrepreneurship and work ethic 33:0945
Island Coastal Economic Trust
funding and role 43:1715
Kamloops
affordable housing 41:2015
Labour
framework agreements and managed open-site labour relations model 40:1140
Langara College
funding and programs, nursing programs 38:1445
hours of operations 38:1445
Libraries
facilities, co-location with schools 36:1930
Literacy
gender differences 42:0845
literacy issues for boys 44:0840
programs and services, outreach 41:1800, 42:0845
programs, intergenerational programs 37:1545
programs, outreach 33:0850
stigma of low literacy 41:1800, 42:0845
Men
health and social relationships 37:1525
Mental health
employment programs for mentally ill persons 32:1645
mental health and addiction in children and youth
causes and role of technology 32:1725
role of family and social network 42:0930
Moms Like Us
clubhouse proposal for mentally ill adults 32:1645
North Island College
students without high school diplomas or prerequisites 43:1730
Northern Lights College
adult basic education 35:1045
counseling services 35:1045
Northwest Community College
adult basic education and support services 34:1645
student completion rate 34:1645
Nurses
training programs 38:1445
Plants
invasive species, vectors and public education 39:1425
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability, hours of operations 38:1445
graduate studies, research activities 37:1200-1205
graduates, employment 33:0950
international students, family support 37:1040
student debt load, impact on economy and studies 41:1820
student financial assistance, relationship to completion rate 36:1715
students
employment during studies 37:1100
employment during studies and completion rates 32:1710, 36:1825, 40:1235-1240
relationship between financial status and performance 39:1445-1450
students without high school diplomas or prerequisites 39:1315, 43:1730
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
colleges, northern and rural colleges, administrators 36:1910
enrolment 41:1905
Prince George Chamber of Commerce
recommendations on government budget 36:1620
Prince George Public Library
digital collection 36:1930
Prince Rupert
economic development 33:0935
Project Literacy Kelowna Society
work with libraries 40:1200
Resources and resource industries
resource development, sustainable development 38:1345
Rick Hansen Foundation
administration costs 37:1140
School district 60 (Peace River North),
schools, new and replacement facilities and land acquisition 35:0950
Skills training
apprenticeship
system 43:1755
Slither
film production 38:1330
Social welfare
role of government 33:0945
Sports and recreation
children's sports
role of mentoring adults 40:1055
children's sports, participation and role of parental influence 37:1405
Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality
growth and resort municipality status 41:2030
Teachers
supply and retention 36:1700
Thompson Rivers University
enrolment in programs 41:1905
Tobacco
illegal tobacco trade 41:1915
smoking prevention and reduction 37:1445
Tourism
marketing, foreign marketing and branding of B.C. 42:0945-0950
U.S.
grizzly bear populations and recovery 38:1345
University of Northern B.C.
education program, relationship with school districts 36:1700
medical program 36:1700
student demographics and program flexibility 36:1855
Vancouver Community College
English language learning program 37:1005
Violence
domestic violence, role of social isolation 39:1400-1405
violence against women
incidence 43:1810
violence against women, reporting and sociocultural issues 37:1615
Wildlife
grizzly bears, protection and recovery 38:1345
rehabilitation 40:1010
Wine
labelling of wine sold in B.C. 40:1300
promotion of wine made from B.C.-grown grapes 40:1300
Gill, Ranjit

Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince George Chamber of Commerce 36:1615-1625
Economy
triple bottom line approach 36:1615
Government
spending, relationship to economic growth 36:1615
Prince George
immigrant services 36:1625
Prince George Chamber of Commerce
recommendations on government budget 36:1615-1620
Giroux-Schmidt, Colleen

Presentation to committee on behalf of Innergex Renewable Energy 38:1300-1315
Climate change, action on climate change 38:1300
Economy, sustainable development 38:1300-1305
Energy
clean energy
development and First Nations involvement 38:1300-1315
economic and social benefits 38:1305
hydroelectric power projects, run-of-the-river projects 38:1300-1305
In-SHUCK-ch First Nation
partnership with Innergex re run-of-the-river projects 38:1305-1310
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.
funding of wildlife programs 38:1305
organization and operations 38:1300-1315
partnerships with First Nations 38:1305
Kanaka Bar Indian band
partnership with Innergex re run-of-the-river project 38:1305
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development
power supply and clean energy 38:1300, 38:1310-1315
Peace River area, Site C power project
comparison to distributed clean energy projects, report 38:1310
Wildlife programs and studies, funding 38:1305
Global warming See Climate change
Gold Rush Trail

Tourism partnerships (Thacker, A.) 42:1045-1050
Gordon, Jason

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Association of Child Development and Intervention 40:1120-1130
B.C. Association of Child Development and Intervention
member agencies and role 40:1120
recommendation on government budget 40:1125
Children and Family Development Ministry
budget and funding 40:1120
contracts with service providers 40:1120
Children and youth
programs and services for children and families, service agencies, funding and operations 40:1120-1130
special needs children and youth
number and funding for services 40:1120, 40:1130
supports for families 40:1130
wait-lists for services 40:1125
Children and youth, early childhood development
child vulnerability, benefits of early intervention 40:1125
child vulnerability, complex behavioural issues 40:1130
early intervention services, funding and wait-lists 40:1125
Education
class size and composition 40:1125
funding for special education and special needs 40:1125
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendation on Children and Family Development Ministry funding 40:1120
Human early learning partnership, research on child vulnerability 40:1125
Gould, Gary

Presentation to committee on behalf of Hillsborough Resources Ltd. 43:1735-1740
Carbon tax, impact on cement industry 43:1735-1740
Cement industry, role in economy 43:1735-1740
Hillsborough Resources Ltd., Quinsam mine
impact of carbon tax on operations 43:1735-1740
operations and workforce 43:1740
Government See also Government – Local government

Accountability and transparency, ministerial portfolio proposal (Truscott, R.) 38:1355
Assets See Lands and properties below under this main heading
Capacity-building (Horne, M.) 37:1015
Communications, plain language (Mack, B.) 42:0835
Core review (de Jong) 32:1240 (James) 32:1240
Debt See Public debt
Employees See Public service
Equalization payments See Transfer payments from federal government below under this main heading
Financial management
borrowing costs, credit rate See Credit rating
financial management (Truscott, R.) 38:1355
financial management and budget process in government and SUCH sectors (de Jong) 32:1245
Lands and properties, sale (de Jong) 32:1240 (James) 32:1240
Procurement
First Nations items for events and programs (Neel, L.) 32:1610-1615
Procurement practices and system
access by small companies (Heyman) 37:1630 (Malone, P.) 37:1320-1325 (Tam, B.) 37:1635
deputy ministers industry infrastructure forum (Holman) 44:1015 (McLachlan, M.) 44:1005-1015
energy-efficient vehicles See Vehicle efficiency, government purchase of energy-efficient vehicles under Automobiles
First Nations items for events and programs (James) 32:1615
practices for capital projects (McLachlan, M.) 44:1005-1010
procurement practices (Sashaw, K.) 37:1455
Programs and services, social programs and services See Social welfare
Regulations
reforms (Heyman) 38:1400
reforms and ministerial portfolio proposal (Truscott, R.) 38:1355-1400
Responsibilities of federal, provincial and local governments (Stetski, W.) 39:1335
Revenues and revenue sources (de Jong) 32:1210-1220
Spending
control (Carter, B.) 32:1440 (Heighton, J.) 41:2005
relationship to economic growth (Gill, R.) 36:1615
statutory spending (de Jong) 32:1210-1225, 32:1250
Transfer payments from federal government (Carruthers, B.) 42:1035
Government – Local government

Accountability (Nobels, D.) 33:0955-1000
Auditor general See Auditor General for Local Government
Best practices and performance measurement (Philp, S.) 32:1500
Elections See Municipal elections under Elections
Financial management and service delivery (Philp, S.) 32:1500
Financing structure, review (Heighton, J.) 41:2010-2015 (Holman) 41:2015
Governance (Foster) 44:0910
Infrastructure funding
federal funding (Bomben, C.) 33:0905 (Hamilton) 33:0900
Municipal and regional district tax See Taxation
Procurement practices (Sashaw, K.) 37:1505
Revenues
business taxation revenues See Taxation, municipal business taxation under Business
Gower, Andrew

Presentation to committee on behalf of Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce 44:0905-0920
Arts and culture
government funding process 44:0910-0920
role in economy 44:0910
Business taxation, municipal business taxation 44:0905-0910
Communities, community organizations, gaming grants 44:0920
Comox Valley
arts and culture, events and festivals 44:0910
small business 44:0915
Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce, membership and role 44:0905, 44:0915
Ferries and ferry services
fares, affordability 44:0905
service reductions and changes, impact on economy 44:0905
Financial services industry, credit unions
relationship with small business 44:0905
taxation 44:0905-0910
Forests and forest industry, value-added sector 44:0915
Resources and resource industries
renewable resources, legislation and taxation 44:0905
renewable resources, value-added sector 44:0915
Value-added taxes, B.C. value-added tax proposal 44:0905-0910
Grad, Curtis

Presentation to committee on behalf of Greater Victoria Harbour Authority 32:1320-1335
Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, cruise ship industry 32:1330
Cruise ship industry, pollution from ship emissions 32:1330
Greater Victoria Harbour Authority
First Nations involvement 32:1325
role and operations 32:1320-1330
Victoria
Belleville ferry terminal, redevelopment 32:1330
harbour, infrastructure investment and planning 32:1320-1330
harbour, role in economy 32:1325
Ogden Point cruise ship terminal, power supply and ground transportation 32:1330-1335
Graduate studies See Post-secondary education
Graff, Anndra

Presentation to committee on behalf of Northern Lights College 35:1035-1050
B.C. Colleges, role 35:1035-1040
B.C., northern B.C., skills training, Northern Opportunities program 35:1040
Fort St. John, professional worker supply 35:1050
Literacy programs and funding 35:1050
Northern Lights College
aboriginal students and program funding 35:1045-1050
administrators, retention and salaries 35:1050
adult basic education 35:1045-1050
centres of excellence in industry 35:1040
counseling services 35:1045
funding, capital funding and multi-year operational funding 35:1040-1050
funding, enrolment and utilization rate 35:1050
partnerships 35:1040
recommendations on post-secondary funding 35:1045
trades training 35:1040
Post-secondary education
multi-year funding 35:1045
operating funding 35:1040
Graham, Brent

Presentation to committee on behalf of FortisBC 40:1310-1325
B.C. Utilities Commission, regulation of utilities 40:1310
FortisBC Inc., operations and natural gas services expansion proposal 40:1310-1325
Oil and gas, natural gas
prices and projections 40:1320
services and access for rural communities 40:1310-1325
Ontario, energy systems and natural gas services 40:1315
Sicamous, energy systems and natural gas services 40:1315
Vancouver Island, energy systems and natural gas services 40:1310-1315, 40:1325
Grant, Rachael

Presentation to committee on behalf of Camosun College Student Society 32:1700-1715
Camosun College
English language learning program 32:1710
funding issues, impact on programs 32:1705-1710
tuition fees 32:1705-1710
Camosun College Student Society, membership and role 32:1700
Post-secondary education
funding changes, impact on institution budgets and operations 32:1705-1710
funding for English language learning program 32:1710
students, employment during studies and completion rates 32:1715
tuition fees and replacement courses issue 32:1705-1710
Grasslands See Environment
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce See also Carter, Bruce

Presentation to committee 32:1440-1450
Recommendations on government budget (Carter, B.) 32:1440-1445
Greater Victoria Harbour Authority See also Grad, Curtis

Presentation to committee 32:1320-1335
First Nations involvement (Grad, C.) 32:1325
Role and operations (Grad, C.) 32:1320-1330
Greater Westside Board of Trade See also Plante, Holly

Presentation to committee 40:1030-1045
Greenhouse gas emissions See Air
Griffin, Jillian

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University Students Union 41:1805-1820
Post-secondary education
alignment with labour market needs 41:1805
demographic trends, studies 41:1820
graduates, employment 41:1805
investment 41:1815
participation and completion 41:1805
role in economy and society 41:1805
student debt load 41:1805
tuition fees 41:1810
Post-secondary education, funding
impact on student outcomes 41:1805, 41:1815
per-student funding 41:1810
relationship to institution mandates 41:1805
Thompson Rivers University
funding and mandate 41:1810
tuition fees 41:1810
Thompson Rivers University Students Union
recommendations on government budget, costs 41:1815
research activities 41:1820
Griffith, Colin

Presentation to committee on behalf of NEBC Resource Municipalities Coalition 35:1005-1010
B.C., northeast B.C.
oil and gas industry and community infrastructure needs 35:1010
oil and gas industry revenue-sharing agreements 35:1005
Oil and gas industry, development and planning 35:1010
Resources and resource industries, resource revenue-sharing 35:1005
Grisch, Chelsea

Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan College Students Union 40:1015-1030
Miller, Tina, experience as aboriginal student 40:1025
Okanagan College
aboriginal students and events 40:1025
international students 40:1025
Penticton campus, enrolment and programs 40:1020
Penticton campus, Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation 40:1020
trades training for women 40:1025
Okanagan College Students Union
membership and role 40:1015
recommendations on post-secondary funding 40:1020-1025
Pollon, Shy, experience as woman in trades training 40:1025
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 40:1020-1025
colleges, role in meeting labour market projections 40:1020
education of First Nations people 40:1020-1025
funding 40:1015-1025
funding, operating funding 40:1020
international students, fees 40:1025
student debt load 40:1025
student financial assistance, grant programs 40:1020
tuition fees 40:1020
Skills training
government skills and training plan 40:1020
trades training for women 40:1020-1025
Grizzly bears See Wildlife
Groffen, Diana

Presentation to committee on behalf of Project Literacy Kelowna Society 40:1150-1205
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society, funding and role 40:1200-1205
Immigration, immigrants to B.C., literacy issues 40:1150-1200
Literacy
programs and funding 40:1150-1200
role in economy and society 40:1150-1155
Literacy Victoria, closing 40:1200
Okanagan College, trades training and student literacy 40:1150
Post-secondary education, English language learning programs 40:1200
Project Literacy Kelowna Society
funding and role 40:1150-1205
work with libraries 40:1205
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of literacy programs 40:1150-1155
University of B.C., Okanagan campus (Kelowna), English language learning students 40:1200
Guenther, Tania

Presentation to committee on behalf of Cariboo-Chilcotin school district 42:1005-1020
100 Mile House, school reconfiguration 42:1010
Education
students, vulnerable students 42:1015-1020
Education, funding
capital funding 42:1015-1020
impact on school district budgets and operations 42:1005-1015
Education, schools
school bus service 42:1015
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
bus service and costs 42:1015-1020
funding, enrolment and education plan 42:1005-1015
recommendations on government budget 42:1015
school closings and reconfigurations 42:1010-1015
size 42:1010
vulnerable students 42:1015-1020
Gupta, Arvind

Comments on post-secondary education (Bokor, T.) 32:1735

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