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

Labour

Collective bargaining with public sector unions See Collective agreements and bargaining under Public sector

Framework agreements and managed open-site labour relations model (Gibson) 40:1140 (Oostenbrink, J.) 40:1135-1140

Land use

Decision-making See Land use planning below under this main heading

Land use planning, information and data collection (Quesnel, B.) 43:1650-1700

Land use planning process and visual quality objectives (Holman) 43:1700 (Quesnel, B.) 43:1700

Land use policies on mining industry access (Holman) 42:0915 (Wonders, G.) 42:0910-0915

Langara College, Vancouver, B.C. See also Humphreys, Ian

Presentation to committee 38:1430-1450

Enrolment (Humphreys, I.) 38:1430-1435

Facilities plan and funding (Humphreys, I.) 38:1435-1445 (Morris) 38:1445

First Nations students and programs (Humphreys, I.) 38:1435

Funding and programs (Humphreys, I.) 38:1430-1445

Funding and programs, nursing programs (Gibson) 38:1445 (Humphreys, I.) 38:1445-1450 (Morris) 38:1445

Funding issues, impact on programs (Humphreys, I.) 38:1440-1445 (Shin) 38:1440

Hours of operations (Gibson) 38:1445 (Humphreys, I.) 38:1445

International students (Humphreys, I.) 38:1435-1440

Partnerships (Humphreys, I.) 38:1445 (Morris) 38:1445

Tuition fees (Humphreys, I.) 38:1440

Lar-Son, Jessica

Presentation to committee on behalf of Alliance of B.C. Students 40:1230-1240

Alliance for B.C. Students

membership and role 40:1230

recommendations on post-secondary funding 40:1230-1235

Kwantlen Polytechnic University, facilities and renovations 40:1235

Post-secondary education

accessibility and affordability 40:1230-1235

capital funding for maintenance and rehabilitation, deferred maintenance 40:1235

report 40:1230

student debt load, impact on completion rates 40:1230

student financial assistance

graduate student scholarships 40:1235

grant programs 40:1230

interest on loans 40:1230

students, employment during studies and completion rates 40:1235-1240

Skills training, accessibility and affordability 40:1235

Latvonen, May

Presentation to committee on behalf of North West Watch 34:1725-1730

Environmental protection and mitigation, funding 34:1725

Resources and resource industries, development, environmental impact and damage deposit proposal 34:1730

Lavery, Sandi

Presentation to committee 39:1335-1355

As subject

personal involvement in sport 39:1340

Education, curriculum, physical education 39:1340, 39:1350

Health, public health, healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, children and youth 39:1340-1345

Kootenay area, sports and recreation

participation 39:1350

programs and funding 39:1350-1355

regional sports centre project 39:1340

Sports and recreation

physical literacy and fundamental movement skills 39:1340

status in Canada 39:1345-1350

Teachers, specialist teachers, physical education specialists 39:1340, 39:1350

ViaSport B.C.

activities in Kootenay area 39:1340

funding 39:1345-1350

Lawyers and legal services

Legal aid See Justice system

Le Clair, Brenda

Presentation to committee on behalf of Decoda Literacy Solutions Society 32:1425-1435

Decoda Literacy Solutions Society

community task groups and networks 32:1425-1430

funding and role 32:1425-1435

Literacy

levels, role in economy and society 32:1425-1435

numeracy 32:1430

programs and funding 32:1425-1435

role in economy and society 32:1425-1435

Leahy, Jean

Presentation to committee on behalf of Save Our Northern Seniors 35:0905-0920

Fort St. John

residential care facilities, need 35:0905-0910

seniors activities and volunteerism 35:0915

Fort St. John Hospital, use of acute care beds by seniors in need of long-term care 35:0905-0910

Health care system, use of acute care beds by seniors in need of long-term care 35:0905-0910

Peace River area

seniors population 35:0905-0910

Site C power project 35:0920

Peace Villa

staff retention and daycare proposal 35:0905

wait-list and proposed expansion 35:0905-0920

Save Our Northern Seniors Society, role 35:0905, 35:0915

Learning improvement fund See Education – Funding
LECFA See Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
Lee family

Deaths due to domestic violence (James, C.) 39:1355 (Porteous, T.) 37:1605

Legal aid See Justice system
Leitch, Peter

Presentation to committee on behalf of Motion Picture Production Industry Association of B.C. 38:1315-1335

Beers, Steve, television production work 38:1325

Creative B.C., role 38:1315, 38:1330

Film industry

conditions and role in economy 38:1315-1325

foreign productions in B.C. 38:1330

impact on communities and tourism 38:1315, 38:1325

marketing outreach to international producers 38:1325-1330

regional benefits and film locations 38:1315

tax credits 38:1320

worker supply and training 38:1330

worker supply, impact of temporary foreign worker program 38:1330-1335

Immigration, temporary foreign worker program 38:1330-1335

Motion Picture Production Industry Association of B.C.

advocacy re temporary foreign worker program 38:1330-1335

recommendations on government budget 38:1320-1325

Once Upon a Time television series production 38:1315

Trade mission to India 38:1330

Video games production industry 38:1315

Lelu Island

Liquefied natural gas plant proposal See Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd.

Leslie, Patricia

Presentation to committee on behalf of Whistler Sport Legacies 38:1415-1430

School district 48 (Sea to Sky), Nordic skiiing program 38:1420

Sports and recreation

athletes, performance and training 38:1415-1425

government funding and support 38:1415, 38:1425-1430

ViaSport B.C., role 38:1415

Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies Society, funding, partnerships and programs 38:1415-1430

Whistler Athlete's Centre, facility 38:1415, 38:1425

Whistler Olympic Park, activities and programs 38:1425

Liberal Party government See British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
Libraries

Facilities, co-location with schools (George, A.) 36:1930 (Gibson) 36:1930

Funding (James) 36:1935 (Marren, J.) 36:1935

Funding and ministry budget allocation (George, A.) 36:1930-1935

Role in communities (George, A.) 36:1930-1935

Role in communities and use for Internet access (James) 36:1935

Visits by public (Holman) 36:1935 (Marren, J.) 36:1935

Likely, B.C.

Tailings pond breach in area See Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach under Imperial Metals Corp.

Lindsay, Heather

Presentation to committee on behalf of Professional Arts Alliance of Greater Victoria 32:1255-1305

Arts and culture

government funding 32:1255-1300

government funding process and capital program 32:1305

Barrett, Andrew, work in performing arts and receipt of grant funding 32:1300

B.C. Council, funding, emerging artist project grants 32:1300-1305

Intrepid Theatre Club Society, funding and operations 32:1255-1305

Liquefied natural gas development See Oil and gas
Liquor See Alcohol
Liquor distribution branch See Justice, Ministry of
Literacy

Benefits of programs, cases (Clark, Z.) 37:1540-1545 (Jenkins-Thompson, S.) 37:1535, 37:1550 (Kehler, M.) 32:1430-1435

Computer literacy See Information and communications technology

Costs of low literacy (Mack, B.) 42:0835-0840

Early learning and literacy See Early learning and literacy under Children and youth – Early childhood development

Financial literacy (Mack, B.) 42:0830-0835

Gender differences (Gibson) 42:0845 (Mack, B.) 42:0845

Government investment, business analogy (Mack, B.) 42:0835-0840

Government strategy, proposal (Mack, B.) 42:0840

Levels (Le Clair, B.) 32:1425-1435 (Shin) 32:1435

Literacy issues for boys (Gibson) 44:0840 (Hoogland, D.) 44:0845

Literacy outreach coordinators, funding and role (Clare, F.) 41:1755-1800 (Clark, Z.) 37:1545 (Domshy, H.) 36:1740-1750 (Hoogland, D.) 44:0835 (Hough, K.) 39:1410-1415 (James) 36:1750 (Jenkins-Thompson, S.) 37:1535, 37:1550

Numeracy (Le Clair, B.) 32:1430

Physical literacy See Sports and recreation

Programs and funding (Holman) 44:0845 (Hoogland, D.) 44:0830-0840 (James) 44:0840 (Morris) 44:0845 (Petter, M.) 44:0845

Programs and services

community-based programs (Boyd, A.) 43:1615 (Heyman) 43:1615 (Holman) 43:1615

immigrants to B.C. See Immigration

intergenerational programs (Booth, W.) 37:1545 (Clark, Z.) 37:1545 (Gibson) 37:1545

link to skilled workers supply See Supply of skilled workers, role of literacy programs under Skills training

outcomes, cases (Clare, F.) 41:1750-1755

outreach (Gibson) 33:0850, 41:1800, 42:0845 (Mack, B.) 42:0845 (Wilson, E.) 33:0850

programs and funding (Booth, W.) 37:1535-1550 (Clare, F.) 41:1750-1800 (Clark, Z.) 37:1540-1545 (Domshy, H.) 36:1740-1750 (Eddy, K.) 43:1605-1615 (Foster) 40:1200 (Graff, A.) 35:1050 (Groffen, D.) 40:1150-1200 (Hamilton) 32:1440 (Heyman) 35:1050 (Holman) 32:1435, 37:1545 (Hough, K.) 39:1405-1415 (James) 37:1545, 39:1415, 40:1200 (Le Clair, B.) 32:1425-1435 (Mack, B.) 42:0830-0840 (Shin) 41:1800 (Taylor, J.) 32:1430 (Wilson, E.) 33:0840-0850

programs and services (Holman) 32:1545 (Wright, R.) 32:1540-1545

Raise-a-Reader campaign (Clare, F.) 41:1755 (Holman) 41:1755

Role in economy and society (Domshy, H.) 36:1745 (Groffen, D.) 40:1150-1155 (Heyman) 36:1745 (Le Clair, B.) 32:1425-1435 (Mack, B.) 42:0835-0840 (Wilson, E.) 33:0835-0845

Role of education system (Heyman) 33:0845 (Wilson, E.) 33:0845

Stigma of low literacy (Clare, F.) 41:1800 (Gibson) 41:1800, 42:0845 (Mack, B.) 42:0845

Studies (Heyman) 42:0840

Studies, bank report (Mack, B.) 42:0840

Literacy in Kamloops See also Clare, Fiona

Presentation to committee 41:1750-1800

Literacy Prince George

Presentation to committee 36:1740-1755

Funding and role (Domshy, H.) 36:1740-1750 (Hamilton) 36:1750 (Morris) 36:1750

Funding and role, adult learners (Domshy, H.) 36:1750 (James) 36:1750

Performance measurement (Domshy, H.) 36:1750 (Morris) 36:1750

Literacy Victoria

Closing (Groffen, D.) 40:1200

LiveSmart B.C. program See Energy
LNG See Liquefied natural gas under Oil and gas
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act

Implementation (Archer, K.) 31:1000-1010 (Western, N.) 31:1010-1020

Local government See Government – Local government
Local Government Elections Task Force

Report recommendations and government action (Western, N.) 31:1010, 31:1020

Lockie, Peter

Presentation to committee on behalf of Camosun College 32:1410-1425

Camosun College

enrolment 32:1410

funding for deferred maintenance 32:1415-1420

funding for facilities and equipment 32:1415

funding for facilities, energy-efficient facilities 32:1425

funding for operating budget 32:1420

funding issues, impact on programs 32:1410-1420

health and wellness centre proposal 32:1415-1420

international students 32:1415

partnerships with school districts 32:1415

programs

aboriginal training programs 32:1415

English language learning program 32:1415-1420

trades training programs 32:1415

wait-lists 32:1410

recommendations on government budget 32:1420

role in local economy 32:1410, 32:1420

trades training facility 32:1415

Education, dual-credit programs 32:1415

Post-secondary education

education of First Nations people 32:1415

role in economy and return on investment 32:1420

tuition fees

cap 32:1415-1420

Post-secondary education funding

capital funding for maintenance and rehabilitation, deferred maintenance 32:1415

funding changes, impact on institution budgets and operations 32:1410-1420

funding for English language learning program 32:1415-1420

operating funding 32:1420

Skills training

government skills and training plan 32:1415-1425

trades training 32:1410-1415, 32:1425

Loewen, Sandra

Presentation to committee on behalf of Meadowbrook Community Association 39:1430

Highways and roads, maintenance contractors, invasive plant control 39:1430

Kootenay area, East Kootenays, invasive plant control 39:1430

Plants, invasive species control and vectors 39:1430

Logan Lake, B.C.

Literacy services (Clare, F.) 41:1755

London, England

Hosting of 2012 Summer Games See Olympic Games

Lower Mainland

Employment and housing, resident relocation proposal (Montani, A.) 37:1235 (Morris) 37:1230

Mental health services (Davidson, P.) 36:1725 (Moliere, E.) 36:1730

Lucas, Glen

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Fruit Growers Association 40:1100-1115

Agriculture exports 40:1100

B.C. Fruit Growers Association, membership and role 40:1100

Budgets

2015-16 budget consultation questionnaire 40:1105

balanced budgets 40:1105

Columbia River Treaty, impact on tree fruit industry 40:1105

Food and food industry, tree fruit industry

research activities 40:1110

strategy and role in economy 40:1100

value-added products 40:1115

Infrastructure, government investment 40:1105

Kettle Valley Dried Fruit Ltd., operations 40:1115

Summerland, fruit research centre, activities 40:1110

Luciow, Tammy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kaien Anti-Poverty Society 33:0940-0955

Budget process 33:0945-0950

Poverty, child poverty 33:0945

Prince Rupert, economic conditions and government services 33:0945

Social welfare, social policy framework proposal 33:0940-0955

Lung health

Lung disease See also particular diseases

Lung disease, support services and treatment (McDonald, S.) 37:1435

Research (McDonald, S.) 37:1435

Lyme disease

Advocacy work and government action (Bell, G.) 32:1750-1755 (Brisdon, M.) 32:1655-1700 (Heyman) 32:1350 (Holman) 32:1350 (Powell, C.) 32:1345-1350 (Shin) 32:1345

Clinic See Complex chronic diseases program under British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

Diagnosis (Aldous, S.) 44:0935, 44:0945 (Holman) 44:0945

Diagnosis and treatment (Bell, G.) 32:1745-1755 (Bottles, N.) 32:1335-1345 (Holman) 32:1755 (Parkinson, T.) 32:1525 (Weyer, P.) 32:1520-1525

Diagnosis and treatment, cases (Brisdon, M.) 32:1650-1700

Incidence (Parkinson, T.) 32:1525

National strategy, proposal (Parkinson, T.) 32:1525

Public awareness and education, program proposal (Aldous, S.) 44:0935-0940 (Shin) 44:0945

Vaccines for animals and humans (Heyman) 32:1530 (Parkinson, T.) 32:1525 (Weyer, P.) 32:1530