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

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Aging See Aging population under British Columbia
Agriculture

Direct marketing and farmers markets
criteria (Gibson) 48:1720-1725 (Hamilton) 48:1725 (Leblanc, P.) 48:1725
food safety training and MarketSafe program (Leblanc, P.) 48:1715
nutrition and coupon program (Leblanc, P.) 48:1715
role in economy (Leblanc, P.) 48:1710-1720
sale of alcohol (Leblanc, P.) 48:1715
Farmers markets See Direct marketing and farmers markets above under this main heading
Farmers, training initiatives (Leblanc, P.) 48:1720
Farms, role of small-scale operations (Heyman) 48:1720 (Leblanc, P.) 48:1715-1720
Promotion of B.C. products, Buy Local program (Leblanc, P.) 48:1715
Alberta

Oil and gas industry, deep drilling oil and gas incentive program (Brunnen, B.) 48:1750
Alcohol

Liquor sales
sales in farmers markets See Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture
Alzheimer Society of British Columbia See also Howard, Maria

Presentation to committee 48:1430-1445
Recommendations on government budget (Howard, M.) 48:1440
Work of organization (Howard, M.) 48:1430-1440
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

Awareness and education, dementia-friendly communities initiative (Howard, M.) 48:1435, 48:1445
Diagnosis and incidence (Gibson) 48:1445 (Holman) 48:1445 (Howard, M.) 48:1430-1445
Family support for patients (Gibson) 48:1445 (Howard, M.) 48:1445
First Link initiative, funding (Howard, M.) 48:1435-1440
First Link initiative, funding and studies (Heyman) 48:1440 (Howard, M.) 48:1440-1445
Government action plan (Howard, M.) 48:1435-1440
Housing for patients (Holman) 48:1445 (Howard, M.) 48:1445
Research (Howard, M.) 48:1435
Training for support workers (Howard, M.) 48:1435
Ashton, Dan (Penticton)

Education
system
ranking and reputation 48:1855
Finance and Government Services Committee
work of committee, support staff thanked 48:1855
Taxation
government policies and role in education funding 48:1850
Auditor General

Report on disability assistance (Baird, D.) 48:1705
Auditor General for Local Government

Audit activities (Jackson, L.) 48:1800-1805

Baird, David

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Dental Association 48:1700-1710
As subject
background in dentistry 48:1700
Auditor General, report on disability assistance 48:1705
B.C. Dental Association
recommendations on government budget 48:1705-1710
work of organization 48:1700
Cancer, oral cancers, prevention 48:1710
Dental health
access to dental care, low-income children and individuals 48:1700-1705
access to dental care, need for program for seniors 48:1705-1710
access to dental care, not-for-profit clinics 48:1705
dental fees 48:1700-1705
early childhood tooth decay, prevention 48:1705
Health care system, costs and spending, role of early childhood tooth decay patients 48:1705
Health, public health, immunization, Gardasil HPV program, expansion to boys 48:1710
Income assistance
benefits, dental plan 48:1700
disability benefits, proposal for needs-based dental plan 48:1700-1705
Ombudsperson, report on long-term care 48:1705
Barr, Janice

Presentation to committee on behalf of Richmond Society for Community Living 48:1515-1525
Children and youth
infant development program 48:1520-1525
special needs children, funding for services and wait-lists 48:1515-1525
supported child development program 48:1520-1525
Children and youth, early childhood development, early intervention services
funding and wait-lists 48:1520-1525
return on investment 48:1525
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services
funding and service levels 48:1515-1525
wait-lists for services 48:1520-1525
Richmond, community living services and services for special needs children 48:1515-1525
Richmond Society for Community Living, funding and services 48:1515-1525
Bioeconomy See Economy
Biotechnology industry See Science and technology
Boundary Bay Airport

Access and facility projects (Jackson, L.) 48:1800
Breast health

Breast cancer See Cancer
British Columbia

Aging population, impact on health care system See Impact of demographic trends under Health – Health care system
Northern B.C.
dietitian supply (Kupka, S.) 48:1835
farmers markets and grant program proposal (Leblanc, P.) 48:1720 (Morris) 48:1720
British Columbia Association of Farmers Markets See also Leblanc, Peter

Presentation to committee 48:1710-1725
Membership and role (Leblanc, P.) 48:1710-1715
Recommendations on government budget (Leblanc, P.) 48:1720
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce See also Winter, John

Presentation to committee 48:1445-1500
Membership and role (Winter, J.) 48:1445
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Winter, J.) 48:1455-1500
Resolution on justice system access (Shorten, A.) 48:1505-1510
British Columbia Dental Association See also Baird, David

Presentation to committee 48:1700-1710
Recommendations on government budget (Baird, D.) 48:1705-1710
Work of organization (Baird, D.) 48:1700
British Columbia Medical Association See also Cavers, Bill

Presentation to committee 48:1600-1615
Membership and role (Cavers, B.) 48:1600-1605
Work with Health Ministry and health authorities (Cavers, B.) 48:1605-1610
British Columbia Real Estate Association

Submission to committee (Permut, H.) 48:1555
British Columbia School Trustees Association See also Rezansoff, Teresa

Presentation to committee 48:1840-1855
Work with government (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1845
Brunnen, Ben

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Petroleum Producers 48:1740-1755
Alberta, oil and gas industry, deep drilling oil and gas incentive program 48:1750
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
membership and role 48:1740
recommendations on government budget 48:1745-1750
Oil and gas
deep-gas drilling royalty program and activities 48:1745-1750
deep-oil drilling royalty program proposal 48:1745-1750
infrastructure royalty credit program 48:1745
liquefied natural gas development, conditions and competitiveness 48:1740-1755
natural gas prices and projections 48:1740, 48:1750
Budgets

2014-15 budget
surplus (Permut, H.) 48:1545-1550
Balanced budgets (Foster) 48:1625 (Peacock, K.) 48:1730 (Winter, J.) 48:1450
Business

Business climate (Winter, J.) 48:1450
Taxation (Hamilton) 48:1735 (Peacock, K.) 48:1735 (Winter, J.) 48:1450-1455
Business Council of British Columbia See also Peacock, Ken

Presentation to committee 48:1725-1740
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Peacock, K.) 48:1730
Buy Local program See Promotion of B.C. products under Agriculture

California

Drought conditions and food supply (Leblanc, P.) 48:1720
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers See also Brunnen, Ben; Morrison, Geoff

Presentation to committee 48:1740-1755
Membership and role (Brunnen, B.) 48:1740
Recommendations on government budget (Brunnen, B.) 48:1745-1750
Canadian Bar Association

B.C. branch See also Shorten, Alex
presentation to committee 48:1500-1515
An Agenda for Justice report, recommendations (Shorten, A.) 48:1505
membership and role (Shorten, A.) 48:1500-1505
recommendations on government budget (Shorten, A.) 48:1510
work on draft legislation (Shorten, A.) 48:1505
Canadian Real Estate Association

Home price index See Real estate industry
Cancer

Breast cancer, diagnosis and treatment (Winter, A.) 48:1530
Oral cancers, prevention (Baird, D.) 48:1710
Carbon tax

Reforms (Winter, J.) 48:1500
Revenue neutrality (Winter, J.) 48:1455
Cavers, Bill

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Medical Association 48:1600-1615
B.C. Medical Association
membership and role 48:1600-1605
work with Health Ministry and health authorities 48:1605-1610
Diabetes management 48:1610
General Practice Services Committee, activities 48:1605
Health care system
chronic disease management 48:1610
costs and spending, management and outcomes 48:1605-1610
e-health systems, electronic health records 48:1610-1615
information technology and information-sharing 48:1610-1615
primary health care, service delivery 48:1605
services for vulnerable patients and patients with complex medical needs 48:1605
system, collaborative activities 48:1605-1610
system, triple aim approach 48:1605
telehealth initiatives 48:1610
Health literacy and patient self-management 48:1615
Lyme disease, diagnosis and treatment 48:1615
Mental health and addiction in children and youth, services and conference 48:1605
Physicians
collaborative committees and activities 48:1605
divisions of family practice, role 48:1605
family physicians, A GP for Me program 48:1605
master agreement, establishment of fund 48:1605
Children and youth

Dental care See Access to dental care under Dental health
Early childhood tooth decay See Dental health
Infant development program (Barr, J.) 48:1520-1525
Mental health See Mental health of children and youth under Mental health
Special needs children, funding for services and wait-lists (Barr, J.) 48:1515-1525
Supported child development program (Barr, J.) 48:1520-1525
Children and youth – Early childhood development

Early intervention services
benefits (Holman) 48:1615
funding and wait-lists (Barr, J.) 48:1520-1525
return on investment (Barr, J.) 48:1525 (Heyman) 48:1525
Chronic disease management See Health – Health care system
Community living services See Disabled and handicapped persons
Competitiveness B.C. forums See Economy
Continuing and long-term care See Health – Continuing and long-term care
Corporations

Taxation, government policies (Peacock, K.) 48:1730 (Winter, J.) 48:1455
Courts and court services See Justice system
Cowper, Geoffrey

Review of justice system See Review under Justice system

Dayhu Group of Companies

Facilities projects (Jackson, L.) 48:1800
Debt

Government debt See Public debt
Delta, B.C.

Municipal government See also Jackson, Lois
presentation to committee 48:1755-1810
partnerships with provincial government (Jackson, L.) 48:1755-1800
performance audit (Hamilton) 48:1805 (Jackson, L.) 48:1800-1805
staffing (Jackson, L.) 48:1810
Infrastructure projects (Jackson, L.) 48:1755-1800
Landfill remediation (Jackson, L.) 48:1755
Landfill remediation and drinking water protection (Hamilton) 48:1805 (Harvie, G.) 48:1805
Dementia See Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
Dental health

Access to dental care
low-income children and individuals (Baird, D.) 48:1700-1705
need for program for seniors (Baird, D.) 48:1705-1710
not-for-profit clinics (Baird, D.) 48:1705
Dental fees (Baird, D.) 48:1700-1705
Early childhood tooth decay, prevention (Baird, D.) 48:1705
Oral cancers See Cancer
Diabetes

Incidence and cost to health care system (Kupka, S.) 48:1825
Management (Cavers, B.) 48:1610
Dietitians and nutritionists

Role and scope of practice (Kupka, S.) 48:1825-1835 (Shin) 48:1835
Supply and training (Kupka, S.) 48:1830-1840 (Yap) 48:1835-1840
Dietitians of Canada

B.C. region See also Kupka, Sonya
presentation to committee 48:1820-1840
Communications with Health Ministry (Heyman) 48:1840 (Kupka, S.) 48:1840
Recommendations on government budget (Kupka, S.) 48:1825-1835
Work of organization (Kupka, S.) 48:1825
Disability benefits See Income assistance
Disabled and handicapped persons

Community living services
funding and service levels (Barr, J.) 48:1515-1525
wait-lists for services (Barr, J.) 48:1520-1525
Disability benefits See Income assistance
Disabled children See Special needs children under Children and youth
Disease

Chronic disease management See Health – Health care system
Doctors See Physicians
Doctors of B.C. See British Columbia Medical Association

Early childhood development See Children and youth – Early childhood development
Economy

Bioeconomy (Heyman) 48:1540 (Holman) 48:1535-1540 (Winter, A.) 48:1525-1545
Competitiveness (Peacock, K.) 48:1730 (Winter, J.) 48:1450-1455
Competitiveness B.C. forums, report (Winter, J.) 48:1450
Conditions
current and projected conditions (Peacock, K.) 48:1725
Global economy, conditions and role of B.C. (Peacock, K.) 48:1725
Education See also Education – Funding

Education of First Nations people, funding See Education – Funding
Enrolment levels (Foster) 48:1625
Personalized learning model (Pamer, M.) 48:1630 (Sargent, D.) 48:1625
Role in economy and society (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1840-1855 (Sargent, D.) 48:1620
Seismic upgrades of school buildings See Education – Schools
Special education and special needs
assessments (Heyman) 48:1625
funding See Education – Funding
number of students (Heyman) 48:1625 (Pamer, M.) 48:1630
Students, students without high school diplomas or prerequisites for post-secondary education See Students under Post-secondary education
System
ranking and reputation (Ashton) 48:1855 (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1845, 48:1855
Teachers See Teachers
Education – Funding

Capital funding and maintenance funding, need for capital plan (Sargent, D.) 48:1620
Funding (Pamer, M.) 48:1625 (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1840-1855 (Sargent, D.) 48:1615-1625
Funding for First Nations education (Holman) 48:1845-1850 (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1845-1850
Funding for salary costs (Sargent, D.) 48:1620
Learning improvement fund (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1845 (Sargent, D.) 48:1620
Special education and special needs (Sargent, D.) 48:1620
Education, Ministry of

Service plan (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1840
Education – School districts and boards of education

Administration costs (Foster) 48:1625 (Pamer, M.) 48:1625
Costs, increased costs (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1845
Trustees, election (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1840
Education – Schools

Capital planning (Sargent, D.) 48:1620
Seismic upgrades See also particular schools and districts
Seismic upgrades and infrastructure upgrades (Sargent, D.) 48:1620
EMRs See E-health systems, electronic health records under Health – Health care system
Ernst and Young

Report on municipal wages See Staff wages under Government – Local government

Family Compensation Act

Amendments (Shorten, A.) 48:1505
Family physicians See Physicians
Farmers Appreciation Week

Events (Leblanc, P.) 48:1715
Farmers, farming, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Farmers market nutrition and coupon project See Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture
Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Recommendations
recommendation on education funding and policies (Sargent, D.) 48:1620
Work of committee, support staff thanked (Ashton) 48:1855
First Link initiative See Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
First Nations

Education See Education of First Nations people under Education
Food and food industry

Access to healthy foods and healthy choices (Gibson) 48:1835 (Heyman) 48:1840 (Kupka, S.) 48:1825-1835 (Shin) 48:1835
Diet and nutrition, nutritional supplements, regulation (Kupka, S.) 48:1825-1835 (Shin) 48:1835
Diet and nutrition, role in health care costs See Costs and spending under Health – Health care system
Food security (Leblanc, P.) 48:1715-1720
Healthy eating See Health – Public health
Locally grown food
government support (Leblanc, P.) 48:1715-1720
nutrition and coupon program See Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture
promotion in B.C. See Promotion of B.C. products under Agriculture
Forests and forest industry

Research, role of genomics (Winter, A.) 48:1530
Foster, Eric (Vernon-Monashee)

Budgets
balanced budgets 48:1625
Education
enrolment levels 48:1625
Education, school districts and boards of education
administration costs 48:1625
Lawyers and legal services
accessibility and affordability 48:1640
Notaries public
role and scope of profession 48:1640
School district 38 (Richmond)
administration costs 48:1625
Society of Notaries Public of B.C.
relationship with Canadian Bar Association 48:1640
Fraser Health Authority

Dietitian positions (Kupka, S.) 48:1830
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board

Organization (Permut,H.) 48:1545
Futures initiative See Lawyers and legal services under Justice system

General Practice Services Committee

Activities (Cavers, B.) 48:1605
Genome B.C. See also Winter, Alan

Presentation to committee 48:1525-1545
Education and industry partnerships (Winter, A.) 48:1530-1540
Research activities and funding (Winter, A.) 48:1525-1540
Return on government investment (Holman) 48:1535-1540 (Winter, A.) 48:1540
Role (Gibson) 48:1540
George Massey Tunnel See Highway 99
Gibson, Simon (Abbotsford-Mission)

Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets
criteria 48:1720-1725
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
diagnosis and incidence 48:1445
family support for patients 48:1445
Food and food industry
access to healthy foods and healthy choices 48:1835
Genome B.C.
role 48:1540
Government, local government
issues 48:1730-1735
Health
research, role of genomics 48:1540
Health, health care system
impact of demographic trends 48:1540
Justice system
law students, work and credit coursework 48:1515
Notaries public
role and scope of profession 48:1510-1515
Paralegals
role and scope of profession 48:1510
Post-secondary education
students
students without high school diplomas or prerequisites 48:1850
Government

Debt See Public debt
Spending
control (Winter, J.) 48:1450
Government – Local government

Auditor general See Auditor General for Local Government
Financing structure, review (Winter, J.) 48:1500
Infrastructure responsibilities (Winter, J.) 48:1500
Issues (Gibson) 48:1730-1735
Staff wages (Peacock, K.) 48:1735
Staff wages, report (Holman) 48:1805-1810 (Jackson, L.) 48:1810
A GP for Me program See Family physicians under Physicians

Hamilton, Wm. Scott (Delta North)

Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets
criteria 48:1725
Business
taxation 48:1735
Delta
municipal government
performance audit 48:1805
landfill remediation and drinking water protection 48:1805
Mortgages
brokering, role of notaries 48:1645
Notaries public
role and scope of profession 48:1645
Sales tax
impact on business 48:1735
Waste management
landfills, remediation 48:1805
Handicapped persons See Disabled and handicapped persons
Harmonized sales tax

Elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system See Reinstatement of sales tax system under Sales tax
Harvie, George

Delta, landfill remediation and drinking water protection 48:1805
Waste management, landfills, remediation 48:1805
Health

Health literacy and patient self-management (Cavers, B.) 48:1615
Health status and outcomes (Kupka, S.) 48:1825
Research, role of genomics (Gibson) 48:1540 (Winter, A.) 48:1530, 48:1540
Health – Continuing and long-term care

Access to dental care for residents See Access to dental care under Dental health
Health – Health care system

Chronic disease management
management (Cavers, B.) 48:1610
nutrition-related chronic diseases (Kupka, S.) 48:1825
Costs and spending
management and outcomes (Cavers, B.) 48:1605-1610 (Winter, A.) 48:1530
role of early childhood tooth decay patients (Baird, D.) 48:1705
role of hepatitis C patients (Luster, D.) 48:1815-1820
role of patients with nutrition issues (Kupka, S.) 48:1825-1830
E-health systems
electronic health records (Cavers, B.) 48:1610-1615 (Morris) 48:1610
EMRs See E-health systems, electronic health records above under this main heading
Impact of demographic trends (Gibson) 48:1540
Information See also E-health systems above under this main heading
Information technology and information-sharing (Cavers, B.) 48:1610-1615 (Morris) 48:1610
Personal health information
electronic health records See E-health systems above under this main heading
Primary health care
service delivery (Cavers, B.) 48:1605
Services for vulnerable patients and patients with complex medical needs (Cavers, B.) 48:1605
System
collaborative activities (Cavers, B.) 48:1605-1610
triple aim approach (Cavers, B.) 48:1605
Technology, information technology See Information technology above under this main heading
Telehealth initiatives (Cavers, B.) 48:1610
Wait-lists and waiting times (Winter, A.) 48:1530
Health – Public health

Healthy eating
farmers market nutrition and coupon project See Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture
Healthy eating, role in health outcomes (Kupka, S.) 48:1825-1830
Healthy foods See Access to healthy foods under Food and food industry; Diet and nutrition under Food and food industry
Immunization, Gardasil HPV program, expansion to boys (Baird, D.) 48:1710
Hepatitis C

Costs, awareness and education (Luster, D.) 48:1810-1820
Diagnosis and treatment (Luster, D.) 48:1810-1820
Heyman, George (Vancouver-Fairview)

Agriculture
farms, role of small-scale operations 48:1720
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
First Link initiative, funding and studies 48:1440
Children and youth, early childhood development
early intervention services
return on investment 48:1525
Dietitians of Canada
communications with Health Ministry 48:1840
Economy
bioeconomy 48:1540
Education
special education and special needs
assessments 48:1625
number of students 48:1625
Food and food industry
access to healthy foods and healthy choices 48:1840
Home care
home support services, dietitian positions and interprofessional teams 48:1840
Lower Mainland
farmers markets 48:1720
transit services 48:1735
Richmond Society for Community Living
funding and services 48:1525
Sales tax
exemptions and rebates
machinery and equipment 48:1735
School district 38 (Richmond)
Student Success Through Engagement initiative 48:1625
Science and technology
biotechnology industry
job creation 48:1540
Teachers
collective agreement 48:1845
Transit services
benefits and role in economy 48:1735
Transportation
infrastructure
government investment and impact of congestion 48:1735
Highway 99

Corridor improvement projects (Jackson, L.) 48:1755-1800
George Massey Tunnel, replacement project (Jackson, L.) 48:1800
Holman, Gary (Saanich North and the Islands)

Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
diagnosis and incidence 48:1445
housing for patients 48:1445
Children and youth, early childhood development
early intervention services
benefits 48:1615
Economy
bioeconomy 48:1535-1540
Education, funding
funding for First Nations education 48:1845-1850
Genome B.C.
return on government investment 48:1535-1540
Government, local government
staff wages, report 48:1805-1810
Lyme disease
diagnosis and treatment 48:1615
Mortgages
brokering, role of notaries 48:1645
Notaries public
role and scope of profession 48:1645
Oil and gas
liquefied natural gas development
development 48:1750
natural gas
prices and projections 48:1750
Property transfer tax
exemption for first-time home buyers 48:1555
revenues to government 48:1555
threshold, proposal for changes 48:1555
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
recommendations on government budget and policies 48:1555
Science and technology
biotechnology industry, tax revenues to government 48:1540
genomic research and development, applications and commercialization 48:1540
Society of Notaries Public of B.C.
relationship with Law Society 48:1645
Home care

Home support services, dietitian positions and interprofessional teams (Heyman) 48:1840 (Kupka, S.) 48:1825-1840
Home ownership

Affordability (Permut, H.) 48:1550
Housing

Home ownership See Home ownership
Residential housing market See Real estate industry
Housing – Residential care facilities

Access to dental care for residents See Access to dental care under Dental health
Howard, Maria

Presentation to committee on behalf of Alzheimer Society of B.C. 48:1430-1445
Alzheimer Society of B.C.
recommendations on government budget 48:1440
work of organization 48:1430-1440
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
awareness and education, dementia-friendly communities initiative 48:1435, 48:1445
diagnosis and incidence 48:1430-1445
family support for patients 48:1445
First Link initiative, funding 48:1435-1440
First Link initiative, funding and studies 48:1440-1445
government action plan 48:1435-1440
housing for patients 48:1445
research 48:1435
training for support workers 48:1435
HPV program See Immunization under Health – Public health
Human papillomavirus program See Immunization, Gardasil HPV program under Health – Public health

Immunization See Health – Public health
Income

Low-income earners, government support (Kupka, S.) 48:1830, 48:1840
Income assistance

Benefits, dental plan (Baird, D.) 48:1700
Disability benefits
proposal for needs-based dental plan (Baird, D.) 48:1700-1705
Infant development program See Children and youth
Infrastructure

Government investment (Peacock, K.) 48:1730
Government strategy, need for long-term strategy (Peacock, K.) 48:1730
Insurance (Vehicle) Act

Amendments (Shorten, A.) 48:1505
Investment

Investment climate, competitiveness (Winter, J.) 48:1450

Jackson, Lois

Presentation to committee on behalf of municipality of Delta 48:1755-1810
Auditor General for Local Government, audit activities 48:1800-1805
Boundary Bay Airport, access and facility projects 48:1800
Dayhu Group of Companies, facilities projects 48:1800
Delta
municipal government
partnerships with provincial government 48:1755-1800
performance audit 48:1800-1805
staffing 48:1810
infrastructure projects 48:1755-1800
landfill remediation 48:1755
Government, local government, staff wages, report 48:1810
Highway 99
corridor improvement projects 48:1755-1800
George Massey Tunnel, replacement project 48:1800
Ocean Trailer Rentals Ltd., operations and landfill remediation project 48:1755
South Fraser Perimeter Road, project and role 48:1755
Waste management, landfills, remediation 48:1755
Justice system

Accessibility and affordability (Shorten, A.) 48:1505-1510
Courts and court services, delays and funding (Shorten, A.) 48:1510
Family justice system
funding and legal representation (Crawford, D.) 3:1515
Justice summits (Shorten, A.) 48:1505, 48:1515
Law students, work (Shorten, A.) 48:1515
Law students, work and credit coursework (Gibson) 48:1515
Lawyers and legal services, Futures initiative and unbundling of services (Shorten, A.) 48:1505, 48:1515
Legal aid funding and services (Shorten, A.) 48:1510
Legal services See Lawyers and legal services
Reforms (Shorten, A.) 48:1505-1510
Review, implementation of recommendations (Morris) 48:1515 (Shorten, A.) 48:1515
Self-represented litigants, impact on system (Shorten, A.) 48:1510

Kamloops, B.C.

Hosting of conference on mental health See Mental health and addiction in children and youth under Mental health
Kupka, Sonya

Presentation to committee on behalf of Dietitians of Canada, B.C. region 48:1820-1840
B.C., northern B.C., dietitian supply 48:1835
Diabetes, incidence and cost to health care system 48:1825
Dietitians and nutritionists
role and scope of practice 48:1825-1835
supply and training 48:1830-1840
Dietitians of Canada
communications with Health Ministry 48:1840
recommendations on government budget 48:1825-1835
work of organization 48:1825
Food and food industry
access to healthy foods and healthy choices 48:1825-1835
diet and nutrition, nutritional supplements, regulation 48:1825-1835
Fraser Health Authority, dietitian positions 48:1830
Health, health care system
chronic disease management, nutrition-related chronic diseases 48:1825
costs and spending, role of patients with nutrition issues 48:1825-1830
Health, health status and outcomes 48:1825
Health, public health, healthy eating, role in health outcomes 48:1825-1830
Home care, home support services, dietitian positions and interprofessional teams 48:1825-1840
Income, low-income earners, government support 48:1830, 48:1840
Seniors, frail elderly and malnutrition issues 48:1825-1830
University of B.C., dietitian program 48:1830-1835

Landfills See Waste management
Lawyers and legal services See Justice system

Accessibility and affordability (Foster) 48:1640 (Morin Nakashima, T.) 48:1645 (Sablok, A.) 48:1640
Notaries See Notaries public
Learning improvement fund See Education – Funding
Leblanc, Peter

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Association of Farmers Markets 48:1710-1725
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets
criteria 48:1725
food safety training and MarketSafe program 48:1715
nutrition and coupon program 48:1715
role in economy 48:1710-1720
sale of alcohol 48:1715
farmers, training initiatives 48:1720
farms, role of small-scale operations 48:1715-1720
promotion of B.C. products, Buy Local program 48:1715
B.C. Association of Farmers Markets
membership and role 48:1710-1715
recommendations on government budget 48:1720
B.C., northern B.C., farmers markets and grant program proposal 48:1720
California, drought conditions and food supply 48:1720
Farmers Appreciation Week, events 48:1715
Food and food industry
food security 48:1715-1720
locally grown food, government support 48:1715-1720
Lower Mainland, farmers markets 48:1720
Legal aid See Justice system
Life sciences industry See Biotechnology industry under Science and technology
Liquefied natural gas development See Oil and gas
Literacy

Health literacy See Health
LNG See Liquefied natural gas under Oil and gas
Local government See Government – Local government
Locally grown food See Food and food industry
Lower Mainland

Farmers markets (Heyman) 48:1720 (Leblanc, P.) 48:1720
Residential housing market (Permut, H.) 48:1550
Transit services (Heyman) 48:1735 (Peacock, K.) 48:1735-1740
Luster, Daryl

Presentation to committee on behalf of Pacific Hepatitis C Network 48:1810-1820
As subject
experience with hepatitis C 48:1815-1820
Health care system, costs and spending, role of hepatitis C patients 48:1815-1820
Hepatitis C
costs, awareness and education 48:1810-1820
diagnosis and treatment 48:1810-1820
Pacific Hepatitis C Network, membership and role 48:1810-1820
Lyme disease

Diagnosis and treatment (Cavers, B.) 48:1615 (Holman) 48:1615

MarketSafe program See Direct marketing and farmers markets, food safety training under Agriculture
Massey Tunnel See Highway 99
Mental health

Mental health and addiction in children and youth
services and conference (Cavers, B.) 48:1605
Morin Nakashima, Tammy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Society of Notaries Public of B.C. 48:1640-1645
Lawyers and legal services, accessibility and affordability 48:1645
Notaries public, role and scope of profession 48:1640-1645
Morris, Mike (Prince George–Mackenzie)

B.C.
northern B.C.
farmers markets and grant program proposal 48:1720
Health, health care system
e-health systems
electronic health records 48:1610
information technology and information-sharing 48:1610
Justice system
review, implementation of recommendations 48:1515
Morrison, Geoff

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Petroleum Producers 48:1740
Mortgages

Brokering, role of notaries (Hamilton) 48:1645 (Holman) 48:1645 (Sablok, A.) 48:1640-1645
Municipalities See Government – Local government

Natural gas See Oil and gas
Notaries public

Organization See Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia
Role and scope of profession (Foster) 48:1640 (Gibson) 48:1510-1515 (Hamilton) 48:1645 (Holman) 48:1645 (Morin Nakishima, T.) 48:1640-1645 (Sablok, A.) 48:1635-1645 (Shorten, A.) 48:1515 (Yap) 48:1645
Nutrition See Diet and nutrition under Food and food industry
Nutritionists See Dietitians and nutritionists

Ocean Trailer Rentals Ltd.

Operations and landfill remediation project (Jackson, L.) 48:1755
OECD See Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Oil and gas

Drilling and drilling practices
deep-gas drilling royalty program and activities (Brunnen, B.) 48:1745-1750
deep-oil drilling royalty program proposal (Brunnen, B.) 48:1745-1750
Infrastructure royalty credit program (Brunnen, B.) 48:1745
Liquefied natural gas development
conditions and competitiveness (Brunnen, B.) 48:1740-1755
development (Holman) 48:1750
tax structure (Winter, J.) 48:1450
Natural gas
prices and projections (Brunnen, B.) 48:1740, 48:1750 (Holman) 48:1750
Ombudsperson

Report on long-term care (Baird, D.) 48:1705
Oral cancers See Cancer
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Projections for bioeconomy (Winter, A.) 48:1540-1545

Pacific Hepatitis C Network See also Luster, Daryl

Presentation to committee 48:1810-1820
Membership and role (Luster, D.) 48:1810-1820
Pamer, Monica

Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 38 (Richmond) 48:1625-1630
Education
funding 48:1625
personalized learning model 48:1630
school districts and boards of education, administration costs 48:1625
special education and special needs, number of students 48:1630
School district 38 (Richmond)
administration costs 48:1625
Student Success Through Engagement initiative 48:1630
Paralegals

Role and scope of profession (Gibson) 48:1510 (Shorten, A.) 48:1515
Peacock, Ken

Presentation to committee on behalf of Business Council of B.C. 48:1725-1740
Budgets, balanced budgets 48:1730
Business Council of B.C., recommendations on government budget and policies 48:1730
Business taxation 48:1735
Corporations, taxation, government policies 48:1730
Economy
competitiveness 48:1730
conditions, current and projected conditions 48:1725
global economy, conditions and role of B.C. 48:1725
Government, local government, staff wages 48:1735
Infrastructure
government investment 48:1730
government strategy, need for long-term strategy 48:1730
Lower Mainland, transit services 48:1735-1740
Property tax, assessment system 48:1730
Resources and resource industries, permitting processes, government resources 48:1730
Sales tax
exemptions and rebates, machinery and equipment 48:1730-1735
impact on business 48:1735
reform 48:1730
Taxation, government policies 48:1730
Transit services, benefits and role in economy 48:1735-1740
Transportation, infrastructure, government investment and impact of congestion 48:1735-1740
Permitting processes See Resources and resource industries; particular industries
Permut, Harriet

Presentation to committee on behalf of Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver 48:1545-1555
B.C. Real Estate Association, submission to committee 48:1555
Budget, 2014-15 budget surplus 48:1545-1550
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, organization 48:1545
Home ownership affordability 48:1550
Lower Mainland, residential housing market 48:1550
Property transfer tax
exemption for first-time home buyers 48:1555
revenues to government 48:1545-1555
threshold, proposal for changes 48:1550-1555
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
campaign for reduction of property transfer tax 48:1545-1550
organization 48:1545
recommendations on government budget and policies 48:1550-1555
Real estate industry
home price index 48:1550
housing market conditions, role in economy 48:1545-1550
Personalized learning model See Education
Physicians

Collaborative committees and activities (Cavers, B.) 48:1605
Divisions of family practice, role (Cavers, B.) 48:1605
Family physicians
A GP for Me program (Cavers, B.) 48:1605
Master agreement, establishment of fund (Cavers, B.) 48:1605
Post-secondary education

Entrance requirements, "inadmissable" students See Students, students without high school diplomas or prerequisite under this main heading
Students
"inadmissible" students See students without high school diplomas or prerequisite under this subheading
students without high school diplomas or prerequisites (Gibson) 48:1850 (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1850
Poverty

Access to healthy foods See Food and food industry
Property

Taxation See Property transfer tax
Property tax

Assessment system (Peacock, K.) 48:1730
Review (Winter, J.) 48:1500
Property transfer tax

Exemption for first-time home buyers (Holman) 48:1555 (Permut, H.) 48:1555 (Woolsey, J.) 48:1555
Revenues to government (Holman) 48:1555 (Permut, H.) 48:1545-1555
Threshold, proposal for changes (Holman) 48:1555 (Permut, H.) 48:1550-1555 (Woolsey, J.) 48:1555
Provincial sales tax See Sales tax
PST See Sales tax
Public debt

Debt reduction (Winter, J.) 48:1450

Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver See also Permut, Harriet; Woolsey, Jim

Presentation to committee 48:1545-1555
Campaign for reduction of property transfer tax (Permut,H.) 48:1545-1550
Organization (Permut,H.) 48:1545
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Holman) 48:1555 (Permut, H.) 48:1550-1555
Real estate industry

Home price index (Permut, H.) 48:1550
Housing market conditions, role in economy (Permut, H.) 48:1545-1550
Residential care facilities See Housing – Residential care facilities
Resources and resource industries

Permitting processes, government resources (Peacock, K.) 48:1730
Rezansoff, Teresa

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. School Trustees Association 48:1840-1855
B.C. School Trustees Association, work with government 48:1845
Education
funding 48:1840-1855
funding for First Nations education 48:1845-1850
learning improvement fund 48:1845
role in economy and society 48:1840-1855
school districts and boards of education, costs, increased costs 48:1845
school districts and boards of education, trustees, election 48:1840
system, ranking and reputation 48:1845, 48:1855
Education Ministry, service plan 48:1840
Post-secondary education, students without high school diplomas or prerequisites 48:1850
Taxation, government policies and role in education funding, survey 48:1850
Teachers, collective agreement 48:1840-1845
Richmond, B.C.

Community living services and services for special needs children (Barr, J.) 48:1515-1525
Richmond school district See School district 38 (Richmond)
Richmond Society for Community Living See also Barr, Janice

Presentation to committee 48:1515-1525
Funding and services (Barr, J.) 48:1515-1525 (Heyman) 48:1525 (Yap) 48:1525

Sablok, Akash

Presentation to committee on behalf of Society of Notaries Public of B.C. 48:1625-1630
Lawyers and legal services, accessibility and affordability 48:1640
Mortgage brokering, role of notaries 48:1640-1645
Notaries public, role and scope of profession 48:1635-1645
Society of Notaries Public of B.C., relationship with Law Society 48:1645
Sales tax

Exemptions and rebates
machinery and equipment (Heyman) 48:1735 (Peacock, K.) 48:1730-1735
production machinery and equipment, expansion proposal (Winter, J.) 48:1455
Impact on business (Hamilton) 48:1735 (Peacock, K.) 48:1735 (Winter, J.) 48:1455
Reform (Peacock, K.) 48:1730
Sargent, Donna

Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 38 (Richmond) 48:1615-1630
Education
personalized learning model 48:1625
role in economy and society 48:1620
Education, funding
capital funding and maintenance funding, need for capital plan 48:1620
funding 48:1615-1625
funding for salary costs 48:1620
learning improvement fund 48:1620
special education and special needs 48:1620
Education, schools
capital planning 48:1620
seismic upgrades and infrastructure upgrades 48:1620
Finance and Government Services Committee
recommendation on education funding and policies 48:1620
School district 38 (Richmond)
administration costs 48:1625
capital projects, city centre elementary school project 48:1620
English-language-learning students 48:1630
seismic upgrade needs 48:1620
Student Success Through Engagement initiative 48:1625
submission to committee 48:1615
Skills training, secondary school programs 48:1625
School district 38 (Richmond) See also Pamer, Monica; Sargent, Donna

Presentation to committee 48:1615-1630
Administration costs (Foster) 48:1625 (Pamer, M.) 48:1625 (Sargent, D.) 48:1625
Capital projects, city centre elementary school project (Sargent, D.) 48:1620
English-language-learning students (Sargent, D.) 48:1630
Seismic upgrade needs (Sargent, D.) 48:1620
Student Success Through Engagement initiative (Heyman) 48:1625 (Pamer, M.) 48:1630 (Sargent, D.) 48:1625
Submission to committee (Sargent, D.) 48:1615
School trustees See Trustees under Education – School districts and boards of education
Science and technology

Biotechnology industry
job creation (Heyman) 48:1540 (Winter, A.) 48:1540-1545
role in economy See Bioeconomy under Economy
tax revenues to government (Holman) 48:1540 (Winter, A.) 48:1540
Genomic research and development
applications and commercialization (Holman) 48:1540 (Winter, A.) 48:1530-1540
investment (Winter, A.) 48:1525-1545
Seismic upgrades

Upgrades of school buildings See Seismic upgrades under Education – Schools
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Seniors

Access to dental care See Dental health
Frail elderly and malnutrition issues (Kupka, S.) 48:1825-1830
Population growth, impact on health care system See Impact of demographic trends under Health – Health care system
SFPR See South Fraser Perimeter Road
Shin, Jane Jae Kyung (Burnaby-Lougheed)

Dietitians and nutritionists
role and scope of practice 48:1835
Food and food industry
access to healthy foods and healthy choices 48:1835
diet and nutrition, nutritional supplements, regulation 48:1835
Shorten, Alex

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Bar Association, B.C. branch 48:1500-1515
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, resolution on justice system access 48:1505-1510
Canadian Bar Association
B.C. branch
An Agenda for Justice report, recommendations 48:1505
membership and role 48:1500-1505
recommendations on government budget 48:1510
work on draft legislation 48:1505
Family Compensation Act, amendments 48:1505
Insurance (Vehicle) Act, amendments 48:1505
Justice system
accessibility and affordability 48:1505-1510
courts and court services, delays and funding 48:1510
justice summits 48:1505, 48:1515
law students, work 48:1515
lawyers and legal services, Futures initiative and unbundling of services 48:1505, 48:1515
legal aid funding and services 48:1510
reforms 48:1505-1510
review, implementation of recommendations 48:1515
self-represented litigants, impact on system 48:1510
Notaries public, role and scope of profession 48:1515
Paralegals, role and scope of profession 48:1515
Skills training

Secondary school programs (Sargent, D.) 48:1625
Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia See also Morin Nakashima, Tammy; Sablok, Akash

Presentation to committee 48:1635-1645
Relationship with Canadian Bar Association (Foster) 48:1640
Relationship with Law Society (Holman) 48:1645 (Sablok, A.) 48:1645
South Fraser Perimeter Road

Project and role (Jackson, L.) 48:1755
Special needs children See Children and youth
Student Success Through Engagement initiative See School district 38 (Richmond)
Supported child development program See Children and youth

Taxation

Business taxes See Taxation under Business
Carbon tax See Carbon tax
Corporate taxes See Corporations
Government policies (Peacock, K.) 48:1730 (Winter, J.) 48:1450-1500
Government policies and role in education funding (Ashton) 48:1850
Government policies and role in education funding, survey (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1850
Harmonized sales tax See Harmonized sales tax
Property tax See Property tax
Property transfer tax See Property transfer tax
Sales tax See Sales tax
Value-added taxes See Value-added taxes
Teachers

Collective agreement (Heyman) 48:1845 (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1840-1845
Transit services

Benefits and role in economy (Heyman) 48:1735 (Peacock, K.) 48:1735-1740
Transportation

Infrastructure
government investment and impact of congestion (Heyman) 48:1735 (Peacock, K.) 48:1735-1740
Transit services See Transit services
Triple aim approach See System under Health – Health care system

UBC See University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

Dietitian program (Kupka, S.) 48:1830-1835 (Yap) 48:1835-1840

Value-added taxes

B.C. value-added tax proposal (Winter, J.) 48:1455

Waste management

Landfills, remediation (Hamilton) 48:1805 (Harvie, G.) 48:1805 (Jackson, L.) 48:1755
Winter, Alan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Genome B.C. 48:1525-1545
Cancer, breast cancer, diagnosis and treatment 48:1530
Economy, bioeconomy 48:1525-1545
Forests and forest industry, research, role of genomics 48:1530
Genome B.C.
education and industry partnerships 48:1530-1540
research activities and funding 48:1525-1540
return on government investment 48:1540
Health care system
costs and spending, management and outcomes 48:1530
wait-lists and waiting times 48:1530
Health research, role of genomics 48:1530, 48:1540
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, projections for bioeconomy 48:1540-1545
Science and technology
biotechnology industry, job creation 48:1540-1545
biotechnology industry, tax revenues to government 48:1540
genomic research and development, applications and commercialization 48:1530-1540
genomic research and development, investment 48:1525-1545
Winter, John

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Chamber of Commerce 48:1445-1500
B.C. Chamber of Commerce
membership and role 48:1445
recommendations on government budget and policies 48:1455-1500
Budgets, balanced budgets 48:1450
Business
business climate 48:1450
taxation 48:1450-1455
Carbon tax
reforms 48:1500
revenue neutrality 48:1455
Corporations, taxation, government policies 48:1455
Economy
competitiveness 48:1450-1455
Competitiveness B.C. forums, report 48:1450
Government, local government
financing structure, review 48:1500
infrastructure responsibilities 48:1500
Government, spending control 48:1450
Investment climate, competitiveness 48:1450
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development, tax structure 48:1450
Property tax review 48:1500
Public debt reduction 48:1450
Sales tax
exemptions and rebates, production machinery and equipment, expansion proposal 48:1455
impact on business 48:1455
Taxation, government policies 48:1450-1500
Value-added taxes, B.C. value-added tax proposal 48:1455
Woolsey, Jim

Presentation to committee on behalf of Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver 48:1555
Property transfer tax
exemption for first-time home buyers 48:1555
threshold, proposal for changes 48:1555

Yap, John (Richmond-Steveston)

Dietitians and nutritionists
supply and training 48:1835-1840
Notaries public
role and scope of profession 48:1645
Richmond Society for Community Living
funding and services 48:1525
University of B.C.
dietitian program 48:1835-1840
Youth See Children and youth

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