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

Abbotsford, B.C.

Oil pipeline expansion in area See Proposal for oil pipeline expansion under Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.

Salmon-bearing creeks in area (Perrin, L.) 47:1050

Seniors, population growth and issues (Power, N.) 46:1530-1535

Abbotsford Community Services See also Power, Nadine; Santiago, Rod

Presentation to committee 46:1525-1540

Funding (Santiago, R.) 46:1525, 46:1535

Organization and services (Power, N.) 46:1525-1535 (Santiago, R.) 46:1525-1540

Recommendations on government budget (Santiago, R.) 46:1535

Volunteers (Santiago, R.) 46:1525

Abbotsford school district See School district 34 (Abbotsford)
Abbotsford Youth Health Centre, Abbotsford, B.C.

Facility and services (Power, N.) 46:1530

ABIs See Brain injuries under Brain health
Aboriginal Mentoring and Training Association

Funding and role (Cox, B.) 47:1125

Abubakar, Leila

Presentation to committee on behalf of College of New Caledonia Students Union 45:0930-0950

College of New Caledonia Students Union, membership and role 45:0935

Education, adult basic education 45:0945

Post-secondary education

international students, fees 45:0935-0940

role in economy and society 45:0935

student financial assistance, grant programs 45:0940

students, employment during studies 45:0945

Acquired brain injuries See Brain injuries under Brain health
Addiction See Substance abuse and addiction
Adult basic education See Education
After-market automotive industry See Automobiles
Aging See Aging population under British Columbia; Seniors
Agricultural Land Commission

Funding and role (Ens, R.) 47:0910 (Heyman) 47:0910 (Vander Waal, S.) 47:0905

Agricultural land reserve

Changes to permitted use, impact on food processing industry (Donaldson, J.) 46:1355-1400 (Holman) 46:1355

Agriculture

Agrifood industry See Food and food industry

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

Farm classification (Vander Waal, S.) 47:0910

Farm status and property assessment, unused farmland (Foster) 47:0910 (Holman) 47:0910 (Vander Waal, S.) 47:0905-0910

Farmers markets See Direct marketing and farmers markets above under this main heading

Farmers, training initiatives (Leblanc, P.) 48:1720

Farmers, young farmers (Ens, R.) 47:0910

Farms, role of small-scale operations (Heyman) 48:1720 (Leblanc, P.) 48:1715-1720

Food processing See Food and food industry

Government goals and support (Vander Waal, S.) 47:0905, 47:0915

Government policy and regulations (Vander Waal, S.) 47:0900-0905

Industry, issues and costs (Vander Waal, S.) 47:0900-0905

Industry, relationship with local government (Ens, R.) 47:0910-0915 (Gibson) 47:0910 (Hamilton) 47:0915

Local production See Locally grown food under Food

Promotion of B.C. products, Buy Local program (Donaldson, J.) 46:1350-1355 (Leblanc, P.) 48:1715

Taxation (Vander Waal, S.) 47:0910

Air

Greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas industry (Bruce, I.) 46:1120

Greenhouse gas emissions, reduction

reduction and targets (Bruce, I.) 46:1120

Alberta

Chiropractors, role in health care system (Robinson, J.) 46:1715-1720

Legislative officers system (Fraser, P.) 55:1725

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

Public debt reduction (Bateman, J.) 47:1050

Public health, Gardasil HPV program, expansion to boys (Swan, B.) 46:1820

Social policy framework (Bonesky, C.) 46:1300 (Davis, M.) 46:1300-1305

Alcohol

Liquor regulation changes (Smith, S.) 46:1625

Liquor regulation changes, impact on children and families (Ashton) 56:1715 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 56:1715

Liquor sales in farmers markets See Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture

Alliance for Arts and Culture See also Gloor, Rob

Presentation to committee 46:1720-1735

Organization (Gloor, R.) 46:1720

Recommendations on government budget and policies (Gloor, R.) 46:1725-1730 (Morris) 46:1730

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

AMTA See Aboriginal Mentoring and Training Association
Ang, Shanti

Presentation to committee on behalf of READ Surrey/White Rock Society 46:1320-1325

As subject

work as literacy outreach coordinator 46:1325

Literacy

programs and services, funding 46:1320-1325

Annan, Kofi

Comments on literacy (Green, L.) 45:0915

Archer, Keith

Elections

district electoral officers 54:0830-0840

electoral boundaries, review and redistribution 54:0815-0820

electoral cycle 54:0805-0810

general election in 2017, preparations 54:0820, 54:0830

tabulation of ballots, methods 54:0845

voter participation 54:0850

voters list 54:0850

voters list, management and updates 54:0810

voting model, proposed changes and stakeholder consultation 54:0845

Elections B.C.

budget and operations 54:0800-0820

budget and operations, events component 54:0830

collaboration with other jurisdictions 54:0845

information management and technology 54:0805-0810, 54:0830-0835

mandate, inclusion of oversight of municipal election campaign financing 54:0805-0810

staff 54:0800

staff during electoral period, evaluation and training 54:0835-0840

work with Electoral Boundaries Commission 54:0815, 54:0830-0835

Electoral Boundaries Commission

activities and role 54:0815-0820

MLAs

number of MLAs 54:0830

South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority

referendum on funding model, administration 54:0830

Arts and culture

Artist-run centres, activities and funding (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 46:1540-1550

Creative sector, cross-sectoral development (D'Eith, B.) 46:1140 (Reynolds, M.) 46:1135, 46:1145-1150 (Shorten, L.) 46:1140

Creative sector, data collection (D'Eith, B.) 46:1145 (Reynolds, M.) 46:1145 (Shorten, L.) 46:1145

Employment and jobs (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 46:1545-1550 (Gibson) 46:1550 (Gloor, R.) 46:1725-1730 (Holman) 46:1730

Funding, capital infrastructure See Government funding process and capital program below under this main heading

Funding, leveraged funding (Gloor, R.) 46:1730 (Holman) 46:1730

Government funding, gaming grants (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 46:1550 (Gloor, R.) 46:1725-1730

Government funding process (Ashton) 46:1730 (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 46:1545-1550

Government funding process and capital program (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 46:1550 (Gloor, R.) 46:1725-1735 (Morris) 46:1730

Government support and cross-ministerial committee (Reynolds, M.) 46:1135

Intellectual property See Intellectual property

Music industry (D'Eith, B.) 46:1145-1150

Role in economy (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 46:1545 (D'Eith, B.) 46:1140-1145 (Shin) 46:1150

Role in economy and communities (Gloor, R.) 46:1720-1725

Role in economy, From the Margins to the Mainstream document (Reynolds, M.) 46:1135, 46:1150 (Shorten, L.) 46:1140-1145

Youth engagement, B.C. Creative Futures strategy and programs (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 46:1545-1550

Ashton, Dan (Penticton)

As subject

election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 45:0900 (Hamilton) 45:0900 (Sourial, S.) 45:0900

Alcohol

liquor regulation changes, impact on children and families 56:1715

Arts and culture

government funding process 46:1730

Auditor General

budget and operations 56:1515

office space and relocation 56:1515

staff classifications 56:1520

Conflict of Interest Commissioner

office space, Surrey office 55:1735

staffing 55:1735

Education

system

ranking and reputation 48:1855

Finance and Government Services Committee

election of Chair and Deputy Chair 45:0900

prebudget consultation

process 45:0900

written submissions to committee 45:1120-1125, 45:1135

public hearings

Castlegar hearing postponement 45:0905, 45:1010

reports

statutory officers review 58:0925

review of statutory officers 56:1630

review of statutory officers, time allocation for presentations 54:0855

staff commended 53:1055

work of committee, support staff thanked 48:1855

Government

financial management of working capital by SUCH sector entities

central deposit program and capital funding policy 47:0930

Information and Privacy Commissioner

staffing 55:1630

James, Carole

election as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 45:0900

Legislature

Officers of the Legislature

budgets and operations 56:1630

Literacy

programs and funding 45:1005

Merit Commissioner

audits of public service appointments 55:1700-1705

budget and operations 55:1700-1705

staffing 55:1700-1705

Ombudsperson

budget and operations, salaries component 54:0925

Ralston, Bruce

attendance at Finance Committee hearing 46:1115

Representative for Children and Youth

proposed reviews of alcohol consumption by children and impact of liquor regulation changes 56:1715

School district 34 (Abbotsford)

cash management and capital planning 47:0930

Smithers Community Services Association

funding and literacy programs 45:1005

Society Act

amendments, proposal for donors rights provision 46:1745

Taxation

government policies and role in education funding 48:1850

Transit services

rapid transit, cost comparison of light rail and SkyTrain 46:1320

Van Swieten, Dave

role as director of corporate shared services for statutory officers 56:1630

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia See also Reynolds, Margaret

Presentation to committee 46:1135, 46:1145-1150

Athletes See Sports and recreation
Attara, Gail

Presentation to committee on behalf of Gastrointestinal Society of B.C. 46:1825-1835

As subject

meetings with PharmaCare program staff 46:1830-1835

B.C. Linked Health Database, information 46:1825-1835

Drugs, prescription drugs, therapeutic substitution and impact on patients 46:1825-1835

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, impact of therapeutic substitution of medication on patients 46:1825-1835

Gastrointestinal Society of B.C., role 46:1825

Health care system, costs and spending, role of therapeutic substitution of medication 46:1825-1835

Lun, Eric, work on therapeutic substitution of medication 46:1830

PharmaCare program

coverage of type 2 diabetes medication, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors 46:1825-1835

therapeutic substitution policy 46:1825-1835

Auditor General See also Bellringer, Carol

Audit of police complaints See Police complaint process, audit under Police and policing

Audit services (Bellringer, C.) 56:1505

Audit services, special projects (Bellringer, C.) 56:1510 (James) 56:1510

Budget and operations

budget and operations (Ashton) 56:1515 (Bellringer, C.) 56:1505-1510 (Foster) 56:1510, 56:1520 (Holman) 56:1515 (James) 56:1510 (Jones, R.) 56:1510-1515 (Yap) 56:1505

funding request (Bellringer, C.) 56:1505

salaries (Hall, K.) 56:1510 (Morris) 56:1510

travel costs (Gibson) 56:1520 (Jones, R.) 56:1520

Information technology (Bellringer, C.) 56:1505

Office space

floor plan (Bellringer, C.) 56:1515 (Gibson) 56:1515 (Jones, R.) 56:1515

LEED standards for new building (Holman) 56:1515 (Jones, R.) 56:1515

relocation and new premises (Ashton) 56:1515 (Bellringer, C.) 56:1505 (Foster) 56:1510, 56:1520 (Jones, R.) 56:1510-1515 (Yap) 56:1505-1510

teleconferencing facilities (Gibson) 56:1520 (Jones, R.) 56:1520

Report on disability assistance (Baird, D.) 48:1705

Staff classifications (Ashton) 56:1520 (Bellringer, C.) 56:1520 (Jones, R.) 56:1520

Staffing (Bellringer, C.) 56:1505

Auditor General for Local Government

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

Auditor General of Canada

Audit of oil spill response enforcement (Perrin, L.) 47:1045

Automobiles

After-market automotive industry

employment and skills training (McCormack, K.) 46:1435-1440

employment and wages (Heyman) 46:1440 (McCormack, K.) 46:1435-1440

report (McCormack, K.) 46:1435

role in economy (McCormack, K.) 46:1430-1435

Green performance standards, E3 Fleet program (Marshall, D.) 46:1225

Industry and sector, employment and skills training (Foster) 46:1245 (Qualey, B.) 46:1235-1245

Industry and sector, role in economy (Qualey, B.) 46:1235

Insurance See Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

Luxury tax See Taxation, tax on high-priced vehicles below under this main heading

New car and truck dealers industry

property tax assessments (Hamilton) 46:1250 (Qualey, B.) 46:1240, 46:1250

Taxation, tax on high-priced vehicles (Gibson) 46:1250 (Hamilton) 46:1245-1250 (Qualey, B.) 46:1240-1250

Vehicle efficiency

clean energy vehicle program (Heyman) 46:1245 (Holman) 46:1250 (Qualey, B.) 46:1240-1250

efficiency and environmentally-friendly performance standards See Green performance standards above under this main heading

Scrap-It program (Qualey, B.) 46:1240-1245

Automotive industry

After-market automotive industry See Automobiles

Automotive Retailers Association See also McCormack, Ken

Presentation to committee 46:1430-1445

Activities and training proposals (McCormack, K.) 46:1435-1440

Membership and role (McCormack, K.) 46:1430-1435