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

Pacific Association of Artist-Run Centres See also Bourcheix-Laporte, Mariane

Presentation to committee 46:1540-1550

Recommendations on government budget (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 46:1550

Role (Bourcheix-Laporte, M.) 46:1540

Pacific Hepatitis C Network See also Luster, Daryl

Presentation to committee 48:1810-1820

Membership and role (Luster, D.) 48:1810-1820

Pacific Spine Research and Education Foundation See also Nixdorf, Don

Presentation to committee 46:1650-1705

Role (Nixdorf, D.) 46:1650-1700 (Robinson, J.) 46:1720

PacificSport Fraser Valley See also Palm, Linda

Presentation to committee 47:1135-1145

Funding (Holman) 47:1140 (Morris) 47:1145 (Palm, L.) 47:1140-1145

Funding, programs and partnerships (Palm, L.) 47:1135-1145

Work with First Nations (Holman) 47:1140 (Palm, L.) 47:1140

Work with health authority (Palm, L.) 47:1135

Paetkau, Carol

Presentation to committee on behalf of Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association 47:0930-0945

As subject

experience of son with brain disorder 47:0935

2014 Brain Injury Alliance Society, funding proposal 47:0940

Brain health

brain injuries

awareness and treatment 47:0930-0935

costs 47:0935-0940

incidence and funding for services 47:0930-0945

prevention of brain injuries, awareness and use of helmets 47:0940

B.C. neurotrauma fund, access to fund by brain injury organizations 47:0940-0945

Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association, funding and programs 47:0930-0945

Impaired driving, distracted driving penalties, allocation to brain injury fund 47:0940

Rick Hansen Foundation, funding of brain injury services 47:0945

Palfenier, Kim

Presentation to committee on behalf of Nelson Regional Sports Council 45:1040-1050

Columbia Basin Trust, role re sports initiatives 45:1045

Kootenay area, regional sport centre proposal 45:1045

Nelson Regional Sports Council

funding and role 45:1040-1050

Sports and recreation

benefits and role in communities 45:1045

Canadian Sport for Life initiative 45:1045-1050

children's sports, KidSport B.C. program 45:1040

government funding and support 45:1040-1045

multi-sport games 45:1040

ViaSport B.C., role 45:1040-1050

Palm, Linda

Presentation to committee on behalf of PacificSport Fraser Valley 47:1135-1145

PacificSport Fraser Valley

funding 47:1140-1145

funding, programs and partnerships 47:1135-1145

work with First Nations 47:1140

work with health authority 47:1135

Sports and recreation

athletes, IGNITE athlete development program 47:1140

Canadian Sport for Life initiative 47:1135-1140

children's sports

participation 47:1135-1140

physical literacy mentorship program 47:1140

XploreSportZ discovery program 47:1140

government funding and support 47:1135-1145

ViaSport B.C., role 47:1135

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

Paradiso, David

Appointment as Deputy Ombudsperson (Carter, K.) 54:0855

Paralegals

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

Parents, parenting, etc. See Families
Parks

System, funding (Smith, S.) 46:1625

Patients See Health – Health care system
Pattison, Fran

Presentation to committee 47:1010

Maple Ridge seniors housing 47:1010

Pitt Meadows seniors housing 47:1010

Seniors housing 47:1010

Peace River area

Agriculture and farmland (Boon, K.) 45:1130-1135 (Holman) 45:1135

Fair Share agreement for local government funding (Holman) 45:1105 (Johansson, G.) 45:1105 (Morris) 45:1105

Site C power project

comparison to distributed clean energy projects (Kariya, P.) 46:1105-1115

project (Bateman, J.) 47:1105 (Boon, K.) 45:1125-1135 (Holman) 45:1135, 47:1105 (Johansson, G.) 45:1050-1100 (Kariya, P.) 46:1110 (Yap) 46:1110

relationship to LNG projects (Kariya, P.) 46:1115 (Morris) 46:1115

Peace Valley Environment Association See also Boon, Ken

Presentation to committee 45:1125-1135

Written submission to Finance Committee (Boon, K.) 45:1135 (Holman) 45:1135

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

Perrin, Lynn

Presentation to committee 47:1035-1050

As subject

experience as resident near oil pipeline 47:1035-1040

Abbotsford, salmon-bearing creeks in area 47:1050

Auditor General of Canada, audit of oil spill response enforcement 47:1045

Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat 47:1040, 47:1050

Fish, salmon, protection 47:1050

Fraser Valley, drinking water protection 47:1040-1045

Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., proposal for oil pipeline expansion, oil spill preparedness and recovery fund proposal 47:1035-1050

Oil and gas, oil spills, cleanup responsibilities and risks 47:1035-1050

Water, drinking water protection 47:1040-1045

Personalized learning model See Education
PharmaCare program

Budget and role in health care system (Stuart Chatterley, J.) 46:1610

Coverage of type 2 diabetes medication, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (Attara, G.) 46:1825-1835 (Morris) 46:1830 (Stuart Chatterley, J.) 46:1615 (Willow, J.) 46:1615

Therapeutic substitution policy (Attara, G.) 46:1825-1835 (Morris) 46:1830

Pharmaceutical industry

Investment in prescription drug research and development, job creation (Stuart Chatterley, J.) 46:1605-1610 (Willow, J.) 46:1605

Pharmaceutical Task Force

2008 report recommendations (Willow, J.) 46:1615

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

Training (Leier, G.) 45:1020

Pipelines See Oil and gas
Piracy See Copyright infringement
Pitt Meadows, B.C.

Seniors housing (Pattison, F.) 47:1010 (Treleaven, H.) 47:1005

Plants

Invasive species control (Marshall, D.) 46:1225

Police Act

Amendments and provisions (Lowe, S.) 56:1545-1550, 56:1605, 56:1615

Police and policing

Civilian oversight (Lowe, S.) 56:1540-1550, 56:1605-1610

Civilian oversight, acceptance by police (Lowe, S.) 56:1540

Handling of sexual abuse reports by children, case See Suicide and life experience of First Nations girl, case under First Nations

Police complaint process

alternative dispute resolution (Gibson) 56:1625 (Lowe, S.) 56:1600-1605, 56:1625

audit (Lowe, S.) 56:1545-1550

audit, legislative committee See Use of Conducted Energy Weapons and to Audit Selected Police Complaints, Special Committee to Inquire into the

frivolous and repetitive complaints (Gibson) 56:1625 (Lowe, S.) 56:1625

independent investigations office See Justice, Ministry of

process (Gibson) 56:1620 (Lowe, S.) 56:1545-1630

public hearings and reviews on record (Heyman) 56:1625-1630 (Lowe, S.) 56:1615, 56:1625-1630 (Morris) 56:1615

review by Josiah Wood (Lowe, S.) 56:1545

use of restorative justice methods See alternative dispute resolution above under this subheading

Police officers

conduct of off-duty officers (Gibson) 56:1620 (Lowe, S.) 56:1620

training (Lowe, S.) 56:1600

Police Complaint Commissioner

Alternative dispute resolution project (Lowe, S.) 56:1600-1605

Budget and operations

discretionary spending (Lowe, S.) 56:1615

funding for adjudications, hearings and legal services (Heyman) 56:1625-1630 (Lowe, S.) 56:1610, 56:1620-1630

funding request (Lowe, S.) 56:1550, 56:1610-1615

salaries (Holman) 56:1620 (Lowe, S.) 56:1615-1620 (Morris) 56:1615

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

Mandate and role (Gibson) 56:1620 (Lowe, S.) 56:1545-1550, 56:1620

Relationship with Finance Committee (Lowe, S.) 56:1540

Relationship with independent investigations office and RCMP (Lowe, S.) 56:1605, 56:1615 (Morris) 56:1615

Relationship with police agencies (Gibson) 56:1620 (Lowe, S.) 56:1620-1625

Responsibilities and workload (Lowe, S.) 56:1550-1610

Staffing

administrative support (Lowe, S.) 56:1550, 56:1610-1615

civilian staff recruitment and training (Lowe, S.) 56:1605-1610, 56:1620

vacancies (Lowe, S.) 56:1620

Politics and politicians

Public engagement with political system (Gibson) 54:0850

Poore, Kaila

Presentation to committee on behalf of College of New Caledonia Students Union 45:0935-0945

College of New Caledonia Students Union

recommendations on post-secondary education 45:0935-0940

Education

adult basic education 45:0935-0945

Imperial Metals Corp.

Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 45:0935

Post-secondary education

role in economy and society 45:0935

student debt load 45:0940

student financial assistance

assistance 45:0940

grant programs 45:0935

interest on loans 45:0935-0940

students

employment during studies 45:0945

tuition fees 45:0935

Post-secondary education, funding

funding 45:0935

Post-secondary education See also Post-secondary education – Funding; Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes; Skills training

Benefits, personal and societal benefits (Baer, D.) 46:1330-1335

Courses and programs

liberal arts programs (Dearle, G.) 46:1420

English language learning programs (Dearle, G.) 46:1415

Entrance requirements, "inadmissable" students See Students, students without high school diplomas or prerequisite under this main heading

E-textbooks See Textbook supply, online textbook program below under this main heading

Government initiatives, re-engineering proposal (Bueckert, C.) 46:1155 (Dearle, G.) 46:1420

Government investment (Baer, D.) 46:1330-1335

Graduate studies

scholarships See Student financial assistance below under this main heading

student recruitment and support (Baer, D.) 46:1340-1345 (Gibson) 46:1340 (Morris) 46:1340

International students

fees (Abubakar, L.) 45:0935-0940 (Bueckert, C.) 46:1155-1200

issues (Graeme, A.) 45:1010, 45:1025 (Yap) 45:1025

Open textbooks See Textbook supply, online textbook program below under this main heading

Right to post-secondary education (Tavender, R.) 46:1755

Role in economy and society (Abubakar, L.) 45:0935 (Baer, D.) 46:1335 (Poore, K.) 45:0935

Student debt load (Poore, K.) 45:0940

Student debt load, paydown of debt (Dearle, G.) 46:1425 (Gibson) 46:1425

Student financial assistance

assistance (Poore, K.) 45:0940

graduate student scholarships (Baer, D.) 46:1340 (Bueckert, C.) 46:1200

grant programs (Abubakar, L.) 45:0940 (Davis, B.) 46:1430 (Dearle, G.) 46:1430 (Morris) 46:1430 (Poore, K.) 45:0935

interest on loans (Poore, K.) 45:0935-0940

U-Pass program See Student passes under Transit services

Students

attraction of mature students (Gibson) 47:0955 (Hogan, J.) 47:0955

employment during studies (Abubakar, L.) 45:0945 (Baer, D.) 46:1340 (Gibson) 45:0945, 46:1340 (Poore, K.) 45:0945

"inadmissible" students See students without high school diplomas or prerequisite under this subheading

students with disabilities (Hogan, J.) 47:0950

students without high school diplomas or prerequisites (Gibson) 48:1850 (Rezansoff, T.) 48:1850

support services (Davis, B.) 46:1425 (Dearle, G.) 46:1425 (Heyman) 46:1425

Textbook supply, online textbook program (Bueckert, C.) 46:1155

Tuition fees

fees (Poore, K.) 45:0935

impact of increases on students (Dearle, G.) 46:1420-1425 (Gibson) 46:1425

policy review (Hogan, J.) 47:0955

Post-secondary education – Funding

Capital funding for maintenance and rehabilitation (Fayant, R.) 45:1035 (Graeme, A.) 45:1015 (Holman) 45:1020 (Leier, G.) 45:1020

Capital funding for maintenance and rehabilitation, deferred maintenance (Bueckert, C.) 46:1200 (Hogan, J.) 47:0950

Funding (Baer, D.) 46:1335-1340 (Bueckert, C.) 46:1150-1155 (Hogan, J.) 47:0950 (Morris) 46:1425 (Poore, K.) 45:0935

Funding for colleges (Fayant, R.) 45:1030-1035 (Graeme, A.) 45:1015-1020

Impact on student outcomes (Morris) 46:1340

Operating funding (Dearle, G.) 46:1420-1430 (Heyman) 46:1425

Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes

Accounting standards See Financial reporting below under this main heading

Capital project financing, borrowing requirements (Barnes, B.) 46:1805-1810

Colleges and university colleges

accounting practices, issues (Heyman) 47:0955 (Hogan, J.) 47:0950-0955

Revenues and revenue sources (Baer, D.) 46:1335-1340 (Dearle, G.) 46:1420

Student housing (Barnes, B.) 46:1800-1805 (Holman) 46:1810

Utilization levels (Davis, B.) 46:1430 (Morris) 46:1430

Utilization of northern and interior institutions by Lower Mainland students (Barnes, B.) 46:1810 (Bueckert, C.) 46:1205 (Morris) 46:1200-1205, 46:1805

Poverty

Access to healthy foods See Food and food industry

Child poverty (Gleeson, M.) 46:1400-1415 (Morris) 46:1305

Reduction, government strategies elsewhere (Bonesky, C.) 46:1300

Power, Nadine

Presentation to committee on behalf of Abbotsford Community Services 46:1525-1540

Abbotsford Community Services, organization and services 46:1525-1535

Abbotsford seniors, population growth and issues 46:1530-1535

Abbotsford Youth Health Centre, facility and services 46:1530

de Jong, Michael, comments on health care costs and spending 46:1530

Federation of Community Social Services of B.C., information on use of social programs and services 46:1535

Health care system, costs and spending 46:1530

Home care

Better at Home program, funding 46:1535

home support services for seniors, best practices report and funding 46:1530-1535

Seniors

population growth and issues 46:1530-1535

programs and services, funding 46:1535

Social welfare

social programs and services, preventive role and impact on social costs 46:1525-1530

social service providers, funding and role 46:1525-1530

Preventive health care and health promotion See Health promotion and preventive care under Health – Public health
Privacy

Commissioner See Information and Privacy Commissioner

Information-sharing by government (Davis, M.) 46:1255

Protection of personal information, complaints and appeals (Denham, E.) 55:1610-1615

Profili, Desneiges

Presentation to committee on behalf of Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy 45:0905-0920

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, funding and role 45:0905, 45:0920

Decoda Literacy Solutions Society, funding and role 45:0905-0910

Kootenay area

literacy programs and funding 45:0905-0910

literacy programs, community needs 45:0915

Literacy

levels, factors in low literacy levels 45:0915-0920

literacy outreach coordinators, funding and role 45:0905-0910, 45:0920

programs and funding 45:0905-0920

programs and services, outreach 45:0920

role in economy and society 45:0905-0910

role of education system 45:0920

stigma of low literacy 45:0920

studies 45:0915

Property

Intellectual property See Intellectual property

Taxation See Property tax; Property transfer tax

Property tax

Assessment system (Peacock, K.) 48:1730

Assessment system, highest-and-best-use approach (Hamilton) 46:1250 (Qualey, B.) 46:1240, 46:1250

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 Health Services Authority

Report on Lyme disease and recommendations (Holman) 47:1120 (Owen, S.) 46:1215 (Zubek, E.) 47:1115

Provincial sales tax See Sales tax
PST See Sales tax
Public debt

Debt levels (Heyman) 47:1100 (Kariya, P.) 46:1105

Debt reduction (Bateman, J.) 47:1050-1100 (Winter, J.) 48:1450

Public health See Health – Public health
Public sector

Collective agreements and bargaining, cooperative gains mandate for public sector (Hall, K.) 56:1510 (Morris) 56:1510

Public service See also British Columbia Public Service Agency

Hiring practices

auxiliary appointments (Spencer, F.) 55:1650

consideration of organizational fit (Gibson) 55:1655 (Spencer, F.) 55:1700

consideration of seniority (Foster) 55:1655 (Spencer, F.) 55:1655

merit-based hiring and oversight See also Merit Commissioner

(Foster) 55:1655 (Gibson) 55:1655-1700 (Heyman) 55:1655 (Spencer, F.) 55:1640-1700

use of behavioural interviewing (Spencer, F.) 55:1645

use of electronic self-assessment questionnaires (Spencer, F.) 55:1650

Salary increase for excluded employees (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 56:1645

Publishing industry

Industry (Reynolds, M.) 46:1135, 46:1145-1150

Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada

Local 26 See also Fayant, Rod

presentation to committee 45:1030-1040