Province of British Columbia
40th Parliament – 2014
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
INDEX

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GAAP See Accounting practices, generally accepted accounting principles under Government
Gas See Oil and gas
Gaston, Malcolm

As subject
recovery from cycling accident (Ralston) 15:1300
B.C. Transit
reviews by Auditor General, self-assessment on implementation of recommendations 16:1025
Crown agencies
performance reporting 16:1500
Government
ministries, executive leadership 16:0950
performance reporting, principles and annual reviews by Auditor General 16:1500
performance reporting, review by Auditor General 16:1455-1505
risk management practices, Auditor General review and follow-up 16:0950, 16:1000
Health care system
health benefits administration, Auditor General review and follow-up 16:0930-0945
personal health information
privacy issues and location of data hosting services 16:0930-0940
Maximus B.C. Health Inc.
government contract and subcontractors 16:0930-0945
Post-secondary education
system, accountability framework, Auditor General review and follow-up 16:1100
Public Accounts Committee
witnesses, proposed appearance by witnesses from Health Ministry 16:0935
Public sector
board governance, practices for information use and decision-making
Auditor General review and follow-up 15:1515-1520, 15:1535-1540
School districts
board accountability and performance measurement 15:1540
Transit services
ridership expansion initiative, review by Auditor General 16:1510-1515
GCPE See Government communications and public engagement
Gibson, Simon (Abbotsford-Mission)

As subject
experience as small business owner 14:1415-1420
Auditor General
audit follow-up, reform 15:0955, 15:1025, 15:1040, 15:1135, 15:1155
budget and operations 16:1050-1055
partial and full implementation by government 15:1430
reports and reviews, process for government response 15:1025
Education funding
independent schools 16:1320
information on funding model, review by Auditor General 16:1320
Government
accountability and oversight 15:0955, 15:1135
advertising
oversight and self-regulation 16:1405
policies on partisan advertising, review by Auditor General 16:1405
procurement practices and system
innovation 14:1415
small business procurement 14:1415-1420
vendor relationships 14:1420
Health authorities
procurement practices and system 16:1205
Health Shared Services B.C.
cost-saving initiatives, review by Auditor General 16:1205
Post-secondary education
student loan administration, review by Auditor General 16:1050-1055
Prince Edward Island
Auditor General recommendations 15:1135
Public Accounts Committee
review of Auditor General reports, endorsement or issuance of additional recommendations 15:1135
Public sector
board governance, practices for information use and decision-making
Auditor General review and follow-up 15:1545
Gilhooly, Bill

Australia
government communications policies and oversight 16:1330
Government
advertising
policies on partisan advertising, other jurisdictions 16:1325-1330, 16:1345
policies on partisan advertising, review by Auditor General 16:1325-1330, 16:1340-1345, 16:1355-1400, 16:1420
communications, government budget process and spending 16:1325, 16:1340, 16:1355
Government communications and public engagement
role and responsibilities 16:1325
Post-secondary education
student loan administration, review by Auditor General 16:1050
Public service
employee conduct 16:1345
U.K.
government communications policies 16:1345
Governance See particular organizations and sectors
Government See also Public sector; Public service

Accountability and oversight (Bellringer, C.) 15:0945 (Dubrow, G.) 15:1015, 15:1040 (Gibson) 15:0955, 15:1135 (Reimer) 15:1010 (Robinson) 15:1000-1005, 15:1145
Accountability and transparency (Jones, R.) 16:1030 (Robinson) 16:1035
Accounting practices See also Financial reporting below under this main heading; Accounting standards under Accountants
changes by regulation (Bellringer, C.) 14:0935 (Corrigan) 14:1155 (Moore, L.) 14:0935 (Newton, S.) 14:1155
deferral of government transfers revenue for capital projects (Bellringer, C.) 14:0955, 14:1005, 14:1015, 14:1045 (Corrigan) 14:0955-1000, 14:1115 (Dalton) 14:1010-1015 (Eby) 14:1000-1005 (Fischer, C.) 14:1005, 14:1015-1025, 14:1040 (Heyman) 14:1020-1025 (Huntington) 14:1030-1035 (Jones, R.) 14:1005-1025, 14:1115 (Kyllo) 14:1035 (Moore, L.) 14:0935 (Newton, S.) 14:0945, 14:0955-1000, 14:1010-1040 (Popham) 14:1025-1030 (Ralston) 14:0950, 14:1020, 14:1040-1045 (Reimer) 14:0955 (Robinson) 14:1010 (Throness) 14:1045 (Yap) 14:1045-1050
generally accepted accounting principles (Jones, R.) 16:1005
rate-regulated accounting and deferral accounts, use by B.C. Hydro See Financial reporting under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
response by financial analysts and bond-rating agencies (Bellringer, C.) 14:1050 (Newton, S.) 14:1050 (Yap) 14:1045-1050
response by local government (Jones, R.) 14:1010 (Newton, S.) 14:1010
response by private audit firms (Corrigan) 14:1000 (Jones, R.) 14:1000
standards (Bellringer, C.) 14:0930-0935 (Newton, S.) 14:1030-1035 (Popham) 14:1025
Advertising See also Communications below under this main heading
advertising during pre-election period (Corrigan) 16:1400, 16:1415
advertising on liquefied natural gas initiatives (Fraser, J.) 16:1350-1355 (Ralston) 16:1350-1355
advertising on trades training (Eby) 16:1355
complaint process (Champion, D.) 16:1410 (Fraser, J.) 16:1410 (Ralston) 16:1410 (Robinson) 16:1410
oversight (Bellringer, C.) 16:1340 (Eby) 16:1340 (Heyman) 16:1345 (Morris) 16:1345
oversight and self-regulation (Corrigan) 16:1400 (Gibson) 16:1405 (Throness) 16:1400
policies on partisan advertising, other jurisdictions (Bellringer, C.) 16:1340 (Eby) 16:1340, 16:1420 (Gilhooly, B.) 16:1325-1330, 16:1345 (Heyman) 16:1345
policies on partisan advertising, review by Auditor General (Bellringer, C.) 16:1325, 16:1340, 16:1355-1400 (Champion, D.) 16:1405-1420 (Corrigan) 16:1400-1405, 16:1415-1420 (Dalton) 16:1340 (Eby) 16:1340, 16:1355-1400, 16:1420 (Gibson) 16:1405 (Gilhooly, B.) 16:1325-1330, 16:1340-1345, 16:1355-1400, 16:1420 (Heyman) 16:1345 (Huntington) 16:1410-1420 (Morris) 16:1345 (Ralston) 16:1320-1330, 16:1345-1420 (Robinson) 16:1405-1410 (Throness) 16:1400
policies on partisan advertising, review by Auditor General, government response (Fraser, J.) 16:1330-1340, 16:1350-1420
role of Premier's Office (Corrigan) 16:1400-1405 (Fraser, J.) 16:1400-1405
Agencies, boards and commissions, governance See Public sector
Alternative service delivery contracts See Service delivery below under this main heading
Annual reports See Performance reporting below under this main heading
Assets, sale See Lands and properties, sale below under this main heading
Communications See also Advertising above under this main heading; Government communications and public engagement
communications project development process (Corrigan) 16:1405 (Eby) 16:1355 (Fraser, J.) 16:1335, 16:1350-1355, 16:1405 (Ralston) 16:1350
government budget process and spending (Bellringer, C.) 16:1355 (Champion, D.) 16:1415-1420 (Corrigan) 16:1400-1405, 16:1415 (Dalton) 16:1340 (Eby) 16:1355 (Fraser, J.) 16:1335, 16:1355, 16:1400-1420 (Gilhooly, B.) 16:1325, 16:1340, 16:1355 (Huntington) 16:1410-1420 (Ralston) 16:1355
policies, core policy (Fraser, J.) 16:1335, 16:1410
Contractual obligations, financial reporting See Financial reporting, contractual obligations below under this main heading
Costing model for fee-based services, Auditor General review and follow-up (Corrigan) 16:1035 (Dalton) 16:1030 (Huntington) 16:1035 (Jones, R.) 16:1030-1035 (O'Rae, M.) 16:1030-1035 (Popham) 16:1035 (Ralston) 16:1030 (Robinson) 16:1035 (Sullivan) 16:1035 (Sultan) 16:1030 (Throness) 16:1035
Debt See Public debt
Employees See Public service
Enterprise risk management See Risk management practices under Government
Executives See Ministries below under this main heading
Fee-based goods and services, costing model See Costing model for fee-based services above under this main heading
Financial management, fraud risk management See Fraud risk management below under this main heading
Financial reporting
cash management (Moore, L.) 14:0940
contractual obligations (Bellringer, C.) 14:1305-1310 (Corrigan) 14:1300-1305 (Jones, R.) 14:1305 (Ralston) 14:1305, 14:1325
government business enterprises (Bellringer, C.) 14:1125 (Eby) 14:1120 (Moore, L.) 14:0945 (Newton, S.) 14:1120
loans for purchase of assets (Corrigan) 14:1330
net liabilities (Jones, R.) 14:1015 (Moore, L.) 14:0940 (Newton, S.) 14:1140 (Sullivan) 14:1140
pooled investment portfolios and equity investments (Fischer, C.) 14:1310-1315 (Ralston) 14:1310-1315
provincial government bonds and sinking fund investments (Fischer, C.) 14:1055 (Ralston) 14:1055
public accounts, review by Auditor General See review by Auditor General below under this subheading
public-private partnerships, debt and interest rates (Corrigan) 14:1115-1120 (Jones, R.) 14:1130 (Moore, L.) 14:0940 (Newton, S.) 14:1130 (Ralston) 14:1130 (Throness) 14:1130
review by Auditor General for 2013-14 (Bellringer, C.) 14:0930-0935 (Moore, L.) 14:0935-0945 (Ralston) 14:0930
review by Auditor General for 2013-14, government response (Newton, S.) 14:0945-0950
review by Auditor General for 2013-14, qualifications (Bellringer, C.) 14:0930
warehouse borrowing (Fischer, C.) 14:1315 (Newton, S.) 14:1315 (Ralston) 14:1315
Fraud risk management, Auditor General review and follow-up (Corrigan) 15:1420 (Jones, R.) 15:1420-1425 (O'Rae, M.) 15:1420-1425 (Ralston) 15:1420-1425 (Throness) 15:1420
Information technology, wireless network security See Wireless network security below under this main heading
Lands and properties, sale (Fischer, C.) 14:1055 (Moore, L.) 14:0940 (Ralston) 14:1055
Licences and permits, costing model for fee-based licences and permits See Costing model for fee-based services above under this main heading
Ministries
annual reports and performance reporting See Performance reporting below under this main heading
executive leadership (Bellringer, C.) 16:0950 (Gaston, M.) 16:0950 (Robinson) 16:0950
in-house work and service contracts (Bellringer, C.) 14:1520 (Corrigan) 14:1515-1520 (Jones, R.) 14:1515-1520 (Newton, S.) 14:1515
Performance reporting
principles and annual reviews by Auditor General (Gaston, M.) 16:1500 (Jones, R.) 16:1455 (Sultan) 16:1455
review by Auditor General (Bellringer, C.) 16:1455 (Corrigan) 16:1500-1505 (Gaston, M.) 16:1455-1505 (Huntington) 16:1500-1505 (Jones, R.) 16:1450-1455 (Morris) 16:1500 (O'Rae, M.) 16:1500-1505 (Ralston) 16:1455 (Robinson) 16:1455-1500 (Sultan) 16:1455
Political staff (Fraser, J.) 16:1350 (Ralston) 16:1350
Procurement practices and system
bundling of contracts (Bellringer, C.) 16:1210
capacity for in-house work and service contracts (Corrigan) 14:1440-1445
direct-award contracts (Corrigan) 14:1405 (Nagati, P.) 14:1405 (Newton, S.) 14:1405-1410
innovation (Gibson) 14:1415 (Newton, S.) 14:1415 (Pilling, D.) 14:1420
Lean initiative (Newton, S.) 14:1355-1400
policy revision and initiatives (Newton, S.) 14:1355, 14:1425
requirements and compliance See also vendor performance below under this subheading
(Eby) 14:1435 (Heyman) 14:1425-1435 (Jones, R.) 14:1430-1435 (Nagati, P.) 14:1430 (Newton, S.) 14:1430-1435 (Pilling, D.) 14:1435
service contracts, review by Auditor General (Corrigan) 14:1405 (Jones, R.) 14:1340-1345 (Nagati, P.) 14:1345-1350, 14:1405 (Robinson) 14:1425
service contracts, review by Auditor General and individual contractors (Bellringer, C.) 14:1455 (Nagati, P.) 14:1455 (Newton, S.) 14:1455 (Ralston) 14:1450-1455
service contracts, review by Auditor General, government response (Newton, S.) 14:1350-1405, 14:1425
small business procurement (Gibson) 14:1415-1420 (Huntington) 14:1410-1415 (Nagati, P.) 14:1410 (Newton, S.) 14:1410-1415, 14:1450 (Pilling, D.) 14:1420, 14:1450 (Popham) 14:1410, 14:1445-1450
staff and training (Newton, S.) 14:1355-1400, 14:1425-1430 (Robinson) 14:1425
vendor complaint review process (Newton, S.) 14:1355
vendor performance and vendor reference checks (Newton, S.) 14:1400, 14:1425
vendor performance evaluations and potential legal action (Corrigan) 14:1515 (Huntington) 14:1455-1500 (Jones, R.) 14:1500 (Newton, S.) 14:1500 (Pilling, D.) 14:1510-1515 (Robinson) 14:1510
vendor relationships (Gibson) 14:1420 (Newton, S.) 14:1420
vendor survey results (Corrigan) 14:1520 (Nagati, P.) 14:1520
Programs and services, costing model for fee-based goods and services See Costing model for fee-based services above under this main heading
Red tape See Regulations below under this main heading
Regulations, reduction (Huntington) 16:1035
Risk management practices, Auditor General review and follow-up (Bellringer, C.) 16:0950 (Corrigan) 15:1355, 16:1000 (Gaston, M.) 16:0950, 16:1000 (Huntington) 16:1000-1005 (Jones, R.) 15:1355, 16:0950 (Ralston) 15:1355, 16:0950-1000 (Robinson) 16:0950
Risk management practices, Auditor General review and follow-up, government response (O'Rae, M.) 16:0950-1005
Risk management practices, fraud risk management See Fraud risk management above under this main heading
Service delivery, alternative service delivery contracts, review by Auditor General (Jones, R.) 16:0945
Summary financial statements, review by Auditor General See Financial reporting, review by Auditor General above under this main heading
"Tone at the top" issue See Ministries, executive leadership above under this main heading
Whistleblower protection See Whistleblowing
Wireless network security (Jones, R.) 16:1105-1110
Government communications and public engagement See also Communications under Government

Deputy minister See Fraser, John Paul
Public information and website (Fraser, J.) 16:1335
Role and responsibilities (Fraser, J.) 16:1335 (Gilhooly, B.) 16:1325
Staffing (Champion, D.) 16:1340, 16:1420 (Dalton) 16:1340 (Eby) 16:1340 (Fraser, J.) 16:1340, 16:1420
Staffing, in-house production staff (Fraser, J.) 16:1415
Staffing, recruitment (Corrigan) 16:1415-1420 (Fraser, J.) 16:1415-1420
Greenhouse gas emissions

Reduction (Jones, R.) 16:1505

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