Province of British Columbia
40th Parliament – 2015
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

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HAFI See Accessible housing, Home Adaptations for Independence program under Disabled persons
Haida Gwaii

First Nations participation in sports (McKay, C.) 77:0925 (Trevena) 77:0925
Mental health services and coordinator position (Hall, D.) 77:0825
Hall, Dolly

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Schizophrenia Society, northwest region 77:0820-0835
As subject
family experience with schizophrenia services 77:0820
B.C. by region, northwest B.C., mental health services 77:0820-0835
B.C. Schizophrenia Society
recommendations on government budget and policies 77:0830
services and funding 77:0820-0835
Haida Gwaii, mental health services and coordinator position 77:0825
Mental health
awareness and education 77:0830
deinstitutionalization of mentally ill persons 77:0830
mental health of children and youth, Kids in Control program 77:0825
programs and services
respite services 77:0830
travel assistance 77:0835
Prince Rupert, mental health services and coordinator position 77:0825
Schizophrenia
programs and services, funding 77:0820-0835
programs and services, Strengthening Families Together program 77:0825
Terrace, mental health services and coordinator position 77:0825-0830
Hall, Katrina

Auditor General
budget and operations
fees and revenues 63:1140
funding request 84:1115, 84:1130
office space relocation and new premises, costs 84:1130
staffing 84:1115
Hamilton, Wm. Scott (Delta North)

As subject
daughter's experience in post-secondary education 71:1725
election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 59:1210 (Heyman) 59:1210 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 59:1210
As subject
experience as Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteer 79:0920
Adoption
adoption of children in government care 91:1345-1350
Agricultural Land Commission
enforcement activities 71:2015
Agriculture
farmers markets 80:1440
Aquaculture
land-based salmon aquaculture 73:1620
Auditor General
budget and operations 59:1225
funding request 84:1130
communications and meeting with Finance and Government Services Committee 59:1230, 59:1240
office space relocation and new premises 59:1230
office space relocation and new premises, costs 84:1130
staffing and training 63:1145
Automobile rental industry
insurance costs and regulation 72:1125
Automobiles
cooperatives and car-sharing, insurance 72:1125
Beverages and beverage industry
sugar-sweetened drinks, health promotion tax proposal 73:1720
B.C. by region, northern B.C.
worker recruitment and retention 76:1620
Budgets
2015-16 budget, update 69:1215
Canada Revenue Agency
handling of claims related to care for disabled persons 81:1515
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
survey of small business 74:1630
Childhood Obesity Foundation
presentation to committee 73:1720
Children and youth
early childhood development, staff recruitment and retention by service providers 71:1835
Construction industry
building code 73:1800-1805
Cycling
education 81:1110
Delta
agricultural land reserve lands 71:2015
Demers, Sheryl, recommendation on government budget 81:1515
E-cigarettes and vapour products
use and potential health risks 75:1020
Education funding
playgrounds 75:1125
Elections
advance voting 88:1545
by-elections, upcoming by-elections 91:1435
general election in 2017, preparations 91:1435
Elections B.C.
administration and costs of TransLink funding plebiscite 60:1255, 61:0950
budget and operations
events component 88:1545
funding requests 88:1545
supplementary funding request 59:1215-1220
supplementary funding request for by-elections 91:1435
supplementary funding request for by-elections and correspondence 91:1420
meeting with Finance and Government Services Committee 59:1215
Finance and Government Services Committee
correspondence from statutory officers 59:1210
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 59:1210
meeting schedule 61:1025, 80:1000, 89:1155
prebudget consultation
process 69:1230-1235
timeline for submissions to committee 77:0955
public hearings
Castlegar hearing 70:1200, 73:1720
location and schedule 70:0900
meeting schedule and travel timeline 69:1040
modified schedule 69:1230
presentations from credit unions 77:0940
request for Ombudsperson and government officials to attend meeting 64:1010-1035
review of statutory officers
operational updates 61:1025
proposed budget template 61:1025, 62:1000, 62:1050
standardization of presentations 59:1240-1245
staff commended 87:1025, 91:1615
work of committee, members commended 87:1025
Financial services industry
credit unions, comparison with banks 73:1700
credit unions, loans to small businesses 81:1205
credit unions, role in communities and economy 71:1735
Gabriola Island
proposed bridge to replace ferry service 73:1630
Georgia Strait
oil spill risk and response capacity and role of local governments in area 74:1545
Great Canadian Gaming Corp.
operations and facilities 80:1105
Health Ministry, health information breach investigation
input by former employees and submissions to Finance Committee 64:1050-1110, 66:1300-1320, 66:1330-1350, 67:1140
review by Ombudsperson 64:1000-1035, 64:1050-1110, 67:1005-1010, 67:1030, 67:1040-1045, 67:1055, 67:1105-1125, 67:1140-1150
review by Ombudsperson and funding request 69:0930
review by Ombudsperson and special directions 68:1005-1025
Holman, Gary
work on committee 68:1025
Housing
energy efficiency and incentives 73:1750, 73:1800-1805
microsuites, development cost charges exemption 71:2010
James, Alana
potential submission to Finance Committee 66:1350
James, Carole
election as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 59:1210
role as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 60:1245
Kinesiologists
services and public outreach 81:1530
Literacy
literacy organizations 70:0945, 78:1615
Merit Commissioner
audits of appointments and reviews of staffing decisions
audits and process, sampling 88:1705-1710
budget and operations
funding request 88:1705-1710
Northern Health Authority
report on health status 76:1730
Oil and gas
oil spills, preparedness and response capacity 74:1545
Okanagan area
sports facilities 71:1735
Ombudsperson
strategic plan 91:1615
supplementary funding request 69:1015
Ombudsperson Act
amendments 66:1355
Plebiscites and referenda
legislation 61:0950
Police Complaint Commissioner
budget and operations
funding request 88:1640
staffing
investigative analyst positions 88:1640
Post-secondary education
student financial assistance, interest on loans 73:1710
Prince George
housing for mentally ill and addicted 76:1715
Prince George Chamber of Commerce
resolution on transportation infrastructure needs 76:1610
Property transfer tax
reform 71:1935
Public debt
paydown of debt 81:1220
Public health
healthy eating and health promotion 71:1955
immunization for HPV, expansion of program for children 71:1915, 75:1055
Public service
hiring practices
merit-based hiring and oversight 88:1705-1710
Representative for Children and Youth
budget and operations
funding request re adoptions proposal 91:1345-1350
offices 63:1100
staffing 63:1100
School district 38 (Richmond)
seismic upgrade needs 75:1125
School district 43 (Coquitlam)
English language learning 81:1540
enrolment 81:1540
Schools
seismic upgrades 75:1125
Shin, Jane Jae Kyung
work on committee 68:1025
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
plebiscite on funding model, advertising 61:0950
plebiscite on funding model, coverage of costs 59:1215-1220
Speech disorders
speech and language pathologists, wages 71:1835
Tourism
cycling tourism 81:1110
Vancouver Island University
student demographics 73:2000
Victoria
governance review of area municipalities 69:1300
Han, Gloria

Presentation to committee on behalf of Emily Carr Students Union 74:1605-1610
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, enrolment and completion rate 74:1610
Post-secondary education funding 74:1610
Handicapped persons See Disabled persons
Hansen, Joey

Presentation to committee on behalf of Association of Administrative and Professional Staff at UBC 71:1855-1905
Association of Administrative and Professional Staff at UBC 71:1900
Post-secondary education funding 71:1855
UBC
administrative and professional staff 71:1900
enrolment levels and tuition fees 71:1855
funding and operations 71:1855, 71:1905
legacy fund 71:1905
research activities and role in economy 71:1855
Harm reduction See Health promotion and disease prevention under Public health; Social welfare
Harmonized sales tax

Benefits and government handling of implementation (Burden, K.) 73:1735, 73:1745
Elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system See Reinstatement of sales tax system under Sales tax
Referendum, administration by Elections B.C. See Administration of 2011 HST referendum under Elections B.C.
Harvest Power Canada Ltd.

Bioenergy operations (Chandra Herbert) 72:1115 (Weedon, M.) 72:1100, 72:1115
Hasanen, Brant

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kamloops Chamber of Commerce 72:0905-0920
Budgets
priorities 72:0920
surpluses, allocation of funds 72:0905-0910, 72:0920
Carbon tax 72:0910-0915
Chambers of commerce, policy development and relationship with government 72:0905-0915
Corporations, taxation 72:0910, 72:0920
Economy, competitiveness 72:0910-0920
Government programs and services, funding 72:0920
Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, submission to committee, information 72:0915
Public debt
paydown of debt 72:0905-0910, 72:0920
types of debt 72:0920
Resource development 72:0915
Sales tax
exemptions and rebates 72:0910
reinstatement of sales tax system, loss of input tax credits 72:0910
Taxation, competitive tax system 72:0910-0920
Value-added tax 72:0910-0915
Hawrysh, Brian

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Wood Specialties Group 80:1350-1405
B.C. Wood Specialties Group
activities and role 80:1350-1400
recommendations on forest industry 80:1400
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 80:1405
commodity lumber sector 80:1350-1400
conditions in industry 80:1355
export of raw logs 80:1405
exports and expansion of market 80:1355
government investment and support 80:1400
value-added sector 80:1350-1405
Trade missions 80:1400
U.S. market for B.C. wood products 80:1355
Health

Chronic disease management See Health care system
Health literacy and patient self-management (Evans, S.) 70:1010
Mental health See Mental health
Preventive health care See also Health promotion and disease prevention under Public health
(Pousette, A.) 76:1725-1730 (Sutter, M.) 76:1720
Public health See Public health
Social determinants (Collins, M.) 79:1110 (Mullaly, C.) 72:1015, 72:1025
Health authorities

Funding of hospice services (Lehbauer, S.) 70:1050 (Trevena) 70:1050
Health care facilities and hospitals

Investment (Armstrong, G.) 79:1140
Walk-in clinics (Fromberg, M.) 75:1150-1155 (Gibson) 75:1155 (Heyman) 75:1155 (McLoughlin, M.) 75:1145-1200
Health care funding

Funding for health promotion and disease prevention (Collins, M.) 79:1110-1115 (Heyman) 79:1110-1115
Funding for mental health services (Gutray, B.) 74:1500 (Morris) 74:1500 (Morris, J.) 74:1450-1455
Funding for mental health services in B.C. and other jurisdictions (Morris, J.) 74:1500 (Trevena) 74:1455
Health care system

Chronic disease, costs and management (Collins, M.) 79:1105-1110 (Fedorkiw, T.) 76:1750
Chronic disease management (Pousette, A.) 76:1725-1730 (Sutter, M.) 76:1720-1725
Chronic disease, role of sugar-sweetened drinks See Beverages and beverage industry
Cost management (Heyman) 80:1650 (Jhaj, H.) 81:1520 (Jivani, K.) 80:1640 (Kaminsky, B.) 80:1650 (Wall, D.) 71:1910-1915
Costs and spending See also Spending and outcomes below
(McLoughlin, M.) 75:1145
Hospice care See Hospice and palliative care
Interdisciplinary teams See Primary health care below
Medical devices and equipment for home care See Home care
Medical imaging services, chiropractic referrals proposal (James) 74:1255 (Robinson, J.) 74:1250-1255
Mental health services See Mental health
Palliative care See Hospice and palliative care
Patient discharges, planning and housing needs of patients (Stark, N.) 78:1755
Patient navigators (James) 75:1140
Patient-centred care (Morris) 79:1130 (Willow, J.) 79:1120, 79:1130
Primary health care, interdisciplinary teams (Jhaj, H.) 81:1520-1525 (Robinson, J.) 74:1250-1255
Reforms, "think tank" proposal (Gibson) 79:1130 (Willow, J.) 79:1125-1135
Services for seniors, physiotherapy (Crowley, H.) 76:1750-1755 (James) 76:1800
Services in remote and rural areas See British Columbia by region
Spending and outcomes (Stuart Chatterley, J.) 79:1120-1130 (Willow, J.) 79:1115-1135
Team-based care See Primary health care above
Health, Ministry of

Health information breach investigation
input by former employees (Chalke, J.) 65:1035
input by former employees and submissions to Finance Committee (Ashton) 64:1040, 66:1310, 66:1330-1345, 67:1020-1025 (Foster) 66:1335, 66:1350 (Gibson) 64:1055-1105, 66:1345, 67:1045 (Hamilton) 64:1050-1110, 66:1300-1320, 66:1330-1350, 67:1140 (Heyman) 64:1040-1055, 64:1105, 66:1305-1340, 66:1350, 67:1015-1020, 67:1040 (Holman) 66:1340, 66:1350, 67:1025-1030 (James) 64:1040-1045, 64:1100-1110, 66:1305-1320, 66:1340-1350, 67:1005-1010, 67:1020, 67:1030, 67:1050 (Morris) 64:1040-1050, 64:1100-1105, 66:1305-1315, 66:1340, 66:1350, 67:1010, 67:1025, 67:1035, 67:1050, 67:1110 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 64:1050-1055, 64:1105, 66:1310-1320, 66:1335-1345 (Shin) 64:1055, 67:1035 (Yap) 66:1320-1325, 67:1035
review by Ombudsperson (Ashton) 64:1010, 64:1020-1040, 65:0910, 65:1045, 65:1130-1145, 67:1020-1025, 67:1115-1125, 67:1135-1140 (Chalke, J.) 65:1010-1130, 65:1145-1150 (Foster) 64:1015, 64:1030, 64:1050, 64:1100-1105, 65:1045-1050, 67:1045-1050, 67:1120 (Fyfe, R.) 65:0900-1000, 65:1130-1145 (Gibson) 64:1025, 64:1055-1105, 65:1100, 67:1045, 67:1140, 69:1015 (Hamilton) 64:1000-1035, 64:1050-1110, 67:1005-1010, 67:1030, 67:1040-1045, 67:1055, 67:1105-1125, 67:1140-1150 (Heyman) 64:1005-1010, 64:1020-1055, 64:1105, 65:0920-0930, 65:0940-0945, 65:0955, 65:1040-1045, 65:1115-1125, 65:1140-1145, 67:1015-1020, 67:1040, 67:1125-1130, 67:1140-1150 (Holman) 64:1015, 64:1025, 64:1035, 64:1105-1110, 65:0915-0920, 65:0930-0935, 65:1000, 65:1110-1115, 67:1025-1030 (James) 64:1000, 64:1010-1015, 64:1025-1045, 64:1100-1110, 65:0910-0915, 65:0925, 65:0940-0955, 65:1035, 65:1050-1055, 65:1125, 65:1140, 67:1005-1010, 67:1020, 67:1030, 67:1050, 67:1110, 67:1120, 67:1135, 67:1145-1150 (Morris) 64:1015, 64:1030, 64:1040-1050, 64:1100-1105, 65:0910, 65:1100, 67:1010, 67:1025, 67:1035-1055, 67:1110-1125, 67:1135, 67:1150 (Reimer, N.) 65:0935-1005, 65:1135-1145 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 64:1005, 64:1015-1035, 64:1050-1055, 64:1105, 67:1010, 67:1115, 67:1145-1150 (Shin) 64:1015, 64:1055, 65:0915, 65:0925, 65:0955, 65:1105, 67:1035 (Tuck, J.) 65:1135 (Yap) 64:1020, 65:0915, 65:0930, 65:1055-1100, 65:1130, 67:1035, 67:1120, 67:1145
review by Ombudsperson and funding request (Chalke, J.) 69:0930-1015, 89:1015, 89:1025-1040, 89:1055-1100 (Chandra Herbert) 89:1050 (Foster) 69:0950, 69:1005 (Hamilton) 69:0930 (Heyman) 69:0945-0950, 69:1000-1005, 69:1015, 89:1055-1100 (James) 69:0950-0955, 69:1010 (Morris) 69:0945 (Trevena) 69:0950, 69:1010-1015
review by Ombudsperson and legal representation for witnesses (Chalke, J.) 69:0945-0950 (Chandra Herbert) 69:0955 (Heyman) 69:0945-0950, 69:1000-1005, 69:1040 (James) 69:0955, 69:1010
review by Ombudsperson and special directions (Ashton) 68:1020 (Chalke, J.) 69:0935 (Gibson) 68:1010-1020 (Hamilton) 68:1005-1025 (Heyman) 68:1010, 68:1020 (James) 68:1005-1020 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 68:1000-1005, 68:1015-1020
Heart health See Cardiac health
Hendrix, Emma

Presentation to committee on behalf of Independent Media Arts Alliance, Pacific region 74:1115-1130
Arts and culture
government funding, gaming grants and multi-year funding 74:1120-1125
media arts sector and independent media arts centres 74:1115-1130
role in economy 74:1125
B.C. Arts Council, funding 74:1125
Creative B.C., role in collaborations 74:1125
First Nations arts and culture, media arts production 74:1125-1130
Independent Media Arts Alliance, Pacific region
activities and member organizations 74:1115-1120
recommendations on government budget 74:1125
Hepatitis C virus

Treatment (Willow, J.) 79:1135
Heyman, George (Vancouver-Fairview)

Accountants
triple-bottom-line accounting 70:1105
Adoption
adoption of children in government care 63:1030-1035, 91:1335
Agricultural Land Commission
enforcement activities and funding 80:1555
Agricultural land reserve
protection 80:1555
Agriculture
farmers markets 80:1445
Alberta
oil and gas activities and compensation for landowners 77:0845-0850
Alberta Surface Rights Act
provisions 77:0850
Arts and culture
role in economy 69:1345
role in economy and society 74:1130, 74:1210
Auditor General
budget and operations 59:1225-1230
funding request 84:1125
budget and operations, salaries 63:1120-1125
communications and meeting with Finance and Government Services Committee 59:1230
office space relocation and new premises 59:1235
staffing 84:1125
Auditor General for Local Government
performance and role 69:1300
Big Brothers Big Sisters
programs and services 79:0915
B.C. Agriculture Council
recommendations on government budget and agriculture policies 80:1555
B.C. by region
northern B.C.
health care services and physician supply 79:1145
B.C. Gaming Industry Association
operations and initiatives 79:0940
B.C. Hydro
conservation planning and programs 73:1805
Budgets
budget process, use of triple-bottom-line approach 70:1105
priorities 72:0915
Business
taxation 73:1740
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
report on child care system 75:0925-0930
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
position on transit funding model 80:1205
recommendations on government budget 80:1205
Carbon tax
impact on industry competitiveness 80:1415
revenue neutrality 74:1240
revenue neutrality and tax credits 80:1415
revenues, allocation for local government or transportation infrastructure 74:1340
tax 72:0920, 73:1740, 75:0950
Child Care Advocacy Forum
recommendations on government budget and child care policies 75:0925-0930
Children and youth
child care, role in economy 75:0925-0930
early childhood development, staff recruitment and retention by service providers 71:1835
youth mentoring, benefits 79:0915
Clean Energy B.C.
role 80:1625-1630
Clean Energy Canada
recommendations on government budget and policies 75:0950
Climate change
climate leadership team 75:0950
impact on agriculture and food security 81:1625
Conflict of Interest Commissioner
workload and cases 62:1040
Corporations
taxation 72:0915
Cycling
education 81:1105
infrastructure, government investment 81:1105
Dawson Creek Literacy Society
funding and programs 77:1055
Diabetes
insulin pump therapy 74:1415
Education
accessibility and affordability 72:0845
adult basic education 73:1925, 74:1155
curriculum, implementation of new curriculum 71:1645
education of First Nations people 73:1925
parent advisory councils, fundraising 74:1515
system, conditions 74:1515
Education funding
funding 71:1645, 74:1515
fundraising by families 81:1030
Elections
advance voting 88:1525
general election in 2017, preparations and staff training 88:1525
Elections B.C.
administration and costs of 2011 HST referendum 60:1230-1235
administration and costs of TransLink funding plebiscite 59:1215, 60:1230-1235, 61:0950
budget and operations
funding requests 88:1525
supplementary funding request 59:1215-1220
Energy
bioenergy, biomass sources 72:1110
innovative clean energy fund 77:0905
solar power 78:1745
wind power 78:1745, 80:1630
Film industry
government support and initiatives 78:1700
Finance and Government Services Committee
correspondence from statutory officers 59:1225
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 59:1210
meeting schedule 61:1025, 89:1155
public hearings
location and schedule 62:1105
use of video conferencing 62:1105
request for Ombudsperson and government officials to attend meeting 64:1005-1010, 64:1020-1035
review of statutory officers 59:1225
review of statutory officers, capital project budget requests 59:1235-1240
Financial services industry
credit unions
role and benefits 70:0930
role in communities and economy 75:1005
taxation 71:1930, 74:1655
First Nations
children and youth, mentoring 79:0915
Food and food industry
locally grown food, availability 80:1445
tree fruit industry, niche markets 72:1155
Forests and forest industry
constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values 79:1145
government investment and support 79:1145
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
review 90:1330
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee
work of committee 90:1330
Gambling
responsible gambling 80:1105
Government records management
record of government activities and duty to document 90:1330
Greenhouse gas emissions
emissions from LNG development 75:0950
reduction
clean economy fund 75:0950
Grover, Ken
experiences with literacy issues 72:1040
Hamilton, Wm. Scott
election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 59:1210
Health care facilities and hospitals
walk-in clinics 75:1155
Health care funding
funding for health promotion and disease prevention 79:1110-1115
Health care system
cost management 80:1650
Health Ministry, health information breach investigation
input by former employees and submissions to Finance Committee 64:1040-1055, 64:1105, 66:1305-1340, 66:1350, 67:1015-1020, 67:1040
review by Ombudsperson 64:1005-1010, 64:1020-1055, 64:1105, 65:0920-0930, 65:0940-0945, 65:0955, 65:1040-1045, 65:1115-1125, 65:1140-1145, 67:1015-1020, 67:1040, 67:1125-1130, 67:1140-1150
review by Ombudsperson and funding request 69:0945-0950, 69:1000-1005, 69:1015, 89:1055-1100
review by Ombudsperson and legal representation for witnesses 69:0945-0950, 69:1000-1005, 69:1040
review by Ombudsperson and special directions 68:1010, 68:1020
Home care
funding and service levels 80:1010-1015
home and community care workers 80:1010
Housing
cooperative housing 70:1125
energy efficiency, loan program 73:1805
Income assistance
accessibility and service delivery 80:1525
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and operations
funding request 90:1330
recommendations and implementation 62:0955
workload and backlog of cases 90:1330
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.
organization and operations 78:1745
Kitimat, B.C.
health care, mental health services and housing needs 77:1200
Law Society of B.C.
role re lawyer conduct 65:0930, 65:0945, 65:1040-1045
Legislature
officers of the Legislature, capital projects 59:1235
Literacy
literacy organizations, coordination work and funding 72:1040
persons living with low literacy 72:1040
programs and funding 77:1055
role of education system 72:1040
Local government
accountability and oversight 69:1300
Lower Mainland
active transportation infrastructure and investment 79:1110
traffic congestion and impact on economy 80:1025
transit services, regional plan 80:1025
Merit Commissioner
audits of appointments and reviews of staffing decisions
reviews of staffing decisions 88:1715
budget and operations
funding request 88:1710-1715
establishment and history 63:0925
mandate and powers 88:1710-1715
Nurses
nurse practitioners 75:1155
Oil and gas
surface rights and compensation for landowners 77:0845-0850
Ombudsperson
budget and operations
funding request 89:1055-1100
capital budget 69:1015
complaint investigation services
timeliness and backlog 89:1055
investigative powers 65:0920-0930, 65:0940-0945, 65:1115-1125, 65:1140-1145
staffing and additional investigator position 89:1055
Peace River area
farmland and production capacity 81:1625
Physicians
payment models and alternative payment model 75:1155
payment models and cap on services 75:1155
Plebiscites and referenda
future plebiscites and referenda 61:0950
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 72:0845
alignment with labour market needs 74:1145
courses and programs, liberal arts 74:1145
graduate studies, support and role in economy 80:1115
participation and completion 72:0845
role in economy 69:1515, 72:0915
role of arts, sciences and program breadth 73:2000
student financial assistance, interest on loans 73:1710
student financial assistance, relationship to completion rate 70:1030
tuition fees 72:0845
Post-secondary education funding
funding for adult basic education programs 69:1435-1440
funding for colleges 80:1235
funding for English language learning programs 69:1435-1440
impact on student outcomes 72:0845
Post-secondary institutions
building maintenance 80:1115
Privacy
breaches of personal information
government management protocols 62:0950
Property transfer tax
reform 80:1245
Prospera Credit Union
membership and services 75:1005
Public debt
paydown of debt 72:0920
Public health
health promotion and disease prevention, economic benefits 80:1650
health promotion and disease prevention, return on investment 79:1110-1115
Public service
hiring practices
merit-based hiring and oversight 88:1715
legal fee indemnity for employees and government coverage of legal fees 69:0945, 69:1000-1005, 89:1055-1100
Quesnel
health care services 79:1145
Real estate industry
housing market conditions, international investment and foreign ownership 74:1020
Representative for Children and Youth
budget and operations
funding request 63:1030-1035, 89:0950-0955
funding request re adoptions proposal 91:1335
expansion of mandate, advocacy for adoptions proposal 63:1030-1035
investigation of child injuries and deaths 89:0950-0955
Revelstoke Dam unit 6 proposal 81:1625
Sales tax
exemptions and rebates, children's clothing and footwear 74:1035
School district 39 (Vancouver)
funding and programs 71:1645-1650
social disparities and equity issues 81:1030
School districts
programs and funding 71:1645-1650
Schools
costs and fees for families 81:1030
Science and technology
clean technology and renewable energy technology 80:1630
clean technology and renewable energy technology, government support 77:0905
skilled worker supply 80:1305
Simon Fraser University
facilities, closing of residence building 80:1115
programs, mechatronics program 80:1305
Site C power project
comparison to clean energy projects 80:1630
project and power supply 81:1625
Skills training
role of post-secondary education 80:1235, 80:1305
supply of skilled workers 80:1305
training in high-demand occupations, pilot proposal 80:1235
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Broadway corridor to UBC 69:1515
governance and funding 79:1110
plebiscite on funding model, coverage of costs 59:1215-1220, 60:1235
plebiscite on funding model, purpose 61:0950
plebiscite on funding model, role of student organizations 69:1515
Stone, Todd
comments on funding for TransLink plebiscite 59:1215, 61:0950
Surrey
light rail transit proposal 80:1025
Tavender, Robin, presentation to committee 81:1220
Taxation
tax credits 74:1240
Teachers
professional development 71:1645
Thompson Rivers University Students Union
activities 72:0845
Tobacco
smoking prevention and reduction 80:1650
taxation of tobacco products 80:1650
Tourism
cultural tourism 69:1345
cycling tourism 81:1105
Transit services
funding 80:1205
funding and regulation 69:1515
Transportation
active transportation infrastructure, government investment 79:1110
plebiscites and referenda on issues 61:0950
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
role in funding of TransLink plebiscite 59:1215-1220, 60:1235
Vancouver
housing, affordable housing 70:1125
housing market, international investment and foreign ownership 74:1020
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)

South Island section, dedicated bus and HOV lanes (Rogers, K.) 81:1040 (Trevena) 81:1050
Highway 16

Improvements (Ray, C.) 76:1610
Highway 37

Improvements (Ray, C.) 76:1610
Highway 97

Conditions and improvements (Trevena) 79:0955 (Vandersteen, B.) 79:0950-0955
Improvements (Armstrong, G.) 79:1140-1145 (Ray, C.) 76:1610
Hijaab, Alia

Presentation to committee on behalf of Emily Carr Students Union 74:1605-1610
Emily Carr Students Union, recommendations on government budget 74:1605-1610
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, enrolment and completion rate 74:1610
Post-secondary education
student debt load 74:1605-1610
student financial assistance, grant programs and interest on loans 74:1610
tuition fees 74:1610
Hill, Lisa

Work on prebudget consultation report (James) 84:0930
HIV/AIDS See AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
Hoffman, Tom

Presentation to committee on behalf of Tolko Industries Ltd. 76:1805-1820
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 76:1810
forest health and rehabilitation program 76:1810-1815
government investment and support 76:1805-1820
market-based pricing system and B.C. timber sales program 76:1810
mills 76:1805, 76:1815-1820
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 76:1805
Transportation infrastructure, government investment and review 76:1805-1810
Hogg, Gordon (Surrey–White Rock)

As subject
appointment as Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Sport (Elliott, G.) 73:1845 (McKay, C.) 77:0920
Holden, Paul

Presentation to committee on behalf of Burnaby Board of Trade 81:1455-1500
Burnaby Board of Trade
membership and role 81:1455
recommendations on government budget 81:1455-1500
Business
taxation, panel recommendations 81:1500
taxation, reform 81:1455-1500
Sales tax exemptions and rebates, machinery, equipment and software, input credit proposal 81:1455-1500
Taxation
government policies 81:1455-1500
marginal effective tax rates 81:1455
Holman, Gary (Saanich North and the Islands)

As subject
work on committee (Hamilton) 68:1025
Elections B.C.
administration and costs of 2011 HST referendum 60:1250-1255
administration and costs of TransLink funding plebiscite 60:1250-1255
Finance and Government Services Committee
prebudget consultation
public participation 62:1110
public hearings
location and schedule 62:1105-1110
request for Ombudsperson and government officials to attend meeting 64:1015, 64:1025, 64:1035
Health Ministry
health information breach investigation
input by former employees and submissions to Finance Committee 66:1340, 66:1350, 67:1025-1030
review by Ombudsperson 64:1015, 64:1025, 64:1035, 64:1105-1110, 65:0915-0920, 65:0930-0935, 65:1000, 65:1110-1115, 67:1025-1030
Information and Privacy Commissioner
registrar of lobbyists function and priorities 62:0930
workload and backlog of cases 62:0930
Justice Ministry
staff, role in health information breach investigation 65:0915
Lobbyists
registry
compliance and enforcement 62:0930
Members' Conflict of Interest Act
review 62:1030-1035
Ombudsperson
investigative powers 65:0915-0920, 65:0930-0935, 65:1110-1115
Home care

Better at Home program (Smith, S.) 80:1010
Cost comparison with acute and residential care (Kelly, S.) 80:1015
Funding and service levels (Heyman) 80:1010-1015 (Smith, S.) 80:1010
Home and community care workers (Heyman) 80:1010 (Smith, S.) 80:1010
Home support services (Barker, S.) 79:0925 (James) 79:0930 (Leahy, J.) 79:0930
Medical equipment, procurement (James) 73:1940 (Mackie, D.) 73:1940
Medical equipment, reuse (Boscacci, R.) 73:1940 (Chandra Herbert) 73:1940 (Mackie, D.) 73:1940-1945
Home Medical Equipment Dealers Association of British Columbia See also Boscacci, Robert; Mackie, Darryl

Presentation to committee 73:1930-1945
Association and membership (Boscacci, R.) 73:1930 (Mackie, D.) 73:1930
Home ownership See also Property

Affordability (Chandra Herbert) 80:1245 (Stathonikos, D.) 80:1235-1245
Primary-residence grant proposal (Robinson, J.) 71:1920
Senior homeowner expense deferral account proposal See Housing under Seniors
Taxation See Property transfer tax
Home Sweet Home Grocery, Prince George, B.C.

Operations (Bird, D.) 76:1735
Homelessness

Causes (Elliott, D.) 77:1130-1135
Incidence and costs (Chandra Herbert) 77:1140-1145 (Elliott, D.) 77:1140-1145 (Gibson) 77:1145 (James) 77:1140 (Trevena) 77:1145
Incidence and housing projects (Elliott, D.) 77:1130-1145
Relationship to mental illness See Mental illness and homelessness under Mental health
Shelters See Temporary housing and shelters under Housing
Homosexuality See Sexual orientation
Hong Kong

Aquaculture (Ullstrom, G.) 73:1615
Hooker, Brenda

Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince George school district 76:1620-1635
B.C. by region, northern B.C., services and retention of residents 76:1625
Education
funding, impact on school district budgets and operations 76:1625-1635
mental health and social welfare of students 76:1635
vulnerable students 76:1625-1630
Finance Committee recommendations, implementation by government 76:1620
Mental health of children and youth, services and cross-ministry collaboration 76:1625-1635
School district 57 (Prince George)
funding and issues 76:1625-1635
recommendations on government budget 76:1630
School districts
administrative savings 76:1630
costs and funding 76:1625-1635
staff compensation 76:1630
Schools
rural schools 76:1625-1635
school bus service 76:1635
Horn, Deanna

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Real Estate Association 80:1245
Property transfer tax, reform 80:1245
Real estate industry, sales commissions 80:1245
Horne, Matt

Presentation to committee on behalf of Pembina Institute 80:1405-1415
Carbon tax
impact on industry competitiveness 80:1415
increase and tax credits 80:1410-1415
public opinion 80:1410
revenue neutrality and tax credits 80:1415
scope 80:1415
Climate change, government action on climate change 80:1405-1415
Energy, clean energy sector and development 80:1405-1410
Fuel, fossil fuels, consumption levels 80:1405
Greenhouse gas emissions
projections and reduction targets 80:1410-1415
sources 80:1415
Pembina Institute, position on Site C power project 80:1415
Site C power project 80:1415
Horticulture industry

Role in invasive species control (Ashton) 77:1125 (McElroy, R.) 77:1115, 77:1125 (Trevena) 77:1125
Hospice and palliative care

Bereavement issues and services (Royer, G.) 81:1425-1435
Bereavement services, funding (Royer, G.) 81:1430-1435 (Trevena) 81:1435 (Yap) 81:1435
Capital funding (Chandra Herbert) 81:1435
Dying with dignity issue See Dying with dignity under Death
Facilities, funding (Yap) 70:1050-1055
Funding (Elias, A.) 81:1435 (Foster) 81:1435
Funding and services (Lehbauer, S.) 70:1040-1055 (Smith, R.) 81:1435 (Trevena) 70:1050
Hospice societies (Elias, A.) 81:1435 (Royer, G.) 81:1425, 81:1435 (Trevena) 81:1435
Services (James) 70:1055
Services for children and youth (Royer, G.) 81:1430
Housing

Affordable housing (Chandra Herbert) 71:1930, 74:1245, 81:1500 (Mackenzie, I.) 81:1440 (Robinson, J.) 71:1920 (Santiago, R.) 78:1750, 78:1800-1805
Construction See Residential construction industry under Construction industry
Cooperative housing (Armstrong, T.) 70:1115-1125 (Heyman) 70:1125 (James) 70:1120 (Kitchen, D.) 70:1125
Energy efficiency
energy efficiency and incentives (Chandra Herbert) 73:1800 (Gartshore, I.) 73:1750-1805 (Hamilton) 73:1750, 73:1800-1805 (James) 73:1800
home energy audits (Gartshore, I.) 73:1750
home heating (Moorhouse, J.) 75:0945-0950
loan program (Gartshore, I.) 73:1805 (Heyman) 73:1805
other jurisdictions (Gartshore, I.) 73:1800-1805
Foreign ownership See Property
Home ownership See Home ownership
Homelessness See Homelessness
Housing for people with mental illness and addiction See Supportive housing below
Housing-first model (Santiago, R.) 78:1805 (Trevena) 78:1805
Microsuites, development cost charges exemption (Foster) 71:2010 (Hamilton) 71:2010 (Macklem, P.) 71:2000, 71:2010
Rental housing
industry and supply (Hutniak, D.) 80:1500
landlord registry proposal (Chandra Herbert) 80:1510 (Gibson) 80:1510 (Hutniak, D.) 80:1500-1510
landlord-tenant education (Hutniak, D.) 80:1505-1510
landlord-tenant issues and penalty program (Chandra Herbert) 80:1510 (Hutniak, D.) 80:1510
Residential housing market See Real estate industry
Social and subsidized housing
non-profit sector and housing societies (Foster) 70:1120-1125
rent supplement for low-income residents of co-op housing (Armstrong, T.) 70:1115-1125 (James) 70:1120
rental assistance programs (Goffinet, R.) 77:1155
Student housing See Post-secondary institutions
Supportive housing (Elliott, D.) 77:1135-1140
Supportive housing, cost-savings (Stark, N.) 78:1755
Supportive housing for mentally ill and addicted (Davis, M.) 76:1710
Temporary housing and shelters (Mullaly, C.) 72:1015, 72:1025
Transactions and role of notaries public See Handling of real estate transactions under Notaries public
Howard, Maria

Presentation to committee on behalf of Alzheimer Society of B.C. 80:1030-1045
Alzheimer Society of B.C., work of organization 80:1035, 80:1045
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
First Link initiative 80:1035-1040
research 80:1045
stigma and outreach 80:1045
HPV vaccine See Immunization under Public health
HUB Cycling program See Cycling
Huberman, Anita

Presentation to committee on behalf of Surrey Board of Trade 80:1020-1030
Children and youth, early learning and government investment 80:1020
Education, role in economy 80:1020
Lower Mainland
South Fraser communities 80:1020
transit services, regional plan 80:1025-1030
Skills training, supply of skilled workers 80:1020
Surrey
creative sector 80:1025
growth and government investment in area 80:1020-1025
growth, marketing and neighbourhoods 80:1030
light rail transit proposal 80:1025-1030
post-secondary institutions 80:1020-1025
social welfare 80:1020-1025
Surrey Board of Trade
resolution on PharmaCare 80:1025
support for child care proposal 80:1030
Human papillomavirus

Relationship to other diseases (Brown, J.) 75:0905
Human papillomavirus vaccine See Immunization under Public health
Human rights

Right to education (Rogers, K.) 70:1025 (Tavender, R.) 81:1210
Right to security of the person (Tavender, R.) 81:1210-1220
Humphreys, Ian

Presentation to committee on behalf of Langara College 74:1420-1435
Education, adult basic education 74:1430-1435
Langara College
adult basic education 74:1430-1435
facilities plan and funding, Building A renovation project 74:1425-1430
First Nations students and programs 74:1420-1425
funding and programs 74:1420-1425
funding, FTEs and student demographics 74:1430
international students 74:1425
recommendations on government budget and policies 74:1430
tuition fees 74:1425-1430
Post-secondary education
international students, fees 74:1425
tuition fees 74:1425-1430
Post-secondary institutions, capital project financing, debt financing 74:1425
Hunting

Use of camping facilities in parks See Campgrounds under Parks
Hutniak, David

Presentation to committee on behalf of LandlordBC 80:1500-1515
Housing, rental housing
industry and supply 80:1500
landlord registry proposal 80:1500-1510
landlord-tenant education 80:1505-1510
landlord-tenant issues and penalty program 80:1510
LandlordBC
consultation with tenant groups 80:1510
organization 80:1500
Hux, Jan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Diabetes Association 74:1410-1420
Beverages and beverage industry, sugar-sweetened drinks
consumption reduction initiatives in other jurisdictions 74:1415
health promotion tax proposal 74:1410-1415
Canadian Diabetes Association, recommendations on government budget 74:1410-1415
Diabetes
insulin pump therapy 74:1410-1420
management and prevention 74:1410-1415
Mexico, impact of tax on sugar-sweetened drinks 74:1415
Obesity, incidence and prevention 74:1410-1415
Public health, health promotion and disease prevention 74:1415
Hydroelectric power projects See Energy

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