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

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James, Alana

Potential submission to Finance Committee (Foster) 66:1350 (Hamilton) 66:1350 (Morris) 66:1350 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 66:1350
James, Carole (Victoria–Beacon Hill)

As subject
election as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee (Foster) 59:1210 (Hamilton) 59:1210
role as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee (Hamilton) 60:1245
Aboriginal Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Partners Council
relationship with First Nations Health Authority 77:0925
Vancouver Coastal region committee, relationship with First Nations Health Authority 73:1850
Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Association of B.C.
role and partnerships 75:0935
Adoption
adoption of children in government care 91:1310-1315
Agriculture
farmers markets, infrastructure for markets 80:1440
farmers markets, nutrition coupon program 80:1440-1445
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
dementia-friendly communities workshops and support for families 80:1045
Aquaculture
government support 73:1610
land-based salmon aquaculture 73:1610
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
collections 69:1400
Arts and culture
government funding and gaming grants 74:1130
government funding process and capital program 74:1205
Beverages and beverage industry, sugar-sweetened drinks
health promotion tax proposal 71:1950
Big Brothers Big Sisters
capacity and funding 79:0915
B.C. Bioenergy Network Association
funding and role 77:0900
B.C. by region, northeast B.C.
resource development and community planning 81:1405
B.C. by region, northern B.C.
economic development 76:1610
mental health services and physician supply 76:1610
worker supply and skills training 76:1610
B.C. Integrated Youth Services Initiative
initiative and funding 81:1420
B.C. Lottery Corporation
relationship with gambling industry operators 80:1055
B.C. Schizophrenia Society
Penticton branch, services 70:1005
recommendations on government budget and policies 77:0820
B.C. Teachers Federation
advocacy 73:1910
Business
small business, succession planning and demographic trends 72:0930
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
recommendations on government budget 80:1200
Capilano University
student housing proposal 74:1025
Children and youth
child deaths and critical injuries, review 89:0940
early childhood development
early intervention services and funding 71:1830-1835
Chiropractors
role in health care system 74:1255
Corrections system
transition and reintegration programs for persons leaving custody 71:1805
Death
dying with dignity 70:1055
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society
recommendations on government budget 75:1040
Dental health
prosthodontic and reconstructive services for oral cancer patients 69:1330
Diabetes
insulin pump therapy 74:1420
Disabled persons
community living services, persons 19 and older, transition from children's services 81:1515
programs and services, respite services 81:1515
Douglas College
adult basic education programs and enrolment 74:1155
Drugs
prescription drugs, reference-based pricing and therapeutic substitution 79:1135
Earthquakes
earthquake preparedness 81:1120
E-cigarettes and vapour products, sales and regulation 74:1600
Economy
economic development initiative trusts 73:1645
economic development, principles 76:1610
Education
adult basic education 74:1155, 74:1430
enrolment levels 71:1640
physical education and physical literacy programs 73:1725
students, mental health and social welfare 73:1910
Education funding
capital funding and process 79:1100
CommunityLINK program 81:1540
funding for salary costs 74:1400
impact on school district budgets and operations 70:0955, 79:1040
Elections
by-elections, upcoming by-elections 88:1520, 91:1430
federal election, processes 88:1520
voting areas 91:1430
Elections B.C.
administration and costs of TransLink funding plebiscite, post-vote review 60:1250
budget and operations
budget templates 91:1430
funding requests 88:1515-1520
supplementary funding request for by-elections 91:1430
Finance and Government Services Committee
meeting schedule 89:1155
public hearings
location and schedule 62:1100-1105
reports, statutory officers review report 91:1610-1615
request for Ombudsperson and government officials to attend meeting 64:1010, 64:1020-1035
review of statutory officers, operational updates 61:1025
staff commended 84:0930, 87:1025
Financial services industry
credit unions
role in communities and economy 74:1655
credit unions, taxation 69:1245
financial planning professionals, regulation 71:1705
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
recommendations on government budget and policies 74:1645
First Nations
aboriginal sport, recreation and physical activity strategy 73:1850
arts and culture 74:1130
Food and food industry
innovation and commercialization of products, capacity issues 81:1230
innovation centre proposal 81:1230
Forests and forest industry
export of raw logs from private lands 73:1835
value-added sector 73:1835
Gambling
expansion of gambling 80:1055
Geoscience B.C.
activities and projects 72:1210
Granville Youth Health Centre
facility and services 81:1420
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
activities and role 69:1255
Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness
recommendations on government budget and policies 77:1140
Group homes
role 81:1145
Health care system
medical imaging services, chiropractic referrals proposal 74:1255
patient navigators 75:1140
services for seniors, physiotherapy 76:1800
Health Ministry, health information breach investigation
input by former employees and submissions to Finance Committee 64:1040-1045, 64:1100-1110, 66:1305-1320, 66:1340-1350, 67:1005-1010, 67:1020, 67:1030, 67:1050
review by Ombudsperson 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
review by Ombudsperson and funding request 69:0950-0955, 69:1010
review by Ombudsperson and legal representation for witnesses 69:0955, 69:1010
review by Ombudsperson and special directions 68:1005-1020
Hill, Lisa
work on prebudget consultation report 84:0930
Home care
home support services 79:0930
medical equipment and procurement 73:1940
Homelessness
incidence and costs 77:1140
Hospice and palliative care
services 70:1055
Housing
cooperative housing 70:1120
energy efficiency and incentives 73:1800
social and subsidized housing, rent supplement for low-income residents of co-op housing 70:1120
Income assistance
accessibility and service delivery 70:0910
benefits, dental plan 69:1330
income and employment assistance workers, working conditions 80:1015
recipients 70:0910
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and operations
funding request 90:1320
public education activities 62:0930
staffing and salaries 90:1320
Infrastructure
government investment 80:1200
Insurance
industry role in disaster preparedness and recovery 81:1120
Insurance Bureau of Canada
activities and role 81:1120
Invasive species
control, programs and funding 72:1050-1055
Island Coastal Economic Trust
funding and role 73:1645
Justice Ministry
staff, role in health information breach investigation 65:0925
Justice system
legal aid services and funding 70:1145
Kitimat
economic development 77:1155-1200
health care, mental health services and housing needs 77:1200
Langara College
adult basic education 74:1430
funding, FTEs and student demographics 74:1430
Legal Services Society
prevention services 70:1145
Literacy
persons living with low literacy 72:1035
programs and funding 75:1040, 78:1615
programs and services, clients 70:0940
programs, client demographics 72:1035
Local government
local growth plans and transportation planning 74:1345
Long-term and residential care
staff recruitment and retention 79:0930
Members' Conflict of Interest Act
review, role of Finance Committee 62:1035
Mental health
mental health of children and youth
services 81:1420
programs and services 70:1005
services 77:0820
programs and services, accessibility 74:1455
Merit Commissioner
audits of appointments and reviews of staffing decisions
audits and process elsewhere 63:0915
Mount Baker Secondary School, replacement and project approval process 79:1100
NEBC Resource Municipalities Coalition
relationship with northwestern B.C. communities 81:1405
Norway
aquaculture 73:1610
Notaries public
role and scope of profession 80:1220
Ombudsperson
investigative powers 65:0910, 65:0940-0955, 65:1035, 65:1125, 65:1140
supplementary funding request 69:1040
Omineca Beetle Action Coalition
activities and funding 76:1645
PacificSport Vancouver Island
demand for services 73:1725
Peace River area
health care professionals and workers, supply 79:0930
PharmaCare program
budget and role in health care system 79:1135
Police and policing
police complaint process
alternative dispute resolution 88:1635
Police Complaint Commissioner
alternative dispute resolution project 88:1635
budget and operations
funding request 88:1635
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 73:1815
accessibility and affordability, generational differences 70:1035
alignment with labour market needs 74:1145
education of First Nations people, aboriginal service plans initiative 80:1230
student financial assistance, relationship to completion rate 70:1035, 73:1815
student transfer system 71:1720, 80:1230
system 71:1720
textbooks, "open" textbooks 80:1130
Post-secondary education funding
funding for adult basic education programs 69:1440
per-student funding, differences between institutions 73:1815
Post-secondary institutions
student housing 74:1025
Poverty
child poverty and working parents 74:1645
reduction, government strategy 74:1645
Property
foreign ownership, restrictions and taxation 71:1930
Property transfer tax
proposal for changes 71:1930
Public health
healthy eating and health promotion 71:1950
immunization for HPV, expansion of program for children 75:0910
men's health and wellness initiatives, men shed concept 76:1845
Public service
hiring practices, merit-based hiring and oversight 63:0915
Railways and rail services
companies, accountability 79:0955
Representative for Children and Youth
advocacy and outreach 89:0940
budget and operations
funding request 89:0940
funding request re adoptions proposal 91:1310-1315
investigation of child injuries and deaths 89:0940
Rick Hansen Institute
funding and role 75:1140
Sales
convenience store sector, regulation and consultation 74:1600
retail industry, revenue to government and cross-border shopping 74:1040
School district 20 (Kootenay-Columbia)
costs and funding 70:1000
School district 38 (Richmond)
recommendations on government budget and education policies 75:1120
seismic upgrade needs 75:1120
School district 60 (Peace River North)
costs and funding 79:1040
School districts
budgets, administrative savings 71:1845
costs 79:1040
costs and funding 70:1000, 71:1640
financial management and reporting 71:1640
Schools
seismic upgrades 75:1120
Science and technology
clean technology and renewable energy technology, government support 77:0900
Seniors
housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 81:1450
senior men, activities 76:1845
Seniors Advocate
recommendations on government budget 81:1450
report recommendations on seniors in care facilities 76:1800
Skills training
government funding and support 76:1610
Social welfare
community social services sector
administrative costs and government contracts 69:1450
Societies
legislation, transition and government support 74:1205
Societies Act
implementation 74:1205
Spinal cord conditions and injuries
treatment and integrated care 75:1140
Sports and recreation
government funding and support 75:0935
Supreme Court of Canada
ruling on Tsilhqot'in Nation land title, response 81:1350
Trans Canada Trail
governance and use by motorized vehicles 81:1250
volunteers, indemnification and insurance 81:1250
Value-added taxes
B.C. value-added tax proposal 74:1240
ViaSport B.C.
funding, role and partnerships 75:0935
Victoria
governance review of area municipalities 69:1255
housing and homelessness 77:1140
Violence
domestic violence
prevention programs for abusive men 71:1805
Volunteers and volunteer sector
volunteerism 81:1250
Jarvis, Doug

Presentation to committee on behalf of Professional Arts Alliance of Greater Victoria 69:1335-1345
Arts and culture, role in economy and society 69:1335
Non-profit sector, legal requirements and resources 69:1340
Open Space Arts Society, funding and indigenous youth arts program 69:1345
Professional Arts Alliance of Greater Victoria, recommendations on government budget 69:1340
Societies Act, implementation funding 69:1340
Jhaj, Hardip

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Association of Kinesiologists 81:1520-1530
B.C. Association of Kinesiologists, membership and role 81:1520-1530
Health care system
cost management 81:1520
primary health care, interdisciplinary teams 81:1520-1525
Kinesiologists
regulation and role in health care system 81:1520-1530
services and public outreach 81:1530
Jivani, Khairun

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Cancer Society, B.C. and Yukon branch 80:1635-1640
Canadian Cancer Society role 80:1635
Cancer prevention 80:1635
Health care system, cost management 80:1640
Public health promotion and disease prevention 80:1635
Tobacco, smoking prevention and reduction 80:1635-1640
Jobs See Employment and unemployment
John Howard Society of the Central and South Okanagan See also Askeland, Gaelene

Presentation to committee 71:1750-1805
Programs (Askeland, G.) 71:1755, 71:1805
Johns, Chris

Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 5 (Southeast Kootenay) 79:1055-1105
B.C. School Trustees Association, presentation to Finance Committee 79:1055
Education funding
capital funding and process 79:1100
impact on school district budgets and operations 79:1055-1100
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on education funding 79:1100
Mount Baker Secondary School, replacement and project approval process 79:1100
School district 5 (Southeast Kootenay), funding and operations 79:1055-1100
Schools, capital projects, priorities 79:1100
Jones, Russ

Accountants
unified professional designation and regulation 63:1125
Auditor General
budget and operations
fees and revenues 63:1140-1145
impact of accountant designation change 63:1125
staffing and telework 63:1150
Government
financial management, internal audits 63:1140
Judges See Judiciary under Justice system
Justice, Ministry of

Staff, role in health information breach investigation (Fyfe, R.) 65:0915 (Holman) 65:0915 (James) 65:0925
Justice system See also Crime and criminals

Aboriginal persons in justice system (Benton, M.) 70:1140 (Gibson) 70:1140
Accessibility See also Justice access centres; Legal aid below
(Benton, M.) 70:1145 (Trevena) 70:1140-1145
Community court system See Courts and court services below
Courts and court services, community court system (Askeland, G.) 71:1800-1805 (Morris) 71:1800 (Trevena) 71:1805
Criminal justice system, expanded duty counsel program (Benton, M.) 70:1130-1135 (Chow, J.) 80:1530
Family justice system, expanded duty counsel program (Chow, J.) 80:1530
Family justice system, Parents Legal Centre (Benton, M.) 70:1135
Funding (Chow, J.) 80:1530, 80:1540
Handling of cases involving mentally ill and addicted persons (Askeland, G.) 71:1800 (Gleeson, M.) 81:1130-1150
Judiciary, compensation (Bellringer, C.) 84:1110 (Fraser, P.) 84:1010, 84:1020-1025 (Lowe, S.) 88:1620-1625 (Tavender, R.) 81:1215
Justice access centres (Chow, J.) 80:1530
Legal aid services and funding (Benton, M.) 70:1130-1145 (Chandra Herbert) 81:1140 (Chow, J.) 80:1530, 80:1540 (Gleeson, M.) 81:1130-1140 (James) 70:1145 (Trevena) 80:1535-1540
Legal aid services and outreach (Foster) 70:1140
Restorative justice programs See Corrections system
System (Morris) 70:1140
System, conditions and reform (Benton, M.) 70:1130-1135

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