Province of British Columbia
40th Parliament – 2016
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
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Early childhood development See Children and youth
Earthquakes

Earthquake insurance (Gibson) 110:1415 (Heyman) 110:1420 (Sutherland, A.) 110:1415-1420
Earthquake preparedness (Sutherland, A.) 110:1410-1415
Earthquake preparedness, seismic upgrades of school buildings See Schools
East Kootenay Invasive Species Council See also Larsen, Todd

Presentation to committee 98:1025-1045
Funding and role (Larsen, T.) 98:1025-1035
Recommendations on invasive plant control (Larsen, T.) 98:1035
East Kootenay regional district

Invasive plant control program (Johnstone, B.) 98:1015-1020
East Kootenay Wildlife Association See also Berdusco, Jeff

Presentation to committee 98:0945-0955
Membership and role (Berdusco, J.) 98:0945
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Berdusco, J.) 98:0950
Economy

Balance with environmental values See Sustainable development below
Bioeconomy (Spothelfer, P.) 97:1510-1515
Conditions (Baxter, D.) 110:1000-1005 (de Jong) 97:1055-1105 (Ivanova, I.) 102:1635 (Pastrick, H.) 97:1405 (Peacock, K.) 109:1830 (Rees, R.) 97:1450-1455 (Smith, S.) 109:1630-1635
Diversification by rural communities, rural dividend program See Rural B.C. under British Columbia by region
Employment See Employment and unemployment
Global economy (Peacock, K.) 109:1825-1830
Global economy, conditions and risks (Pastrick, H.) 97:1410 (Yap) 97:1410
Green economy See Sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy below
Growth and impact of demographic trends (de Jong) 97:1105
Growth and productivity, changes (Johnson, J.) 97:1250 (Yap) 97:1310
Growth and sustainability (Ivanova, I.) 102:1635
Productivity (de Jong) 97:1105 (Gibson) 109:1835 (Peacock, K.) 109:1835-1840
Sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 105:1905
Sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy, support for workers (Ekman, A.) 107:1825
Ecosystem restoration See Habitat protection and restoration under Environment
Eddy, Kat

Presentation to committee on behalf of Campbell River Literacy Association 108:1100-1115
Campbell River
children, vulnerable children and supports 108:1105
literacy programs and funding 108:1100-1115
Campbell River Literacy Association
Books for Babies program 108:1105
clients, adult clients 108:1110
funding, role and programs 108:1100-1115
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on literacy funding 108:1100
Literacy
literacy outreach coordinators 108:1105
programs and funding 108:1100-1115
Edge, Casey

Presentation to committee on behalf of Victoria Residential Builders Association 110:0930-0945
Asbestos, mitigation during building renovations 110:0940
Construction industry
building code and energy efficiency regulations 110:0935-0940
renovation tax credit proposal 110:0940
residential construction industry 110:0930-0945
Employment and unemployment, job creation 110:0940
Housing
affordable housing, supply and role of government 110:0935
energy efficiency 110:0935-0940
Land use, development cost charges 110:0935, 110:0945
Langford, housing development and permit approval process 110:0935, 110:0945
Local government
development approval process 110:0935, 110:0945
revenue sources 110:0945
Property transfer tax 110:0935
Real estate industry, housing market 110:0935
Vancouver Island, South Island, development approval processes 110:0935, 110:0945
Victoria Residential Builders Association 110:0930-0935
recommendations on government budget and policies 110:0940
Education See also Education funding; Post-secondary education; School districts; Schools; Skills training

Adult basic education
accessibility and fees (Alderson, L.) 97:1235 (Austin) 103:1230 (Bellavia, T.) 108:1005-1015 (Bonner, A.) 108:1020 (Dalton, A.) 108:1000-1010 (Dearle, G.) 102:1115-1120 (Glover, M.) 103:1450-1455 (Graham, M.) 102:1010-1015 (Hamilton) 101:1830 (James) 103:1455, 106:0915, 108:1010-1015 (James, K.) 103:1225-1230 (Lombardi, M.) 101:1845 (McGowan, A.) 102:1150 (Marshall, S.) 102:0945-0950 (Rice) 108:1015 (Smythe, S.) 97:1235-1240 (Van Steinburg, T.) 101:1830
adult basic education (Ackland, S.) 107:1635 (Bowman, J.) 108:0925 (Friedman, T.) 99:1640 (Hamilton) 97:1135 (Mobley, M.) 105:1335 (Rice) 97:1135 (Thomson, T.) 97:1120-1135
adult basic education and enrolment (James) 97:1135 (Shortt, K.) 97:1135
enrolment (Ackland, S.) 107:1640 (James) 102:0950, 107:1640 (Marshall, S.) 102:0950
fee changes See accessibility and fees above
funding for programs in post-secondary institutions See Post-secondary education funding
students (Thomson, T.) 97:1125-1130
upgrading grant See Student financial assistance under Post-secondary education
Arts programs, Big Ideas education program (Pacey, L.) 107:1740
Catchment areas See School districts
Class size and composition (Chaddock-Costello, G.) 102:1330-1335
Class size and student-teacher ratio (Holland, S.) 108:1145
Coaching See Sports and recreation
Community programs and partnerships (James) 97:0940 (Milne Martens, M.) 97:0935
CommunityLINK funding See Education funding
Compulsory enrolment and attendance (Litzcke, K.) 102:1105-1110 (Yap) 102:1105
Curriculum See also Education choice policy below
arts and music programs (Gough, S.) 107:1655
career planning (James) 110:1105 (Leech, J.) 110:1105
changes (Hansman, G.) 101:1740-1750 (James) 101:1755 (Steele, M.) 103:1355
changes and costs (Sawka, R.) 104:1515-1520
Choice programs (Dalglish, C.) 102:0920
computer coding education (Arnett, S.) 110:0925
curriculum (Audain, T.) 97:1615-1625 (Foster) 97:1620-1625
implementation of new curriculum (Chaddock-Costello, G.) 102:1335-1340 (Gough, S.) 107:1655-1700 (Holland, S.) 108:1135 (James) 102:1345 (Lombardi, M.) 101:1840
inclusion of aboriginal content (Faoro, P.) 106:1020 (Hansman, G.) 101:1750 (James) 101:1755
physical education and physical literacy See also Physical education and physical literacy programs below
(James) 102:1555 (Kope, J.) 102:1545, 102:1555
secondary school courses and wait-lists (Holland, S.) 108:1140-1145 (James) 108:1140
sex education and consent training (James) 103:1610 (Porteous, T.) 103:1610
Custodial staff See Staff below
Distance education and online learning (Holland, S.) 108:1140-1145
Education choice policy (Gibson) 97:0940
Education choice policy and enrolment levels (Milne Martens, M.) 97:0940
Education of First Nations people (Faoro, P.) 106:1020
Enrolment levels (Yap) 102:1345
Extracurricular activities (Aldinger, S.) 108:1120
Four-day school week (Austin) 108:1130
Fruit and vegetable program (Lucas, G.) 100:1050
Funding See Education funding
Gifted education See Special education and special needs below
Graduation rate (Hansman, G.) 101:1745 (Sawka, R.) 104:1515-1520 (Yap) 104:1520
Graduation rate and outcomes (Arnett, S.) 110:0920-1925
Graduation requirements (Stewart, J.) 97:1425
Independent schools (Bruneau, W.) 97:1020 (Gibson) 97:1025
Independent schools, funding See Funding for independent schools under Education funding
Legal rights of parents and children, representation (Austin) 102:1105 (Litzcke, K.) 102:1055-1110
Libraries See School libraries below
Online learning See Distance education and online learning above
Parent advisory councils (Litzcke, K.) 102:1105
Parent advisory councils, fundraising (Aldinger, S.) 108:1125 (Austin) 98:1055 (Bercic, C.) 97:1435 (Heyman) 97:0940, 97:1435 (Johns, C.) 98:1055 (Milne Martens, M.) 97:0930 (Sawka, R.) 104:1515 (Stewart, J.) 97:1430-1435
Parental involvement and parents' rights See also Legal rights of parents and children above
(Audain, T.) 97:1610, 97:1620 (Gibson) 97:1620, 101:1755
Physical education See also Curriculum above
(Heyman) 100:1205 (James) 98:0915
Physical education and physical literacy programs (Bettauer, R.) 110:1715 (Boomer, C.) 99:1820 (Bouman, S.) 105:1850 (Cooper, D.) 107:1710 (Hawley, J.) 98:0905-0915 (James) 105:1850, 106:1010, 110:1710 (Stride, L.) 99:1810-1815 (Taylor, S.) 100:1200-1205 (Wirth, L.) 106:1000-1010
Principals and vice-principals (Ashton) 97:1605 (Gibson) 97:1600 (James) 97:1600 (Reimer, K.) 97:1550-1605 (Tegart) 97:1600 (Yap) 97:1555
Recess time (Aldinger, S.) 108:1120
Safety of students, bullying issue See Bullying and violence at school under Violence
Safety of students, role of custodial staff See Staff below
School libraries, staffing (Holland, S.) 108:1135-1140
School sports programs (Abney, J.) 109:1740-1755
School supplies tax credit (Stewart, J.) 97:1430
Special education and special needs
assessments (Austin) 98:1100 (Johns, C.) 98:1100
education assistants (Giroday, R.) 105:1955
funding See Education funding
gifted education (Avrahami, G.) 110:1350-1355 (Berringer, S.) 110:1355 (Stewart, J.) 97:1425
individual education plans and resources (Chaddock-Costello, G.) 102:1330-1335
special education and special needs (Gordon, J.) 100:1040 (Hansman, G.) 101:1740-1750 (Heyman) 106:1025 (Rice) 104:1520 (Sawka, R.) 104:1520-1525
supports (Giroday, R.) 105:1950-1955 (Holland, S.) 108:1130-1135
supports in private schools (Chaddock-Costello, G.) 102:1340
Staff See also Principals and vice-principals above; Support staff and services below; Teachers
associate professionals (Giroday, R.) 105:1950
custodial staff (Bardua, D.) 106:1040 (Heyman) 106:1025
supply and retirements (Reimer, K.) 97:1600
Students
assessment practices and technology systems (Chaddock-Costello, G.) 102:1340 (James) 102:1340
classroom support (Hansman, G.) 101:1745
Friends program See Anxiety disorders
LGBTQ students and diversity education policy (Yan, B.) 103:1535
mental health and social welfare (Austin) 101:1750 (Hansman, G.) 101:1740, 101:1750
mental health services (James) 101:1705 (Palmer Isaak, K.) 101:1705-1710
transition to post-secondary education (Cahoon, A.) 110:1040 (Hamilton) 110:1040
Student-teacher ratio (Lombardi, M.) 101:1840
Support staff and services (Giroday, R.) 105:1950-2000 (Greene, K.) 105:1305 (Holland, S.) 108:1130-1145 (Oger, M.) 103:1420-1425 (Sawka, R.) 104:1510-1515
System
conditions (Chaddock-Costello, G.) 102:1330-1340 (Faoro, P.) 106:1015-1020 (Nelson, P.) 104:1740-1745 (Sawka, R.) 104:1510-1520 (Stewart, J.) 97:1420-1435 (Swan, G.) 104:1650-1655 (Tablotney, D.) 104:1705-1710
government policies and role of international agencies (Audain, T.) 97:1605-1620 (Hamilton) 97:1620
public system (Bruneau, W.) 97:1010-1025 (Giroday, R.) 105:1950-1955 (Hamilton) 101:1755 (James) 97:1025 (Oger, M.) 103:1420 (Zlotnik, M.) 97:1015-1025
public system and conditions (Aldinger, S.) 108:1115-1125 (Avrahami, G.) 110:1350-1355 (Holland, S.) 108:1130-1145 (Milne Martens, M.) 97:0925-0940 (Tinmouth, K.) 108:1115, 108:1125-1130
system (Foster) 97:1620 (Reimer, K.) 97:1550
Teachers See Teachers
Technology (Holland, S.) 108:1135 (Stewart, J.) 97:1420
Technology, use and costs (Tablotney, D.) 104:1705
Education funding

Capital funding (Lombardi, M.) 101:1840 (Stewart, J.) 97:1430
Capital funding and funding formula (Dalglish, C.) 102:0915-0920
Capital funding and process (Johns, C.) 98:1045-1055
CommunityLINK program (Palmer Isaak, K.) 101:1705-1710
Comprehensive review of funding (Reimer, K.) 97:1550-1555
Custodial staff (Bardua, D.) 106:1040 (Heyman) 106:1025
Education savings account funding model (Audain, T.) 97:1610-1615
Funding (Aldinger, S.) 108:1120-1125 (Austin) 101:1750 (Avrahami, G.) 110:1350-1355 (Bennett, T.) 105:1825-1835 (Bercic, C.) 97:1435 (Chaddock-Costello, G.) 102:1330-1345 (Faoro, P.) 106:1015-1025 (Gough, S.) 107:1650-1700 (Hansman, G.) 101:1740-1750 (Hemingway, A.) 102:1640 (Holland, S.) 108:1130-1145 (Kishkan, L.) 106:1030-1035 (Lombardi, M.) 101:1835-1845 (Oger, M.) 103:1420-1425 (Palmer Isaak, K.) 101:1700-1710 (Rice) 104:1520 (Sawka, R.) 104:1510-1520 (Stewart, J.) 97:1420-1435 (Swan, G.) 104:1650-1700 (Tablotney, D.) 104:1705-1710 (Tegart) 104:1655 (Tinmouth, K.) 108:1115, 108:1125-1130
Funding and studies (Heyman) 103:1425
Funding as long-term investment (Dalglish, C.) 102:0915-0920
Funding for high-growth areas (Huberman, A.) 102:1035
Funding for new curriculum implementation (Faoro, P.) 106:1020
Funding for salary costs (Bennett, T.) 105:1830 (Faoro, P.) 106:1020 (Goulet, T.) 106:1040 (Kishkan, L.) 106:1035 (Swan, G.) 104:1655
Funding for salary costs and inflation (Lombardi, M.) 101:1840
Funding for sports and physical literacy programs (Boomer, C.) 99:1820 (Hawley, J.) 98:0910 (Stride, L.) 99:1810
Funding formula (Avrahami, G.) 110:1355 (Bardua, D.) 106:1040 (Faoro, P.) 106:1020 (Goulet, T.) 106:1040 (Milne Martens, M.) 97:0930, 97:0940 (Stewart, J.) 97:1430 (Swan, G.) 104:1655
Funding formula and funding allocation system (Bruneau, W.) 97:1015 (Oger, M.) 103:1425 (Palmer Isaak, K.) 101:1705-1710 (Zlotnik, M.) 97:1015-1020
Impact on school district budgets and operations (Aldinger, S.) 108:1115-1125 (Austin) 105:1310 (Bruneau, W.) 97:1010-1015 (Giroday, R.) 105:1950-2000 (Greene, K.) 105:1300-1310 (Heyman) 98:1055 (Johns, C.) 98:1045-1100 (Milne Martens, M.) 97:0925-0940 (Sinclair, A.) 97:0940 (Stewart, J.) 97:1425-1435 (Tinmouth, K.) 108:1115, 108:1125
Independent schools (Austin) 97:1020 (Bruneau, W.) 97:1020 (Faoro, P.) 106:1020 (Gibson) 101:1755 (Hansman, G.) 101:1750 (Zlotnik, M.) 97:1020-1025
Per-pupil allocation to parents See Education savings account funding model above
Rural schools (Austin) 98:1055-1100 (Bennett, T.) 105:1825-1830 (Giroday, R.) 105:1955-2000 (Gough, S.) 107:1650 (Goulet, T.) 106:1040 (Kishkan, L.) 106:1035 (Steele, M.) 103:1350-1355 (Stewart, J.) 97:1425
Special education and special needs (Austin) 98:1100 (Johns, C.) 98:1100 (Lombardi, M.) 101:1840
Teacher education fund (Hansman, G.) 101:1745
Education, Select Standing Committee On

Reactivation and terms of reference (Dalglish, C.) 102:0920
Eisler, George

Presentation to committee on behalf of Pacific Academic Institute of Chiropractic 101:1930-1935
Canada Global Culture and Education Association, work of organization 101:1930
Chiropractors
role in health care system 101:1930
supply and training 101:1930-1935
Pacific Academic Institute of Chiropractic
establishment, funding and role 101:1930-1935
international education initiatives, China and India 101:1930
Ekman, Aaron

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Federation of Labour 107:1820-1830
B.C. Federation of Labour
Fight for $15 campaign 107:1820
recommendations on government budget and policies 107:1825-1830
Climate change, government action on climate change 107:1825
Consumers, cost of living 107:1820
Economy, sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy, support for workers 107:1825
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs, government action 107:1820, 107:1830
employment standards 107:1825
job creation, location and quality of jobs 107:1820-1825
precarious work 107:1825
role of legislation and regulation 107:1825
Forests and forest industry, mill closings 107:1820
Government regulations, impacts 107:1825
Immigration, temporary foreign worker program 107:1825
Income disparity and social inequality 107:1820
Labour relations code 107:1825-1830
Merritt, closing of timber mill 107:1820
Ontario government research on precarious work 107:1825
Poverty
reduction, government strategy 107:1830
working poor 107:1820
Resources and resource industries, resource-dependent communities, government support 107:1820-1825
Trade unions, role and organizing 107:1830
Wages and salaries
minimum wage 107:1820-1825
wage levels 107:1820-1825
Workers
rights and protections 107:1825-1830
Workers compensation
system 107:1830
Elderly See Seniors
Election Act

Provisions (Archer, K.) 93:0835 (Heyman) 93:0840 (Western, N.) 93:0830-0840
Elections

Advance and absentee voting (Archer, K.) 93:0805, 93:0825-0830
Advance voting See also Electronic voting below; New voting technology below
(Archer, K.) 113:1350-1400, 113:1415 (Boegman, A.) 113:1425
Advertising and communications (Archer, K.) 93:0835 (Boegman, A.) 113:1410 (Gibson) 93:0830-0835
By-elections, administration of 2016 by-elections (Archer, K.) 93:0805-0815, 93:0825-0830 (Foster) 93:0825
By-elections, financial reports (Archer, K.) 93:0810
Campaign financing (Archer, K.) 93:0825
Chief Electoral Officer See Archer, Keith; Elections B.C.
Constituency associations See Politics and politicians
District electoral officers (Archer, K.) 93:0810-0820 (Boegman, A.) 93:0835-0840
Electoral boundaries redistribution (Heyman) 93:0830
Electoral boundaries redistribution, maps (Archer, K.) 93:0815 (Boegman, A.) 93:0835 (Tegart) 93:0835
Electoral boundaries redistribution, project (Archer, K.) 113:1350 (Boegman, A.) 113:1405-1410
Electoral districts, demographic profiles (Archer, K.) 93:0820 (Boegman, A.) 93:0840, 113:1425
Electoral districts, number (Archer, K.) 113:1350
Electronic voting See also New voting technology below
(Archer, K.) 93:0825 (Gibson) 93:0835
Enumeration and list of voters
enumeration and list of voters (Archer, K.) 93:0820, 113:1350 (Boegman, A.) 113:1405-1410, 113:1425
First Nations and remote areas (Rice) 93:0835-0840
privacy issues (Archer, K.) 93:0810
tracking relocated voters (Boegman, A.) 93:0830 (Gibson) 93:0830
under-represented groups (Archer, K.) 93:0820 (Boegman, A.) 93:0840
General election in 2013 (Archer, K.) 113:1350, 113:1435 (Hamilton) 113:1435
General elections
deregistration of constituency associations See Constituency associations under Politics and politicians
preparations for 2017 general election (Archer, K.) 93:0810-0820, 93:0830, 113:1345-1400, 113:1410-1420, 113:1435 (Ashton) 113:1415 (Boegman, A.) 113:1405-1435 (Foster) 113:1410 (Gibson) 113:1435 (Hamilton) 113:1435 (Heyman) 113:1425-1430 (James) 113:1420
preparations for 2021 general election (Archer, K.) 93:0820
Legislation (Archer, K.) 93:0815-0825
Local government elections (Archer, K.) 93:0825
Local government elections, campaign financing and spending limits (Boegman, A.) 113:1410
Local government elections, preparations for 2018 elections (Archer, K.) 113:1350 (Boegman, A.) 113:1405-1410
Modernization and changes to process See New voting technology; Process, changes below
Municipal elections See Local government elections above
New voting technology (Archer, K.) 93:0805, 93:0815, 93:0825-0830, 113:1355-1400, 113:1415-1420 (Foster) 93:0825, 113:1410 (Western, N.) 113:1420
Polling stations See Voting areas below
Process
accessibility (Boegman, A.) 113:1425 (James) 113:1420
changes (Archer, K.) 93:0805-0830, 113:1400
signed and sworn statement requirements (Archer, K.) 93:0820-0825
use of postal system (Archer, K.) 113:1435 (Gibson) 113:1435
Technology See New voting technology above
Voter education (Boegman, A.) 113:1410 (Western, N.) 113:1400
Voter education and youth engagement, Student Vote (Archer, K.) 113:1355
Voter registration See Enumeration above
Voter turnout (Foster) 93:0825-0830
Voters list See Enumeration and list of voters above
Voting areas (Archer, K.) 93:0810 (Boegman, A.) 93:0835
Voting areas, number of people and waiting times (Archer, K.) 113:1410-1415 (Boegman, A.) 113:1425-1430 (Foster) 113:1410 (Heyman) 113:1425-1430
Voting pattern analysis (Archer, K.) 113:1410-1415 (Boegman, A.) 113:1425-1430
Elections B.C. See also Archer, Keith

Activities
administration and costs of 2013 initiative petition (Archer, K.) 117:1005
administration of by-elections and elections See By-elections; General elections under Elections
administration of general elections See General elections under Elections
enumeration and voters list preparation See Enumeration and list of voters under Elections
implementation of electoral boundaries redistribution See Electoral boundaries redistribution under Elections
Budget and operations
advertising (Archer, K.) 93:0835 (Boegman, A.) 113:1410 (Gibson) 93:0830-0835
allocation for salaries (Western, N.) 113:1400
capital budget (Archer, K.) 113:1355
events component (Archer, K.) 113:1350 (Boegman, A.) 113:1405-1410 (Western, N.) 113:1400
expenditures for 2013 general election (Archer, K.) 113:1350
expenditures for 2016 by-elections (Archer, K.) 93:0805
funding request and correspondence (Hamilton) 92:1735 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 92:1735
funding requests (Archer, K.) 113:1350-1355, 113:1420, 113:1435 (Ashton) 113:1420 (Boegman, A.) 113:1405-1410 (Hamilton) 113:1435 (Western, N.) 113:1400-1405
on-demand electoral events (Boegman, A.) 113:1405
priorities (Archer, K.) 113:1345-1400
shared services with other statutory officers See Officers of the Legislature, shared services under Legislature
supplementary funding request for initiative petition (Archer, K.) 117:1000-1005 (Boegman, A.) 117:1010 (Gibson) 117:1010 (Hamilton) 117:1010 (Tegart) 117:1005
update (Archer, K.) 93:0800-0835 (Boegman, A.) 93:0830-0840 (Foster) 93:0825-0830 (Gibson) 93:0830-0835 (Heyman) 93:0830, 93:0840 (Rice) 93:0835-0840 (Tegart) 93:0835 (Western, N.) 93:0830-0840
Information management and technology, costs (Western, N.) 113:1400, 113:1420
Planning and vision document (Archer, K.) 113:1400
Reports and reviews
electronic voting (Archer, K.) 93:0825
report on general election (Boegman, A.) 113:1410
reporting of political contributions (Archer, K.) 93:0825
Staffing (Archer, K.) 113:1345
Staffing and training during election periods (Archer, K.) 93:0810-0815, 113:1355-1400, 113:1415-1420 (Ashton) 113:1415 (Boegman, A.) 113:1405, 113:1415-1420, 113:1430-1435 (Rice) 113:1430
Staffing, recruitment of young staff (Archer, K.) 93:0810 (Foster) 93:0825
Electoral Boundaries Commission

Recommendations on electoral boundaries redistribution, implementation See Electoral boundaries redistribution under Elections
Website information (Boegman, A.) 93:0835
Electric power See Energy
Electric vehicles See Automobiles
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products See also Tobacco

Potential health risks (James) 97:1535 (McDonald, S.) 97:1530
Regulation and taxation (Collins, M.) 110:1000 (Yap) 110:1000
Elk Lake

Recreational use and algae issue (Martin, A.) 110:1455
ELL

English-language-learning programs See Post-secondary education
Elliot, Enid

Presentation to committee on behalf of Greater Victoria Regional Child Care Council 110:1600-1610
Children and youth
early childhood educators, wages and supply 110:1605
Children and youth, child care
affordability and availability 110:1600-1610
commercial child care providers 110:1605
economic and social benefits 110:1610
plan proposal and government investment 110:1610
Victoria, child care system and spaces 110:1600-1605
Elzinga, John

Comments on work of PacificSport in Cowichan Valley (Cooper, D.) 107:1710
Emergencies

Earthquakes See Earthquakes
Emergency preparedness and recovery (Sutherland, A.) 110:1405-1420 (Yap) 110:1420
Search and rescue services (Jones, S.) 104:1630
Temporary housing and shelters for women See Transition houses under Housing
Emergency health services See Health care system
Emerging Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference

2016 conference in Vancouver (Cahoon, A.) 110:1040
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.

Granville Island campus, future use of facilities (Ashton) 101:1720 (Humphreys, I.) 101:1720
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Employment and unemployment See also Labour

Canada-B.C. job grant (Rees, R.) 97:1455
Employment and assistance program See Income assistance
Employment and jobs (de Jong) 97:1055 (Peacock, K.) 109:1830
Employment and jobs, government action (Ekman, A.) 107:1820, 107:1830
Employment and jobs, role of literacy See Role in economy under Literacy
Employment programs See also Income assistance
Employment programs, access to programs (Morris-Reade, J.) 106:0915
Employment programs for youth See Children and youth
Employment programs, service providers and clients, issues (Austin) 106:0910 (Gibson) 106:0910 (Morris-Reade, J.) 106:0900-0915
Employment standards (Ekman, A.) 107:1825
Job creation (Edge, C.) 110:0940
Job creation, location and quality of jobs (Ekman, A.) 107:1820-1825 (Ivanova, I.) 102:1635
Payroll See Wages and salaries
Precarious work (Ekman, A.) 107:1825
Role of legislation and regulation (Ekman, A.) 107:1825
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.

Proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat, review process and five conditions (Wendling, L.) 105:1725-1730
Endangered species See Species at risk under Fish
Ending Violence Association of British Columbia See also Porteous, Tracy

Presentation to committee 103:1600-1610
Work of organization (Porteous, T.) 103:1600
End-of-life care See Hospice and palliative care
Energy

Clean energy
agreement between B.C., Mexico and U.S. (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 105:1905
clean infrastructure fund proposal (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 105:1905
development (Archdekin, R.) 97:1305 (Botterell, R.) 108:1215-1220
development and benefits (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 105:1900-1915
development and costs (Foster) 105:1910 (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 105:1910-1915
development initiatives and government strategy (Kariya, P.) 101:1850-1900
economic benefits (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 105:1910 (Heyman) 105:1910
First Nations involvement (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 105:1910 (Kariya, P.) 101:1850, 101:1900-1905 (Rice) 101:1900
intermittent power and integration of power grid (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 105:1910 (Heyman) 105:1910
job creation and tracking (Kariya, P.) 101:1850-1855
regulation and permitting (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 105:1905, 105:1915 (Rice) 105:1915
retail access program reinstatement (Kariya, P.) 101:1855
sale of power See Call for power; Energy purchase agreements under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
tax credits (Kariya, P.) 101:1855
Electricity, elimination of tax on industrial processing purchases See Sales tax
Energy efficiency in housing See Housing
Hydroelectric power system (Mehta, M.) 99:1840 (Schellenberg, A.) 99:1840
ICE fund See Innovative clean energy fund below
Independent power producers, sale of electricity See Energy purchase agreements under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Innovative clean energy fund, elimination (Lindstrom, R.) 101:1605-1610
Net metering (Mehta, M.) 99:1840, 99:1850
Power supply and demand projections (Hadland, A.) 105:1400-1405
Power supply and electrification (Stout, D.) 103:1430
Renewable energy See Clean energy above
Solar power
community systems (Mehta, M.) 99:1845 (Schellenberg, A.) 99:1840-1845
companies (Mehta, M.) 99:1835, 99:1845, 99:1855
costs (Mehta, M.) 99:1850 (Yap) 99:1850
development (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 105:1910 (Hadland, A.) 105:1405 (Yap) 105:1905-1910
development projects (Heyman) 101:1900 (Kariya, P.) 101:1900
equipment manufacturing sector (Heyman) 99:1845 (Mehta, M.) 99:1845-1850
home and business systems and financial incentives (Heyman) 99:1845 (Mehta, M.) 99:1835-1850 (Schellenberg, A.) 99:1835-1840
home systems (Hamilton) 99:1855
relationship to hydroelectric power grid (Austin) 99:1850 (Mehta, M.) 99:1840, 99:1850 (Schellenberg, A.) 99:1840, 99:1850
school systems (Tegart) 99:1850
solar radiation levels in B.C. See Weather
Solar power, costs (Botterell, R.) 108:1215-1220
Tidal power (Foster) 105:1915 (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 105:1915
Wind power, costs (Botterell, R.) 108:1220
Wind power development, projects (Ashton) 101:1855 (Heyman) 101:1900 (Kariya, P.) 101:1855-1900
Engage Sport North See also Wirth, Leslie Ann

Presentation to committee 106:0955-1015
Funding agreements (Gibson) 106:1010-1015 (Wirth, L.) 106:1010-1015
Funding for First Nations sports opportunities (Wirth, L.) 106:1000
Funding, role and partnerships (Rice) 106:1010 (Wirth, L.) 106:0955-1015
Partnerships with school districts (James) 106:1010 (Wirth, L.) 106:1010
Engineers

Training (Dagg, P.) 99:1530 (Knight, R.) 105:1805 (Nycholat, S.) 105:1705 (Petter, A.) 102:1505
English-as-a-second-language programs See English-language-learning programs under Post-secondary education
Ens, Reg

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Agriculture Council 109:1900-1915
B.C. Agriculture Council
public awareness campaign and funding 109:1905, 109:1915
recommendations on government budget 109:1900-1905
Food industry, government investment and support 109:1905-1915
Food industry, public awareness and trust 109:1900-1915
Environment

Biodiversity protection (Snyder, D.) 105:1750-1755
Environmental protection (Smith, S.) 109:1635-1640 (Steele, F.) 100:1045
Habitat protection See also Habitat protection under Fish; Wildlife
(Halliday, T.) 102:1535-1540 (Martin, A.) 110:1445-1450
Habitat protection and conservation programs (Froehlich, B.) 100:1015 (Heyman) 100:1015
Habitat protection and restoration, funding (Berdusco, J.) 98:0945-0955 (Heyman) 98:0950, 105:1325 (Paille, G.) 105:1315-1330
Spill preparedness and response, marine spills (Wiefelspuett, R.) 103:1515-1520
ETFs See Exchange-traded funds under Securities industry
Europe

Privacy regulation (Denham, E.) 96:0910
European fire ants See Invasive species
Evans, Kevin

Presentation to committee on behalf of Physiotherapy Association of B.C. 109:1940-1950
B.C. by region, northern and rural B.C., physiotherapist supply and training 109:1945-1950
Health care system
primary health care and interdisciplinary teams 109:1940-1945
spending and impact of demographic trends 109:1940
Physiotherapists
role in interdisciplinary health care teams 109:1940-1945
supply and training 109:1945-1950
Physiotherapy Association of B.C.
activities 109:1950
recommendations on physiotherapy services 109:1945
Excavation See Construction industry
Exercise

Role in public health See Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness under Public health
Exports See Trade
Eye health

Eye disease, treatment (Leekha, G.) 103:1530
Ophthalmologists See Ophthalmologists
Optometrists See Opticians and optometrists
Sight impairment and vision loss See Visual impairment
Eyford, Doug

Role re First Nations and resource development (LeBourdais, M.) 99:1655

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