Province of British Columbia
40th Parliament – 2016
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
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Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation

Funding and role (O'Neill, T.) 103:1215
Habitat protection See Environment; Wildlife
Hadland, Arthur

Presentation to committee 105:1400-1415
As subject
presentation to committee 105:1415 (James) 105:1410-1415
Agriculture, property assessment 105:1405
Auditor General performance 105:1405
B.C. Hydro, financial management and power demand forecasting 105:1400-1405
Business, public-private partnerships 105:1400, 105:1410
Carbon tax, northern and rural areas 105:1410
Democracy, role of political parties 105:1410
Energy, power supply and solar power 105:1400-1405
Government, financial management 105:1400-1410
Health care facilities and hospitals, public-private partnerships 105:1400
Liquefied natural gas development 105:1405-1410
MGM Grand hotel and casino, use of solar power 105:1405
Property tax, school tax 105:1405
Property transfer tax, application to corporations 105:1405
Public debt levels and management 105:1400, 105:1410
Site C power project, costs and alternatives 105:1400-1405
Union of B.C. Municipalities, resolution on natural gas strategy 105:1405
Halliday, Troy

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Wildlife Federation, Lower Mainland 102:1530-1545
As subject
hunting and fishing experiences 102:1530-1535
B.C. Wildlife Federation, Lower Mainland membership 102:1530
Environment, habitat protection 102:1535-1540
Fishing industry, recreational licence fee revenue allocation 102:1535-1540
Hunting
licence fee revenues, allocation 102:1535-1540
role in economy 102:1535-1540
Wildlife
habitat protection 102:1535-1540
populations, status and management 102:1530-1540
Hamilton, Jim

Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan College 100:0935-0945
Okanagan area
high-technology industry 100:0940
wine industry 100:0940
Okanagan College
aboriginal education and students 100:0940
enrolment 100:0935
funding 100:0945
high-technology programs and research 100:0940
programs and research 100:0935-0940
programs and university transfer 100:0945
trades training facility 100:0935
Post-secondary education
education of First Nations people 100:0940
funding 100:0945
innovation fund proposal 100:0945
Science and technology, high-technology industry research 100:0940
Skills training, trades training 100:0935
Wine and wine industry, research and markets 100:0940
WTFast, game network operations 100:0940
Hamilton, Steven

Presentation to committee on behalf of Spruce City Wildlife Association 105:1800
Hamilton, Wm. Scott (Delta North)

As subject
election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 92:1730 (Heyman) 92:1730 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 92:1730
fishing experiences 97:1155
Adoption
adoption of children in government care 95:0935
Agriculture
horticulture industry, role in invasive species control 98:1025
organic farming 109:1810
Alma Mater Society of the UBC Vancouver
awareness campaign re sexual assault 97:1510
Arts and culture
government funding 101:1740
role in economy 101:1740
Association for Mineral Exploration B.C.
written submission to committee 109:1825
Auditor General
audit services
ethics audits 95:0835
process and scope of audits 95:0830
budget and operations, update 95:0830-0835
office space, renovations and utilization of space 113:1510
B.C. by region
rural B.C., rural dividend program 107:1735
B.C. Federation of Students
presentation to committee 102:0950
B.C. Principals and Vice-Principals Association
membership 97:1605
B.C. Wildlife Federation
Lower Mainland membership 102:1540
presentations to committee 110:1455
Brown, A.J.
presentation to committee 97:1640
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, B.C. office
recommendations on government budget and policies 102:1650
Canadian Mental Health Association
B.C. division
video 97:1000
Caravans West Owners Association
concerns re homeowner grants 100:0910-0915
Chalke, Jay
role as Acting Deputy Attorney General and review of health information breach investigation 113:1625
Children and youth
early childhood development
child development centres 100:1030
College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.
role in governance and certification of physicians 97:1005-1010
Comox Valley
housing, projects 108:0915
Comox Valley Transition Society
partnerships 108:1055
Construction industry
excavation work, protection of underground infrastructure and information call system 110:1120
Cycling
government support 102:1410
infrastructure, government investment 102:1615
Delta
agriculture industry 109:1810-1815
development approval process 109:1725
police services and crime incidence 103:1555
transition house proposal 108:1055
Education
adult basic education 97:1135
accessibility and fee changes 101:1830
students, transition to post-secondary education 110:1040
system, government policies and role of international agencies 97:1620
system, public system 101:1755
Elections
general election in 2013 113:1435
general elections
preparations for 2017 general election 113:1435
Elections B.C.
budget and operations
funding request and correspondence 92:1735
funding requests 113:1435
supplementary funding request for initiative petition 117:1010
Energy
solar power, home systems 99:1855
Finance and Government Services Committee
communications with Finance Minister 95:0935
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 92:1730
in-camera proceedings for May 10 meeting 95:0840, 95:0925, 95:0930
members and staff thanked 116:1410
motions on Representative for Children and Youth funding request 95:0920
prebudget consultation process 97:0900
public hearings, presentations
adult basic education 107:1645
child care 110:1610
cycling advocates 102:1615
post-secondary funding 99:1640
request for Ombudsperson to attend meeting 92:1745-1750
work of committee 116:1410
Financial services industry, credit unions
loans to small businesses 97:1415-1420
role in communities and economy 97:1415, 99:1600
taxation 110:1050
Fish
Pacific salmon, value, protection and funding 97:1155
steelhead, protection 99:1745
Fishing industry
licence fees 97:1155
recreational fishing, regulation and revenues to government 103:1215
Food and food industry
government investment and support 109:1915
public awareness and trust 109:1915
FortisBC
carbon reduction and energy-efficiency initiatives 103:1440-1445
Tilbury Island LNG facility 103:1445
Foster, Eric, conflict of interest re family involvement in presenter organization 100:1030
Fraser River
Ladner area channels, Canoe Pass 109:1940
salmon stocks, protection 99:1745
Freshwater Fisheries Society
administration and funding 103:1215
Genome B.C.
education and partnerships 97:1525
Golf and golf courses
participation levels and youth involvement 99:1530
Health care system
surgical services, deep brain stimulation 110:1625
Health Ministry
health information breach investigation
review by Ombudsperson, March 2 correspondence and committee response 92:1745-1750
Hejazi, Tahani, family's experience in Canada 97:1005
Hepatitis C virus
awareness and testing event 109:1735
awareness, stigma and testing 109:1740
Homeowner grant, proposal for property registered as shared interest 100:0910-0915
Housing
transition houses, funding and role 108:1055
Hunting
licence fee revenues, allocation 105:1800
James, Carole
election as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 92:1730
Kristiansen, Ulf, written answer 104:1540
Legislature
Officers of the Legislature
shared services 113:1420
Literacy
literacy organizations, services 98:1010
programs and funding 104:1505-1510
Local government
amalgamation of municipalities 110:1600
cycling initiatives 102:1410
economic incentive programs 103:1550
Lukan, Megan, Olympic bronze medal 110:1530
Medical Services Plan
premiums 102:1650
North Coast Literacy Now, funding and programs 104:1505-1510
Oil and gas
natural gas, renewable natural gas development and incentives 103:1440
Out in Schools, presentation to committee 103:1540
PacificSport Columbia Basin, role and partnerships 98:0915
Palmer Isaak, Kerri, role with school district 101:1705
Parent Advocacy Network for Public Education, request for written questions and answers 97:0940-0945
Petter, Andrew, presentation to committee 102:1440-1445
Physicians
credentialling of foreign-trained physicians 97:1005
Plants
invasive species control 98:1025
Police and policing
funding for police services 103:1555
Police Complaint Commissioner
education and outreach 115:0945
Post-secondary education
student financial assistance, adult upgrading grant 97:1135
student financial assistance, interest on loans 97:1510
students, employment during studies 102:1125
textbook supply, online textbook program 102:1440, 110:1130
tuition waivers for youth transitioning out of government care 102:1020
Post-secondary education funding
funding for adult basic education programs 98:0925
Post-secondary institutions
student housing 101:1815-1820
Property tax
tax and surtax proposal 102:1650
Public health
immunization for HPV, expansion of program for children 104:1600-1605
Real estate industry
realtor response to government actions on industry issues 102:1000
Rees, Richard, retirement 97:1500
Representative for Children and Youth
funding request re adoptions proposal 95:0840, 95:0920, 95:0935
staffing, reclassification and costs 116:1125
Resources and resource industries
resource use and conservation, user fee proposal 105:1800
Rivers Inlet
fishing industry 97:1155
Royal Roads University, students 110:1040
Sales
retail industry, revenue to government and cross-border shopping 101:1800-1805
Sales tax
application, out-of-province businesses operating in B.C. 103:1250-1255
Saskatchewan
sales tax system 103:1255
School district 38 (Richmond)
work of board 104:1710
School district 43 (Coquitlam)
funding 101:1710
School district 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
potential school closings 103:1400
Seabreeze Farm
renewable natural gas initiative 103:1440
Seymour River rockslide remediation project and funding 110:1310-1315
Shipping industry
container shipping, "short sea" shipping 109:1930
Simon Fraser University
campus 102:1440
Sports and recreation
fish and wildlife clubs 98:0955
Surrey
growth and city centre development 102:0910
Taxation
system reform and fair-tax commission proposal 102:1650
Thompson River
steelhead protection 99:1745
Transportation
intermodal systems 109:1930
Trout Creek Elementary School
potential closing and alternatives 103:1400
UBC
enrolment 100:1120
UBC Okanagan campus
enrolment 100:1120
Vancouver Community College
adult basic education programs and funding 97:1135
Vancouver Island University Students Union
recommendations on government budget 108:1025
ViaSport British Columbia
role and PacificSport network 98:0915
Victoria
governance review of area municipalities 110:1600
Weed Control Act
amendments 98:1040
Yap, John, attendance at statutory officer review meeting 113:1255
Yorkville University
B.C. campus, establishment and degree programs 97:0925
Hancott, Daren

Presentation to committee on behalf of Yorkville University 97:0915-0925
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, policy review committees, role 97:0920
B.C. Council on Admissions and Transfer, membership 97:0915-0920
Lower Mainland, traffic congestion and impact on students 97:0915
Post-secondary education, role in economy 97:0915-0920
Yorkville University
B.C. campus, establishment and degree programs 97:0915-0925
B.C. campus, tuition fees 97:0920
RCC Institute of Technology, degree programs 97:0915
Handicapped persons See Disabled persons
HandyDART system See Transit services
Hanjin Shipping Co.

Operations (Dekovic, M.) 109:1920
Hansen, Joey

Presentation to committee on behalf of Association of Administrative and Professional Staff at UBC 100:1110-1120
Association of Administrative and Professional Staff at UBC, membership 100:1110-1115
Post-secondary education funding 100:1115
Post-secondary institutions, accountability and transparency 100:1115-1120
UBC
accountability and transparency 100:1115-1120
administrative and professional staff 100:1110-1115
funding 100:1115
Hansman, Glen

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Teachers Federation 101:1740-1750
B.C. Teachers Federation, recommendations on government budget and policies 101:1745-1750
Budgets, 2016-17 budget surplus 101:1745
Education
curriculum, changes and inclusion of aboriginal content 101:1740-1750
graduation rate 101:1745
special education and special needs 101:1740-1750
students, mental health and classroom support 101:1740-1750
Education funding
funding 101:1740-1750
funding for independent schools 101:1750
teacher education fund 101:1745
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on education funding 101:1740
School districts, costs and funding 101:1745
Skills training, government skills and training plan 101:1745
Hardy, Anna

Presentation to committee on behalf of Central 1 Credit Union 97:1405-1420
Business, small business, access to loans 97:1410
Central 1 Credit Union, membership and role 97:1405
Financial services industry, credit unions
federal credit unions 97:1410-1415
loans to small businesses 97:1410-1420
role in communities and economy 97:1415
taxation 97:1405, 97:1415
Harris, Pat

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Spinal Cord Injury Network 105:1855-1900
B.C. by region, northeast B.C., services for persons with spinal cord injuries 105:1855
B.C. Spinal Cord Injury Network 105:1855-1900
Hedges, Bo, experience with spinal cord injury and accomplishments 105:1855-1900
Spinal cord injuries, integrated support services 105:1855-1900
Sports and recreation, wheelchair basketball 105:1855-1900
Hartley, Gretchen

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Island Federation of Hospices 108:0945-1000
Comox Valley, hospice care 108:0945
Cowichan Valley, hospice and palliative care 108:0955
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on hospice funding 108:0945
Hospice and palliative care, funding and services 108:0945-1000
Vancouver Island Federation of Hospices, membership and role 108:0945
Vancouver Island, hospice and palliative care 108:0945-1000
Harvie, George

Presentation to committee on behalf of municipality of Delta 103:1545-1555
Delta
conditions and municipal governance 103:1545
development, role of economic incentive program 103:1545-1550
infrastructure projects and funding 103:1545-1550
police services and crime incidence 103:1555
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 103:1550
Infrastructure, government investment and federal funding 103:1550
Local government
economic incentive programs 103:1545-1550
infrastructure funding 103:1545-1550
Hasanen, Brant

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kamloops Chamber of Commerce 99:1700-1715
As subject
experience with chambers of commerce 99:1700
Business, consultation by government 99:1705
First Nations consultation by government, framework 99:1705
Property transfer tax
additional tax for foreign buyers 99:1705
reform 99:1710
Sales tax administration and assessments, impact on contractors 99:1710-1715
Taxation, government policies, consultation 99:1705
Hasham, Al

Presentation to committee on behalf of Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce 110:1545
Capital regional district sewage treatment project 110:1545
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, membership and role 110:1545
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), south Island section, McKenzie-Admirals Road interchange 110:1545
Taxation, competitive tax system commission 110:1545
Victoria, government investment and support in area 110:1545
Hawker, Dave

Presentation to committee 100:0910-0915
Caravans West Owners Association, concerns re homeowner grants 100:0910-0915
Homeowner grant, proposal for property registered as shared interest 100:0910-0915
Hawker, Leona

Presentation to committee 100:0900-0915
Caravans West Owners Association, concerns re homeowner grants 100:0900-0915
Homeowner grant, proposal for property registered as shared interest 100:0900-0915
Hawley, Jodi

Presentation to committee on behalf of PacificSport Columbia Basin 98:0900-0915
Education, physical education programs 98:0905-0915
Healthy lifestyle and physical literacy 98:0905-0910
PacificSport Columbia Basin 98:0900-0915
Scotland, national agency for sport 98:0910
Sports and recreation, funding, support and participation 98:0900-0915
ViaSport British Columbia 98:0900-0905, 98:0915
ViaSport B.C., PacificSport network 98:0910
Hays, Charles

Transportation vision (Bomben, C.) 104:1540-1545
Hazelnut farming See Food and food industry
Head and brain injuries See Brain health
Head offices See Establishment of head offices under Business
Health See also Health care facilities and hospitals; Health care funding; Health care system

Children's health See Children and youth
Disease See Disease; particular conditions and diseases
Healthy communities initiative See Public health
Healthy lifestyle and physical activity See Public health
Home care and home support See Home care
Mental health See Mental health
Palliative care See Hospice and palliative care
Preventive care See Health promotion and disease prevention under Public health; Healthy lifestyle under Public health
Preventive care, physical activity See Healthy lifestyle under Public health
Public health See Public health
Radon exposure See Radon
Research, role of genomics (Spothelfer, P.) 97:1515
Role of arts and culture (Leadlay, B.) 101:1730
Social determinants (McKeen, K.) 110:1320-1325
Wood smoke exposure See Wood smoke exposure in buildings under Housing
Health authorities

Financial reporting, Auditor General review (Bellringer, C.) 113:1455
Health care facilities and hospitals

Capital projects, public-private partnerships (Austin) 105:1410 (Hadland, A.) 105:1400
Dental care in hospitals, wait-lists (Johnston, J.) 105:1540 (Staschuk, R.) 105:1535
Food services, procurement of local food (Lucas, G.) 100:1050
Walk-in clinics (McKeen, K.) 110:1320-1335 (McLoughlin, M.) 110:1315-1335
Walk-in clinics, patient demographics (McKeen, K.) 110:1320, 110:1330
Health care funding

Federal funding and health transfer allocation (Austin) 97:1110 (de Jong) 97:1110-1115
Funding for community public health organizations (James) 109:1730-1735 (Luster, D.) 109:1725-1730
Funding for Parkinson's disease services (Blake, J.) 110:1615-1620
Funding models (James) 109:1700
Funding models, funding from income tax revenues (Bateman, J.) 109:1700 (Baxter, D.) 110:1005-1015 (Huberman, A.) 102:1030-1035 (James) 102:1035, 110:1010
Priorities (Johnson, D.) 99:1625
Health care system

Chronic disease, role of sugar-sweetened drinks See Beverages and beverage industry
Community care See also Primary health care and interdisciplinary teams below
(Smith, S.) 109:1635
Costs and spending (Coolen, J.) 109:1940-1945 (Evans, K.) 109:1940 (McLoughlin, M.) 110:1325 (Nixdorf, D.) 101:1925
Emergency services (McKeen, K.) 110:1320 (McLoughlin, M.) 110:1325
Health professionals and workers See also particular professions and specialists
respiratory specialists (McDonald, S.) 97:1525
supply in rural and remote areas See Rural B.C. under British Columbia by region
training (Dagg, P.) 99:1530
Impact of demographic trends (Austin) 97:1110 (de Jong) 97:1110-1115 (Evans, K.) 109:1940
Information, health data coalition See Health Data Coalition
Interdisciplinary teams See Primary health care below
Medical imaging services, chiropractic referrals (Robinson, J.) 101:1650-1655
Primary health care (Dyas, T.) 100:1105-1110
Primary health care, access and role of walk-in clinics (James) 110:1330 (McKeen, K.) 110:1320-1325 (McLoughlin, M.) 110:1320-1330
Primary health care and interdisciplinary teams (Evans, K.) 109:1940-1945 (James) 109:1950 (Robinson, J.) 101:1650-1700
Services for seniors, physiotherapy (Fedorkiw, T.) 105:1635
Services in northern and rural areas See British Columbia by region
Surgical services
deep brain stimulation (Blake, J.) 110:1620-1625 (Hamilton) 110:1625 (Wood, P.) 110:1620
follow-up for joint replacements (Crowley, H.) 105:1645 (James) 105:1640-1645
lower-limb amputations (Stensholt, E.) 110:1515
System, strategic investments (Hemingway, A.) 102:1635
Team-based care See Primary health care above
Telehealth (Leekha, G.) 103:1530
Health Data Coalition See also Pattie, Lynda

Presentation to committee 105:1805-1810
Role and activities (Pattie, L.) 105:1805-1810
Health, Ministry of

Health information breach investigation
review by Ombudsperson and costs (Chalke, J.) 113:1550
review by Ombudsperson and impact of additional volume of records (Chalke, J.) 113:1545-1550, 113:1610-1625 (Heyman) 113:1610-1620 (James) 113:1605-1610, 113:1625
review by Ombudsperson and role as Acting Deputy Attorney General See Chalke, Jay
review by Ombudsperson and special directions (Heyman) 92:1740 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 92:1745
review by Ombudsperson, March 2 correspondence and committee response (Foster) 92:1735-1740 (Hamilton) 92:1745-1750 (Heyman) 92:1735, 92:1750 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 92:1735, 92:1750
Heart health See Cardiovascular health
Hedges, Bo

Experience with spinal cord injury and accomplishments (Harris, P.) 105:1855-1900
Hejazi, Tahani

Presentation to committee 97:1000-1010
As subject
family's experience in Canada 97:1000-1010 (Hamilton) 97:1005
College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C., role in governance and certification of physicians 97:1005-1010
Physicians
credentialling of foreign-trained physicians 97:1000-1010
family physicians, supply and training 97:1000-1005
Helmets

Use to prevent brain injuries See Brain injuries under Brain health
Hemingway, Alex

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, B.C. office 102:1640-1650
Budgets, 2017-18 budget priorities 102:1640-1645
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, B.C. office, recommendations on government budget and policies 102:1640-1645
Carbon tax and revenue allocation 102:1640
Children and youth, child care plan proposal and government investment 102:1640
Climate change, government action on climate change 102:1640
Education funding 102:1640
Health care system, strategic investments 102:1635
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 102:1645
Housing, affordable housing, government investment 102:1640
Medical Services Plan premiums 102:1645
Poverty reduction, government strategy 102:1640
Property tax and surtax proposal 102:1640
Resources and resource industries, revenues to government 102:1645
Taxation system reform and fair-tax commission proposal 102:1645-1650
Transit services, government investment 102:1640
Hepatitis C virus

Awareness and testing event (Hamilton) 109:1735 (James) 109:1730-1735
Awareness, stigma and testing (Hamilton) 109:1740 (Luster, D.) 109:1725-1740
Community health organizations, funding and programs (James) 109:1730-1735 (Luster, D.) 109:1725-1735
Incidence and treatment (Luster, D.) 109:1730
HeretoHelp program See Mental illness and addiction under Mental health
Heyman, George (Vancouver-Fairview)

As subject
communications with technology sector 99:1515
Adoption
adoption of children in government care 93:0915-0920, 95:0855, 95:0920, 95:0930-0935, 116:1115-1120
Agriculture
farmers markets 109:1805
Arts and culture
artist-run centres 97:1545-1550
government funding 110:0915
organizations, administration and training 99:1730
role in economy and society 101:1735, 110:0915
Auditor General
audit services
priorities 113:1510-1515
office space, renovations and utilization of space 113:1510
Automobiles
electric vehicles 105:1910
taxation, tax on leased vehicles 100:1240
vehicle efficiency
clean energy vehicle incentives and California program 100:1240-1245
Beaumont Studios Artist Society
non-profit registration and taxation 97:1545-1550
Beverages and beverage industry
sugar-sweetened drinks
health impacts of consumption 100:1000
Brain health
brain injuries and funding for services 99:1625
brain injuries, awareness and incidence 105:1655
B.C. Arts Council, budget 110:0915
Business
small business, role in communities 101:1805
Campbell River Literacy Association
funding, role and programs 108:1110
Canadian Fishing Company
Prince Rupert cannery operations, changes and impact on workers 103:1510, 104:1450, 104:1540
Canadian Union of Public Employees
B.C. division
recommendations on government budget 106:1025
Caravans West Owners Association
concerns re homeowner grants 100:0910
Carbon tax
impact on pulp and paper industry 101:1610
Cement industry
Portland-limestone cement use for public projects 97:1220
Chalke, Jay
role as Acting Deputy Attorney General and review of health information breach investigation 113:1615-1620
Children and Family Development Ministry
deputy minister, briefing to committee 95:0920
Chiropractors
role in health care system 101:1655
Climate change
climate leadership plan and team recommendations 101:1610, 109:1840
government plan 101:1900
water supply impacts and adaptation fund proposal 99:1800
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
funding, role and programs 103:1325
Comox Valley Transition Society
impact of request-for-proposal process on operations 108:1055
Lilli House facility, funding and services 108:1055
Cycling
infrastructure, government investment 110:1700
Earthquakes
earthquake insurance 110:1420
Education
parent advisory councils, fundraising 97:0940, 97:1435
physical education 100:1205
special education and special needs 106:1025
staff, custodial staff 106:1025
Education funding
custodial staff 106:1025
funding and studies 103:1425
impact on school district budgets and operations 98:1055
Election Act
provisions 93:0840
Elections
electoral boundaries redistribution 93:0830
general elections
preparations for 2017 general election 113:1425-1430
voting areas, number of people and waiting times 113:1425-1430
Elections B.C.
budget and operations, update 93:0830, 93:0840
Energy
clean energy
economic benefits 105:1910
intermittent power and integration of power grid 105:1910
solar and wind power development, projects 101:1900
solar power, equipment manufacturing sector 99:1845
solar power, home and business systems and financial incentives 99:1845
Environment
habitat protection and conservation programs 100:1015
habitat protection and restoration, funding 98:0950, 105:1325
Faoro, Paul, written answers to questions 106:1025
Ferries and ferry services
service reductions and changes, impact on economy and tourism industry 107:1735
Finance and Government Services Committee
communications with Finance Minister and Representative for Children and Youth 95:0935
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 92:1730
invitation to officials for further discussion on adoptions proposal 95:0930-0940, 96:0925
motions on Representative for Children and Youth funding request 95:0920, 95:0935-0940
public hearings
hearings in Prince Rupert and Terrace 96:0920
location and schedule 96:0920
request for Ombudsperson to attend meeting 92:1735-1750
Financial services industry
credit unions
role in communities and economy 97:1415
credit unions, taxation in other provinces 110:1055
First Nations
children and youth, adoption of children 95:0855
Fish
steelhead, protection 99:1745
Fishing industry
industry consolidation, exports and impact on workers 103:1510
recreational fishing licence fees, revenue allocation 105:1325, 105:1755-1800
Food and food industry
hazelnut farming 104:1725
organic products 109:1805
public awareness and trust 109:1905
Forests and forest industry
pulp and paper sector, power supply and taxation 101:1610
FortisBC
carbon reduction and energy-efficiency initiatives 103:1435-1440
geo-exchange systems 103:1435
Fraser River
Ladner area dredging program and funding 109:1940
Freedom of information
proactive and routine disclosure in public interest re health and safety issues 113:1305-1310
requests for information, government handling and timelines 113:1310
Genome B.C.
education and partnerships 97:1520
Government
ministries, natural resource ministries 105:1325
spending, return on investment 110:0955
Greenhouse gas emissions
reduction 103:1435
Hamilton, Wm. Scott
election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 92:1730
Health Ministry
health information breach investigation
review by Ombudsperson and impact of additional volume of records 113:1610-1620
review by Ombudsperson and special directions 92:1740
review by Ombudsperson, March 2 correspondence and committee response 92:1735, 92:1750
Home care
home support, service levels and funding 108:1240
Homeowner grant
proposal for property registered as shared interest 100:0910
Housing
affordable housing
impact on high-technology industry employment 97:1105
Hullcar aquifer
water quality and release of information 113:1305
Hunting
licence fee revenues, allocation 98:0950, 105:1325, 105:1755-1800, 110:1455
Information and Privacy Commissioner
judicial review application against Police Complaint Commissioner 115:0930
Infrastructure
government investment and federal funding 109:1655
Invasive species
control and funding 103:1240-1245
control, quagga and zebra mussels 98:1035, 103:1240-1245
Island Coastal Economic Trust
funding and role 108:1210
John, Ed
work as special adviser and report 116:1115
Justice system
accessibility 99:1615
legal aid, services and funding 99:1615
Legal Services Society
operations 99:1615
Literacy
literacy organizations, services 98:1000
programs and funding 103:1325, 106:1105, 108:1110
programs for boys 98:1005
Literacy Quesnel Society
funding, role and programs 106:1105
Livestock industry
ranching industry, highway fencing program 99:1800
Long-term and residential care
use as housing by low-income seniors 108:1240
Lower Mainland
housing affordability and housing market 97:1105
McCullough, Robert
report on renewable energy and Site C power project 108:1220-1225
Medical Services Plan
coverage of chiropractic services 101:1700
premiums 109:1655
premiums, employer costs 109:1655
Mental health
mental illness, incidence and employer support 97:0955
Nelson Hydro
community solar garden 99:1845
North Island College
student housing 108:0930
Northern Brain Injury Association
organization, services and videos 105:1655
Oil and gas
industry activities and mitigation of impacts 105:1325
natural gas, renewable natural gas development and incentives 103:1435-1440
Okanagan area
high-technology industry 100:0945
Okanagan College
funding 100:0945
high-technology programs and research 100:0945
Overnes, Helen, submission to committee 103:1415
Pacific Academic Institute of Chiropractic
establishment, funding and role 101:1935
Parent Advocacy Network for Public Education
request for written questions and answers 97:0940
Parks
system, funding and management 104:1630, 105:1720
Plants
invasive species control and funding 98:1035
invasive species, economic and environmental impacts 98:1035
Police and policing
police complaint process, judicial reviews 115:0925-0930
Politics and politicians
constituency associations, deregistration during election period 93:0830
Port Hardy
ferry services 107:1735
Post-secondary education
occupational health and safety programs 109:1705
student financial assistance, needs-based grant programs 99:1515
Post-secondary education funding
funding 110:1130
Post-secondary institutions
capital project financing, debt financing 108:0930
Poverty
reduction, government strategy 107:1830
Prince George Backcountry Recreation Society
role and activities 105:1720
Prince Rupert
housing issues and unemployment 104:1535-1540
salmon cannery operations, changes and impact on workers 103:1510
Prince Rupert Unemployed Action Centre Society
role, clients and services 104:1535-1540
Professions
registration and regulation 110:1110
Property tax
taxation of private forest land 108:1035
Property transfer tax
revenues to government 109:2000
Public health
health promotion and disease prevention 110:0955
immunization for HPV, expansion of program for children 104:1600-1605
Public sector
employees, MSP premiums 109:1655-1700
Representative for Children and Youth
funding request re adoptions proposal 93:0915-0920, 95:0855, 95:0920, 95:0930-0940, 116:1115
relationship with Children and Family Development Ministry 95:0855
role re adoptions 95:0855, 96:0925
staff thanked 116:1115
work of office 93:0915
work of office and workload 116:1115
Resources and resource industries
natural resource practices board proposal 101:1625, 110:1455
research, role of genomics 97:1520
resource development, mitigation of impacts 105:1325
resource use and conservation, user fee proposal 105:1800
Sales
retail industry, issues and role of independent retailers 101:1805
Sales tax
administration and assessments, impact on contractors 99:1710
elimination of tax on electricity purchases for industrial processing 101:1610, 109:1840
School district 57 (Prince George)
description and issues 105:1835
Schools
seismic upgrades and utilization rate requirements 101:1845
utilization 97:0940
Science and technology
applied science and engineering technologists and technicians 110:1110
high-technology industry
employment and training 99:1515
high-technology industry, government support 108:1210
Site C power project
costs and alternatives 108:1220-1225
Social welfare
social infrastructure, return on investment 110:0955
Sports and recreation
coaches and coaching 100:1205
Taxation
public perception and discussion 110:0955
Teachers
commended 101:1755
Thompson River
steelhead protection and hatchery proposal 99:1745
United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union–Unifor
recommendation on government budget 104:1450, 104:1540
Vancouver Island
economic development 108:1210
Vancouver Island, north Island
demographics 107:1645
Watersheds
sustainability fund proposal and establishment of society 101:1620-1625
Wildlife
populations, status and management 100:1015
wildlife management, funding 98:0950, 110:1455
Workers compensation
system 107:1830
Hickson, Cole

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University Students Union 99:1505
B.C. training and education savings grant program 99:1505
Post-secondary education
participation and completion 99:1505
student financial assistance, needs-based grant programs 99:1505
Registered education savings plans 99:1505
High-technology industry See Science and technology
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)

South Island section, McKenzie-Admirals Road interchange (Hasham, A.) 110:1545
Highway 5

Coquihalla Highway, wind turbine project at summit (Ashton) 101:1855 (Kariya, P.) 101:1855
Highway 99

George Massey Tunnel replacement project (Gibson) 102:1645 (Harvie, G.) 103:1550 (Hemingway, A.) 102:1645
Highways and roads

Invasive plant control (Johnstone, B.) 98:1010-1015 (Stewart, B.) 103:1240
Range fencing program See Ranching industry under Livestock industry
Road safety See Traffic safety under Automobiles
Rural road maintenance (Austin) 105:1355 (Newell, B.) 105:1345, 105:1355
Holland, Shawn

Presentation to committee on behalf of Comox District Teachers Association 108:1115-1125
Comox District Teachers Association
issues and teacher concerns 108:1130-1145
recommendation on education funding 108:1140
Education
class size and student-teacher ratio 108:1145
curriculum
implementation of new curriculum 108:1135
secondary school courses and wait-lists 108:1140-1145
distance education and online learning 108:1140-1145
funding 108:1130-1145
public system and conditions 108:1130-1145
school libraries, staffing 108:1135-1140
special education and special needs, supports 108:1130-1135
support staff and services 108:1130-1145
technology 108:1135
School district 71 (Comox Valley), funding and issues 108:1130-1145
Teachers
issues and working conditions 108:1130-1145
teacher-librarians 108:1135-1140
Hollingsworth, Shaun

Presentation to committee on behalf of Seymour Salmonid Society 110:1305-1315
Fish, Pacific salmon, protection and funding 110:1305-1315
Seymour River
rockslide remediation project and funding 110:1305-1315
salmon and steelhead runs 110:1310-1315
Seymour Salmonid Society, work of organization 110:1305-1310
Holt, Catherine

Presentation to committee on behalf of Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce 110:1545-1600
Housing, affordable housing, government investment and economic impact of availability 110:1545-1550
Immigration, provincial nominee program 110:1550
Local government, amalgamation of municipalities 110:1555-1600
Rental housing supply and building construction incentives 110:1555
Skills training, supply of skilled workers 110:1545-1550
Vancouver Island, south Island
transportation issues and regional transportation authority proposal 110:1550
Victoria
governance review of area municipalities 110:1550-1555
growth and industries 110:1545
housing affordability and supply 110:1545-1550
worker supply 110:1545-1550
Home care

Home support See also Long-term and residential care
Home support, service levels and client information (Mackenzie, I.) 108:1235-1240
Home support, service levels and funding (Heyman) 108:1240
Home ownership

Financing, mortgages See Mortgages
Housing market See Real estate industry
Incentives (Roy, K.) 102:1450
Homelessness

Homeless youth (Thompson, K.) 105:1415-1425
Housing initiatives, by-name registry and subsidy proposal (Roy, K.) 102:1445-1450
Incidence (Ney, H.) 108:1050
Incidence of brain injury among homeless persons (Johnson, D.) 99:1620, 99:1630 (Sing, G.) 110:1635 (Stone, T.) 99:1645
Outreach programs (Kishi, R.) 108:0905
Shelters See Temporary housing and shelters under Housing
Homeowner grant

Proposal for property registered as shared interest (Ashton) 100:0915 (Hamilton) 100:0910-0915 (Hawker, D.) 100:0910-0915 (Hawker, L.) 100:0900-0915 (Heyman) 100:0910 (James) 100:0910
Horticulture industry See Agriculture
Hospice and palliative care

Bereavement issues and services (Odeneal, T.) 108:0950-0955
Funding and services (Foster) 108:0955-1000 (Hartley, G.) 108:0945-1000 (Odeneal, T.) 108:0950-1000 (Pomeroy, B.) 107:1755-1800
Pediatric palliative care (James) 107:1800 (Pomeroy, B.) 107:1755-1800
Hospitals See Health care facilities and hospitals
Housing See also British Columbia Housing Management Commission

Affordable housing
affordable housing (Overnes, H.) 103:1410-1415
availability (Kristiansen, U.) 104:1525-1540
economic impact of availability (de Jong) 97:1110 (Dyas, T.) 100:1100 (Holt, C.) 110:1545
government initiatives (de Jong) 97:1035
government investment (Armstrong, T.) 110:1430 (Bodnar, F.) 101:1915 (Collins, M.) 110:0950 (Farrell, S.) 105:1450 (Hemingway, A.) 102:1640 (Holt, C.) 110:1550 (Shaw, P.) 110:1425 (Smith, S.) 109:1635
impact on high-technology industry employment (Heyman) 97:1105
impact on labour market (Huberman, A.) 102:1035
supply (Foster) 109:1715 (Gibson) 109:1725 (Huberman, A.) 102:1035-1040 (James) 102:1455, 110:1025 (Kishi, R.) 108:0905 (Morris-Reade, J.) 106:0905 (Ney, H.) 108:1050 (Permut, H.) 109:1715-1725 (Rice) 102:1455 (Roy, K.) 102:1455 (Stathonikos, D.) 109:1955-2000 (Yap) 102:1035-1040
supply and incentives re municipal permitting (James) 109:1720 (Permut, H.) 109:1720
supply and role of government (Edge, C.) 110:0935
Construction See Residential construction industry under Construction industry
Cooperative housing (Armstrong, T.) 110:1430-1440 (Foster) 110:1435 (Gibson) 110:1435 (James) 110:1440 (Shaw, P.) 110:1420-1435
Cooperative housing, mortgages (Armstrong, T.) 110:1435-1440 (Foster) 110:1435
Development approval process See Local government
Energy efficiency (Edge, C.) 110:0935-0940
Homelessness See Homelessness
Housing construction and housing starts See Residential construction industry under Construction industry
Housing for disabled persons, government investment (Bodnar, F.) 101:1910-1915
Public housing See Social and subsidized housing below
Radon exposure in buildings See Radon
Real estate industry See Real estate industry
Rental housing See Rental housing
Secondary suites (Gibson) 108:0910
Second-stage housing See Transition houses below
Seniors housing See Long-term and residential care; Housing under Seniors
Social and subsidized housing
government fund and partnerships (Yap) 105:1420-1425
maintenance (James) 102:1450-1455
maintenance and building condition assessments (Roy, K.) 102:1445
multiple-unit residential building tax program (Roy, K.) 102:1450 (Yap) 102:1450
new units and federal funding (Roy, K.) 102:1450 (Yap) 102:1450
new units and supply (Rice) 102:1455 (Roy, K.) 102:1445-1455
non-profit sector issues (Roy, K.) 102:1445-1500
projects (Ashton) 104:1535 (Foster) 104:1535 (Rice) 104:1540 (Tegart) 104:1535
property tax payments (Roy, K.) 102:1445
rent supplement for low-income residents of co-op housing (Armstrong, T.) 110:1430-1435 (Shaw, P.) 110:1425-1435
rental assistance for seniors program See Housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program under Seniors
social and subsidized housing (McGowan, A.) 101:1815
supply (Kristiansen, U.) 104:1525-1535 (Ney, H.) 108:1100
Solar power systems See Solar power under Energy
Student housing See Post-secondary institutions
Subsidized housing See Social and subsidized housing above
Supportive housing for persons with brain injuries (James) 99:1630 (Johnson, D.) 99:1630 (Sing, G.) 110:1635-1640
Temporary housing and shelters (Roy, K.) 102:1455
Transition houses, funding and role (Hamilton) 108:1055 (James) 108:1050 (Ney, H.) 108:1040-1100 (Rice) 108:1055
Wood smoke exposure in houses, wood stove exchange program (McDonald, S.) 97:1530
HPV vaccine See Immunization under Public health
HQ Vancouver project See Establishment of head offices under Business
Hrechka Fee, Jessica

Presentation to committee on behalf of Greater Victoria Regional Child Care Council 110:1610
Children and youth, early childhood educators 110:1610
HUB Cycling See also O'Melinn, Erin

Presentation to committee 102:1600-1615
Work of organization (O'Melinn, E.) 102:1600
Huberman, Anita

Presentation to committee on behalf of Surrey Board of Trade 102:1030-1040
Children and youth, child care, government investment 102:1030
Communities, high-growth communities, government investment 102:1030-1035
Education funding for high-growth areas 102:1035
Health care funding models, funding from income tax revenues 102:1030-1035
Housing, affordable housing, supply and impact on labour market 102:1035-1040
Local government, development approval process 102:1040
Rental housing, supply 102:1035
School district 36 (Surrey), capital funding and portable use 102:1035
Surrey
city government, housing strategy and development process 102:1040
growth and government investment in area 102:1030-1040
post-secondary education 102:1035
Surrey Board of Trade, recommendations on government budget 102:1030-1035
Hullcar aquifer

Water quality and release of information (Heyman) 113:1305 (McArthur, D.) 113:1310
Human papillomavirus

Relationship to other diseases (Krueckl, S.) 102:1420-1430 (Poynter, A.) 104:1555-1600 (Yap) 104:1600
Vaccine See Immunization under Public health
Human papillomavirus vaccine See Immunization under Public health
Human rights

Freedom of information See Freedom of information
Promotion (Austin) 97:0910
Protection for gender identity and expression See Gender identity
Right to security of the person (Tavender, R.) 97:0905
Humphreys, Ian

Presentation to committee on behalf of Langara College 101:1710-1725
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Granville Island campus, future use of facilities 101:1720
Langara College
aboriginal students and relationship with First Nation 101:1710-1720
funding and operations 101:1710-1725
recommendations on government budget 101:1715-1720
student demographics and support services 101:1720-1725
Post-secondary education
aboriginal service plans initiative 101:1715-1720
continuing education 101:1720
international students 101:1715, 101:1725
student support programs and services 101:1725
students with learning disabilities and mental health issues 101:1725
Post-secondary education funding 101:1715-1720
Humphreys, Kathryn

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kamloops Symphony 99:1715-1725
Arts and culture
regional arts organizations in smaller communities 99:1720
role in economy 99:1725
Kamloops, arts and culture sector 99:1715-1725
Kamloops Symphony Society, activities and funding 99:1715-1720
Hungary

Food product imports to B.C. (Donaldson, J.) 102:1525
Hunting

Licence fee revenues, allocation (Berdusco, J.) 98:0950-0955 (Froehlich, B.) 100:1005-1010 (Halliday, T.) 102:1535-1540 (Hamilton) 105:1800 (Heyman) 98:0950, 105:1325, 105:1755-1800, 110:1455 (Martin, A.) 110:1455 (Paille, G.) 105:1320, 105:1330 (Snyder, D.) 105:1750-1800
Regulation and revenues to government (O'Neill, T.) 103:1210-1215
Role in economy (Halliday, T.) 102:1535-1540 (Paille, G.) 105:1315
Hydroelectricity See Hydroelectric power under Energy

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