41st Parliament – 2018
Parliamentary Committee Proceedings
Finance and Government Services Committee
SUBJECT-SPEAKER INDEX
speeches by Members, committee staff and witnesses; topics raised
References are linked to time stamps in the transcript: e.g.,
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Ear health and hearing impairment
Earl, Hilda
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Burns Lake Public Library 39:1605-1615
- Burns Lake Public Library
- Libraries, services and funding 39:1605-1615
Early childhood development See Children and youth
Early childhood tax benefit See Families
Earthquakes
- Earthquake insurance (Redies) 47:0920 (Sutherland, A.) 47:0920
- Earthquake preparedness (Sutherland, A.) 47:0915
- Seismic upgrades to schools See Schools
East Kootenay Invasive Species Council See also Harris, B.J. Randall
East Kootenays See Kootenay area
E-bikes See Cycling
E-cigarettes See Electronic cigarettes and vapour products
École Ballenas Secondary School, Parksville, B.C. See also Appelt, Leonhard; Carson-Austin, Tananger; Harvey, Emma; Lim, My Huy; Theriault, Matthew
Economy
Eddy, Kat
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Campbell River Literacy Association 41:1430-1440
- Campbell River Literacy Association, programs and funding 41:1430-1440
- Literacy
Edge, Casey
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Victoria Residential Builders Association 48:0905-0915
- Capital regional district plan 48:0915
- Communities, regional planning 48:0915
- Construction industry
- Hazardous products, radon gas 48:0910-0915
- Housing
- Local government, housing development approval process 48:0910-0915
- Property transfer tax 48:0915
- Real estate industry
- Vancouver Island, south Island, housing affordability and development process 48:0905-0195
Education See also Education funding; Post-secondary education; Post-secondary education funding; Post-secondary institutions; School districts; Schools
- Adult basic education See Adult basic education
- Boards of education See School districts
- B.C. education plan See Government plan below
- Career training in schools See Training and career programs for youth under Skills training
- Class size and composition (Lim, M.) 41:1340 (Swan, G.) 46:1605
- Curriculum
- arts programs (Martens, M.) 50:1005
- choice (Audain, T.) 42:1355
- dementia education content (D'Eith) 50:1405 (Howard, M.) 50:1405
- implementation of new curriculum (Houle, T.) 48:1440-1445 (Martens, M.) 50:1005 (Mooring, T.) 50:1430 (Swan, G.) 46:1605 (Yung, E.) 50:1545
- public affairs education (Archer, K.) 32:0835-0840
- sex education, inclusion of consent and on-line safety (Aldinger, S.) 41:1420-1430 (Dean) 41:1430 (D'Eith) 41:1430 (Simons) 41:1425
- Developmental programs See Adult basic education
- Education of Indigenous persons (Fraser, J.) 42:1320
- Education of Indigenous persons, math, science and reading skills (McCurry, T.) 50:1510
- Extracurricular activities in schools (Lim, M.) 41:1340
- Field trips and transportation costs (Appelt, L.) 41:1345
- Foundation skills assessment See Standardized testing below
- Fruit and vegetable program
- Government plan and implementation process (Audain, T.) 42:1355-1400 (D'Eith) 42:1400
- High-school upgrading See Adult basic education
- Inclusive education See Special education and special needs below
- Independent schools, funding See Education funding
- Literacy education (Mobley, M.) 37:1650
- Mental health and addiction services in schools (Garbe, G.) 42:1645
- Mental health services in schools (Conway, T.) 42:1055-1100 (MacRae, J.) 50:1620
- Mental health services in schools, staff (Alexander, J.) 42:1325-1330 (Leonard) 42:1330
- Principals and vice-principals
- Privacy awareness, lesson plans for teachers See Privacy
- School sports programs (Cooper, D.) 41:1415 (Simons) 41:1415
- School sports programs, inner-city schools (Cooper, D.) 41:1410
- Seismic upgrades of school buildings See Schools
- Special education and special needs
- assessments (Humphreys, T.) 48:1050-1055
- audit and royal commission request (Humphreys, T.) 48:1055
- education assistants (Bardua, D.) 38:1040 (Cadieux) 50:1440 (Faoro, P.) 42:1335 (Humphreys, T.) 48:1050, 48:1100 (Leonard) 48:1100 (Mooring, T.) 50:1440 (Redies) 50:1620 (Yung, E.) 50:1540-1545
- education assistants and seniority staffing (Kaler, N.) 50:1135-1140
- funding See Education funding
- inclusive education (Leonard) 50:1440 (Mooring, T.) 50:1430, 50:1440 (Verschoor, K.) 42:0915
- special education and special needs (Cadieux) 50:1435-1440 (D'Eith) 48:1055, 50:1435 (DeRosa, D.) 44:1605 (MacRae, J.) 50:1615-1620 (Mooring, T.) 50:1435-1440 (Yung, E.) 50:1540
- Speech-language services in schools (Lockrey, C.) 48:1320
- Standardized testing (Houle, T.) 48:1440
- Students
- immigrant and refugee student needs (Furstenau) 50:1620 (MacRae, J.) 50:1615-1620
- math skills performance (Houle, T.) 48:1440
- transition to post-secondary education (Reddy, N.) 42:1630-1635
- vulnerable students (Reddy, N.) 42:1625-1630
- vulnerable students and information-sharing issues (Bennett, T.) 38:0955-1000
- Students in government care, education outcomes and supports (Richard, B.) 31:0810-0815
- Support staff issues (Bardua, D.) 38:1035-1040
- System
- Teachers See Teachers
- Teaching resources (D'Eith) 50:1435 (Mooring, T.) 50:1435
- Teaching resources for Indigenous, LGBTQ and French education content (Mooring, T.) 50:1430
- Technology use and education (Bailey, B.) 42:1320
- Textbooks See Teaching resources above
- Workers See Support staff workers above
Education funding
- Annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades (Evans, E.) 37:1700
- Capital funding (Alexander, J.) 42:1325-1330 (Evans, E.) 37:1655-1700 (Johns, C.) 43:0900-0910 (Martens, M.) 50:1005
- Capital funding and maintenance funding (Fraser, J.) 42:1325-1330 (Simons) 42:1325
- Funding (Dean) 50:1545 (Fraser, J.) 42:1320 (Martens, M.) 50:1000-1005 (Mooring, T.) 50:1425-1430 (Sinclair, A.) 50:0930-0935 (Swan, G.) 46:1600-1605 (Yung, E.) 50:1540-1545
- Funding for collective agreements (Swan, G.) 46:1605-1610
- Funding for professional development re special needs (Verschoor, K.) 42:0915
- Funding formula (D'Eith) 50:0935 (Faoro, P.) 42:1335 (Sinclair, A.) 50:0930-0935 (Yung, E.) 50:1545
- Funding formula, review (Bardua, D.) 38:1035-1040 (Bennett, T.) 38:0950-0955 (Evans, E.) 37:1700
- Independent schools (Faoro, P.) 42:1335
- Rural schools (Bennett, T.) 38:0950-0955 (Trenaman, L.) 45:1020-1030
- Special education and special needs (Alexander, J.) 42:1320-1330 (D'Eith) 42:1325 (Humphreys, T.) 48:1050-1100 (Kaler, N.) 50:1135-1140 (Leonard) 42:1330 (Martens, M.) 50:1000-1005 (Redies) 42:1325, 48:1055 (Yung, E.) 50:1540
Education Ministry
Egger, Astrid
Elderly See Seniors
Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia See also Wilkin, Nancy
Election Act
Elections See also Elections B.C.
- Advance and absentee voting (Archer, K.) 32:0820
- By-elections
- Campaign financing, administration of provisions (Boegman, A.) 35:1010
- Candidates, nomination period (Boegman, A.) 32:0835
- Chief Electoral Officer See Elections B.C.; Archer, Keith; Boegman, Anton
- District electoral officers (Archer, K.) 32:0840 (Boegman, A.) 32:0845 (D'Eith) 32:0845 (Western, N.) 32:0845
- Electoral reform, referendum See Referendum on electoral reform
- Enumeration and list of voters
- Financial reporting (Western, N.) 61:0940
- Fixed and non-fixed election dates, administration costs (Archer, K.) 32:0825, 32:0835
- Funding (Western, N.) 61:0915
- General elections
- Local government elections
- administration of campaign finance provisions (Boegman, A.) 35:1050 (Milobar) 35:1050
- campaign contribution limits and outstanding debts (Milobar) 61:0945 (Western, N.) 61:0945
- campaign finance oversight (Boegman, A.) 61:0900 (Porter, C.) 61:0915, 61:0940
- New voting technology, implementation and costs (Archer, K.) 32:0820-0830 (Boegman, A.) 32:0830 (Dean) 32:0830 (Redies) 32:0830
- On-demand elections (Boegman, A.) 61:0900-0905, 61:0935 (D'Eith) 61:0930-0935 (Milobar) 61:0930-0935 (Porter, C.) 61:0925-0930
- Technology See New voting technology above
- Voter participation information, access by candidates and parties (Archer, K.) 32:0825
- Voter registration See Enumeration above
- Voter turnout and youth engagement (Archer, K.) 32:0815-1820, 32:0840
- Voters list See Enumeration and list of voters above
- Voting technology See New voting technology above
Elections B.C. See also Boegman, Anton
- Activities
- administration of initiative petition See Administration and costs of initiative petition below
- enumeration and voters list preparation See Enumeration and list of voters under Elections
- Administration and costs of by-elections (Boegman, A.) 65:1555-1605
- Administration and costs of initiative petitions (Archer, K.) 32:0810, 32:0830 (Redies) 32:0830
- Administration and costs of referendum on electoral reform (Boegman, A.) 35:1005-1025, 61:0900 (D'Eith) 61:0930 (Porter, C.) 61:0920-0940
- Administration and preparations for elections (Boegman, A.) 61:0900-0905, 61:0935 (D'Eith) 61:0930-0935 (Milobar) 61:0930-0935 (Porter, C.) 61:0915-0930 (Western, N.) 61:0915, 61:0940
- Administration of campaign finance provisions for local elections (Ashton) 61:0940 (Boegman, A.) 61:0900 (Porter, C.) 61:0915, 61:0940 (Western, N.) 61:0945
- Budget and operations
- building occupancy costs (Dean) 61:0945 (Western, N.) 61:0945
- electoral events (Porter, C.) 61:0925
- funding request (Ashton) 61:0940 (Boegman, A.) 32:0845, 61:0905-0910, 61:0935-0940 (Cadieux) 61:0940 (Dean) 61:0945 (D'Eith) 61:0930-0935 (Milobar) 61:0930-0935, 61:0945 (Porter, C.) 61:0915-0940 (Redies) 61:0940 (Western, N.) 61:0910-0915, 61:0940-0945
- operational and capital costs (Boegman, A.) 61:0905-0910 (Western, N.) 61:0910-0915
- professional services (Boegman, A.) 61:0940, 65:1605 (Cadieux) 61:0940, 65:1605 (D'Eith) 65:1605 (Western, N.) 61:0940
- salaries and benefits (Boegman, A.) 65:1600
- supplementary funding request for by-election (Boegman, A.) 65:1555-1605 (Cadieux) 65:1605 (Dean) 65:1615 (D'Eith) 34:0825, 65:1605-1610
- supplementary funding request for electoral legislation changes (Sourial, S.) 29:1605
- supplementary funding request for initiative petition (Archer, K.) 32:0810
- supplementary funding request for referendum on electoral reform (Archer, K.) 32:0810 (Ashton) 35:1030, 35:1100 (Boegman, A.) 35:1005-1105 (Brar) 35:1050-1055 (Cadieux) 35:1035, 35:1045 (Cooke, J.) 35:1035, 35:1100 (Dean) 35:1040 (D'Eith) 35:1050 (Leonard) 35:1030, 35:1040, 35:1100 (Milobar) 35:1030, 35:1050 (Redies) 35:1040 (Sourial, S.) 29:1605 (Weaver) 35:1100
- supplementary funding requests process (Boegman, A.) 35:1005
- update (Archer, K.) 32:0805-0845 (Boegman, A.) 32:0830-0835, 32:0845 (Dean) 32:0830 (D'Eith) 32:0825-0830, 32:0845 (Leonard) 32:0840 (Redies) 32:0830 (Weaver) 32:0835 (Western, N.) 32:0845
- Impact of electoral reform legislation on office (Boegman, A.) 61:0900 (Western, N.) 61:0910
- Information technology (Archer, K.) 32:0820-0830 (Boegman, A.) 32:0830, 65:1600-1605 (D'Eith) 65:1605 (Redies) 32:0830
- Information technology and online systems (Western, N.) 61:0915
- Readiness for electoral events See Administration and preparations above
- Recommendations (Archer, K.) 32:0815-0825
- Reports and reviews
- report on recommendations for legislative change (Archer, K.) 32:0815
- Role and responsibilities (Boegman, A.) 35:1010
- Staff and staffing, temporary staff (Boegman, A.) 35:1025, 35:1040 (Leonard) 35:1040
- Staffing (Boegman, A.) 65:1600 (Porter, C.) 61:0930 (Western, N.) 61:0910
- Work of office, update and priorities (Boegman, A.) 61:0855-0910
Electoral system referendum See Referendum on electoral reform
Electric assist bicycles See Cycling
Electric vehicles See Automobiles
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products
Elevators and escalators
- Industry (von Donat, C.) 48:0830-0835
- Maintenance and repair, supply of skilled workers (Cadieux) 48:0840
- Regulation (Dean) 48:0835 (von Donat, C.) 48:0835
- Regulation, number of elevators in buildings (von Donat, C.) 48:0840
- Replacement and upgrades of systems in public buildings (von Donat, C.) 48:0835-0840
Elias, Angel
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Mission Hospice Society 49:1025-1035
- Assisted dying 49:1035
- Fraser Health Authority, bereavement services and funding 49:1025-1035
- Hospice and palliative care, bereavement services
- Mission, growth and social issues 49:1030-1035
- Mission Hospice Society
- School district 75 (Mission), schools capacity and need for new high school 49:1030-1035
ELL See English language learning programs
Elliot, Enid
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Regional Child Care Council 48:1150-1200
- As subject
- experience of daughter's family with child care 48:1150
- Child care
- Children and youth, early childhood educators, training and wages 48:1155-1200
Ellis, Scott
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Guide Outfitters Association of B.C. 49:0955-1000
- Environment, professional reliance model review 49:1000
- Forest and Range Practices Act, purpose 49:1000
- Forests and forest industry, pest control and management, aerial spraying of herbicides and pesticides 49:1000
- Guide-outfitters, guide-outfitting and guide areas 49:0955-1000
- Wildlife management and funding 49:0955-1000
Elsner, Frank
Emergencies See also Emergency Management British Columbia
Emergency Management British Columbia See also Emergencies
- Services and pilot project (Hall, L.) 38:0930
Emily Carr Students Union See also Ralph, Joshua
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Employer health tax
- Application and scope (Magnolo, J.) 50:1535-1540
- Elimination (Sims, K.) 38:1015-1020
- Exemptions (Leonard) 43:0915
- Exemptions, agriculture industry (Vander Waal, S.) 49:1405-1410
- Exemptions, payroll threshold (Redies) 49:1520 (Vandersteen, B.) 49:1515-1520
- Implementation and impact
- businesses (Bruenjes, A.) 49:1100 (Cannan, R.) 47:1120 (Corrigal, T.) 38:0810 (Fast, J.) 43:0915-0920 (Holt, C.) 48:1205 (Magnolo, J.) 50:1535-1540 (Mathison, L.) 42:1405-1415 (Milobar) 38:0810, 43:0920 (Vandersteen, B.) 49:1515 (Wendling, L.) 38:0800-0810
- charities and non-profit agencies (Cadieux) 46:1830 (Reid, C.) 46:1825
- community social services sector (Paterson, J.) 48:1345
- developers (Huberman, A.) 50:0930
- municipal budgets (Frizzell, G.) 38:0925-0930 (Wendling, L.) 38:0805
- post-secondary institutions (Knight, R.) 38:0840-0850 (Leonard) 38:0845
- tree fruit industry (Dhaliwal, P.) 45:0950
- Review (Huberman, A.) 50:0925-0930 (Redies) 50:0930
- Tax (D'Eith) 42:1410 (Leonard) 42:1415 (Simons) 38:0935, 43:0920
Employment and unemployment See also Labour
- Employment and jobs (James) 36:0845
- Employment programs
- funding (Morris-Reade, J.) 48:1005-1010
- wraparound services for clients (Morris-Reade, J.) 48:1005
- Employment standards
- Impact of automation See Automation under Labour
- Unemployment rate (Peacock, K.) 50:1450
Ending Violence Association of British Columbia See also Porteous, Tracy
End-of-life care, issues, etc. See Hospice and palliative care
Energy
- Clean energy development See also Clean technology under Science and technology
- Clean growth incentive program (Giraud, B.) 37:1550
- Electricity infrastructure, regional cooperation and infrastructure initiative and funding (Mather, J.) 49:1625
- Electricity rates
- industrial rates (Cox, B.) 48:1430
- industrial rates for LNG development (Giraud, B.) 37:1550
- Electrification, role in emissions reduction See Greenhouse gas emissions
- Energy efficiency (Bennett, D.) 47:1045 (Woynillowicz, D.) 48:1120
- Energy efficiency, renovation tax credit See Construction industry
- Geothermal power development (Salas, C.) 42:1130
- Heating of buildings (Mather, J.) 49:1620-1625
- Home heating, wood stoves See Wood stoves
- Power supply and demand projections (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 42:1435
- Renewable energy See Clean energy above
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
- Geological survey branch, funding and role (Dirom, G.) 42:1120-1125
- Staffing, new positions (Stevens, R.) 50:0915
Engage Sport North See also Graham, Mandi
English language learning programs
Ens, Reg
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Agriculture Council 49:1415
- Cannabis, production on agricultural land 49:1415
- Food and food industry, food security 49:1415
Environment
- Ecosystem restoration (Adams, I.) 43:0945-0950
- Environmental assessment process (Cox, B.) 48:1435
- Environmental protection, enforcement and resources (Smith, S.) 49:1550
- Habitat protection and funding models (D'Eith) 48:1340 (Martin, A.) 48:1335-1340
- Product stewardship programs See Recycling
- Professional reliance model review (Ellis, S.) 49:1000 (Furstenau) 49:1000 (Redies) 49:1000
Escalators See Elevators and escalators
Evans, Dennis
Evans, Erin
- Presentation to committee on behalf of School district 60 (Peace River North) 37:1655-1705
- Education funding
- Margaret "Ma" Murray Community School, opening 37:1655
- School district 60 (Peace River North)
- Schools, school buses and bus service 37:1700-1705
- Teachers
- Alaska Highway consortium on teacher education 37:1705
- teacher supply and recruitment 37:1700-1705
EVs See Clean energy and electric vehicles under Automobiles
Excavation See Construction industry
Exercise and healthy lifestyle See Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness; Sports and recreation
Exports See Trade; particular industries
Eye health and visual impairment
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