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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Facebook
Families
Family court
Family maintenance enforcement program
Family physicians See Physicians
Family Services of the North Shore See also Staub-French, Julia
Faoro, Paul
- Presentation to committee on behalf of CUPE, B.C. division 42:1330-1340
- Business, public-private partnerships 42:1335
- Canadian Union of Public Employees, B.C. division, submission to committee 42:1330
- Education
- funding for independent schools 42:1335
- funding formula 42:1335
- special education and special needs education assistants 42:1335
- Labour Relations Board, funding and staffing 42:1335-1340
- Partnerships B.C., funding 42:1335
- Post-secondary education funding 42:1335
- School districts, budget process 42:1335
Farmers, farming, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Farmwatch Richmond See also Gillanders, Laura
Fast, Jason
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce 43:0910-0920
- Business
- Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce, proposal on employer health tax 43:0915
- Employer health tax, implementation and impact, businesses 43:0915-0920
- Medical Services Plan, task force 43:0915-0920
Favreau, Beng
Federation of Community Social Services of British Columbia See also FitzZaland, Richard
Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia See also Davison, George
Fedorkiw, Terry
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Physiotherapists for Northern Communities 38:0920-0925
- B.C. by region, northern B.C., physiotherapy and rehabilitation services 38:0920-1925
- Physiotherapists, supply and training 38:0920-0925
- University of Northern B.C., physiotherapist program proposal 38:0920-0925
Felhauer, Mark
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan College Students Union 47:0955-1000
- Post-secondary education
- accessibility and affordability 47:1000
- funding 47:0955
- textbook supply, open educational resources and textbooks 47:1000
Ferries and ferry services
- Fares
- Ferry advisory committees (Martin, G.) 40:1350 (Simons) 40:1350
- Medical-assured loading program (Fraser, Joni) 40:1355 (Simons) 40:1350
- Routes and services
- additional sailings (Atrill, G.) 39:1655-1705 (Furstenau) 39:1705
- inland ferry services See Upper Arrow Lakes
- services to ferry-dependent communities (Egger, A.) 40:1355-1400 (Favreau, B.) 40:1400-1410 (Fraser, Joni) 40:1330-1355, 40:1415-1420 (Frerichs, E.) 45:1000-1010 (Kallio, B.) 40:1410-1415 (Martin, G.) 40:1325-1330, 40:1350-1355, 40:1405-1410 (Rachar, D.) 40:1420 (Simons) 40:1350-1355, 40:1405 (Young, A.) 40:1320, 40:1415
- Vessels
- conversion to LNG fuel (Bennett, D.) 47:1045
Film industry
- Digital media industry See Digital media industry
- Industry and role in economy (Klapwyk, P.) 49:1335 (Leitch, P.) 49:1330-1340 (Shorten, L.) 42:1040, 42:1050 (Simmons, R.) 42:1040-1050
- Role of technology (Simmons, R.) 42:1045
- Supply of skilled workers (Furstenau) 42:1050 (Simmons, R.) 42:1045-1050
- Supply of skilled workers, diversity and inclusive hiring (Dean) 49:1340 (Klapwyk, P.) 49:1340
- Tax credits (D'Eith) 49:1340 (James) 36:0850 (Leitch, P.) 49:1340 (Leonard) 42:1050 (Simmons, R.) 42:1045-1050
- Wages (Redies) 42:1050 (Shorten, L.) 42:1050 (Simmons, R.) 42:1050
- Women in industry (Klapwyk, P.) 49:1340 (Leitch, P.) 49:1340-1345
- Workers and role of unions (Klapwyk, P.) 49:1335
- Youth recruitment and training (Hancott, D.) 42:1115 (Simmons, R.) 42:1045-1050
Finance and Government Services Committee
- Appointment of audit firm for audit of Auditor General office (D'Eith) 34:0825 (Redies) 29:1605 (Sourial, S.) 29:1600-1610
- Casting vote by Chair (D'Eith) 35:1115
- Election of Chair and Deputy Chair (Ashton) 29:1600 (D'Eith) 29:1600 (Leonard) 29:1600 (Sourial, S.) 29:1600
- In-camera proceedings, motions to move in camera See Motions and resolutions
- Membership change (D'Eith) 36:0835
- Motions See Motions and resolutions
- Prebudget consultation
- Public hearings (Sourial, S.) 29:1605-1610
- Public hearings, presentations from students (Bonner, A.) 48:1135 (D'Eith) 39:1720, 48:1135, 48:1425, 49:1525, 50:1535 (Furstenau) 39:1720 (Milobar) 42:1350 (Simons) 39:1720
- Public hearings, presentations on wildfire issues (D'Eith) 49:1100
- Recommendations (Ashton) 42:1150 (D'Eith) 40:1500, 42:1140 (Simons) 42:1145
- Recommendations on disability benefits and CPP deduction (Brown, B.) 42:1135
- Recommendations on education funding (Johns, C.) 43:0900-0905
- Reports, budget consultation report (Leonard) 58:0940 (Redies) 58:0940
- Reports, statutory officers budget report (D'Eith) 64:0905-0910
- Resolutions See Motions and resolutions
- Review of statutory officers
- Site visit by committee to Ombudsperson office (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 33:0925
- Subcommittee on auditing process (Sourial, S.) 29:1600-1605
- Work of committee (D'Eith) 34:0825, 43:0910, 45:1030, 46:1840, 50:1145 (James) 36:0835, 36:0920
- Work of committee, members and staff commended (Archer, K.) 32:0805 (Ashton) 63:1015, 64:0905-0910 (Cadieux) 58:0940 (D'Eith) 58:0940, 63:1015, 64:0905 (Simons) 58:0940
Finance Ministry
Financial services industry
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre
Finley, Tanya See also Finley, Tanya, and Holowaychuk, Brent
- Beer and beer industry, craft-brewing industry issues 45:1035-1045
- Restaurant and food services industry, licensed establishments, markup and profit margin issues 45:1035-1045
Finley, Tanya, and Holowaychuk, Brent
FINTRAC See Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre
Fires and firefighters
- Wildfires See also British Columbia Wildfire Service
- community resiliency investment program (Nicolson, C.) 49:1055-1100
- housing construction and buffer zones in interface areas (McWhinney, R.) 49:1605-1610
- impact on invasive plant species (Atkinson, J.) 47:1110
- impact on lung health (Furstenau) 49:1425 (Lam, C.) 49:1420-1425
- impact on water flows and wildlife (Koester, T.) 46:1730
- management and prevention funding (Harvey, E.) 41:1345 (Milobar) 49:1100 (Nicolson, C.) 49:1055-1100
- preparedness (Sutherland, A.) 47:0915
- preparedness and funding (Naziel, G.) 39:1640-1645 (Quinn, B.) 38:0805 (Thiessen, G.) 38:0850-0855
- prevention and ecosystem restoration (Adams, I.) 43:0945 (Ashton) 43:0950 (Redies) 43:0950
- prevention and fuel management (McWhinney, R.) 49:1605-1610 (Nicolson, C.) 49:1055
- prevention and human-caused fires (Simons) 41:1455-1500 (Twigg, J.) 41:1455-1500
- response and evacuee issues (Frizzell, G.) 38:0940 (Hall, L.) 38:0930-0935
- Wildfires in summer 2017, costs (James) 36:0845, 36:0855
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition See also Montani, Adrienne
First Nations and Indigenous persons
- Aboriginal rights and title (Tavender, R.) 50:1130
- Artists (MacDonald, J.) 46:1720
- Athletes, development program (Player, L.) 48:1105
- Child protection system
- Children
- Children in government care
- Community-based anti-violence programs (Porteous, T.) 50:1100
- Conditions for First Nations (Tavender, R.) 50:1130
- Consultation by government on land and resources (Calliou, C.) 37:1615
- Economic development (Jack, J.) 42:1105-1110 (Osborne, J.) 42:1105-1110 (Titus, B.) 42:1020-1025
- Education See Education of Indigenous persons under Education; Education of Indigenous persons under Post-secondary education
- Federal and provincial governance and legislation (Titus, B.) 42:1020-1030
- Finance authority See First Nations Finance Authority
- Financial management and borrowing ability (Daniels, E.) 47:1005-1015 (D'Eith) 47:1010-1015 (Milobar) 50:1505 (Redies) 42:1025, 47:1010 (Titus, B.) 42:1020-1030 (Williams, B.) 50:1500-1505
- Housing (D'Eith) 50:1505
- Involvement in technology industry See First Nations involvement in industry under High-technology industry
- Language preservation and revitalization (Tavender, R.) 50:1130
- Police services in First Nations communities See Police and policing
- Programs and services for children and families, funding (Richard, B.) 31:0810
- Reconciliation
- Relationship with government, role of UNDRIP See United Nations declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples
- Treaty First Nations, powers (Redies) 42:1025 (Titus, B.) 42:1025
- Women and anti-violence programs See Community-based anti-violence programs above
First Nations Finance Authority See also Daniels, Ernie
First Nations Financial Management Board See also Titus, Brian
Fish
Fisher, John
Fishing industry
Fitness and healthy lifestyle See Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness; Sports and recreation
FitzZaland, Richard
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Federation of Community Social Services of B.C. 41:1305-1315
- Federation of Community Social Services of B.C.
- Social welfare, community social services sector
- Social workers, community social services workers
Floods and floodplains
Food and food industry
Foot health
Ford, Fred
- Presentation to committee on behalf of A Way Home Kamloops 46:1755
- Homelessness, homeless youth, services and funding 46:1755
- Kamloops, homelessness, homeless youth 46:1755
Forest and Range Practices Act
Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia
- Funding of wildfire mitigation programs (Nicolson, C.) 49:1055-1100
Forests and forest industry
- Access to fibre, local processing See Mills, local processing below
- Employment and jobs (Hanacek, M.) 48:1410-1415 (McWhinney, R.) 49:1605-1610
- Forest management and practices
- Impact of climate change See Impact under Climate change
- Innovation (Hanacek, M.) 48:1410
- Log exports and prices (D'Eith) 48:1415 (Hanacek, M.) 48:1415 (Redies) 48:1415
- Mills, local processing (D'Eith) 48:1415 (Hanacek, M.) 48:1415
- Pest control and management
- aerial spraying of herbicides and pesticides (Ellis, S.) 49:1000 (Koester, T.) 46:1730
- Private lands, regulation and competitiveness (Hanacek, M.) 48:1410-1415
- Role in economy (Hanacek, M.) 48:1410-1415
- Spruce bark beetle infestation (Quinn, B.) 38:0805
- Winter harvesting of timber (McWhinney, R.) 49:1605-1610
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
- Staffing, new position for ecosystem management (Adams, I.) 43:0945 (D'Eith) 43:0950
Fort Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce See also Vandersteen, Bev
Fort Nelson, B.C.
Fort St. John, B.C.
FortisBC See also Bennett, Dave
Foundry See also Gerty, Krista; Liversidge, Pamela
Fowler, Colin
- Presentation to committee on behalf of North Island College 41:1330-1335
- North Island College
- Post-secondary education, international students and education 41:1335
- Post-secondary institutions
- financial management and ability to borrow 41:1330
- student housing 41:1330
FPSE See Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia
Franchises See Business
Fraser Health Authority
Fraser, Janet
- Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 39 (Vancouver) 42:1320-1330
- Education funding 42:1320
- Education funding, capital funding and maintenance funding 42:1325-1330
- Education of Indigenous persons 42:1320
- School district 39 (Vancouver)
- Schools
- building maintenance 42:1325
- construction of new schools and size requirements 42:1330
Fraser, Joni
- Presentation to committee 40:1310, 40:1330-1355, 40:1405, 40:1415-1420, 40:1505
- Bolton, Matthew, ferry service experiences 40:1345
- Ferries and ferry services
- medical-assured loading program 40:1355
- Ferries and ferry services, services to ferry-dependent communities 40:1330-1355, 40:1415-1420
- Haida Gwaii, ferry service levels 40:1330-1355, 40:1415-1420
- Health care system, travel for treatment 40:1330-1355
- Sandspit, airport, fire department and ambulance services 40:1505
Fraser, Paul See also Conflict of Interest Commissioner
- Conflict of interest
- Conflict of Interest Commissioner
Fraser River
Frechette, Michelle
- Presentation to committee on behalf of College of New Caledonia Students Union 38:1025-1035
- Post-secondary education
- accessibility and affordability 38:1020-1030
- financial assistance, elimination of interest on loans 38:1025
- financial assistance, needs-based grant programs 38:1025
- international students and tuition fees 38:1035
- textbook supply, open educational resources and textbooks 38:1030
- tuition policy 38:1035
Freedom of information
- Disclosure, proactive and routine disclosure See Proactive and routine disclosure below
- Information and Privacy Commissioner See Information and Privacy Commissioner
- Proactive and routine disclosure (McEvoy, M.) 30:0855
- Requests for information, public sector handling (McEvoy, M.) 30:0855
Frerichs, Earl
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Beaton Arm Crossing Association 45:0955-1010
- Beaton Arm Crossing Association, research on lake crossings 45:0955-1005
- Ferries and ferry services, services to ferry-dependent communities 45:1000-1010
- Upper Arrow Lakes
Frerichs, Sandi
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Beaton Arm Crossing Association 45:0955-1010
- Upper Arrow Lakes
- crossings reports and causeway-tunnel proposal 45:1005
- ferry services 45:1005
Friedman, Thomas
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association 46:1620-1630
- Adult basic education, developmental programs 46:1625-1630
- Post-secondary education
- Thompson Rivers University
- Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association, work of organization 46:1620
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, implementation of recommendations on post-secondary education 46:1625
Frizzell, Garth
- Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Prince George 38:0925-0940
- Employer health tax, implementation and impact, municipal budgets 38:0925-0930
- Fires and firefighters, wildfires, response and evacuee issues 38:0940
- Municipal and regional district tax program, allocation of revenues 38:0930-0935
- Prince George
- city government, impact of employer health tax on budget 38:0925-0930
- housing, short-term rentals 38:0940
- tourism 38:0930-0935
- wildfire evacuees and need for emergency response centre 38:0940
Frost, Sarah
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Interactive and Digital Media Industry Association of B.C. 42:1315
- Digital media industry, tax credits 42:1315
FRPA See Forest and Range Practices Act
Fruit and vegetable program See Education
Fry, Serena
- Care in youth mental health system and death (Pidgeon, W.) 49:1615-1620
Fuel
Furstenau, Sonia (Cowichan Valley)
- As subject
- communications from constituents on education issues (Houle, T.) 48:1440-1445
- membership on Finance Committee (D'Eith) 36:0835
- Air
- air quality measurement and index 49:1425
- B.C. by region
- northeastern B.C.
- maternity care and pediatrician supply 38:1050
- B.C. Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences Society
- activities and wet lab proposal 41:1540
- B.C. Parks Foundation
- activities and partnership proposal 41:1605
- B.C. SCRAP-IT program
- B.C. Seniors Games Society
- Carbon
- Disabled persons
- housing options and home-share providers 42:0920
- Education
- students
- immigrant and refugee student needs 50:1620
- Environment
- professional reliance model review 49:1000
- Ferries and ferry services
- Film industry
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- public hearings
- presentations from students 39:1720
- Fires and firefighters
- wildfires, impact on lung health 49:1425
- Fish
- Forests and forest industry
- forest management and practices
- prescribed burns and smoke management 38:0805
- Fort St. John
- Fuel
- Government
- administrative fairness, complaint process 61:0840
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Labour
- Land use
- LNG Canada
- Maternity and pregnancy
- services in rural and remote communities 38:1050
- Mental health
- mental health and addiction
- programs and services
- North Island College
- students first in their families to attend 41:1335
- Northern Lights College
- Ombudsperson
- Parks and protected areas
- system, funding and management 41:1605
- PharmaCare program
- PharmaNet system, access by dentists 50:0945
- Post-secondary education
- accessibility and affordability 50:1015
- financial assistance
- elimination of interest on loans 48:1135
- international students and education 37:1635
- students first in their families to attend 41:1335
- Post-secondary education funding
- Schizophrenia
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- capacity issues and student needs 50:1620
- Smithers
- tourism in area, infrastructure needs and ferry services 39:1705
- South Island Prosperity Project
- Spruce City Wildlife Association
- role and salmon hatchery program 38:0945
- Telkwa
- village government
- revenues, funding and infrastructure needs 39:1635
- Vancouver Island
- Waste management
- contaminated minesites, reclamation 39:1625
- Wildlife
Fyfe, Richard
- B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, role 62:0835
- Human rights
- Human Rights Commissioner, budget and operations, funding request 62:0835-0840
- Kahlon, Ravi, work on human rights commission re-establishment consultation process 62:0835
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