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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Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
- Activities and allocation of funds (Snyder, D.) 38:0940
Habitat protection See Environment; Fish; Wildlife
Haida Gwaii
- Culture and language preservation (Young, A.) 40:1320
- Economy and small businesses (Leonard) 40:1325 (Young, A.) 40:1315, 40:1325
- Ferry service levels (Dean) 40:1405 (Egger, A.) 40:1355-1400 (Favreau, B.) 40:1400-1410 (Fraser, Joni) 40:1330-1355, 40:1415-1420 (Kallio, B.) 40:1410-1415 (Martin, G.) 40:1325-1330, 40:1355, 40:1405-1410 (Rachar, D.) 40:1420 (Young, A.) 40:1320, 40:1415
- Fishing industry issues (Kallio, B.) 40:1410
- Health care services and health professional supply (Egger, A.) 40:1420-1425 (Rachar, D.) 40:1420
- High school and solar power initiative (D'Eith) 43:1100
- Infrastructure funding (Young, A.) 40:1315
- Literacy programs (Favreau, B.) 40:1430-1435
- Mental health and addiction services (Young, A.) 40:1435-1455
- Mental health and addiction services, recovery houses (D'Eith) 40:1450 (Kallio, B.) 40:1445-1450 (Young, A.) 40:1455
- Mental health services for children and youth, counsellor positions (Egger, A.) 40:1425 (Favreau, B.) 40:1425-1435 (Rachar, D.) 40:1435 (Simons) 40:1430 (Young, A.) 40:1440-1455
- Reconciliation proposals (Davis, F.) 40:1510 (Kallio, B.) 40:1500
- Recreation infrastructure (Favreau, B.) 40:1510
- Recreation infrastructure, swimming pool proposal (Davis, F.) 40:1510-1515
- Tourism (Martin, G.) 40:1330
Haida Gwaii Arts Council See also Egger, Astrid; Favreau, Beng
Haida Nation Council See Council of the Haida Nation
Hall, Katrina
- As subject
- Auditor General
- budget and operations, update 31:0915
- freedom-of-information requests 31:0915
Hall, Lyn
- Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Prince George 38:0930-0935
- Emergencies, evacuee registration system 38:0930
- Emergency Management B.C., services and pilot project 38:0930
- Fires and firefighters, wildfires, response and evacuee issues 38:0930-0935
- Prince George, wildfire evacuees and need for emergency response centre 38:0930-0935
Hamamoto, Gail
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Spinal Cord Injury Community Services Network 50:1110-1115
- B.C. Spinal Cord Injury Community Services Network, activities and funding 50:1110-1115
- Spinal cord conditions and injuries, integrated support services and funding 50:1110-1115
- Sports and recreation, participation by disabled persons 50:1110-1115
Hamilton, Pat
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Child Development Centre of Prince George and District 38:0835-0840
- Child Development Centre of Prince George and District Association, services and funding 38:0835-0840
- Children and youth, special needs children, services and therapist funding 38:0835-0840
Hanacek, Megan
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Private Forest Landowners Association 48:1410-1415
- Forests and forest industry
- Private Forest Landowners Association
- TimberWest Forest Corp. 48:1410
- Vancouver Island forest industry, private lands 48:1415
Hancott, Daren
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Yorkville University 42:1110-1120
- Film industry, youth recruitment and training 42:1115
- Post-secondary education
- Skills training, supply of skilled workers 42:1115-1120
- Toronto Film School 42:1115-1120
- Yorkville University, operations and role of B.C. campus 42:1110-1120
Handicapped persons See Disabled persons
Hansen, Joey
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Association of Administrative and Professional Staff at UBC 47:1025-1030
- Human rights commission, funding 47:1025
- Physicians, family physicians, supply 47:1025-1030
- Post-secondary institutions, removal from PSEC mandate 47:1025
- Public Sector Employers Council, mandate 47:1025
- University of B.C.
Harding, Jon
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Kwantlen Polytechnic University 50:1125
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University, student housing 50:1125
- Post-secondary institutions, student housing 50:1125
Harmonized sales tax
- Elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system (Hasanen, B.) 46:1640 (Milobar) 46:1645
Harris, B.J. Randall
- Presentation to committee on behalf of East Kootenay Invasive Species Council 43:1015-1020
- East Kootenay Invasive Species Council, work of organization 43:1015
- Invasive species
Harris, Ray
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Real Estate Association 49:0910
- Real estate industry, housing market conditions 49:0910
Harrison, Brad
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Adventure Tourism Coalition 47:1130-1134
- B.C. by region, rural B.C., economic diversification 47:1130-1135
- Land use planning 47:1135
- Resources and resource industries, resource development 47:1130-1135
- Tourism, adventure tourism 47:1130-1135
Harvey, Emma
- Presentation to committee 41:1340-1345
- École Ballenas Secondary School, outdoor education program 41:1340
- Fires and firefighters, wildfires, management and prevention funding 41:1345
Hasanen, Brant
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Kamloops Chamber of Commerce 46:1640-1645
- Carbon tax revenues, allocation 46:1645
- Harmonized sales tax, elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system 46:1640
- Sales tax, administration and assessments, impact on contractors 46:1640-1645
Hawes, Randy
- Presentation to committee on behalf of district of Mission 49:1435-1440
- Homelessness, incidence of addiction among homeless 49:1435
- Mission
- homeless persons and addiction issues 49:1435-1440
- Stave West recreation area and campgrounds, road access 49:1435
- Substance use and addiction, treatment and recovery services and funding 49:1435-1440
- West Coast Express, funding and role of transit agencies 49:1440
Hayashi, Kathryn
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Tri-University Meson Facility, TRIUMF Innovations commercial division 50:1020-1035
- High-technology industry
- Information and communications technology, computer technology, quantum computing 50:1025-1030
- Tri-University Meson Facility
- operations 50:1025
- TRIUMF Innovations commercial division, initiatives and funding 50:1025-1030
Hazardous products
HCTF See Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
Health See also Health care facilities and hospitals; Health care funding; Health care system; Long-term and residential care; Public health
Health authorities
- Speech-language services (Chase, K.) 42:1555
Health care facilities and hospitals
Health care funding
Health care system
- Beds, use of acute care beds by seniors in need of long-term care (Schmalcel, L.) 41:1445-1450
- Health professionals and workers See also particular professions and specialists
- Health professionals, supply (Rachar, D.) 40:1420
- Health professionals, workforce development strategy proposal (Avery, V.) 49:1110
- Hospice and palliative care See Hospice and palliative care
- IVF treatment See Reproduction
- Maternity services See Maternity and pregnancy
- Medical imaging services
- Pain management and opioid use (Robinson, J.) 49:1120
- Primary health care and interdisciplinary teams (Avery, V.) 49:1110 (D'Eith) 49:1125 (Robinson, J.) 49:1120-1125
- Reciprocity arrangements re services in other jurisdictions (Blake, J.) 42:1545-1550
- Surgical services
- Travel for treatment (Fraser, Joni) 40:1330-1355 (Martin, G.) 40:1325
- Travel for treatment and travel assistance program (Young, A.) 40:1320
- Travel for treatment, medevac system and return travel (D'Eith) 49:1515 (Vandersteen, B.) 49:1515
- Travel for treatment, medical-assured loading program See Ferries and ferry services
- Urgent care centres See Health care facilities and hospitals
- Wait-lists and waiting times
Health Ministry
- Health information breach investigation
- payment of settlement amounts (Chalke, J.) 61:0805
- report by Ombudsperson and government implementation update report (Chalke, J.) 33:0905, 61:0805
- Health professions policy secretariat proposal (Avery, V.) 49:1110
- Meetings with anaesthesiologists (Orfaly, R.) 50:1345-1350
Health Sciences Association of British Columbia See also Avery, Val; Longhurst, Andy
Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness
- Healthy eating, farmers market nutrition coupon program (D'Eith) 50:0910 (O'Hara, H.) 50:0910
- Healthy lifestyle for children and youth (Heil, J.) 42:1605
- Healthy lifestyle for seniors (Walsh, F.) 42:1530
- Physical literacy (Simons) 41:1415
- Physical literacy and fitness programs (Graham, M.) 38:0820-0830 (Kope, J.) 49:1310-1315 (McColl, R.) 46:1655 (Wilson, A.) 48:1105
- Physical literacy and fitness programs, Move program (Bettauer, R.) 48:1100-1105 (Cooper, D.) 41:1400-1415 (Dean) 38:0825 (D'Eith) 42:1605 (Gill, N.) 42:1605 (Graham, M.) 38:0825-0830 (Heil, J.) 42:1605 (Simons) 38:0825
- Physical literacy, gender differences (Cooper, D.) 41:1405-1410 (D'Eith) 41:1410
- Physical literacy, teacher training (Cooper, D.) 41:1415
- Sports and recreation See Sports and recreation
Hearing impairment See Ear health and hearing impairment
Heating See Energy
Heil, Jennifer
- Presentation to committee on behalf of viaSport 42:1600-1605
- Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness
- healthy lifestyle for children and youth 42:1605
- physical literacy and fitness programs, Move program 42:1605
- Sports and recreation
- coaching and leadership, local capacity-building 42:1605
- participation by children and youth 42:1605
- programs and funding 42:1605
- ViaSport B.C., funding, role and partnerships 42:1600-1605
Heise, Brian
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Invasive Species Council of B.C. 46:1700-1710
- Boats and boating, boat inspections 46:1705
- Invasive species
- Invasive Species Council of B.C., work of organization and trust fund proposal 46:1700-1705
Heritage Manor, Fort St. John, B.C.
Hernandez, Santanna
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Selkirk College Students Union 44:1615-1630
- As subject
- Post-secondary education
- Selkirk College Students Union, organization 44:1615
Hicken, Mark
- Review of wholesale liquor pricing See Wholesale pricing changes, review under Alcohol
Hickson, Cole
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University Students Union 46:1610
- Post-secondary education, funding formula, review 46:1610
- Thompson Rivers University, funding and enrolment 46:1610
High-technology industry See also Information and communications technology
Highway 99
- George Massey Tunnel replacement project (Redies) 50:1505 (Williams, B.) 50:1505
Highways and roads
Hill, Olivia
- Presentation to committee 41:1340, 41:1350
- École Ballenas Secondary School, global studies program 41:1340
Holding Pattern: Call Wait Times for Income and Disability Assistance report See System and call wait times, investigation by Ombudsperson under Income assistance
Hollstein, Darlene
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Destination Greater Victoria 48:0840-0850
- Airbnb operations 48:0850
- Cruise ship industry, ports 48:0845
- Destination Greater Victoria, activities and role 48:0840-0845
- Hotels and travel accommodation, short-term accommodation, regulation and taxation 48:0850
- Municipal and regional district tax program, allocation of revenues 48:0845-0850
- Victoria
- Belleville ferry terminal redevelopment 48:0845
- Ogden Point cruise ship terminal and master plan 48:0845
- tourism industry 48:0840-0850
Holmes, Coletta
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Chilliwack and District Seniors Resources Society 49:1450-1455
- Chilliwack and District Seniors Resources Society, services and advocacy work 49:1450
- Dental health
- dental health of seniors and access to dental care 49:1450-1455
- public education on oral hygiene 49:1455
- Seniors Advocate, work of office 49:1455
- Seniors, care and support 49:1450-1455
Holmes, Derek
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Stone, Sand and Gravel Association 49:1150-1155
- Housing, affordable housing 49:1150
- Infrastructure, construction costs 49:1150
- Mines and mining industry
- aggregate industry, regulation 49:1150-1155
- aggregate industry, role in infrastructure and housing construction 49:1150
- Trucking industry, transport of aggregate 49:1155
Holmes, Robert
- Presentation to committee 43:1055-1100
- Communities, urban development and sustainable neighbourhoods 43:1100
- Cranbrook, urban development and sustainable neighbourhoods 43:1100
- Mount Baker Secondary School, replacement and energy initiatives 43:1055-1100
Holowaychuk, Brent See also Finley, Tanya, and Holowaychuk, Brent
Holowaychuk, Brent
- As subject
- Alcohol, regulation 45:1035
- 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
Holt, Catherine
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce 48:1200-1210
- Camosun College, early learning and child care students, Philippines program initiative 48:1205
- Child care, affordability and availability 48:1200-1210
- Children and youth, early childhood educators, training and wages 48:1205
- Employer health tax, implementation and impact, businesses 48:1205
- Housing, affordable housing 48:1205-1210
- School district 61 (Greater Victoria), child care initiative 48:1205
- Victoria, transportation, need for regional commission 48:1210
- Workers, recruitment and retention 48:1200-1205
Home care
- Home and community care (Lundie, J.) 42:1305
- Home support services
Home ownership
- Financing, mortgages See Mortgages
- First-time homebuyers (Bellamy, L.) 47:1105
- Legislation and reporting requirements (McEvoy, M.) 30:0900 (Milobar) 30:0900
Homelessness
- Causes and government action (Canadensis, F.) 48:1325-1330
- Government action (Millar, J.) 43:0935
- Homeless youth, services and funding (D'Eith) 46:1750-1755 (Ford, F.) 46:1755 (McParland, K.) 46:1745-1755
- Incidence of addiction among homeless (Hawes, R.) 49:1435
- Incidence of mental illness and addiction among homeless (McGuigan, B.) 48:0945-0950
Honey, Christopher
Hooker, Brenda
- Presentation to committee on behalf of School district 60 (Peace River North) 37:1700-1705
- School district 60 (Peace River North)
- capital funding, projects and facility maintenance 37:1705
- school bus service and funding 37:1705
- teacher supply and recruitment 37:1700-1705
- Schools, school buses and bus service 37:1705
- Teachers, teacher supply and recruitment 37:1700-1705
Hospice and palliative care
Hospitals See Health care facilities and hospitals
Hotel tax See Municipal and regional district tax program
Hotels and travel accommodation
- Short-term accommodation
- Taxation (Judas, W.) 49:1010 (Milobar) 49:1010
Houle, Tara
- Presentation to committee on behalf of WISE Math B.C. 48:1440-1445
- As subject
- comments on Sonia Furstenau (D'Eith) 48:1445
- Education
- Furstenau, Sonia, communications from constituents on education issues 48:1440-1445
- WISE Math B.C., communications with MLAs 48:1445
Housing
- Affordable housing
- affordability and supply (Edge, C.) 48:0905-0910
- affordable housing (Caldwell, C.) 49:0905-0910 (Dowle, T.) 42:1510 (Holmes, D.) 49:1150 (Holt, C.) 48:1205-1210 (Permut, H.) 50:1625-1630 (Reid, C.) 46:1825 (Theriault, M.) 41:1345 (Twigg, J.) 41:1455
- government action (Canadensis, F.) 48:1325-1330 (Ivanova, I.) 50:1040
- government action and impact on housing costs (McMullin, A.) 50:1330-1335 (Moody, N.) 50:1300-1305
- government action and initiatives (Bellamy, L.) 47:1100-1105 (Cadieux) 36:0905 (James) 36:0845-0850, 36:0905-0910
- government investment (Smith, S.) 49:1550
- housing hub initiative See below
- impact on worker supply (Leonard) 42:1410
- market housing (Bellamy, L.) 47:1100 (Moody, N.) 50:1300
- supply (Morris-Reade, J.) 48:1005-1010
- Construction See Construction industry
- Densification See Communities
- Development See also Construction industry; Local government
- Development charges and fees (Edge, C.) 48:0910-0915 (Redies) 48:0915
- High-rise housing and use of elevators (von Donat, C.) 48:0835
- Housing first model (Millar, J.) 43:0935 (Theriault, M.) 41:1345
- Housing for people with mental illness See Supportive housing below
- Housing hub initiative and partnerships (James) 36:0905-0910
- Housing market See Real estate industry
- Rental housing
- affordability and supply (Gill, J.) 48:1420 (Ivanova, I.) 50:1040 (Mohar, A.) 48:1425
- allowable rent increases and supply of purpose-built rental housing (Hutniak, D.) 42:1515-1525
- allowable rent increases and tenant incomes (D'Eith) 42:1525 (Hutniak, D.) 42:1525
- collection of tenant information by landlords (Leonard) 30:0900 (McEvoy, M.) 30:0855-0900
- impact of tax policies (Hutniak, D.) 42:1515
- issues (Simons) 42:1525
- landlord costs (Hutniak, D.) 42:1520-1525 (Redies) 42:1525
- pet-friendly housing (Daniell, C.) 50:1050 (D'Eith) 50:1050
- purpose-built rental housing and incentives for new units (D'Eith) 50:1335 (McMullin, A.) 50:1330-1335
- rent increases and costs for landlords (McMullin, A.) 50:1335 (Redies) 50:1335
- rental assistance programs See Social and subsidized housing below
- Social and subsidized housing (Millar, J.) 43:0935
- Social and subsidized housing, rental subsidies (Ivanova, I.) 50:1040
- Student housing See Post-secondary institutions
- Supportive housing
- Tax exemptions for new housing developments See Construction industry
Howard, Maria
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Alzheimer Society of B.C. 50:1400-1410
- Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
- Education, curriculum, dementia education content 50:1405
HST See Harmonized sales tax
Huberman, Anita
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Surrey Board of Trade 50:0920-0930
- Arts and culture, government funding 50:0925-0930
- Child care funding 50:0920
- Children and youth, early-years funding and services 50:0925
- Employer health tax
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University, funding and services 50:0925
- Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus, student spaces and memorandum of understanding 50:0925
- Surrey
- Surrey Board of Trade, work of organization 50:0920
Huckleberry mine See Imperial Metals Corp.
Human rights
Human Rights Commissioner
- Budget and operations
- Information technology (Zabarauckas, C.) 62:0850
- Office space (Leonard) 62:0855 (Zabarauckas, C.) 62:0850-0900
- Role re foreign credentials issues (Redies) 62:0905 (Zabarauckas, C.) 62:0905
- Staff and staffing
Human trafficking
- Human trafficking (Markwick, M.) 39:1715
Hummel, Erica
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Tourism Prince George 38:1000-1005
- Destination B.C., funding 38:1000
- Municipal and regional district tax program, allocation of revenues 38:1000-1005
- Tourism
- Transit services, services for rural communities 38:1005
Humphreys, Kathy
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Kamloops Symphony Society, Western Canada Theatre and Kamloops Art Gallery 46:1710-1720
- Arts and culture
- B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding allocation 46:1710-1715
- Kamloops
- Kamloops Symphony Society, activities and funding 46:1715-1720
- Sagebrush Theatre, facility and bookings 46:1715
Humphreys, Tracy
- Presentation to committee on behalf of BCEdAccess 48:1050-1100
- BCEdAccess, work of organization 48:1050, 48:1100
- Disabled persons, programs and services, service delivery review request 48:1055
- Education funding, special education and special needs 48:1050-1100
- Education, special education and special needs
Hunt, Marvin
- Attendance at committee hearing (D'Eith) 50:0920
Hunting
Hurtak, F.J.
Hutchison, McKenzie
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Douglas Students Union 50:1530-1535
- BCcampus program, funding 50:1530-1535
- Post-secondary education
- Vancouver, cost of living 50:1530
Hutniak, David
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Landlord B.C. 42:1515-1525
- Housing, rental housing
- Property tax, school tax 42:1515
- Property transfer tax 42:1515
Huylenbroeck, Gina
- Presentation to committee 48:1455-1505
- As subject
- attendance at training program for blind 48:1455
- Disabled persons, peer support and mentorship 48:1455-1500
- Eye health and visual impairment, residential training program for visually impaired persons 48:1455-1505
Hydrogen fuel See Fuel
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