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., 73B:1435 = Issue 73, 2:35 p.m.

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Labour See also Employment and unemployment

Automation (Furstenau) 48:1010 (Morris-Reade, J.) 48:1010
Collective bargaining See also particular sectors
(Lanzinger, I.) 42:0910-0915
Community benefits agreement, impact (Atchison, C.) 43:1010
Labour market (James) 36:0845 (Peacock, K.) 50:1450
Labour market needs, alignment with post-secondary training See Post-secondary education
Labour market participation, role of child care (Gregson, S.) 49:1040
Labour market projections (Conlon, M.) 50:1355
Labour market studies (McGuire, L.) 49:1430
Unions See Trade unions
Labour Ministry

Employment standards branch, funding (Lanzinger, I.) 42:0905-0910
Labour Relations Board

Funding and staffing (D'Eith) 42:1335 (Faoro, P.) 42:1335-1340
Ladysmith, B.C.

Chiropractic services initiative (Robinson, J.) 49:1120
Lam, Chris

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Lung Association 49:1415-1425
Air
air pollution and air quality protection 49:1420-1425
air quality measurement and index 49:1425
Cannabis, smoking and health impacts 49:1420
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products, use and health impacts 49:1425
Fires and firefighters, wildfires, impact on lung health 49:1420-1425
Hazardous products, radon gas and testing 49:1420
Lung health
lung disease, incidence and prevention 49:1415-1425
public education 49:1415-1420
research, investment 49:1415
Tobacco, smoking cessation programs 49:1415-1420
Wood stoves, air quality issue and wood stove exchange program 49:1420
Land Owner Transparency Act

Provisions on lawyer-client privilege (Lawton, D.) 48:1310
Land trusts See Trusts
Land use

Land use planning (Furstenau) 39:1625 (Harrison, B.) 47:1135
Land use planning, funding (Skuce, N.) 39:1615-1620
Landlord B.C. See also Hutniak, David

Presentation to committee 42:1515-1525
Landlords See Rental housing under Housing
Langara College, Vancouver, B.C. See also Patel, Ajay; Trotter, Lane

Presentation to committee 42:0925-0935
Capital projects (Trotter, L.) 42:0925-0930
Capital projects, Building A replacement project (Redies) 42:0930
Funding and operations (Trotter, L.) 42:0925-0935
Indigenous students (Milobar) 42:0930 (Trotter, L.) 42:0925-0930
International students and tuition fees (Trotter, L.) 42:0925-0930
Student housing (Patel, A.) 42:0930-0935 (Simons) 42:0930
Language

American Sign Language See Ear health and hearing impairment
English language learning programs See English language learning programs
Lanzinger, Irene

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Federation of Labour 42:0905-0915
Business, franchises, labour issues 42:0915
Employment and unemployment, employment standards, enforcement and reforms 42:0905-0910
Labour, collective bargaining 42:0910-0915
Labour Ministry, employment standards branch, funding 42:0905-0910
Trade unions
dues 42:0915
organizing 42:0910-0915
Workers compensation system 42:0910
Workers, government investment 42:0905-0910
Law Society of British Columbia See also Lawton, Dean

Presentation to committee 48:1305-1315
Truth and reconciliation advisory committee (Lawton, D.) 48:1310
Work of organization (Lawton, D.) 48:1305
Lawton, Dean

Presentation to committee on behalf of Law Society of B.C. 48:1305-1315
Civil Resolution Tribunal, role 48:1315
Justice system, accessibility and alternative legal services providers 48:1310-1315
Land Owner Transparency Act, provisions on lawyer-client privilege 48:1310
Law Society of B.C.
truth and reconciliation advisory committee 48:1310
work of organization 48:1305
Lawyers and legal services, sales tax on services 48:1315
Legal aid, funding 48:1310-1315
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, calls to action for lawyers and law students 48:1310
Lawyers and legal services

Notaries See Notaries public
Sales tax on services (D'Eith) 41:1550, 48:1315 (Evans, D.) 41:1545 (Lawton, D.) 48:1315
Sales tax on services, allocation of revenues (D'Eith) 42:1000 (Mereigh, M.) 42:1000
Leadlay, Brenda

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Alliance for Arts and Culture 42:1655-1705
Arts and culture
government funding and support 42:1655-1705
health and social benefits 42:1700-1705
infrastructure funding 42:1700
B.C. Arts Council, budget and strategic plan 42:1655-1700
Mental health, role of arts and creativity 42:1705
Poverty reduction 42:1700-17050
Richmond, anti-poverty coalition and arts initiative 42:1700-1705
Sports and recreation, community capital infrastructure fund 42:1700
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry mandate letter 42:1700
Legal aid

Funding (Dean) 48:1315 (D'Eith) 41:1550, 48:1315 (Evans, D.) 41:1545-1555 (Lawton, D.) 48:1310-1315 (Simons) 41:1550
Services and funding (D'Eith) 42:1000 (Mereigh, M.) 42:0955-1000
Legal services See Lawyers and legal services; Notaries public
Legal Services Society

Operations and funding (Evans, D.) 41:1545 (Mereigh, M.) 42:0955
Legislation

Citizens' initiatives, process (Archer, K.) 32:0830 (Redies) 32:0830
Private bills, process (Steeves, K.) 42:1645
Legislature

Officers of the Legislature See also particular officers
salaries (D'Eith) 29:1610 (Sourial, S.) 29:1610
Officers of the Legislature shared services
cost recoveries (Chalke, J.) 61:0800, 61:0810-0815
human resource services (Ashton) 61:0835 (Chalke, J.) 61:0835
inflationary costs (D'Eith) 61:0830 (Van Swieten, D.) 61:0830
information technology (Chalke, J.) 61:0810
shared services (Chalke, J.) 33:0850 (McEvoy, M.) 30:0900 (Redies) 60:1105 (Van Swieten, D.) 60:1105
staffing (Chalke, J.) 61:0845 (D'Eith) 61:0845
Leitch, Peter

Presentation to committee on behalf of Motion Picture Production Industry Association of B.C. 49:1330-1345
Film industry
industry and role in economy 49:1330-1340
tax credits 49:1340
women in industry 49:1340-1345
Leonard, Ronna-Rae (Courtenay-Comox)

Adult basic education
developmental programs 43:0925
Alcohol
sale of alcohol, nickel-a-drink levy proposal for addiction treatment 46:1635
Ashton, Dan
election as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 29:1600
Auditor General
budget and operations
funding request 59:0825
budget and operations, update 31:0910
staff salaries, retention and new positions 59:0825
Automobiles
accident rate 47:0915
clean energy and electric vehicles
government policy mandate and manufacturing quotas 49:1400
BCEdAccess
work of organization 48:1100
Brain health
brain injuries
services and funding 37:1525
B.C. by region
northern B.C.
physiotherapy services and training 42:1305
B.C. Hydro and Power Authority
financial reporting, Auditor General review 31:0910
B.C. SCRAP-IT program
operations 49:1205
B.C. Seniors Games
participation and funding for host societies 48:0940
Civil Resolution Tribunal
role 48:1315
Climate change
impact on issues
insurance industry 47:0915
College of New Caledonia
health sciences centre proposal and centre of excellence in imaging 38:0820
Consumers
cost of living, impact on worker supply 42:1410-1415
Education
mental health services in schools, staff 42:1330
special education and special needs
education assistants 48:1100
special education and special needs, inclusive education 50:1440
Education funding
special education and special needs 42:1330
Elections
enumeration and list of voters
provisional registration of youth 32:0840
general elections
campaign period 32:0840
Elections B.C.
budget and operations
supplementary funding request for referendum on electoral reform 35:1030, 35:1040, 35:1100
update 32:0840
staff and staffing, temporary staff 35:1040
Employer health tax 42:1415
exemptions 43:0915
implementation and impact
post-secondary institutions 38:0845
Film industry
tax credits 42:1050
Finance and Government Services Committee
election of Deputy Chair 29:1600
reports, budget consultation report 58:0940
Floods and floodplains
flood preparedness and management 47:1210
Fort Nelson
justice system and family court services 38:1045-1050
Geoscience B.C. Society
research projects 42:1125
Government
procurement practices and system
low-carbon approach 48:1130
Greenhouse gas emissions
reduction 48:1130
Haida Gwaii
economy and small businesses 40:1325
Hall, Katrina, death 59:0825
Health care system
medical imaging services and training programs 38:0820
Hotels and travel accommodation
short-term accommodation 38:0940, 39:1700
data collection 45:0910
short-term accommodation and impact on housing 48:0850
Housing
affordable housing
impact on worker supply 42:1410
rental housing, collection of tenant information by landlords 30:0900
Human Rights Commissioner
budget and operations
funding request 62:0855-0900
professional services 62:0855
office space 62:0855
staff and staffing
salaries 62:0855
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and operations
update 30:0900
Island Coastal Economic Trust
governance and role of First Nations 42:1110
Justice system
accessibility and alternative legal services providers 48:1315
Kootenay area
transit service 45:0920
Literacy
assessments 41:1440
Local government
infrastructure funding 45:0910
Long-term and residential care, assessment for care 48:0925
Mount Baker Secondary School
replacement and repair 43:0910
Municipal and regional district tax program
allocation of revenues 39:1700
Music industry development, training and exports 48:1020
North Island Hospital Comox Valley
beds and capacity issues 41:1450
Northern Brain Injury Association
funding and services 37:1525
Ombudsperson
budget and operations
funding request 61:0830-0835
supplementary funding request 34:0815
update 33:0920
impact of public interest disclosure legislation on office 61:0830-0835
prevention services 61:0830-0835
prevention services and pilot program 33:0920
role and responsibilities 34:0815
Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society
role and programs for non-profits 50:1315
Peace Villa
seniors care facility, expansion 37:1530-1535
Physiotherapists
supply and training 42:1305
Police Complaint Commissioner
budget and operations
funding request 60:1050
workload and cases 60:1050
Port McNeill
health care services in area, mobile CT scan proposal 41:1400
Post-secondary education
financial assistance
eligibility criteria 38:1030
Post-secondary education, graduate student scholarships 48:1000
Prince George
housing, short-term rentals 38:0940
wildfire evacuees 38:0935
Public service
workplace culture 61:0835
Referendum on electoral reform
mail-in ballot, services for visually impaired people 35:1100
proponent and opponent groups, requirements 35:1030-1040
public education and voter information
plain language 35:1035
role of Service B.C. and referendum service offices 35:1030
Representative for Children and Youth
budget and operations
building occupancy charges 62:0820-0825
funding request 62:0820-0825
Residential Tenancy Act
amendments, consultation process 30:0900
Save Our Northern Seniors Society
work of organization and seniors' care proposal 37:1530-1535
School district 39 (Vancouver)
costs and funding 42:1330
Selkirk College
funding and international students 45:0935
Simon Fraser University
student housing 42:1620-1625
Smithers
housing, short-term rentals 39:1700
Social workers
community social services workers
wages 41:1310
Sports and recreation
participation by disabled persons 50:1115
Substance use and addiction
recovery houses, funding and per-diem rates 50:1605-1610
treatment services
funding and accessibility 46:1635
University of Northern B.C.
impact of employer health tax on budget 38:0845
physiotherapist program proposal 38:0920
Water
geoscience research 42:1125
YMCA of Okanagan
child care services and facilities, funding 47:1055
Lewis, Sian

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kamloops Society for Alcohol and Drug Services 46:1630-1640
Alcohol
alcohol-related health and social issues 46:1630-1635
sale of alcohol, nickel-a-drink levy proposal for addiction treatment 46:1630-1640
Substance use and addiction, treatment services, funding and accessibility 46:1630-1640
Libraries

Services and funding (D'Eith) 39:1615, 40:1505 (Earl, H.) 39:1605-1615 (Egger, A.) 40:1505 (Simons) 39:1615
Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Janet Austin

Activities (Wilkin, N.) 48:1355
Lightburn, Patricia

Presentation to committee on behalf of David Suzuki Foundation 49:1350-1400
Automobiles, clean energy and electric vehicles, government policy mandate and manufacturing quotas 49:1350
California, regulation of vehicle standards 49:1400
Carbon tax
application to methane emissions 49:1355
rate increase and carbon-pricing plan 49:1350-1355
Climate change
government action on climate change 49:1350-1355
mitigation and green infrastructure 49:1355
Greenhouse gas emissions, oil and gas sector emissions and reduction 49:1355
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, funding 49:1355
Transit services
electric buses 49:1355
funding 49:1355
Transportation
green transportation initiatives 49:1350-1355
mobility pricing 49:1355
Vancouver, transportation initiatives and transit services 49:1355
Lim, My Huy

Presentation to committee 41:1340
Education
class size and composition 41:1340
extracurricular activities in schools 41:1340
Post-secondary education, tuition fees 41:1340
Line, Robert

Island Coastal Economic Trust, governance, legislation and role of First Nations 42:1110
Liquefied natural gas development

Conditions for projects, policy framework (Giraud, B.) 37:1550-1555
Development (Bennett, D.) 47:1045 (Bumstead, D.) 37:1545
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Impact on greenhouse gas emissions targets (Ivanova, I.) 50:1040
Infrastructure needs (Kjos, J.) 37:1710-1715
Power supply and clean energy (Mather, J.) 49:1625
Liquefied natural gas income tax

Elimination (Giraud, B.) 37:1550
Liquor See Alcohol
Liquor distribution branch

Financial reporting, review by Auditor General (Bellringer, C.) 59:0810
Lissel, Sue

Presentation to committee on behalf of Make Children First Kamloops 46:1830-1840
Children and youth, early-years funding and services 46:1830-1840
Kamloops, services for children and families, funding 46:1830-1835
Make Children First Kamloops, funding and programs 46:1830-1840
Literacy

Assessments (Eddy, K.) 41:1440 (Leonard) 41:1440
Literacy education in K-12 system See Literacy education under Education
Literacy levels for adults (Cadieux) 41:1435 (Eddy, K.) 41:1435-1440
Physical literacy See Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness
Programs and funding (Amantea, C.) 44:1630-1640 (Booth, W.) 42:1635 (Cadieux) 37:1650 (Clare, F.) 46:1755-1810 (Dean) 37:1650 (D'Eith) 37:1650-1655 (Eddy, K.) 41:1430-1440 (Favreau, B.) 40:1430-1435 (Mobley, M.) 37:1645-1655 (Reddy, N.) 42:1625-1635
Programs and participant feedback (Eddy, K.) 41:1440 (Simons) 41:1440
Programs, participation by immigrants to B.C. (Smith, K.) 44:1635
Reading digital and analog books (Clare, F.) 46:1805-1810 (D'Eith) 46:1805-1810
Storybook program for inmates (Clare, F.) 46:1800-1805 (Simons) 46:1805
Literacy Haida Gwaii See also Favreau, Beng

Presentation to committee 40:1425-1435
Literacy in Kamloops See also Clare, Fiona

Presentation to committee 46:1755-1810
Funding and programs (Clare, F.) 46:1800-1810
Raise-a-Reader campaign (Clare, F.) 46:1805
Liversidge, Pamela

Presentation to committee on behalf of Foundry 49:0920-0935
Foundry, mental health and social services, funding 49:0920-0935
Mental health of children and youth
early intervention and return on investment 49:0925-0930
mental illness and addiction services 49:0920-0935
online services and information 49:0925-0930
Livestock industry

Grazing land See Rangeland
LNG Canada

LNG facility project (Bumstead, D.) 37:1540-1545 (Furstenau) 48:1125 (Giraud, B.) 37:1555 (Mather, J.) 49:1625 (Morrison, G.) 48:1405 (Woynillowicz, D.) 48:1125
LNG facility project, emissions (Ivanova, I.) 50:1040
LNG development See Liquefied natural gas development
Lobbyists

Registry
rebuilding initiative (McEvoy, M.) 60:0905, 60:0920
registrar See Information and Privacy Commissioner
Regulation
reforms and impact (McEvoy, M.) 60:0905, 60:0920
two-year prohibition for former public office holders (McEvoy, M.) 60:0905
Lobbyists Registration Act

Amendments, consultation process (McEvoy, M.) 30:0850
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act

Purpose and impact (McEvoy, M.) 60:0915-0920 (Redies) 60:0930
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act

Provisions (Western, N.) 61:0945
Local government

Development approval process (Coulter, A.) 50:1305 (Moody, N.) 50:1300 (Redies) 50:1305 (Stathonikos, D.) 42:0940
Elections See Elections
Housing development approval process (Edge, C.) 48:0910-0915
Impact of employer health tax See Implementation and impact, municipal budgets under Employer health tax
Infrastructure funding (Ducs, D.) 45:0910 (Leonard) 45:0910
Infrastructure funding and needs, capital grants (Repen, D.) 39:1630-1635
Infrastructure funding, federal funding (Ackland, S.) 41:1350
Municipal and regional district tax program See Municipal and regional district tax program
Procurement practices
investigation by Ombudsperson (Chalke, J.) 33:0905
Revenues from gaming facilities (Stuart, S.) 42:1500-1505
Transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government (Repen, D.) 39:1630
Lockrey, Cynthia

Presentation to committee 48:1315-1200
As subject
son's experience with speech-language services 48:1320
Children and youth, early childhood development, language and communication 48:1315-1320
Cowichan Valley, speech-language services 48:1315-1320
Education, speech-language services in schools 48:1320
Speech disorders, early intervention services and funding 48:1315-1320
Speech-language pathologists, services and funding 48:1320
Longhurst, Andy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Health Sciences Association of B.C. 49:1115
Health care funding, capital funding and needs 49:1115
Long-term and residential care facilities 49:1115
Long-term and residential care

Assessment for care (Leonard) 48:0925 (Mackenzie, I.) 48:0930
Beds
alternative-level-of-care beds See Beds, use of acute care beds by seniors under Health care system
Facilities (Longhurst, A.) 49:1115
Facilities and services (Ashton) 42:1425 (Collins, J.) 37:1530-1535 (Klassen, K.) 42:1415-1430 (Nelson, M.) 37:1525-1535 (Redies) 42:1430
Fees (Ashton) 48:0925 (Mackenzie, I.) 48:0925
Funding See Health care funding
Quality of care (Klassen, K.) 42:1420-1425 (Simons) 42:1420
Quality of life, programs and funding (Klassen, M.) 42:1415-1420
Staffing and worker supply and wages (Ashton) 42:1425 (Klassen, M.) 42:1420-1430
Use as housing by low-income seniors (Mackenzie, I.) 48:0920-0925
Lowe, Stan See also Police Complaint Commissioner

As subject
service as Police Complaint Commissioner 60:1010, 60:1020
service as Police Complaint Commissioner commended (Ashton) 60:1110 (D'Eith) 60:1110
Canada
police oversight 60:1015-1020
Elsner, Frank, police misconduct case and costs 60:1030-1035
Independent investigations office
role 60:1010-1015
McNeilly, Gerry, work on police oversight 60:1010
Police and policing
civilian oversight 60:1010-1020
police complaint process
alternative dispute resolution 60:1010
review by Josiah Wood 60:1010-1015
profession 60:1020
special municipal constables, number and oversight 60:1020, 60:1040-1045, 60:1110
Police Complaint Commissioner
audit by Auditor General 60:1050
budget and operations
funding for adjudications, hearings and legal services 60:1020-1105
funding request 60:1005-1110
inflationary costs 60:1040
judicial review applications against office 60:1015-1105
role 60:1010
staff and staffing
investigative analyst position 60:1035-1040
new position request 60:1020
salaries 60:1020, 60:1055
staff thanked 60:1020
workload and cases 60:1010-1015, 60:1050-1055, 60:1110
Police Complaint Process Review Special Committee
appointment and powers 60:1015
Tulloch, Michael
report on police oversight 60:1010-1015
U.S.
police oversight 60:1015-1020
Lower Mainland

Cycling and walking infrastructure (D'Eith) 42:1535 (Walsh, F.) 42:1530-1535
Housing affordability (Gill, J.) 48:1420 (Mohar, A.) 48:1425
Housing affordability and housing market (D'Eith) 50:1630 (Permut, H.) 50:1625-1630
Retail industry (Bruenjes, A.) 49:1105
Lucas, Glen

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Fruit Growers Association 45:0945-0955
Columbia River treaty, treaty negotiations 45:0945
Columbia Valley area, tree fruit industry 45:0945-0950
Food and food industry, tree fruit industry
competitiveness fund 45:0945, 45:0955
infrastructure and climate change fund proposal 45:0945
replant program 45:0945-0950
Lundie, Janet

Presentation to committee on behalf of Physiotherapy Association of B.C. 42:1305
Burnaby General Hospital joint surgery team staffing 42:1305
Home and community care 42:1305
Kamloops Urgent Care Clinic, operations 42:1305
Physiotherapists
role in interdisciplinary health care teams 42:1305
supply and training 42:1305
Lung cancer See Cancer
Lung health See also particular diseases

Lung disease, incidence and prevention (Lam, C.) 49:1415-1425
Public education (Lam, C.) 49:1415-1420
Research, investment (Lam, C.) 49:1415
Luxury tax See Taxation, tax on high-priced vehicles under Automobiles

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