Province of British Columbia
41st Parliament – 2018
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
INDEX

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Barton, Sally

Education
curriculum
implementation of new curriculum 11:1240
healthy eating and physical activity initiatives
Auditor General review and government response 11:1145, 11:1205, 11:1225-1240
monitoring and evaluation 11:1205, 11:1225, 11:1230-1235
student learning survey 11:1225-1240
Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health
B.C. participation 11:1145
BCUC See British Columbia Utilities Commission
Bears See Wildlife
Begg, Garry (Surrey-Guildford)

As subject
experience with staffing in northern and rural B.C. 8:1410
B.C. Utilities Commission
Auditor General review and follow-up 10:1135
role, independent oversight role 10:1135
Northern Health Authority, operations commended 8:1410
Nurses
recruitment and retention in northern B.C.
Auditor General review 8:1410
performance measurement 8:1410
Public Accounts Committee
communications plan, draft plan 13:1135
work of committee, public awareness 13:1135
Public sector
financial reporting and accountability
staff expenses and reimbursement policy 11:1045, 11:1055
School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
executive expenses management
Auditor General review 11:1045, 11:1055
Wildlife
grizzly bear management
Auditor General review 8:1120-1130
management and action plan 8:1120-1130
Bell, Fraser

As subject
role in Northern Health Authority 8:1310, 8:1335
B.C. by region
northeast B.C.
First Nations and Indigenous nurses 8:1415
northern and rural B.C.
nurse recruitment and incentives 8:1420
First Nations Health Authority, partnerships with health care system 8:1420
Health care system, primary health care, multidisciplinary teams 8:1340
Nurses
recruitment and retention in northern B.C.
Auditor General review and government response 8:1310, 8:1335-1340, 8:1355, 8:1410-1420, 8:1435
supply, hiring and training 8:1335, 8:1355, 8:1410, 8:1435
University of B.C.
distributed medical program and retention of physicians 8:1355
University of Northern B.C.
rural nursing certificate program 8:1355
Women's equality issues 8:1340
Bellringer, Carol See also Auditor General

Auditor General
audit follow-up process 11:1340-1350
audit services 14:1000-1005
coverage of school districts 12:1050, 14:1305
future audits 14:1030
performance audit coverage plan 8:1440-1510, 12:1030-1035, 14:1310
performance audits 8:1440-1450, 11:1015-1020, 14:1005
priorities 8:1445-1455, 8:1500-1505, 12:1020-1025, 12:1040-1050, 12:1145
priorities and geographic balance 12:1055
priorities and methodology 11:1015-1020
priorities and public interest 12:1020
self-assessment by auditees 14:1035
timelines 12:1040
budget and operations
review by Finance Committee 14:1310-1315
supplementary funding request for B.C. Hydro review 8:1450
financial statement audit coverage plan 12:1005, 12:1015-1105
financial statement audit coverage plan, potential amendment 11:1345-1350
financial statement audits 14:1000
financial statement audits, overview of previous work 14:1305-1310
performance measurement 8:1510
recommendations
implementation 11:1125
implementation and action plans 14:1055
reports with no recommendations 14:1015-1020
role and responsibilities 8:1445, 8:1505
staffing 14:1305-1315
Auditor General Act, provisions 8:1440, 8:1500
Auditors
Auditors General report on climate change action 8:1500
B.C. Hydro
Auditor General reviews 14:1030, 14:1100
capital asset management, Auditor General review 14:1015-1020, 14:1035, 14:1055-1100
capital asset management, scope of Auditor General review 14:1015-1020
cybersecurity management, Auditor General review 14:1030
financial reporting, Auditor General review 8:1450, 12:1020-1025
Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees
2018 conference in Charlottetown, B.C. delegation 11:1355
Commercial vehicle safety
Auditor General review 14:1120, 14:1200, 14:1210, 14:1220, 14:1235, 14:1255-1300
driver training and licensing 14:1235
governance, cross-agency committee 14:1200
traffic accidents and fatalities 14:1210, 14:1220
Destination B.C.
Auditor General review 12:1055-1100
Energy
demand forecasting 14:1100
electric power infrastructure, information systems and cybersecurity management 14:1030
Environment
ecosystem protection 8:1040
First Nations and Indigenous persons
agreements with government, accommodation agreements and audit services 8:1455
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
Auditor General review 12:1020-1025
Legislature
financial reporting, Auditor General review 14:1310
officers of the Legislature, audits 12:1100-1105
operations, Auditor General review 14:1310
Nurses
recruitment and retention in northern B.C.
Auditor General review 8:1305, 8:1335-1340
nurse and nurse practitioner supply 8:1305
performance measurement 8:1305
Provincial employees community services fund
Auditor General review 12:1015
Public Accounts Committee
information requests 14:1305
Public sector
financial reporting and accountability
staff expenses and reimbursement policy 11:1125
School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
executive expenses management
Auditor General review 11:1010-1020, 11:1125
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
capital asset management, Auditor General review 14:1030
University of B.C.
financial reporting
Auditor General review 12:1030
Wildlife
grizzly bear management
Auditor General review 8:1010, 8:1140, 8:1150
management 8:1010, 8:1140
Women
women's equality issues 8:1335-1340
Beverages

Soft drinks and sugary drinks (McCrea, J.) 11:1305 (Smith, Suzanne) 11:1305 (Sultan) 11:1305
Blackie, Doug

As subject
role in Health Ministry 8:1310
Bond, Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)

As subject
election as Chair of Public Accounts Committee 7:1440 (Yap) 7:1440
Auditor General
audit follow-up process 11:1340-1350
audit services
coverage of post-secondary institutions 12:1050
coverage of school districts 12:1050
performance audit coverage plan 8:1440, 8:1500-1510, 12:1035
performance audits 11:1015-1025
priorities 8:1500-1505, 12:1035-1050
priorities and geographic balance 12:1055
self-assessment by auditees 14:1035-1040
timelines 12:1040
financial statement audit coverage plan 12:1015, 12:1030-1100
financial statement audit coverage plan, potential amendment 11:1350
financial statement audits, overview of previous work 14:1310
recommendations
implementation 11:1115, 11:1125
implementation and action plans 13:1145, 14:1100
reports with no recommendations 14:1015
work of office 14:1315
Auditors
Auditors General report on climate change action 10:1405
Automobiles
electric vehicles, infrastructure 10:1515
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C.
commercial vehicle safety 14:1250-1255
nurse recruitment and incentives 8:1420-1425
northern B.C.
climate change in northern B.C. 10:1600-1605
rural B.C.
recycling services 10:1240-1245
B.C. Hydro
capital asset management
Auditor General review 14:1000, 14:1015-1025, 14:1035-1050, 14:1100
Auditor General review, scope 14:1015
prioritization frameworks 14:1025
cybersecurity management, Auditor General review 14:1035
financial reporting, use of rate-regulated accounting and deferral accounts 13:1100
government review 13:1100
procurement practices 14:1040-1045
risk management 14:1045
staff, support 14:1040
B.C. Institute of Technology
nursing education 8:1425
B.C. Nurses Union
partnership with Northern Health Authority 8:1430
B.C. Utilities Commission
Auditor General review and follow-up 10:1040-1045, 10:1115, 10:1135-1155
regulation of electricity rates 10:1115-1120, 10:1145-1150
role
public interest component 10:1140-1145
Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees
2018 conference in Charlottetown, B.C. delegation 9:1225, 10:1610, 11:1340, 11:1350-1355, 12:1145
2020 conference in B.C. 9:1225
Children and youth
early childhood development
early-years framework and early development index 11:1315
social-emotional learning and vulnerability of children 11:1310
Citizens' Services Ministry
Deputy Minister, attendance at committee meeting 13:1135
real estate asset sales management, Auditor General review 13:1100-1105, 13:1125-1135
Climate change
action on climate change, mitigation vs. adaptation 10:1600
federal and interprovincial action on climate change 10:1550
government action and strategy
action and strategy 10:1550, 10:1606
Auditor General review 10:1515, 10:1545-1605
local government and organization role 10:1555-1600
performance measurement and reporting 10:1550
impact 10:1555
data collection 10:1600-1605
risk assessment 10:1550, 10:1605
Commercial vehicle safety
Auditor General review 14:1120, 14:1135, 14:1205, 14:1225-1230, 14:1245-1300
commercial vehicle safety officers, support 14:1245-1300
data collection and analysis 14:1250
governance and policy issues 14:1205
information technology systems 14:1250-1255
inspection and enforcement 14:1250-1300
safety education and awareness 14:1300
Comptroller general, attendance at committee meetings 14:1100
Destination B.C.
Auditor General review 12:1055-1100
Education
healthy eating and physical activity initiatives
Auditor General review 11:1305-1325
Education funding
CommunityLINK nutrition program 11:1310-1315
Emergencies
emergency response to floods and wildfires, report 10:1555
Energy
demand forecasting 14:1035
electric power infrastructure management 14:1025
electricity rates 10:1115-1120, 10:1145-1150
Environment
conservation officers, role 8:1205
ecosystem protection 8:1040
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
climate action secretariat, activities 10:1605
Family maintenance enforcement program
contract
procurement practices and management 11:1335
Ferguson, Michael, death and legacy 14:1000
Finance and Government Services Committee
public education initiatives 13:1135
Fires and firefighters
wildfires, prevention and fuel management 10:1555
First Nations and Indigenous persons
agreements with government, accommodation agreements and audit services 8:1455
Forests and forest industry
pest control and management 10:1555
Government
accounting practices, use of accounting standards and other jurisdictions 13:1100
financial reporting, Auditor General review for 2017-18 and qualifications 13:1000-1005, 13:1035, 13:1050, 13:1100
sale of lands and properties
management 13:1125-1135
perceived bias and fraud prevention issue 13:1130
sale by government agencies 13:1125
spending and tax expenditures 12:1135-1140
Health authorities
workstation support services contract
contract 11:1335
Health care system
system, regional issues and partnerships 8:1425
Housing
non-profit asset transfer program
program 10:1400, 11:1335, 12:1140
Justice Ministry
contracts
procurement practices and management 11:1335
Kot, Jill, attendance at committee meeting 13:1135
Northern Health Authority
nurses and nurse practitioners
workplace stress 8:1425
Nurses
recruitment and retention in northern B.C.
Auditor General review 8:1420-1440
supply, hiring and training 8:1435
Poverty
reduction
government strategy 11:1320
Public Accounts Committee
communications plan, draft plan 12:1145-1150, 13:1135-1140
correspondence from Attorney General Ministry 12:1140
correspondence from Auditor General 12:1140-1145, 14:1305
correspondence from Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry 10:1400-1405
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 7:1440
information request 11:1325-1330
information requests 14:1205, 14:1305
meetings
draft meeting agenda 9:1220-1225
invitation to Attorney General Ministry 10:1405
meeting agenda and time allocation 13:1000-1005
meeting schedule and workplan 7:1440-1445
process to manage correspondence 10:1405
report
annual report 7:1440-1445
draft report 9:1210-1220
review of Auditor General reports 14:1315
role 12:1145-1150
subcommittee on agenda and procedure 7:1440, 13:1145
work of committee
members and staff thanked 9:1210, 13:1145
public awareness 13:1135-1140
work of committee 9:1215
Public health
physical fitness
role of sedentary behaviour, sleep and screen time 11:1320-1325
role of preventive health care 11:1315
Public interest immunity
information request by committee 10:1405
Public sector
financial reporting and accountability
staff expenses and reimbursement policy 11:1040, 11:1110-1115
Public service
ethics management
ethics advisors 11:1325-1330
Recycling
designated products 10:1240
participation of newspaper industry in recycling programs 10:1245
product stewardship programs
Auditor General review 10:1200, 10:1235-1245
regulations, compliance and oversight 10:1240
Resources and resource industries
sustainable development 8:1220
School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
executive expenses management
Auditor General review 11:1005-1045, 11:1110-1115, 11:1125-1130, 12:1140
School districts
sale of school properties 13:1125-1130
Tourism
wilderness tourism, bear viewing 8:1155-1200
Traffic safety
wildlife issues and mitigation
impact of roads on grizzly bear habitat 8:1115
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
commercial vehicle safety and enforcement branch 14:1250
van Leeuwen, Alayna
recognition of service as committee research analyst 9:1230
Wildlife
grizzly bear management
Auditor General review 8:1005-1010, 8:1015, 8:1040, 8:1050, 8:1115, 8:1125, 8:1140, 8:1150-1220
bear-human interactions 8:1215
budget and funding 8:1155-1200
management and action plan 8:1050, 8:1125, 8:1140
population inventory and monitoring 8:1210
species-at-risk legislation 8:1215
Bourne, Peter

Auditor General
audit services
priorities and geographic balance 12:1055
financial statement audit coverage plan 12:1020, 12:1055-1100
Destination B.C.
Auditor General review 12:1055-1100
Bridge River dams

Status and seismic safety (Morton, D.) 10:1130
British Columbia

Hosting of 2020 public accounts conference See Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees
B.C. Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation

Role (Herman, M.) 11:1245
British Columbia by region

Northeast B.C.
First Nations and Indigenous nurses (Bell, F.) 8:1415 (Sultan) 8:1410-1415
nursing education (Byres, D.) 8:1330, 8:1410, 8:1420 (Riddell, S.) 8:1310 (Rossi, S.) 8:1315-1320
Northern and rural B.C.
commercial vehicle safety (Bond) 14:1250-1255 (Richter, K.) 14:1250-1255 (Thornthwaite) 14:1215
nurse recruitment and incentives (Bell, F.) 8:1420 (Bond) 8:1420-1425 (Byres, D.) 8:1405 (Rossi, S.) 8:1340-1345, 8:1405-1410 (Sultan) 8:1415-1420 (Thornthwaite) 8:1345 (Yap) 8:1405
Northern B.C.
climate change in northern B.C. (Bond) 10:1600-1605
Rural B.C.
recycling services (Bond) 10:1240-1245 (Morel, D.) 10:1240-1245
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control

Population health observatory See Population health surveys under Public Health
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Auditor General reviews (Bellringer, C.) 14:1030, 14:1100 (Sydor, M.) 14:1005, 14:1025-1035
Capital asset management See also Electric power infrastructure management under Energy
Auditor General review (Bellringer, C.) 14:1015-1020, 14:1035, 14:1055-1100 (Bond) 14:1000, 14:1015-1025, 14:1035-1050, 14:1100 (Dean) 14:1020 (Glumac) 14:1025-1030 (Ma) 14:1050 (Sultan) 14:1015-1020, 14:1050 (Sydor, M.) 14:1005, 14:1025-1045 (Thomas, C.) 14:1005-1010, 14:1035-1040, 14:1055 (Yap) 14:1030-1035
Auditor General review and government response (Darby, A.) 14:1025, 14:1055 (Kumar, A.) 14:1010-1025, 14:1040-1055
prioritization frameworks (Bond) 14:1025 (Darby, A.) 14:1025, 14:1055 (Dean) 14:1020 (Kumar, A.) 14:1015-1025, 14:1055 (Thomas, C.) 14:1055
risk- and value-based frameworks See prioritization frameworks above
scope of Auditor General review (Bellringer, C.) 14:1015-1020 (Bond) 14:1015 (Glumac) 14:1025 (Sultan) 14:1020 (Sydor, M.) 14:1025-1030 (Yap) 14:1030
Capital investment planning (Kumar, A.) 14:1045, 14:1055
Cybersecurity management, Auditor General review (Bellringer, C.) 14:1030 (Bond) 14:1035 (Sydor, M.) 14:1035 (Yap) 14:1030-1035
Financial reporting
Auditor General review (Bellringer, C.) 8:1450, 12:1020-1025 (Glumac) 8:1450 (Sydor, M.) 8:1450
use of rate-regulated accounting and deferral accounts (Bond) 13:1100 (Fischer, C.) 13:1030-1035, 13:1100 (Glumac) 13:1055 (Jones, R.) 10:1150, 13:1035, 13:1055-1100 (Lianga, D.) 13:1015-1020 (Moore, L.) 13:1010-1015 (Morton, D.) 10:1125 (Sultan) 10:1125, 13:1030
Government review (Bond) 13:1100 (Fischer, C.) 13:1100
Load forecasts and integrated resource plan (Morton, D.) 10:1125 (Sultan) 10:1125
Management systems and documentation (Kumar, A.) 14:1045-1055
Oversight (Kumar, A.) 14:1050
Procurement practices (Bond) 14:1040-1045 (Kumar, A.) 14:1040 (Sydor, M.) 14:1040-1045
Rates See Electricity rates under Energy
Revenue requirement review (Morton, D.) 10:1120-1125, 10:1150 (Sultan) 10:1120
Risk management (Bond) 14:1045 (Kumar, A.) 14:1045, 14:1055
Staff, support (Bond) 14:1040
British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, B.C.

Nursing education (Bond) 8:1425
Nursing education and specialty programs (Brown, K.) 8:1430
British Columbia Investment Management Corp.

Auditor General review (Fischer, C.) 12:1105 (Yap) 12:1105
B.C. Nurses Union

Partnership with Northern Health Authority (Bond) 8:1430 (Rossi, S.) 8:1430-1435
British Columbia Utilities Commission

Auditor General review (Dean) 10:1130 (Glumac) 10:1100-1115, 10:1155 (Sultan) 10:1120-1130
Auditor General review and follow-up (Begg) 10:1135 (Bond) 10:1040-1045, 10:1115, 10:1135-1155 (Gaston, M.) 10:1130, 10:1140 (Jones, R.) 10:1005, 10:1140, 10:1150-1155 (Morton, D.) 10:1145 (Nagati, P.) 10:1005-1010, 10:1045-1050, 10:1120, 10:1135, 10:1155 (Yap) 10:1045-1100
Auditor General review and government response (Morton, D.) 10:1010-1035, 10:1050-1135, 10:1145-1150 (Sandstrom, K.) 10:1035-1045, 10:1105-1115
Budget and cost recovery (Morton, D.) 10:1030
Core review task force (Glumac) 10:1100 (Morton, D.) 10:1010-1015, 10:1100-1105 (Nagati, P.) 10:1005, 10:1045 (Sandstrom, K.) 10:1035, 10:1045
Information and communications technology (Morton, D.) 10:1030
Performance measurement (Morton, D.) 10:1025-1030
Press releases and interviews (Morton, D.) 10:1035
Regulation of electricity rates (Bond) 10:1115-1120, 10:1145-1150 (Fischer, C.) 13:1030 (Glumac) 10:1115 (Jones, R.) 13:1055-1100 (Moore, L.) 13:1010-1015 (Morton, D.) 10:1105-1115, 10:1135, 10:1150
Role
audit role (Kumar, A.) 14:1050
effectiveness (Glumac) 10:1110, 10:1155 (Jones, R.) 10:1155 (Morton, D.) 10:1110, 10:1135 (Nagati, P.) 10:1155 (Sandstrom, K.) 10:1045
independent oversight role (Begg) 10:1135 (Dean) 10:1130 (Glumac) 10:1105, 10:1155, 13:1055 (Jones, R.) 10:1005, 13:1055-1100 (Moore, L.) 13:1010-1015 (Morton, D.) 10:1105, 10:1120, 10:1130-1135 (Nagati, P.) 10:1005 (Sultan) 10:1120
public interest component (Bond) 10:1140-1145 (Morton, D.) 10:1145
Staffing
capacity (Morton, D.) 10:1015, 10:1030 (Nagati, P.) 10:1010 (Sandstrom, K.) 10:1040
chief operating officer (Morton, D.) 10:1030
commissioners and recruitment process (Morton, D.) 10:1015-1020
staff actuarial expertise (Morton, D.) 10:1050 (Yap) 10:1050
British Columbia Wildfire Service See also Fires and firefighters

Activities re climate change (Messenger, M.) 10:1435
Outreach re wildfire risk management (Maley, M.) 10:1510 (Messenger, M.) 10:1435
Brown, Kevin

As subject
role in Health Ministry 8:1310
B.C. Institute of Technology, nursing education and specialty programs 8:1430
Immigration, provincial nominee program, nurses 8:1400-1405
Nurses, recruitment and retention in northern B.C., Auditor General review and government response 8:1310, 8:1400-1405, 8:1430
Post-secondary education, loan forgiveness program 8:1405
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act

Provisions on accounting standards (Fischer, C.) 13:1025 (Moore, L.) 13:1005-1015
Budgets

Balanced-budget requirements (Fischer, C.) 13:1025, 13:1040
Role of asset sales (Dhaliwal, S.) 13:1120 (Moore, L.) 13:1130
Burke Mountain area See Coquitlam, B.C.
Byres, David

As subject
role in Health Ministry 8:1310
B.C. by region
northeast B.C., nursing education 8:1330, 8:1410, 8:1420
northern and rural B.C., nurse recruitment and incentives 8:1405
College of Registered Nurses of B.C., educational assessment and licensing 8:1350-1355
Health care system
primary health care, multidisciplinary teams 8:1325-1330
system, regional issues and partnerships 8:1310-1315, 8:1330
Health Match B.C., activities 8:1355
Northern Health Authority, operations commended 8:1410
Nurses
recruitment and licensing of foreign health professionals 8:1355
recruitment and retention in northern B.C.
Auditor General review and government response 8:1310-1315, 8:1325-1330, 8:1350-1355, 8:1405-1410, 8:1420, 8:1430, 8:1440
international recruitment 8:1350-1355
training
credit transfers 8:1430
curriculum design 8:1355
Post-secondary education, loan forgiveness program 8:1405
University of B.C., distributed medical program and retention of physicians 8:1355

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