41st Parliament – 2019
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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Jaeger, Chris

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Island University Faculty Association 77:1030-1040
Post-secondary education funding
funding model and equity issue 77:1030-1035
Post-secondary institutions, faculty
employment model and use of contract faculty 77:1035-1040
wages and working conditions 77:1030-1035
Vancouver Island University
facilities and operations 77:1035
funding 77:1030-1035
James, Evan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Umbrella Society 72:1320-1325
Substance use and addiction, recovery houses and treatment services 72:1325-1330
Umbrella Society, recovery house operations and funding 72:1320-1330
James, Hon. Carole (Victoria–Beacon Hill)

Presentation to committee 72:0845-0915
As subject
comments in presentation to committee (D'Eith) 72:1550
B.C. by region
rural B.C., economic development 72:0855
Budgets
2019-20 budget
contingencies and forecast allowance 72:0900
priorities 72:0845-0900
revenues 72:0905
risk management 72:0905
2020-21 budget priorities 72:0905
balanced budgets 72:0850
budget process and forecasting 72:0845
Business
competitiveness and investment 72:0850, 72:0900
employees, access to services and housing 72:0900-0905
taxation, reductions 72:0850-0855
Carbon tax
tax credits and rebates 72:0855
Child care
economic and social benefits 72:0850
government plan 72:0850
Children and youth
child opportunity benefit 72:0850
CleanBC plan
funding 72:0855
Corporations
ownership transparency registers 72:0910
Credit rating
B.C. rating 72:0905
Crime and criminals
money laundering
government response 72:0910-0915
reviews and reports 72:0910
Economic Forecast Council
economic forecast 72:0845
Economy
conditions 72:0900-0905
diversification 72:0905
sustainable development 72:0850-0855
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs 72:0900
Finance and Government Services Committee
prebudget consultation
process and change to timeline 72:0845, 72:0910
questions 72:0905
reports, budget consultation report 72:0910
work of committee 72:0845, 72:0910-0915
Finance Ministry
staff thanked 72:0915
First Nations and Indigenous persons
agreements with government
revenue-sharing agreement for gaming revenues 72:0855
Government
public trust 72:0915
Health care system
government investment 72:0900
Housing
affordable housing
affordability and supply 72:0900-0905
Infrastructure
government investment 72:0855-0900
Labour
labour force participation, women 72:0850
Lower Mainland
housing affordability and housing market 72:0900-0905
Medical Services Plan
premiums, elimination 72:0850
Post-secondary education
financial assistance
elimination of interest on loans 72:0855
Privacy
protection of personal information 72:0910
Property transfer tax
revenues to government 72:0905
Sales tax
application, electricity costs for businesses 72:0855
Social welfare
social programs and services, government investment 72:0850
Substance use and addiction
opioid overdoses, drug trafficking and money laundering 72:0915
Trade
trade agreements 72:0905
Johns, Chris

Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 5 (Southeast Kootenay) 73:1025-1030
Education funding, special education and special needs 73:1025
Mount Baker Secondary School
music and band room repairs 73:1025
replacement and repair 73:1025-1030
School district 5 (Southeast Kootenay), funding for special education 73:1025
Johnston, Jocelyn

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Dental Association 74:1610-1615
Dental health
dental assistants, recruitment and training 74:1615
denture use 74:1610
services for disabled and low-income persons 74:1610
Dentists, recruitment and credentialling of foreign-trained dentists 74:1610
Income assistance benefits, dental coverage 74:1610
Labour market data, occupations in demand 74:1615
Johnston, Rita

Role as MLA (Dean, G.) 86:1610
Johnstone, Robert (Bob)

Presentation to committee on behalf of Meadowbrook Community Association 73:1045-1055
Cherry Pit gravel pit, reclamation and recreation area proposal 73:1050
Highways and roads, maintenance, funding and local decision-making 73:1045-1050
Invasive species, plant invasive species management 73:1045
Meadowbrook
highways and roads, maintenance and funding 73:1045-1055
invasive plant species management 73:1045
volunteer liability insurance issues 73:1050
Meadowbrook Community Association, issues and meetings with government staff 73:1045-1050
Volunteers and volunteer sector, volunteer liability insurance issues 73:1050
Jones Boys Boats See also McKinnon, Casey

Presentation to committee 74:1615-1620
Operations (McKinnon, C.) 74:1615-1620
Jones, Russ

Auditor General
audit services
fees and billing process 98:1605-1610
public benefit 92:0930-0935
budget and operations
capital costs 92:0910-0915
funding request 92:0905-0915, 92:0925-0935, 98:1605-1610
update 68:0815
financial statement audit coverage plan 92:0925-0930
human resources, reorganization 68:0815, 92:0910-0915
information technology 92:0910
CaseWare software 68:0815
time and project management system 68:0815
office space
office space and costs 92:0905-0915
rental of training facilities 92:0910
satellite office 68:0815
professional services 92:0905, 92:0930
reports and reviews 68:0815
staff and staffing, travel 92:0910
staffing and workload 92:0925-0930
Auditor General of Canada
workspace and staff sharing with B.C. Auditor General 68:0815, 92:0910
B.C. Hydro
financial reporting, Auditor General review 68:0815, 92:0905-0910, 92:0925-0935
Human Rights Commissioner
budget and operations, shared office space with Auditor General 92:0910-0915
Legislative Assembly Management Committee
finance and audit committee 98:1605
Legislature
financial management, Auditor General review 98:1605
School districts
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 92:0930-0935
UBC
financial reporting, Auditor General review 68:0815, 92:0905-0910, 92:0925-0930
Waneta Dam
expansion project and acquisition, Auditor General review 92:0930
Joyce, Brynn

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Island University Students Union 77:1050-1055
Housing, affordability and supply 77:1050
Post-secondary education, international students and tuition fees 77:1050-1055
Post-secondary institutions, student housing 77:1050-1055
Vancouver Island, housing 77:1050
Vancouver Island University, student housing 77:1050-1055
Joyce, Brynne

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Island University Students Union 77:1050-1055
Judas, Walt

Presentation to committee on behalf of Tourism Industry Association of B.C. 85:1135-1145
Bamfield, road infrastructure and tourism 85:1140
Climate change, impact on tourism industry 85:1140-1145
Destination B.C., funding 85:1135
Hotels and travel accommodation, short-term accommodation
impact on housing 85:1140-1145
regulation and taxation 85:1140-1145
Housing, affordable housing, impact on worker supply 85:1145
Municipal and regional district tax program, allocation of revenues 85:1135-1140
Resorts, resort municipality initiative program 85:1140
Tourism
industry and role in economy 85:1135
infrastructure investment 85:1140
marketing, funding 85:1135
sustainability 85:1140-1145
workers, recruitment and housing 85:1145
Justice for Girls Outreach Society

Work of organization (Dean) 76:1710
Justice for Girls program See Youth at risk under Children and youth
Justice system

Accessibility (Mereigh, M.) 72:1100-1105 (Rowbotham, E.) 72:1115 (Sadhra, R.) 85:1240
Accessibility and legal self-assessment tool initiative (D'Eith) 79:0920-0925 (Rans, M.) 79:0915-0925
First Nations involvement See Handling of cases; Indigenous justice strategy; Services below
Funding (Kuzminski, J.) 72:1115 (Leonard) 72:1115 (Rowbotham, E.) 72:1110-1115
Handling of cases involving Indigenous persons, Gladue reports (Kuzminski, J.) 72:1115 (Rowbotham, E.) 72:1110
Handling of cases of violence against women and accountability (Gjini, K.) 79:1240
Indigenous justice strategy (Underwood, L.) 72:1520
Restorative justice programs See Corrections system
Self-represented litigants See Unrepresented litigants below
Services for First Nations and Indigenous persons (Underwood, L.) 72:1515-1525
Trauma-informed approach (Morrison, B.) 79:1605
Unrepresented litigants (Mereigh, M.) 72:1100
Young offenders, support for youth and transition out of system (Rader, T.) 75:0950-1000

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