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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Laboratory technologists See Health care system
Labour

Automation (Cronk, L.) 82:1815
Community benefits agreement (Scott, K.) 85:1220
Human resources issues See Labour relations and human resources issues below
Human resources professionals (Ryan, S.) 85:1150-1200 (Searle, K.) 85:1155
Labour force growth and participation (Searle, K.) 85:1155
Labour force participation, women (James) 72:0850
Labour market data, occupations in demand (Johnston, J.) 74:1615 (Singer, J.) 74:1605
Labour relations (Cronk, L.) 82:1815
Labour relations and human resources issues (Dean) 85:1200 (Ryan, S.) 85:1150-1200 (Searle, K.) 85:1200
Labour supply See Supply of skilled workers under Skills training
Labour Relations Board

Funding and operations (Cronk, L.) 82:1815
Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area

Burrowing owl habitat project (Koester, T.) 76:1845
Pine Park facilities and salmon release program for schools (Koester, T.) 76:1845
Lagace, Paul

Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince Rupert Unemployed Action Centre 80:1505-1520
As subject
position with Prince Rupert Unemployed Action Centre 80:1505
Income assistance
application process and forms 80:1505-1520
benefits, persons with persistent multiple barriers 80:1505-1520
disability benefits, eligibility 80:1510-1515
Prince Rupert Unemployed Action Centre
funding and staff 80:1505
Lake Windermere

Water monitoring and costs (Leonard) 73:0905 (McGinty, S.) 73:0900-0905
Lake Windermere Ambassadors See also McGinty, Shannon

Presentation to committee 73:0900-0905
Role and funding (Leonard) 73:0905 (McGinty, S.) 73:0900-0905
Lakes

Invasive species See Invasive species
Lalji, Kahir

Presentation to committee on behalf of United Way of the Lower Mainland 85:1110-1115
Health care funding, home care funding and cost-of-living increases 85:1110-1115
Home care
Better at Home program 85:1110-1115
community-based services, participation by women and men 85:1115
Seniors, care and support, gender differences 85:1115
Lamb, Heather

Presentation to committee on behalf of Spinal Cord Injury Organization of B.C. 84:1805-1815
Communities, accessible and inclusive communities 84:1810-1815
Gaudet, Sonja, work as disabled access specialist 84:1810
Spinal Cord Injury Organization of B.C., work and partnerships for accessible communities 84:1810
Sports and recreation, outdoor recreation, accessibility for disabled persons 84:1810
Tourism, accessible tourism for disabled persons 84:1805-1815
Land

Rangeland See Rangeland
Land owner transparency registry See Beneficial ownership registry under Land surveys and titles
Land surveys and titles

Beneficial ownership registry (Blacklock, S.) 77:1105 (D'Eith) 77:1105
Land use

Land use planning, funding (Bergenske, J.) 73:0940-0945
Landfills See Waste management
Landlord-tenant issues See Rental housing under Housing
Langara College, Vancouver, B.C. See also Fisher, Lisa; Sokha, Viktor

Presentation to committee 79:1035-1045
Capital projects, Building A replacement project (Fisher, L.) 79:1035
English language learning students and supports (D'Eith) 79:1405 (Smith, J.) 79:1400-1410
Faculty, wages and working conditions for contract faculty (Davis, B.) 86:1245 (D'Eith) 79:1040, 86:1245 (Fisher, L.) 79:1040 (Sokha, V.) 79:1040 (Van Steinburg, T.) 86:1025
Funding (Leonard) 79:1045 (Sokha, V.) 79:1045
Funding and capital funding (Smith, J.) 79:1400-1410
Funding and programs (Fisher, L.) 79:1035-1040
Indigenous students (Fisher, L.) 79:1040
Information technology infrastructure (Fisher, L.) 79:1035-1040
International students and recruitment process (Ashton) 79:1405-1410 (Smith, J.) 79:1405-1410
International students and tuition fees (Fisher, L.) 79:1040
Langley school district See School district 35 (Langley)
Langley Teachers Association See also Kerr, Tanya

Presentation to committee 73:0855, 73:0905-0910
Last, Kenneth

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Wildlife Federation, Cariboo region 84:1615-1625
Cariboo area
wildlife populations and management 84:1615-1620
Food and food industry
food security, role of fishing and hunting 84:1615-1620
Hunting
role in food supply and economy 84:1615-1620
Wildlife
management and funding 84:1615-1620
management, role of Indigenous communities 84:1615-1620
ungulate populations 84:1615
Lauzon, Alison

Presentation to committee on behalf of village of Chase 76:1735-1745
Chase, first responder services costs and funding 76:1740-1745
Emergencies, road rescue services and funding 76:1735-1745
Emergency Management B.C., funding to local governments for road rescue services 76:1740-1745
Local government, costs for first responder services 76:1740-1745
Post-traumatic stress disorder, services for first responders 76:1745
Workers compensation, compensation for first responders 76:1745
Law, Sharlene

Presentation to committee on behalf of Umbrella Society 72:1320-1330
Substance use and addiction, recovery houses and treatment services 72:1325-1330
Umbrella Society, recovery house operations and funding 72:1320-1330
Law Society of British Columbia See also Kuzminski, Jason; Rowbotham, Elizabeth

Presentation to committee 72:1105-1115
Work of organization (Rowbotham, E.) 72:1105-1110
Lawrence, Kole

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University Students Union 76:1635
Post-secondary education financial assistance, needs-based grant programs 76:1635
Lawyers and legal services

Accessibility and affordability (Sadhra, R.) 85:1240-1245
Legal aid See Legal aid
Professional regulation and oversight (Rowbotham, E.) 72:1105-1110
Sales tax on services (D'Eith) 72:1105, 72:1115 (Kuzminski, J.) 72:1115 (Mereigh, M.) 72:1105 (Rowbotham, E.) 72:1115
Trust accounts and lawyer-client privilege (Coleman) 72:1110-1115 (Kuzminski, J.) 72:1110-1115 (Rowbotham, E.) 72:1110-1115
Leadlay, Brenda

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Alliance for Arts and Culture 79:0905-0915
Arts and culture
government funding and support 79:0905-0915
role in well-being of society 79:0905-0910
Auditor General, report on community gaming grants 79:0910
B.C. Alliance for Arts and Culture, role and funding 79:0905-0915
Communities, gaming grants for community organizations 79:0905-0915
Triplett, Leslie (Skip), review of community gaming grants 79:0905-0910
Leahy, Jean

Advocacy for seniors (Little, M.) 83:0915
LeBlanc, Lana

Presentation to committee 72:1500-1515
As subject
husband's experience with myalgic encephalomyelitis 72:1500-1515
B.C. Women's Hospital and Health Centre complex chronic disease clinic 72:1510
ME (Myalgic encephalomyelitis)
awareness and treatment 72:1500-1515
stigma and skepticism 72:1510
task force proposal 72:1505
Leclerc, Carol

Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Terrace 81:0835-0840
B.C. by region, northwest B.C., LNG development and community infrastructure needs 81:0835-0840
Liquefied natural gas development, infrastructure needs 81:0835
LNG Canada facility project 81:0835
Local government, infrastructure needs and funding 81:0835-0840
Terrace
housing development 81:0835-0840
transportation infrastructure and funding 81:0835-0840
Transportation infrastructure, funding 81:0835-0840
Legal aid

Access for women (Gjini, K.) 79:1240 (Mereigh, M.) 72:1100
Services and funding (D'Eith) 72:1105 (Mereigh, M.) 72:1100-1105 (Rowbotham, E.) 72:1110-1115
Tariff for lawyers' services (Mereigh, M.) 72:1100-1105 (Rowbotham, E.) 72:1110
Legal Profession Act

Provisions (Rowbotham, E.) 72:1105
Legislation

Citizens' initiatives, initiative petitions (Porter, C.) 96:0820
Legislative Assembly Management Committee

Finance and audit committee (Jones, R.) 98:1605
Legislature

Application of policy and regulatory frameworks
freedom-of-information (Chalke, J.) 93:0830 (Dean) 71:0830 (McEvoy, M.) 71:0815, 71:0830, 95:0905
merit-based hiring (Chalke, J.) 93:0830
whistleblower protection (Chalke, J.) 93:0830 (Coleman) 93:0830
Financial management
Auditor General review (Bellringer, C.) 68:0825-0830, 92:0850 (Dean) 68:0825 (Jones, R.) 98:1605
Freedom-of-information issues See Application above
Management committee See Legislative Assembly Management Committee
Members See Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Merit-based hiring issues See Application above
Officers of the Legislature, committee review See Review of statutory officers under Finance and Government Services Committee
Officers of the Legislature shared services
information technology (Van Swieten, D.) 93:0835
services and office space (Buljat, D.) 95:0825 (Chalke, J.) 93:0840 (Charlesworth, J.) 93:0845 (D'Eith) 92:0920, 93:0835-0840, 95:0825 (Govender, K.) 95:0805, 95:0815 (Van Swieten, D.) 93:0835
staffing and office space (D'Eith) 94:0900-0905 (Pecknold, C.) 94:0900-0905 (Van Swieten, D.) 94:0900
Whistleblower protection issues See Application above
Leitch, Peter

Presentation to committee on behalf of Motion Picture Production Industry Association of B.C. 85:1425-1440
Agriculture, farmland, use by film industry 85:1430
Creative B.C., role 85:1425
Film industry
industry and conditions 85:1425-1440
land use and locations 85:1430
supply of skilled workers 85:1430-1435
sustainability initiative 85:1430
tax credits 85:1425, 85:1440
women in industry 85:1435
Leonard, Ronna-Rae (Courtenay-Comox)

As subject
birthday (D'Eith) 79:0900
daughter's research on moths 74:1535
experience with privacy breach during campaign 71:0910
Agriculture
government support 74:1535
Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of B.C.
student members 86:0920-0925
Auditor General
budget and operations
funding request 98:1615
update 68:0825-0830
budget and operations, funding request 92:0920-0930, 92:0940
inquiries from public 92:0940
professional services 92:0930
staff and staffing
fraud auditors 68:0825
training and development 98:1615
staffing and workload 92:0925
Automobiles
insurance
public and private insurance 75:1130-1135
bc211
information and referral service and funding 82:1710
Boating B.C. Association
members 72:1025
Boats and boating
international sales
sales tax policy issues 78:1650
B.C. by region
northern B.C.
seniors care and worker supply 83:0925
transit services and funding 80:1540
northwest B.C.
LNG development and community infrastructure needs 81:0825-0830
B.C. Gaming Industry Association, members and role 86:1415
B.C. Hydro
financial reporting, Auditor General review 92:0925
B.C. One Call, membership and funding 72:1145
B.C. Schizophrenia Society
educators and work in hospitals 83:0945
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
facilities development and services plan, funding and implementation 86:1515
Bujtas, Sean, role as city councillor 81:0845
Business
costs and taxation 82:1625
Child protection system
children in government care
support for youth and transition out of care 85:1235
Children and youth
youth at risk, Take a Hike program and inclusion of special needs youth 79:1030
youth, role in economic and environmental change 79:1535
Children and Youth Committee
special project on children with neurodiverse special needs 84:1740
Climate change
government action and funding 72:1320
impacts and mitigation costs 72:1320
College of New Caledonia
facilities, conditions and need for replacement 82:1640
Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness
engagement and partnerships 77:0850
Construction industry
building code requirements, elevators 79:1115
Consumers
cost of living, relationship to economic development 81:0950
Courtenay-Comox constituency and area
Kus-kus-sum land conservation project 75:1030
Cycling
electric bicycles, rebates and incentives 79:1525-1530
Dental health
dental assistants, recruitment 74:1610
denture use 74:1610
services for seniors 74:1610
Elections
campaign financing, annual allowance for political parties 96:0830
enumeration and list of voters, data-sharing 71:0910
Elections B.C.
budget and operations
funding request 96:0830
update 71:0910
Elevators and escalators
regulation, number of elevators in buildings 79:1115
Employer health tax
implementation and impact
businesses 82:1625
Environment
conservation and outdoor recreation education program 82:1855
The Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre
role and funding 82:1655
Film industry
tax credits 86:1505
Fires and firefighters
wildfires, prevention and mitigation practices 84:1750
First Nations and Indigenous persons
access to Ombudsperson services 98:1520, 98:1545
capacity-building, administrative fairness and complaint processes 98:1545
children, youth programs 76:1840
jurisdictional issues re programs and services 98:1520, 98:1545
Fish
fish passage group 82:1800
salmon, habitat protection and funding 85:1030
salmon recovery 82:1800
salmon, restoration and innovation fund and projects 80:1440
Fishing industry
generational transfer and succession, loan board proposal 80:1555
Floods and floodplains
flood management and infrastructure, impact on fish habitat and mitigation 85:1030
Forests and forest industry
forest roads, rehabilitation and impact on wildlife 73:0945
Fraser River
waterways, ecology and protection 85:1030
Fraser Valley
transit services, regional transit planning committees 85:1635
Freshwater Fisheries Society
funding and role 83:0910
Friendship House Association of Prince Rupert
transportation service and funding 80:1540
Garrett, Stephanie
work in Human Rights Commissioner office 95:0845
Greenhouse gas emissions
cap-and-trade system 77:0810-0815
Health care system
cost management 72:0945
health professionals and workers
care aides and assessments 83:0925, 83:0955
care aides supply and wages 82:1840-1845
Hepatitis C virus
patient outreach and research 85:1450
Home care
Better at Home program 84:1730, 85:1115
community-based services, participation by women and men 85:1115
workers, hours and working conditions 85:1615
Homelessness
government action and initiatives 77:0850
Hospice and palliative care
contributions of community hospice societies 77:1115
Housing
housing hub initiative and partnerships 77:0850
social and subsidized housing 77:0850
supportive housing, modular units 81:0900
temporary housing and shelters 81:0830
Human Rights Commissioner
budget and operations
funding request 95:0845, 98:1630
update 70:0825
deputy commissioner 95:0845
mandate 95:0845
office space 70:0825
staff, legal staff 98:1630
staff organization chart and management staff 95:0845
sustainability concept 95:0845
Income assistance
application process and forms 80:1515
disability benefits, earnings exemption 79:1250-1255
Information
public trust in information 82:1650-1655
Information and communications technology
broadband infrastructure, tax assessment for rural areas issue 73:1040-1045
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and operations
funding request 95:0915
supplementary funding request for lobbyists registry rebuilding initiative 91:1515-1520
update 71:0825
workflow improvement initiative 95:0915
Infrastructure
underground infrastructure, protection during digging and information call system 72:1145
Invasive species
incidence linked to floods or wildfires 75:1050
management
funding 73:0850, 75:1050
Justice system
funding 72:1115
Kermode Friendship Society
services and funding 81:0900
Kitimat
economic development 81:0935
economic development and cost of living 81:0950
housing and worker supply 81:0830
shelter facilities for homeless 81:0830
Kootenay area
East Kootenays
high-speed Internet service 73:1040-1045
Lake Windermere
water monitoring and costs 73:0905
Lake Windermere Ambassadors
role and funding 73:0905
Langara College
funding 79:1045
Libraries
access by Indigenous communities 75:1010
services and funding 75:0945, 75:1010
Livestock industry
ranching industry, regulation and permitting issues 84:1750
Lobbyists
registry rebuilding initiative 71:0825
registry rebuilding initiative and costs 91:1515-1520
Local government
infrastructure needs and funding 81:0835
Long-term and residential care
beds, number and new beds 85:0945
LUSH Valley Food Action Society
work of organization 77:1005
McLellan, Michael, advocacy on issues 77:0950
McNaughton, Tif, advocacy and experience with affordability issues 73:0950
ME (Myalgic encephalomyelitis)
awareness and treatment 72:1510
incidence 84:1710
Medical Services Plan
premiums, elimination 82:1625
Mental health
education and stigma prevention 83:0945
programs and services, voluntary and involuntary treatment 85:1105
Mines and mining industry
aggregate production and gravel extraction, transportation and load issues 85:1045
exploration activities 85:1000-1005
tax credits 85:1000
Municipal and regional district tax program
program 72:1500
Museums
museums and science centres, accreditation and oversight 82:1655
Nazko emergency management team
funding for firefighting equipment 84:1825
Nechako Watershed Roundtable
governance 82:1830
North Island College
role 77:0940
North Peace Justice Society
volunteers 83:1015
Northern Lights College
health worker and care aide training programs, care aide assessment 83:0925, 83:0955
Occupational health and safety
health and safety training, funding 79:1445
Occupational therapists
supply and training 77:1125
Okanagan area
addiction treatment and recovery services 75:0915
Okanagan Regional Library
services and funding 75:0945
Ombudsperson
budget and operations
supplementary funding request 98:1520, 98:1545
update 70:0910
prevention services and pilot program 70:0910
work with Indigenous communities and liaison officer position 98:1520, 98:1545
Parkinson, Sean
current role in post-secondary education 85:0935
Parks and protected areas
establishment and expansion of parks and conservancies 75:1030
Peace River area
North Peace area, rural road maintenance and upgrades 83:0840
Police and policing
costs for police services, management 72:0945
police interactions with persons with addictions or mental illness 85:1105
Police Complaint Commissioner
budget and operations
funding request 94:0845
impact of Surrey police services transition 94:0845
Post-secondary education
financial assistance
tuition waivers for youth transitioning out of government care 68:0900-0905
international students 74:1510
reconciliation initiatives 74:1705
Post-secondary education funding
capital funding, deferred maintenance 82:1640
Post-secondary institutions
faculty, employment model and use of contract faculty 85:0935
faculty, wages and working conditions for contract faculty 73:1015, 74:1510, 75:1150, 77:1020, 78:1620
Privacy
breaches of personal information, notification requirements 71:0825
Professional Employees Association
organization 72:1055
Professional governance
regulation and practice rights issues 86:0925
Representative for Children and Youth
advocacy activities, extension to young adults 68:0900-0905
budget and operations
update 68:0900-0905
Right to Play
program for Indigenous youth, facilities and staff qualifications 76:1840
Robertson, Gordon, family's management of daughter's care 82:1840-1845
Sales tax application and exemptions
boat sales 74:1620
electric bicycles 79:1525-1530
purchase of machinery and equipment by industry 85:1550-1555
Schizophrenia
services and supports 83:0945
School districts
financial management, surpluses 78:1610
Schools
use of school buildings for child care 86:0945
Science and technology
applied science technologists and technicians, regulation and oversight 86:0920-0925
Selkirk College
funding and operations 74:1705
Seniors
advocacy and support, funding and advisory councils model 84:1730
care and support, gender differences 85:1115
Skills training
trades training, sexual harassment awareness and prevention education 76:1615, 85:1200
women in skilled trades 76:1610-1615, 85:1200
Social workers
community social services workers
wages and union differential 82:1840-1845
Sports and recreation
coaching and leadership 74:1640-1645
Still Creek
salmon recovery 82:1800
Substance use and addiction
recovery houses 72:1330
treatment and recovery services
services 75:0915
Surrey
police services, transition to municipal force 94:0845
Teachers
coaching 74:1640-1645
Terrace
food security and food services 81:0900
housing development, social and supportive housing 81:0900
transportation infrastructure and funding 81:0835
Trade
government promotion of trade and investment, international trade support 85:1050
Transit services
planning 85:1635
promotion of ridership 79:1235
Transportation
green transportation infrastructure 72:1125
rural and remote communities 72:1125
Vancouver Community College
faculty, wages and working conditions for contract faculty 78:1620
Vancouver Island
farms, water storage proposal 77:1135
Hepatitis C research project 85:1450
Vancouver Island Federation of Hospices
work of organization 77:1115
Water
commercial and industrial usage and fees 74:1555
municipal water systems 74:1555
supply and storage infrastructure 77:1135
Watersheds
management and protection 82:1830
management and protection, funding 74:1555
sustainability fund proposal 75:0835
Wildlife
management and funding 83:0910
Wildsight
membership and role 73:0945
Lester B. Pearson College See Pearson College UWC, Victoria, B.C.
Lewis, Sian

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kamloops Society for Alcohol and Drug Services 76:1615-1625
Kamloops, addiction treatment services 76:1615-1625
Kamloops Society for Alcohol and Drug Services, services and client experiences 76:1615-1625
Substance use and addiction
detox services 76:1615-1625
opioid use and recovery 76:1625
stigma 76:1620
treatment and recovery services, funding and accessibility 76:1615-1625
LGBTQ community

LGBTQ persons involved in sex work, awareness and safety See Sex work under Sex industry
Libraries

Access by Indigenous communities (Faoro, P.) 75:1005-1010 (Leonard) 75:1010 (Ranalletta, K.) 75:1010
Digitization and e-books (D'Eith) 75:0950 (Nettleton, D.) 75:0950
Services and funding (Ashton) 75:0945 (Faoro, P.) 75:1000-1010 (Leonard) 75:0945, 75:1010 (Nettleton, D.) 75:0940-0945
Workers, wages and compensation (Faoro, P.) 75:1005
Licence plates See Automobiles
Lions Gate Bridge

Height and structure (D'Eith) 72:1135 (Spalding, D.) 72:1135
Liquefied natural gas development

Development (Clovechok) 79:1510 (Coleman) 79:1510
Development and benefits (Cox, B.) 79:1500-1510
First Nations involvement (Cox, B.) 79:1500
Hydraulic fracturing for gas extraction See Oil and gas
Infrastructure needs (Borgens, J.) 81:0930-0935 (Bujtas, S.) 81:0840-0845 (Leclerc, C.) 81:0835
Power supply and electrification (Cox, B.) 79:1505
Revenues to government (Ashton) 79:1510
Work camps and safety of women in area (Dean) 79:1505, 81:0925, 81:0945 (D'Eith) 81:0945 (Goffinet, R.) 81:0925 (Martins, M.) 81:0950
Liquor See Alcohol
Liquor distribution branch

Financial reporting, review by Auditor General (Dodds, S.) 92:0900
Literacy

Fostering Literacy program for children and families (Louie, A.) 73:0955
Literacy levels and issues (Beuschel, R.) 84:1645 (Dean) 84:1645
Programs and funding (Alderson, L.) 79:1210-1220 (Beuschel, R.) 84:1635-1645 (Booth, W.) 79:1210-1215 (Dean) 79:1215 (D'Eith) 79:1215, 84:1640 (Louie, A.) 73:0950-0955 (Simons) 79:1215
Literacy Quesnel Society See also Beuschel, Rebecca

Presentation to committee 84:1635-1645
Clients, programs and funding (Beuschel, R.) 84:1635-1645
Programs and funding (D'Eith) 84:1640
Little, Margaret

Presentation to committee on behalf of Save Our Northern Seniors Society 83:0915-0930
B.C. by region, northern B.C., seniors care and worker supply 83:0915-0930
Child care, availability at worksites 83:0920-0930
Fort St. John
child care needs 83:0920-0925
housing and health care for seniors 83:0915-0920
Health care funding
residential care and home care 83:0915
Health care system, care aides and assessments 83:0920-0930
Home care, home support services and workers 83:0915, 83:0930
Leahy, Jean, advocacy for seniors 83:0915
Long-term and residential care
care standards and staffing 83:0915-0930
facilities 83:0915
facilities, demographics of residents and staff 83:0920-0925
Northern Lights College
care aide assessment 83:0925
health worker and care aide training programs 83:0925
Peace River area
child care facilities 83:0930
seniors care facilities and staffing 83:0915-0930
Littler, Blair

Presentation to committee on behalf of Research Universities Council of B.C. 85:1405-1415
Post-secondary education
benefits, social and cultural benefits 85:1410
education of Indigenous persons 85:1405
graduate student scholarships 85:1410
programs, choices and demand 85:1410
role in economy and response to labour market needs 85:1405-1410
student spaces 85:1405
student support programs and services 85:1405
work-integrated learning and co-op programs 85:1405
Post-secondary education funding
priorities and targeted funding 85:1405-1410
research funding 85:1405-1410
Post-secondary institutions
role in communities 85:1410
sexual violence on campus, prevention programs and funding 85:1405
Research and development
government investment 85:1405-1415
knowledge development fund 85:1415
Research Universities Council of B.C.
recommendations to government 85:1405-1410
work of organization 85:1405
Liver health

Hepatitis C See Hepatitis C virus
Livestock industry

Biosecurity and disease prevention (D'Eith) 84:1750 (Gordon, S.) 84:1745-1750
Grazing land See Rangeland
Predator control and wildlife protection program (Gordon, S.) 84:1745 (Roberts, J.) 84:1755
Ranching industry
crime and cattle rustling (Clovechok) 84:1755 (Gordon, S.) 84:1745, 84:1755
regulation and permitting issues (Gordon, S.) 84:1745-1755 (Leonard) 84:1750
Living in Community See also Clancey, Alison

Presentation to committee 79:1540-1550
Living Lakes Canada See also Deboer-Smith, Avery

Presentation to committee 74:1550-1600
Funding (Clovechok) 74:1600
Funding and work of organization (Deboer-Smith, A.) 74:1550-1600
LMP program See Sector labour market partnerships program under Occupational health and safety
LNG Canada facility project

Gender equity issues (Dean) 81:0945 (D'Eith) 81:0945 (Martins, M.) 81:0940-0950
Project (Borgens, J.) 81:0930-0935 (Cox, B.) 79:1505 (Leclerc, C.) 81:0835
Project and allocation of revenues (Bujtas, S.) 81:0840-0845
Work camps (Dean) 79:1505, 81:0925 (Goffinet, R.) 81:0925
LNG development See Liquefied natural gas development
Lobbyists

Registrar See Information and Privacy Commissioner
Registry rebuilding initiative
federal registry and adaptation for use in B.C. (McEvoy, M.) 91:1500-1505
initiative (Leonard) 71:0825 (McEvoy, M.) 71:0810, 71:0825
initiative and capital costs (Coleman) 91:1510-1515 (Dean) 91:1510-1515 (D'Eith) 91:1505 (Leonard) 91:1515-1520 (McEvoy, M.) 91:1500-1520, 95:0900 (Van Swieten, D.) 91:1515
initiative and operational costs (Leonard) 91:1515 (McEvoy, M.) 91:1515
Regulation
reforms and impact (McEvoy, M.) 71:0810, 95:0900
reporting requirements (McEvoy, M.) 91:1505, 95:0900
two-year prohibition for former public office holders (McEvoy, M.) 95:0900
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act

Implementation and impact (McEvoy, M.) 91:1500, 95:0900
Local government

Climate change mitigation role and costs (Gage, A.) 72:1315-1320 (Simons) 72:1315
Costs for first responder services (Lauzon, A.) 76:1740-1745
Housing development approval process (Edge, C.) 72:0930-0935
Infrastructure funding, northern capital and planning grant (Hall, L.) 82:1715
Infrastructure needs and funding (Bujtas, S.) 81:0840-0845 (Coleman) 81:0840 (Leclerc, C.) 81:0835-0840 (Leonard) 81:0835 (Simpson, B.) 84:1650-1655
Municipal and regional district tax program See Municipal and regional district tax program
Potential revenue-sharing on cannabis sales (Hall, L.) 82:1715
Revenues from gaming facilities (Keeling, C.) 86:1410
Role in regulation and taxation of short-term accommodation (Andrykyw, T.) 76:1820-1825 (D'Eith) 76:1820-1825
Water systems See Municipal water systems under Water
Long-term and residential care

ALC beds See Beds, use of acute care beds by seniors under Health care system
Beds, number and new beds (Fontaine, D.) 85:0940-0945 (Klassen, M.) 85:0945 (Leonard) 85:0945
Care aides See Health professionals and workers under Health care system
Care standards and staffing (Little, M.) 83:0915-0930 (Nelson, M.) 83:0915-0920 (Simons) 83:0930
Costs to residents See Fees below
Dental services (Singer, J.) 74:1605
Facilities (Little, M.) 83:0915
Facilities, demographics of residents and staff (Dean) 83:0920-0925 (Little, M.) 83:0920-0925
Facilities, infrastructure and equipment (Fontaine, D.) 85:0940
Fees
cost comparison with home care (Mackenzie, I.) 85:1610-1615
insurance coverage (Coleman) 85:0945
insurance coverage and use of home equity (Fontaine, D.) 85:0945
Sector service providers (Fontaine, D.) 85:0940
Staffing and worker supply and training (Fontaine, D.) 85:0940
Staffing and worker supply and wages (Ashton) 84:1610 (French, P.) 84:1610
Wait-lists and waiting times (Fontaine, D.) 85:0940
Workers See also Staffing above
(Ashton) 85:1620 (Mackenzie, I.) 85:1620
Lore, Grace

Presentation to committee on behalf of Victoria Sexual Assault Centre 72:0940-0950
First Nations and Indigenous persons
reconciliation, government action and implementation of recommendations 72:0945
Health care system, cost management and emergency services 72:0940-0950
Howe Sound area, sexual assault services 72:0950
Policing, cost management and handling of sexual assault cases 72:0940-0950
Sexual assault centres, integrated services model and funding 72:0940-0950
Squamish, sexual assault services 72:0950
Surrey, sexual assault services 72:0950
Vancouver Island, south Island, police services 72:0945
Victoria Sexual Assault Centre
community stakeholders and support 72:0945
funding and services 72:0940-0950
Louie, Andra

Presentation to committee on behalf of Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy 73:0950-0955
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, funding and role 73:0950-0955
Literacy
Fostering Literacy program for children and families 73:0955
programs and funding 73:0950-0955
Love, Sheila

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Real Estate Association 80:1420-1430
B.C. by region, northwest B.C.
real estate industry and dual agency issues 80:1420-1425
Real estate industry
dual agency and rural realtors 80:1420-1430
housing market and impact of government policies 80:1425
Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance See also Fuss, Gillian

Presentation to committee 85:1145-1150
Lower Mainland

Housing affordability and housing market (D'Eith) 86:1545 (James) 72:0900-0905 (Permut, H.) 86:1540-1545
Housing affordability and housing market, role of development costs (Craiggs, T.) 85:1040-1045 (Dean) 85:1040
Services for deaf persons (Smith, F.) 86:1530-1540
South Fraser communities
economic development and skilled worker supply (Dean, G.) 86:1615
infrastructure and trade (Huberman, A.) 85:1055-1055
post-secondary education (Coleman) 86:1620 (Dean, G.) 86:1610-1620 (Ferreras, S.) 86:1440-1445 (Petter, A.) 86:1050
post-secondary education and transit services (Piraquive, D.) 85:1640
Low-income families and households See Income; Poverty
Lucas, Glen

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Fruit Growers Association 74:1525-1535
Agriculture
financial assistance programs, AgriStability program 74:1525
government support 74:1530-1535
pest control, insect pests 74:1530
workers, seasonal workers 74:1530
Alcohol, farm-gate sales 74:1535
Cider industry 74:1535
Employer health tax, impact on agriculture industry 74:1530
Finance Committee, prebudget consultation process and change to timeline 74:1525
Food and food industry
agrifood industry 74:1535
tree fruit industry 74:1525-1530
Invasive species management, insects 74:1530
Wine industry 74:1535
Lund, Stacey

Presentation to committee on behalf of Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence 78:1700-1705
Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, physical literacy and fitness programs 78:1700-1705
Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence
fundraising campaigns and Field of Dreams project 78:1700-1705
partnerships 78:1705
role and programs 78:1700-1705
role and programs, breakdown by participants 78:1705
Sports and recreation
participation by disabled persons, programs for children 78:1700
participation by Indigenous persons 78:1700
LUSH Valley Food Action Society See also Prato, Maurito

Presentation to committee 77:1000-1005
Programs (Prato, M.) 77:1005
Work of organization (Leonard) 77:1005 (Prato, M.) 77:1000
Luster, Daryl

Presentation to committee on behalf of Pacific Hepatitis C Network 85:1440-1450
Hepatitis C virus
incidence and awareness 85:1440-1450
patient outreach and research 85:1450
treatment and access 85:1445-1450
Vancouver Island, Hepatitis C research project 85:1450

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