BC Legislature - Finance and Government Services Committee, 41st Parliament

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.

Obesity

Childhood obesity, prevention (Warshawski, T.) 75:0820

Occupational health and safety

Bullying and harassment in the workplace See Bullying and harassment

Health and safety management, OSSE certification standard (McGuire, L.) 79:1440

Health and safety training

funding (D'Eith) 79:1445 (Leonard) 79:1445 (McGuire, L.) 79:1440-1450

prevention of sexual harassment (Dean) 79:1445 (McGuire, L.) 79:1445

Sector labour market partnerships program, funding (McGuire, L.) 79:1440-1445

Workplace health and safety (Smith, S.) 79:1050

Workplace safety (McGuire, L.) 79:1440-1445

Occupational therapists

Services and role in health care system (Charles, S.) 77:1120-1125 (Dean) 77:1125

Supply and training (Charles, S.) 77:1125 (Leonard) 77:1125

Oceans and marine environment

Oceans protection plan, northern shelf bioregion (Burridge, C.) 80:1435-1445

Odeneal, Terri

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Island Federation of Hospices 77:1105-1115

Caregivers, family and palliative caregivers, support 77:1110-1115

Comox Valley, hospice beds 77:1110

Home care and palliative care 77:1110-1115

Hospice and palliative care

advance care planning 77:1110

care for Indigenous persons 77:1115

hospice care and funding 77:1105-1115

Victoria Hospice Society, facility and services 77:1105-1110

Office of the seniors advocate See Seniors advocate
Officers of the Legislature See Legislature
Ogden Point See Victoria, B.C.
O'Hara, Heather

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Association of Farmers Markets 86:1150-1200

Agriculture, farmers markets, small business and tourism trail initiatives 86:1155

B.C. Association of Farmers Markets, activities and role 86:1155-1200

B.C. by region, rural dividend program 86:1155

Buy B.C. program 86:1155

Columbia Basin farmers markets 86:1155

Columbia Basin Trust, funding to organizations 86:1155-1200

Destination B.C. cooperative marketing program 86:1155

Healthy healthy eating, farmers market nutrition coupon program and funding 86:1155

Kootenay area farmers markets 86:1155

OICs See Orders-in-council under Government
Oil and gas

Hydraulic fracturing (Cox, B.) 79:1505-1510 (Dean) 79:1505

Hydraulic fracturing, scientific panel report (D'Eith) 86:1045 (Dirom, G.) 86:1040-1045 (Salas, C.) 86:1045

LNG development See Liquefied natural gas development

Natural gas, trigeneration pyrolysis technology See Hydrogen–natural gas technology under Science and technology

Orphan wells (Salas, C.) 86:1045

Pipelines, oil pipeline expansion project See Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project

Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society See also Scott, Lisa; Stewart, Barb

Presentation to committee 75:1045-1055

Okanagan area

Addiction treatment and recovery services (Coleman) 75:0910-0915 (Leonard) 75:0915 (Yarschenko, J.) 75:0905-0920

Film industry, impact of regional tax credits (Dahl, B.) 75:0920, 75:0930

Flood preparedness (Chiba, V.) 75:0935

Flooding and link to invasive species incidence (Scott, L.) 75:1055

Flooding and mitigation actions (Field, P.) 75:1110-1115

Housing, affordability (Robinson, J.) 75:0850

Impact of speculation tax (Robinson, J.) 75:0855

Invasive species management (Ashton) 76:1735

Skills training and worker supply (Robinson, J.) 75:0850

South Okanagan, establishment of national park (Eidse, S.) 75:1025-1030

Transportation infrastructure and planning in area (Robinson, J.) 75:0850

Okanagan College Faculty Association

Presentation to committee 75:1140-1155

Okanagan College, Kelowna, B.C.

Faculty, wages and working conditions (Davis, B.) 86:1245

Okanagan Indian Band See also Chiba, Val

Presentation to committee 75:0930-0940

Flooding in area and flood preparedness, dam issue (Chiba, V.) 75:0935 (D'Eith) 75:0935

Forest roads in area, maintenance needs (Chiba, V.) 75:0930-0935

Okanagan Regional Library See also Nettleton, Don

Presentation to committee 75:0940-0950

Digitization and e-books (Nettleton, D.) 75:0950

Services and funding (Ashton) 75:0945 (Leonard) 75:0945 (Nettleton, D.) 75:0940-0950

Oldenburg, Ray

Social theories on spaces of belonging (Smith, F.) 86:1535

Olson, Michael

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Federation of Students 78:1640

Post-secondary institutions, sexual violence on campus, prevention programs and funding 78:1640

Ombudsperson See also Chalke, Jay

Budget and operations

capital costs (D'Eith) 93:0835 (Van Swieten, Dave) 93:0835

funding request (Chalke, J.) 93:0800-0840 (Coleman) 93:0830 (Dean) 93:0830-0835 (D'Eith) 93:0830-0840 (Van Swieten, Dave) 93:0835 (Warren, R.) 93:0805-0810

shared services and office space (Chalke, J.) 93:0840 (D'Eith) 93:0835-0840 (Van Swieten, Dave) 93:0835

supplementary funding request for Indigenous liaison position (Chalke, J.) 98:1510-1545 (Clovechok) 98:1535-1540 (Dean) 98:1515 (D'Eith) 98:1505, 98:1525 (Leonard) 98:1520, 98:1545

update (Chalke, J.) 70:0835-0920 (Coleman) 70:0910-0915 (D'Eith) 70:0905-0910 (Leonard) 70:0910

Committee request for information (D'Eith) 98:1505

Complaint investigation services See also Investigations and reports below

(Chalke, J.) 70:0835-0840, 93:0820, 93:0835

Education initiatives re prevention of complaints See Prevention services below

Impact of public interest disclosure legislation on office and services See Public interest disclosure investigation services below

Indigenous liaison officer See Work with Indigenous communities below

Information technology (Van Swieten, Dave) 93:0835

Investigations and reports

cannabis issues See also Cannabis

(Chalke, J.) 70:0920 (Coleman) 70:0920

federal statute issues (Chalke, J.) 70:0915-0920 (Coleman) 70:0915-0920

follow-up and monitoring (Chalke, J.) 70:0845-0855

health information breach investigation See Health Ministry

implementation of recommendations (Chalke, J.) 70:0840, 70:0905, 70:0915 (Coleman) 70:0915 (D'Eith) 70:0905

income assistance system See Income assistance

involuntary patients under Mental Health Act See Involuntary detention; Rights of involuntary patients under Mental health

priorities and resources (Chalke, J.) 93:0815-0830

process (Chalke, J.) 70:0835

seniors care and support services See Care and support services under Seniors

systemic investigations (Chalke, J.) 70:0845, 70:0905-0910 (D'Eith) 70:0905

update (Chalke, J.) 70:0835-0845

workflow redesign (Chalke, J.) 93:0825

Performance measurement (Chalke, J.) 70:0910, 93:0820-0825 (D'Eith) 70:0910

Prevention and outreach services (Chalke, J.) 98:1540

Prevention services and pilot program (Chalke, J.) 70:0900-0910, 93:0805-0810, 93:0835 (Leonard) 70:0910 (Warren, R.) 93:0805-0810

Prevention services and pilot program, evaluation report (Chalke, J.) 93:0835 (Dean) 93:0835 (Warren, R.) 93:0810

Public interest disclosure investigation services (Chalke, J.) 70:0855-0900, 70:0915, 93:0810-0830 (D'Eith) 93:0830

Reports See Investigations and reports above

Service plan and strategic plan (Chalke, J.) 93:0820-0830

Staff and staffing

Indigenous staff (Chalke, J.) 98:1515, 98:1540 (Dean) 98:1515

recruitment (Chalke, J.) 93:0830, 98:1540 (Clovechok) 98:1535-1540 (Coleman) 93:0830

Staff training, gender-based analysis plus (Chalke, J.) 98:1515 (Dean) 98:1515

Staffing and workload (Chalke, J.) 93:0815-0840 (D'Eith) 93:0830

Work of office commended (Ashton) 70:0825

Work of office, update (Chalke, J.) 93:0800-0805

Work with Indigenous communities and liaison officer position (Chalke, J.) 93:0825, 98:1510-1545 (Clovechok) 98:1535-1540 (Dean) 98:1515 (D'Eith) 98:1525 (Leonard) 98:1520, 98:1545

Work with Indigenous communities, service plan (Chalke, J.) 98:1510-1515, 98:1525, 98:1540 (Clovechok) 98:1540 (D'Eith) 98:1525

One Call See B.C. One Call
Online learning See Education; Post-secondary education
Ontario

Early childhood educators (Alexander, A.) 82:1750

Post-secondary student associations (McGillivray, S.) 86:1430 (Palfrey, S.) 86:1425

Ontario Human Rights Commission

Role (Govender, K.) 95:0845

Ontario Science Centre

Study on public trust (Calogheros, T.) 82:1645

Open educational resources See Post-secondary education
Opioids See Substance use and addiction
Opportunities in Transition: An Economic Analysis of Investing in Youth Aging out of Foster Care report See Children in government care, economic analysis report under Child protection system
Options for Sexual Health

Study on access to contraception (Bondaroff, T.) 72:1530-1535

Oral health See Dental health
Orders-in-council See Government
Orenstein, Peggy

Research on youth sexuality in Girls and Sex book (Aldinger, S.) 77:1140

Organized crime See Crime and criminals
OSSE certification standard See Health and safety management under Occupational health and safety
Outdoor recreation See Sports and recreation
Outdoor recreation and conservation education program See Environment
Overend, Mike

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association 75:1110-1115

Chute Lake Lodge, road issues and creek access proposal 75:1115

Kettle Valley Railway Trail, use and trail status 75:1115

Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, activities 75:1110-1115

Tourism, rail trails tourism strategy 75:1115

Owls See Wildlife