41st Parliament – 2019
Parliamentary Committee Proceedings
Finance and Government Services Committee
SUBJECT-SPEAKER INDEX
speeches by Members, committee staff and witnesses; topics raised
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Sadhra, Rimpy
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Notaries 85:1240-1245
- Justice system, accessibility 85:1240
- Lawyers and legal services, accessibility and affordability 85:1240-1245
- Mortgages, consumer protection and role of notaries 85:1240
- Notaries Act, revision 85:1240
- Notaries public
Safety
Sagebrush Theatre, Kamloops, B.C.
- Closing of facility (Klassen, E.) 76:1805
Salaries See Wages and salaries
Salas, Carlos
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Geoscience B.C. 86:1045
- Clarke Lake, geoscience research in area 86:1045
- CleanBC plan 86:1045
- Energy, geoscience research and geothermal power development 86:1045
- Geoscience B.C. Society projects, return on investment 86:1045
- Greenhouse gas emissions reduction 86:1045
- Mining industry, geoscience research 86:1045
- Oil and gas, hydraulic fracturing report and orphan wells 86:1045
- Resource industries, geoscience research, projects and return on investment 86:1045
- Science and technology, geoscience research and return on investment 86:1045
- Water, geoscience research 86:1045
Sales tax
Salewski, Wayne
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Nechako Environment and Water Stewardship Society 82:1800-1810
- Agriculture, water stewardship 82:1805
- Education, environmental programs in schools 82:1805
- Environmental protection, First Nations involvement 82:1810
- Nechako Environment and Water Stewardship Society, activities and relationship with First Nations 82:1805-1810
- Nechako Valley, water stewardship and funding 82:1800-1810
- Resource industry revenues, allocation 82:1805-1810
- Rivers and streams, rehabilitation 82:1805
- Water stewardship, funding 82:1800-1810
- Wildlife species at risk, protection 82:1800-1805
Salmon See Fish
Sanderson, Susan
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Realistic Success Recovery Society 86:1100-1105
- Finance Committee, reports 86:1105
- Income assistance benefits, rate increase 86:1100
- Substance use and addiction
Sandstrom, Kurt
- Garrett, Stephanie, position with Human Rights Commissioner office 70:0800
- Human rights
- human rights commission re-establishment and funding 70:0800
- Human Rights Commissioner
- Zabarauckas, Carmen, role re Human Rights Commissioner office 70:0800
Save Our Northern Seniors Society See also Little, Margaret; Nelson, Mavis
Sawchuk, Jamie
Sawka, Raegan
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince Rupert District Teachers Union 80:1520-1530
- Education
- Education funding
- School district 52 (Prince Rupert)
- Teachers
Schill, Kerri
- Presentation to committee 76:1810-1815
- Advocates for SD73, concerns re education system 76:1810-1815
- Education funding
- capital funding for districts outside seismic area 76:1810
- fundraising by parents 76:1815
Schizophrenia
School district 5 (Southeast Kootenay) See also Johns, Chris
School district 35 (Langley)
School district 36 (Surrey) See also Wilson, Shawn
- Presentation to committee 85:1450-1500
- Enrolment (Ferreras, S.) 86:1445
- Facilities and new schools (Wilson, S.) 85:1455
- Portable use (MacRae, J.) 86:0925
- Portable use and costs (Coleman) 85:1500 (Wilson, S.) 85:1455-1500
- Portable use and facilities (Huberman, A.) 85:1050
- Special needs education and funding (MacRae, J.) 86:0925
- Student population and capacity issues (Wilson, S.) 85:1450-1455
- Teacher supply and recruitment (MacRae, J.) 86:0930
School district 38 (Richmond) See also Hamaguchi, Ken; Robinson, Scott; Tablotney, Debbie
School district 39 (Vancouver) See also Fraser, Janet; Gonzalez, Estrellita
School district 41 (Burnaby)
- Immigrant and refugee students (Mezei, J.) 85:1540
- Sexual orientation and gender identity policy (Mezei, J.) 85:1540
- Washroom and change room facilities (Dean) 85:1540 (Mezei, J.) 85:1540-1545
School district 43 (Coquitlam) See also Hobson, Barb
School district 52 (Prince Rupert)
School district 60 (Peace River North) See also Evans, Erin
School district 62 (Sooke) See also Stinson, Scott; Swinburnson, Margot
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
School districts
- Budgets and financial decision-making power (Higginson, S.) 78:1605-1610
- Capacity for Indigenous initiatives (Gonzalez, E.) 79:1155
- Costs and funding (Sinclair, A.) 86:0945 (Wilson, S.) 85:1455-1500
- Emergency preparedness (Hamaguchi, K.) 86:1150
- Financial management, surpluses (Higginson, S.) 78:1610 (Leonard) 78:1610
- Financial reporting, review by Auditor General (Bellringer, C.) 98:1550 (Jones, R.) 92:0930-0935
- Trustees (Higginson, S.) 78:1605
School tax on property See Property tax
Schools
- Bullying issue See Bullying and harassment
- Capital projects and area standards (Gonzalez, E.) 79:1200 (Sinclair, A.) 86:0945
- Capital projects and new schools (Wilson, S.) 85:1455
- Capital projects and upgrades (Evans, E.) 83:0850-0855
- Maintenance and repair (Wilson, S.) 85:1500
- Portables (Ponti, C.) 76:1815
- Portables and costs (Coleman) 85:1500 (Wilson, S.) 85:1455-1500
- Provision of menstrual products See Students under Education
- Seismic upgrades (D'Eith) 86:1150 (Gonzalez, E.) 79:1155-1200 (Hamaguchi, K.) 86:1150 (Robinson, S.) 86:1150 (Tablotney, D.) 86:1150
- Use of school buildings for child care (D'Eith) 86:0945 (Leonard) 86:0945 (Sinclair, A.) 86:0945
- Washroom and change room facilities (Mezei, J.) 85:1540-1545
Science and technology
- Applied science technologists and technicians
- Clean energy development See Energy
- Genomic research and development (Spothelfer, P.) 79:1430-1435
- Geoscience
- funding (Dirom, G.) 86:1040
- projects and return on investment (Salas, C.) 86:1045
- strategy (Stevens, R.) 85:0955
- Hydrogen–natural gas technology (Reid) 85:1620-1630
- Science centres See Museums and science centres under Museums
- Science, technology, engineering and math education (Coleman) 82:1605 (Holler, J.) 82:1605
- Science, technology, engineering, the arts and math education (Calogheros, T.) 82:1650
- Skilled worker supply and training (McCurry, T.) 86:0915-0920
- Skilled worker supply and training, corporate mentoring programs (Clovechok) 86:0920 (McCurry, T.) 86:0920
- Women and minorities in science, technology and engineering professions (McCurry, T.) 86:0915-0920
- Women in science, technology and engineering professions (Clovechok) 86:0920 (D'Eith) 86:0920
- Women in science, technology, engineering and math education (Dean) 76:1610, 82:1610 (D'Eith) 85:1410, 86:0920 (Fairbairn, B.) 76:1610 (Holler, J.) 82:1610 (McCurry, T.) 86:0915-0920
Science World, Vancouver, B.C.
- Outreach program on STEAM education (Calogheros, T.) 82:1650
Scott, Kelly
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association 85:1215-1225
- B.C. by region, northern and rural B.C., road conditions and investment 85:1215-1225
- B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association
- membership 85:1215
- relationship with Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry 85:1220
- Construction industry, hiring practices and local employment 85:1220
- Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 85:1215-1225
- Labour, community benefits agreement 85:1220
- Transportation infrastructure, government investment 85:1215-1225
- Trucking industry, truck traffic, impact on roads and weight regulation 85:1220-1225
Scott, Lisa
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society 75:1045-1055
- Finance Committee, recommendations 75:1045-1050
- Forests and forest industry, forest roads rehabilitation 75:1055
- Invasive species
- Okanagan area, flooding and link to invasive species incidence 75:1055
Scrap-it program See B.C. SCRAP-IT program
Sea environment See Oceans and marine environment
Searle, Kristi
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of B.C. and Yukon 85:1155-1200
- Bullying and harassment in the workplace, awareneness and training 85:1200
- Employment and jobs 85:1155
- Labour
- human resources professionals 85:1155
- labour force growth and participation 85:1155
- labour relations and human resources issues 85:1200
Sector labour market partnerships program See Occupational health and safety
Secure care See Mental health of children and youth under Mental health
Seismic upgrades
- Upgrades of school buildings See Schools
Select standing committees
SelfDesign Learning Foundation See also Papou, Amber
Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C. See also Graeme, Angus
Selkirk College Faculty Association See also Marinelli, Lui
Seniors
- Active and healthy lifestyle See Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness
- Advocacy and support (MacNeill, S.) 84:1725-1735
- Advocacy and support, funding and advisory councils model (D'Eith) 84:1730 (Leonard) 84:1730 (MacNeill, S.) 84:1730
- Advocate See Seniors advocate
- Age-based discrimination See Discrimination and racism
- Aging in place (Harter, K.) 72:1345-1355 (Storey, S.) 82:1700-1705
- Aging population and impact See Impact of demographic trends under Health care system
- Care and support, gender differences (D'Eith) 85:1115 (Lalji, K.) 85:1115 (Leonard) 85:1115
- Care and support services, investigation by Ombudsperson and follow-up (Chalke, J.) 70:0850-0855
- Caregivers See Caregivers
- Dental services See Dental health
- Health care services See Services for seniors under Health care system
- Home care and home support See Home care
- Population and needs (Fontaine, D.) 85:0940
- Research and evidence-based decision-making (Harrison, S.) 78:1625
- Transportation and transit issues (Davidowicz, N.) 79:1230-1235
Seniors Advocacy Service See also MacNeill, Susan
Seniors advocate See also Mackenzie, Isobel
Settlement workers in schools program See Settlement services under Education
Sex industry
- Online pornography, access by youth (Aldinger, S.) 77:1140 (D'Eith) 77:1145
- Sex work, awareness and worker safety (Clancey, A.) 79:1540-1550 (Dean) 79:1545
- Sex work, decriminalization and regulation (Clancey, A.) 79:1550 (Simons) 79:1545
Sexual violence
- Incidence and prevention (Aldinger, S.) 77:1140
- Prevention and sexual health education in schools See Curriculum under Education
- Sexual assault centres, funding and services (Gjini, K.) 79:1235-1340
- Sexual assault centres, integrated services model and funding (Lore, G.) 72:0940-0950
- Sexual harassment awareness and prevention education in trades training See Skills training
- Sexual harassment of women in the workplace (Dean) 85:1200
- Sexual violence on post-secondary campuses See Post-secondary institutions
Seymour, William
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Cowichan Watershed Board 72:1040
- Cowichan River, water levels and fish protection 72:1040
- Cowichan Tribes, fishing restrictions 72:1040
- Cowichan Watershed Board, funding and role 72:1040
- Environmental protection, First Nations involvement 72:1040
- Fish habitat protection and funding 72:1040
Shorten, Liz
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Media Producers Association, B.C. branch 86:1500-1510
- Creative B.C., funding 86:1505-1510
- Film industry
Sierra Systems
- Contract re lobbyists registry initiative (McEvoy, M.) 91:1515
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. See also Petter, Andrew
- Presentation to committee 86:1050-1100
- Engineering building, proposed tour by MLAs (Petter, A.) 86:1100
- Facilities and infrastructure needs (Petter, A.) 86:1050, 86:1100
- Funding (Bhuiyan, A.) 85:1515 (Petter, A.) 86:1050-1100
- Graduate student society See Graduate Student Society at Simon Fraser University
- Graduate students and student housing (McDonald, M.) 86:1220-1225
- Surrey campus, student spaces (Petter, A.) 86:1050
- Transit issues and gondola system proposal (D'Eith) 86:1055 (Petter, A.) 86:1055-1100
- Tuition fees and revenues (Bhuiyan, A.) 85:1515 (Phillips, K.) 85:1510
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)
- Agricultural land reserve
- Auditor General
- Aunt Leah's Society
- Automobiles
- insurance, public and private insurance 75:1135
- bc211
- information and referral service 76:1900
- need for phone service in northern and rural communities 82:1705-1710
- text and online chat services 82:1710
- BDO Canada
- audit of Auditor General office 89:0900
- Beverages and beverage industry
- sugar-sweetened beverages, health promotion tax proposal and revenue allocation 75:0825
- Brain health
- B.C. Alliance for Arts and Culture
- B.C. by region
- B.C. by region, northern B.C.
- seniors care and worker supply 83:0930
- Budgets
- Butcher, Anastasia, disabled daughter's experience with services 80:1435
- Child Development Centre of Prince George and District
- Child protection system
- children in government care
- Children and youth
- advocacy centres, role and services 79:1150
- child abuse, prevention and services in rural areas 79:1150
- early childhood development, child vulnerability 84:1740
- early childhood educators, supply and training 82:1750
- special needs children, services and funding 82:1725-1730
- youth at risk, youth agreements 72:1405, 73:0940, 74:1650, 79:1005
- youth at risk, youth agreements and support programs 85:1235
- Children and Youth Committee
- consultation on children with neurodiverse special needs 72:1430
- special project on children with neurodiverse special needs 84:1740
- Climate change
- government action and funding 72:1315
- Communities
- Convenience store industry
- operations and liquor sales proposal 75:0845
- Corrections system
- restorative justice programs and funding 83:1010-1020
- restorative justice programs, expansion and funding 79:1610
- Cowichan Tribes
- Cycling
- Dental health
- services for disabled and low-income persons 74:1610
- Disabled persons
- microboard care support and individualized funding 82:1840
- Dunn, Bruce
- work with Kamloops Symphony 76:1810
- Ear health and hearing impairment
- assistive and adaptive equipment, coverage of costs 85:1520-1525
- screening program for newborns 85:1520
- Education
- restorative justice programs in schools 79:1610
- special education and special needs
- Education funding
- Elk River Alliance
- Employer health tax
- implementation and impact
- charities and non-profit agencies 82:1625
- Energy
- power supply, single-feeder-line issue 85:1010
- Federation of Community Social Services of B.C.
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
- Film industry
- tax credits
- regional tax credit and distant location tax credit 75:0930
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- Chair and Deputy Chair, committee representation re audit of Auditor General office 89:0900
- recommendations 73:0855, 73:0910
- First Nations and Indigenous persons
- child protection system, delegated Aboriginal agencies 72:1520
- children, youth programs 76:1835
- housing needs and living conditions 81:0855, 81:1010
- Foster care
- foster families, relationship with social workers 75:1110
- Fraser Valley
- power supply to small communities 85:1010
- Friendship House Association of Prince Rupert
- Gingolx
- Government
- ministries, staffing of natural resource ministries 72:1055
- programs and services, funding 82:1620
- public trust 72:1050
- Health care system
- health professionals and workers
- Home care
- Homelessness
- Housing
- Howe Sound area
- Human Rights Commissioner
- budget and operations
- inquiries and interventions 95:0840
- staff and staffing 95:0840
- Humphreys, Kathy
- work with Kamloops Symphony and retirement 76:1810
- Hunting
- licence fee revenues and fine revenues 83:0905
- Idaho
- wildlife management funding 83:0905
- Imperial Tobacco
- Income assistance
- application process and forms 80:1515
- benefits, dental coverage 74:1610
- benefits, persons with persistent multiple barriers 80:1510-1515
- disability benefits
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre of B.C.
- Information and Privacy Commissioner
- Kitimat Community Development Centre
- Literacy
- Local government
- climate change mitigation role and costs 72:1315
- Long-term and residential care
- care standards and staffing 83:0930
- ME (Myalgic encephalomyelitis)
- Meadowbrook
- Medical Services Plan
- Mental health
- mental health of children and youth
- programs and services
- voluntary and involuntary treatment 85:1105
- Merit Commissioner
- budget and operations
- office space and renovations 69:0900
- Municipal and regional district tax program
- Music B.C. Industry Association
- Music industry
- Nisga'a people
- North Peace Justice Society
- Parks and protected areas
- staffing and park naturalists 82:1905
- system, funding and management 72:1415
- Peace River area
- seniors care facilities and staffing 83:0930
- Pearson College UWC
- Post-secondary education
- Post-secondary institutions
- colleges 72:1450
- faculty
- wages and working conditions for contract faculty 75:1150
- faculty, wages and working conditions for contract faculty 72:1450
- faculty, wages and working conditions for online instruction 74:1515
- Privacy
- breaches of personal information, notification requirements 71:0820
- protection of personal information
- protection and need for legislative reform 71:0830
- Private Managed Forest Land Act
- Public service
- Real estate industry
- dual agency and rural realtors 80:1425
- Representative for Children and Youth
- advocacy activities, extension to young adults 68:0905-0910
- budget and operations
- Reproduction
- Right to Play
- presentations to committee by youth program participants 76:1835
- program for Indigenous youth 76:1835
- Sales tax
- SelfDesign Learning Foundation
- education programs and funding 76:1725
- Sex industry
- sex work, decriminalization and regulation 79:1545
- Social welfare
- community social services sector
- Social workers
- community social services workers
- South Island Wellness Society
- Sports and recreation
- Substance use and addiction
- opioid use and recovery 76:1625
- treatment and recovery services
- Taxation
- Tobacco
- Tourism
- accessible tourism for disabled persons 84:1815
- wilderness tourism, fees and allocation of revenues 83:0905
- University of B.C.
- Okanagan campus (Kelowna)
- Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter
- Wages and salaries
- wage levels and impact on worker supply 84:1610
- Watersheds
- Wildlife
- management and funding 84:1620
- ungulates, habitat protection 79:1620
- wildlife management and funding 83:0905
- YMCA of Northern B.C.
- youth mental health program and funding 82:1745
Simpson, Bob
- Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Quesnel 84:1645-1700
- Cariboo area, forest industry and economic transition 84:1645-1700
- College of New Caledonia, Quesnel campus, programs and funding 84:1700
- Communities, grant funding 84:1650
- Forests and forest industry
- forest-dependent communities, economic transition and support 84:1650-1700
- industry, conditions and government action 84:1645-1650
- mills, operations and closings 84:1645
- Local government, infrastructure needs and funding 84:1650-1655
- Physicians, recruitment and supply 84:1650
- Quesnel
Sims, Kris
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Taxpayers Federation 84:1625-1635
- Automobiles, insurance, competitive system 84:1625
- Budgets
- Canadian Taxpayers Federation, recommendations to government 84:1625-1630
- Carbon tax, elimination 84:1625
- Employer health tax, elimination 84:1625-1630
- Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation process 84:1625
- Government revenues and revenue sources 84:1630
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., management and operations 84:1625
- Medical Services Plan premiums, elimination 84:1630
- Public debt, management and paydown of debt 84:1625
- Taxation, government policies 84:1625-1635
- Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project, status and position of B.C. government 84:1630
- Wildlife, management and funding 84:1630-1635
Sinclair, Andrea
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils 86:0935-0945
- B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils 86:0940
- Education funding 86:0940-0945
- Education, right to education 86:0940
- Finance Committee, recommendations 86:0940
- School districts, costs and funding 86:0945
- Schools, capital projects and area standards 86:0945
- Schools, use of school buildings for child care 86:0945
Sing, Geoff
- Presentation to committee on behalf of The Cridge Centre for the Family 72:0950-1000
- Automobiles, insurance reforms and minor injury designation 72:0955
- Brain injuries
- B.C. Brain Injury Association, funding 72:1000
- The Cridge Centre for the Family, funding, services and partnerships 72:0950-1000
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, services 72:1000
- Kelowna, brain injury and domestic violence services 72:1000
- Mason, Karen, and Paul van Donkelaar, services for domestic violence victims 72:1000
- Violence, domestic violence services and funding 72:0950-1000
Singer, James
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Dental Association 74:1600-1610
- B.C. Dental Association, funding for dental clinics 74:1605
- Dental health
- dental assistants, recruitment and training 74:1605
- denture use 74:1610
- services for disabled and low-income persons and seniors 74:1605-1610
- system, government investment and role in economy 74:1600
- Dentists
- fees for income assistance recipients 74:1605
- recruitment and supply 74:1610
- Health care system, dental surgeries 74:1605
- Income assistance benefits, dental coverage 74:1605
- Labour market data, occupations in demand 74:1605
- Long-term and residential care, dental services 74:1605
- PharmaNet system, access by dentists 74:1605
Singh, Harpreet
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Capilano Students Union 86:1000-1005
- Capilano University, international students and tuition 86:1000-1005
- Post-secondary education
- international education, role in economy 86:1005
- international students and tuition fees 86:1000-1005
Site C power project
- Fish and wildlife compensation program (Paille, G.) 83:0900
Skeetchestn Indian Band
Skiing See Sports and recreation
Skills training
- Career transitions and worker retraining (Clovechok) 74:1705 (Graeme, A.) 74:1705
- Funding (Goffinet, R.) 81:0920-0925
- Indigenous persons in skilled trades (Cronk, L.) 82:1820 (D'Eith) 82:1820 (Qualey, B.) 85:0925
- Shortage of skilled and unskilled workers (Robinson, J.) 75:0850
- Shortage of skilled workers (Dean) 79:1430 (Ivanova, I.) 79:1430 (Petter, A.) 86:1050
- Supply of skilled workers (Dean, G.) 86:1615 (Ferreras, S.) 86:1445
- Trades training
- Training and career programs for youth
- science and technology career promotion in K-12 system (D'Eith) 86:0920 (McCurry, T.) 86:0915-0920
- Training for social services workers (Mathieson, L.) 84:1735-1740
- Women in skilled trades (Cronk, L.) 82:1820 (Dean) 83:0955 (D'Eith) 81:0945, 82:1820 (Fairbairn, B.) 76:1615 (Graff, A.) 83:0955 (Leonard) 76:1610-1615, 85:1200 (McCurry, T.) 86:0915 (Qualey, B.) 85:0920
Small business
- Small business task force, implementation of recommendations (von Schellwitz, M.) 85:1510
- Small business vendors at farmers markets See Farmers markets under Agriculture
Smith, Dave
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince Rupert Unemployed Action Centre 80:1505
- Prince Rupert Unemployed Action Centre
Smith, Forrest
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf 86:1530-1540
- Communities, gaming grants for community organizations 86:1530-1540
- Ear health and hearing impairment, services and proposed community facility for deaf persons, funding 86:1530-1540
- Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf, funding and operations 86:1530-1540
- Lower Mainland, services for deaf persons 86:1530-1540
- Oldenburg, Ray, social theories on spaces of belonging 86:1535
- Society, "third place of belonging" concept 86:1535
Smith, Jessie
- Presentation to committee 79:1400-1410
- As subject
- English language learning programs, student skills and supports 79:1400-1410
- Langara College
- Post-secondary education
Smith, Lynn
- As subject
- Conflict of Interest Commissioner
- Fraser, Paul, service as Conflict of Interest Commissioner 94:0800
- Mochan, Alyne, work in Conflict of Interest Commissioner office 94:0805-0810
Smith, Stephanie
- Presentation to committee on behalf of BCGEU 79:1045-1055
- B.C. Government and Service Employees Union, activities and relationship with government 79:1045
- Child care
- affordability and availability 79:1050
- public facilities and private facilities 79:1055
- Government priorities 79:1045
- Housing, affordable housing, government investment 79:1050
- Income assistance benefits, rate increase 79:1050
- Occupational health and safety, workplace health and safety 79:1050
- Parks and protected areas system, funding and management 79:1050
- Poverty reduction strategy 79:1050
- Workers compensation system, review 79:1050
- Workers, protections for vulnerable workers 79:1050
Smoking See Tobacco
Snyder, Dustin
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Spruce City Wildlife Association 82:1750-1800
- Cross Creek, fish habitat 82:1755
- Environment, biodiversity protection 82:1755
- Fish
- Fishing licence fee revenues, allocation 82:1755
- Hunting licence fee revenues, allocation 82:1755
- Kenneth Creek, fish habitat 82:1755
- Prince George, fish and wildlife protection in area 82:1750-1800
- Resource roads, culvert maintenance 82:1750-1755
- Resource user fee proposal 82:1755
- Tourism, wilderness tourism fees and allocation of revenues 82:1755
- Watershed sustainability fund proposal 82:1755
- Wildlife
Social equity and inequality issues See particular topics under Income
Social insurance numbers
Social programs and services See Social welfare
Social welfare
- Balance with economic development values See Sustainable development under Economy
- Community social services sector
- administrative infrastructure and funding (Raie, N.) 85:0910
- contracts and procurement process (D'Eith) 72:1440 (Paterson, J.) 72:1435-1440 (Raie, N.) 85:0910 (Simons) 72:1435-1440 (Wynsouw, L.) 85:0910
- funding and staffing (Mathieson, L.) 84:1735-1740
- funding and sustainability (FitzZaland, R.) 72:1025-1035 (Wynsouw, L.) 85:0910-0915
- funding model (Goffinet, R.) 81:0920
- government support and engagement with sector (Paterson, J.) 72:1430-1435
- round table process (Dean) 72:1030 (FitzZaland, R.) 72:1030
- workers See Social workers
- Government action and initiatives (FitzZaland, R.) 72:1025-1030
- Social equity and inequality issues See particular topics under Income
- Social programs and services (Hemmy, M.) 81:0820
- Social programs and services, bc211 information service See bc211
- Social programs and services, government investment (Cronk, L.) 82:1815 (James) 72:0850
- Support system for vulnerable persons (Ivanova, I.) 79:1420-1425
- System, costs (Ishikawa, M.) 74:1650
Social workers
- Caseload (Wood, S.) 75:1110
- Community social services workers
Society
- "Third place of belonging" concept (Smith, F.) 86:1535
Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia See British Columbia Notaries
Soft drinks See Sugar-sweetened beverages under Beverages and beverage industry
Sokha, Viktor
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Langara College 79:1040-1045
- Langara College
- faculty, wages and working conditions for contract faculty 79:1040
- funding 79:1045
- Post-secondary education
- education of Indigenous persons, Aboriginal service plan program 79:1040
- funding 79:1045
Soliski, Gail
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Parkinson Society B.C. 77:0905-0915
- As subject
- mother's experience with Parkinson's disease 77:0905
- Health care system, surgical services, deep brain stimulation 77:0910
- Parkinson's disease treatments, access and funding 77:0905-0910
- Speech-language pathologists, services 77:0905
Sooke school district See School district 62 (Sooke)
Sourial, Susan
- D'Eith, Bob
- election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 66:0915
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- election of Chair and Deputy Chair 66:0915
South Asian community See Asian Canadians
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
South Fraser communities See Lower Mainland
South Island See Vancouver Island
South Island Wellness Society See also Underwood, Lila
Southeast Kootenay school district See School district 5 (Southeast Kootenay)
Spalding, Donna
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Cruise Lines International Association 72:1130-1135
- Cruise ship industry
- Lions Gate Bridge, height and structure 72:1135
- Motor fuel tax, exemption for marine gas oil 72:1130
- Port Metro Vancouver cruise ship terminal 72:1130-1135
- Tourism, cruise ship tourism 72:1130-1135
SPCA See British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Special committees
Special needs children See Children and youth; Education
Species at risk See Wildlife
Speculation and vacancy tax
- Administration process and data collection, social insurance numbers and email addresses (Coleman) 71:0825-0830 (McEvoy, M.) 71:0830
- Implementation and impact (D'Eith) 75:0855 (Hargreaves, T.) 80:1420 (Robinson, J.) 75:0850-0855
Speech and Hearing B.C. See also Zelazny, Sherri
Speech-language pathologists
Spencer, Fiona See also Merit Commissioner
- As subject
- work as Merit Commissioner (Van Swieten, D.) 95:0925
- Government
- orders-in-council, appointments and employment issues 69:0900
- Merit Commissioner
- audits of appointments
- budget and operations
- office space and renovations 69:0900
- role and responsibilities 69:0845
- Public service
Spencer, Trista
- Presentation to committee on behalf of United Way Northern B.C. 82:1700-1710
- bc211
- information and referral service and funding 82:1700-1710
- need for phone service in northern and rural communities 82:1700-1710
- text and online chat services 82:1710
- Crime, VictimLink services 82:1705
- United Way, role re bc211 information and referral service 82:1700
Spinal Cord Injury Organization of British Columbia See also Harris, Nancy; Harris, Pat; Lamb, Heather
- Presentation to committee 84:1805-1815
- Regional access and inclusion specialists, funding (Harris, P.) 84:1810
- Work and partnerships for accessible communities (Harris, P.) 84:1805-1815 (Lamb, H.) 84:1810
Spindler, Andrea
- As subject
- meeting with Missing Women's Coalition 94:0855
- position with Police Complaint Commissioner office (Pecknold, C.) 70:0930
- Missing Women's Coalition, advocacy re police complaint process 94:0855
- National inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls 94:0855
- Police and policing
- oversight, informational and preventive approach 94:0855-0900
- police complaint process
- police handling of cases involving Indigenous women and girls 94:0855
- Police Complaint Commissioner
- budget and operations, funding request 94:0855-0900
- gender- and Indigenous-based analysis and approach 94:0855-0900
- oversight role, informational reports and early intervention 94:0855-0900
- Vancouver police department, oversight 94:0855
Sport fishing See Recreational fishing under Fishing industry
Sports and recreation
- Back-country recreation See also Outdoor recreation below; Wilderness tourism under Tourism
- Back-country recreation access and tenures (Zuckerman, C.) 79:1620
- Boating See Boats and boating
- Coaching and leadership (Leonard) 74:1640-1645
- Coaching and leadership, local capacity-building (Davison, T.) 74:1635-1645
- Government funding and support (Davison, T.) 74:1630-1640
- Helicopter skiing, impact on wildlife (Zuckerman, C.) 79:1620
- Outdoor recreation, accessibility for disabled persons (Harris, P.) 84:1815 (Lamb, H.) 84:1810
- Outdoor recreation and conservation education program See Environment
- Outdoor recreation sites, management and funding (King, D.) 82:1900
- Participation by children and youth (Coleman) 74:1640 (Davison, T.) 74:1635-1645
- Participation by disabled persons, programs for children (Lund, S.) 78:1700
- Participation by Indigenous persons (Bettauer, R.) 78:1705 (Dean) 78:1705 (Lund, S.) 78:1700
- Physical fitness and physical literacy See Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness
- Programs and funding (Davison, T.) 74:1635-1645 (D'Eith) 74:1640
- Recreation staff, funding (Strawson, A.) 79:1455
- Recreational fishing See Fishing industry
- Sports tourism See Tourism
- Trails and paths
Spothelfer, Pascal
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Genome B.C. 79:1430-1435
- Genome B.C., research activities, funding and plan 79:1430-1435
- Genome Canada, funding allocations 79:1435
- Science and technology, genomic research and development 79:1430-1435
Spruce City Wildlife Association See also Snyder, Dustin
Squamish, B.C.
- Sexual assault services (Lore, G.) 72:0950
Standing Water Nation
Statutory officers See particular officers; Review of statutory officers under Finance and Government Services Committee; Officers of the Legislature under Legislature
STEAM education See Science, technology, engineering, the arts and math education under Science and technology
STEM education See Science, technology, engineering and math education under Science and technology
Stevens, Robert
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Association for Mineral Exploration B.C. 85:0955-1005
- Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, funding 85:0955
- Greenhouse gas emissions, reduction in mining sector 85:1000
- Mines and mining industry
- exploration activities and investment 85:0955-1005
- Mining Jobs Task Force, activities and report 85:0955
- products, role in low-carbon technology and clean energy development 85:1000
- regulation and permitting process, funding 85:0955
- tax credits 85:0955-1000
- Science and technology, geoscience strategy 85:0955
Stewart, Andrew
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Schizophrenia Society 83:0935-0945
- B.C. Schizophrenia Society
- Foundry, collaborative programs for youth 83:0945
- Mental health
- Schizophrenia
Stewart, Barb
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society 75:1050
- Invasive species
- Weed Control Act, need for revision 75:1050
Stewart, Gail
- Aunt Leah's Society, work of organization and youth training program 85:1225-1230
- Child protection system, children in government care, support for youth and transition out of care 85:1225-1235
- Children and youth, youth at risk, youth agreements and support programs 85:1225-1235
- Families, government support 85:1235
- Foster care
Stewart, Gale
Still Creek
Stilwell, Michelle (Parksville-Qualicum)
- As subject
- work on accessibility issues (Clovechok) 84:1815
- Attendance at committee hearing (D'Eith) 78:1605
Stinson, Scott
- Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 62 (Sooke) 72:1535-1540
- Education funding, mental health services 72:1535-1540
- School district 62 (Sooke), mental health services and partnerships 72:1535-1540
Storey, Sarrah
- Presentation to committee on behalf of United Way Northern B.C. 82:1700-1705
- bc211
- information and referral service and funding 82:1705
- need for phone service in northern and rural communities 82:1705
- B.C. by region, northern B.C., seniors care 82:1705
- Home care, Better at Home program 82:1700-1705
- Seniors, aging in place 82:1700-1705
Strawson, AJ
- Presentation to committee on behalf of International Mountain Bicycling Association, Canada 79:1450-1455
- Communities, gaming grants for community organizations 79:1455
- Cycling, mountain biking and trail use 79:1450-1455
- International Mountain Bicycling Association, Canada, membership and activities 79:1450
- Parks and protected areas system, funding and management 79:1455
- Sports and recreation
- recreation staff, funding 79:1455
- trails and paths
- Tourism, mountain biking tourism 79:1450-1455
Streams See Rivers and streams
Stringer, Kate
- Presentation to committee on behalf of North Peace Justice Society 83:1005-1020
- Corrections system, restorative justice programs
- Fort St. John, RCMP detachment 83:1015-1020
- North Peace Justice Society
- Peace River area, worker and volunteer turnover 83:1010
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, role in restorative justice programs 83:1010-1020
Substance use and addiction
- Detox services (Lewis, S.) 76:1615-1625
- Incidence among children and youth (Retieff, R.) 86:1500-1555
- Mental health and addiction See Mental health
- Opioid overdoses
- deaths and response (Charlesworth, J.) 93:0915 (Yarschenko, J.) 75:0905
- drug trafficking and money laundering (James) 72:0915
- response and services (Conway, B.) 86:1605-1610
- Opioid use and recovery (Lewis, S.) 76:1625 (Simons) 76:1625
- Recovery houses (Ashton) 72:1330 (D'Eith) 72:1330 (James, E.) 72:1325 (Law, S.) 72:1325-1330 (Leonard) 72:1330
- Recovery houses, funding and per-diem rates (Coleman) 86:1105 (Sanderson, S.) 86:1100-1105
- Services and supports for youth (Charlesworth, J.) 68:0850, 93:0915
- Stigma (D'Eith) 76:1620 (Lewis, S.) 76:1620 (Sanderson, S.) 86:1100-1105
- Treatment and recovery services
- detox services (Yarschenko, J.) 75:0910
- funding and accessibility (Coleman) 75:0910-0915 (Lewis, S.) 76:1615-1625 (Sanderson, S.) 86:1100-1105 (Yarschenko, J.) 75:0905-0920
- services (Leonard) 75:0915
- services for women (Ashton) 72:1330 (D'Eith) 72:1330 (Gjini, K.) 79:1240 (James, E.) 72:1330 (Law, S.) 72:1330
- services for youth (D'Eith) 75:0915 (Simons) 75:0915-0920 (Thompson, C.) 75:0915-0920 (Yarschenko, J.) 75:0910-0920
- wait times (Lewis, S.) 76:1620-1625 (Simons) 76:1625
Sugar-sweetened beverages See Beverages and beverage industry
Supportive housing See Housing
Surgical services See Health care system
Surrey, B.C.
- Fraser River waterfront development (Huberman, A.) 85:1050
- Health care services (Huberman, A.) 85:1050
- Hepatitis C treatment services (Conway, B.) 86:1610
- Housing (Huberman, A.) 85:1050
- Police services (Huberman, A.) 85:1050
- Police services, transition to municipal force (Coleman) 94:0850 (D'Eith) 94:0840 (Leonard) 94:0845 (Pecknold, C.) 70:0945, 94:0825-0850, 94:0905
- Post-secondary institutions, access to education, etc. See also South Fraser communities under Lower Mainland; particular institutions
- Post-secondary institutions and student spaces (Huberman, A.) 85:1050 (Petter, A.) 86:1050
- School district See School district 36 (Surrey)
- Sexual assault services (Lore, G.) 72:0950
- Transportation infrastructure (Huberman, A.) 85:1050
Surrey Board of Trade See also Huberman, Anita
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Surrey Teachers Association See also MacRae, Julia
Sustainable energy See Clean energy under Energy
Sutcliffe, Tasha
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Ecotrust Canada 80:1550-1555
- Crime and criminals, money laundering report 80:1555
- Fishing industry
- federal committee recommendations 80:1555
- fisheries-dependent communities 80:1550-1555
- generational transfer and succession and loan board proposal 80:1555
- licences, affordability and policy reform 80:1555
- ownership transparency 80:1555
- Wild Salmon Advisory Council recommendations 80:1550-1555
Sutherland, Aaron
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Insurance Bureau of Canada 75:1125-1140
- Automobiles
- insurance
- insurance claims for personal injuries, minor injuries and limit on pain and suffering awards 75:1140
- Climate change, impact on insurance industry 75:1125-1130
- Floods and floodplains, preparedness and mitigation 75:1130
- Insurance industry, catastrophic risk mitigation 75:1125-1130
- Weather, severe weather events, preparedness 75:1125-1130
Swallowing disorders See Communication and swallowing disorders
Swift, Lee
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Merck 86:1205
- Health care system, government investment 86:1205
- Prescription drugs, biologics and biosimilars, policy 86:1205
Swinburnson, Margot
- Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 62 (Sooke) 72:1535-1545
- B.C. School Trustees Association, annual meeting, motion on mental health funding 72:1535-1540
- Education funding, mental health services 72:1535-1540
- Mental health of children and youth 72:1535-1540
- School district 62 (Sooke), mental health services and partnerships 72:1535-1545
Szerencsi, Tara
- Presentation to committee on behalf of College of New Caledonia 82:1635
- College of New Caledonia, health sciences centre proposal and funding 82:1635
- Post-secondary education funding 82:1635
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