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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Vacation rentals See Short-term accomodation under Hotels and travel accommodation; Short-term rentals under Hotels and travel accommodation
van Donkelaar, Paul See Mason, Karen, and Paul van Donkelaar
Van Steinburg, Terri

Presentation to committee on behalf of Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of B.C. 86:1020-1025
First Nations and Indigenous persons, reconciliation 86:1020
Langara College, wages and working conditions for contract faculty 86:1025
Post-secondary institutions, faculty
collective bargaining 86:1025
wages and working conditions for contract faculty 86:1020-1025
Vancouver Community College, wages and working conditions for contract faculty 86:1025
Van Stolk, Rom

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Yacht Brokers Association 78:1640-1655
Boats and boating
international sales, sales tax policy issues 78:1640-1655
international sales yacht brokers and U.S. transaction issues 78:1645
B.C. Yacht Brokers Association, work of organization 78:1640
Van Swieten, Dave

Information and Privacy Commissioner, budget and operations
funding request 95:0915-0920
staff and salaries 95:0915-0920
supplementary funding request for lobbyists registry rebuilding initiative 91:1515
Legislature, Officers of the Legislature shared services
services and office space 93:0835
staffing and office space 94:0900
Lobbyists, registry rebuilding initiative and capital costs 91:1515
Merit Commissioner
appointment process 95:0925
budget and operations, funding request 95:0925
Ombudsperson
budget and operations, shared services and office space 93:0835
information technology 93:0835
Police Complaint Commissioner, budget and operations
funding request and shared services 94:0900
Spencer, Fiona, work as Merit Commissioner 95:0925
Vancouver, B.C. See also Lower Mainland

Conference on parks system See Elders Council for Parks in B.C.
Cruise ship terminal See Port Metro Vancouver
Downtown Eastside, conditions for vulnerable youth (Retieff, R.) 86:1500-1555
Downtown Eastside, population and police services (Pecknold, C.) 94:0855
Hospitals See British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Music industry (Calder, R.) 85:1420
Underground infrastructure (Whitemarsh, M.) 72:1140
Youth homelessness, services (Dean) 76:1710
Vancouver board of education See School district 39 (Vancouver)
Vancouver Community College Faculty Association See also Thomson, Taryn

Presentation to committee 78:1610-1620
Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C.

Faculty, wages and working conditions for contract faculty (Coleman) 78:1620 (Davis, B.) 86:1245 (D'Eith) 78:1615-1620, 86:1245 (Leonard) 78:1620 (Thomson, T.) 78:1610-1620 (Van Steinburg, T.) 86:1025
Funding and tuition fees (Thomson, T.) 78:1615
Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre See also Conway, Brian

Presentation to committee 86:1600-1610
Vancouver Island

Farms, water storage proposal (Dean) 77:1135 (D'Eith) 77:1135 (Hamir, A.) 77:1130-1135 (Leonard) 77:1135
Hepatitis C research project (Leonard) 85:1450 (Luster, D.) 85:1450
Housing (Joyce, B.) 77:1050
Restorative justice programs (Curtis, B.) 78:1710-1725
South Island
aging population and end-of-life services (Harter, K.) 72:1345-1355
hospice See Victoria Hospice Society
housing market and development process (Edge, C.) 72:0930-0935
police services (Lore, G.) 72:0945
services for First Nations (Underwood, L.) 72:1515-1525
sexual assault centre See Victoria Sexual Assault Centre, Victoria, B.C.
Water use and resources (Hamir, A.) 77:1130
Vancouver Island Federation of Hospices See also Odeneal, Terri

Presentation to committee 77:1105-1115
Work of organization (Leonard) 77:1115
Vancouver Island Region Restorative Justice Association See also Curtis, Bruce

Presentation to committee 78:1710-1725
Role and programs, funding (Curtis, B.) 78:1710-1725 (Dean) 78:1725 (D'Eith) 78:1720
Vancouver Island Restorative Justice Association See also Curtis, Bruce

Presentation to committee 78:1710-1725
Vancouver Island University Faculty Association See also Jaeger, Chris

Presentation to committee 77:1030-1040
Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, B.C.

Facilities and operations (Jaeger, C.) 77:1035
Faculty, wages (Coleman) 77:1035
Funding (Jaeger, C.) 77:1030-1035
Student housing (D'Eith) 77:1055 (Joyce, B.) 77:1050-1055
Vancouver Island University Students Union See also Joyce, Brynne

Presentation to committee 77:1050-1055
Vancouver Landfill and Recycling Depot, Delta, B.C.

Operations (Carrusca, K.) 86:1215
Vancouver police department

Oversight (Pecknold, C.) 94:0830-0840, 94:0855 (Spindler, A.) 94:0855
Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter See also Gjini, Karla

Presentation to committee 79:1235-1245
Funding and services (Gjini, K.) 79:1235-1245 (Simons) 79:1245
Vancouver school board See School district 39 (Vancouver)
Vantage Point Strategies Society See also Brewin, Alison; Friesen, Mark

Presentation to committee 86:1120-1135
Role (D'Eith) 86:1130 (Friesen, M.) 86:1125
Role and members (Brewin, A.) 86:1125
Vaping and vapour products See Electronic cigarettes and vapour products
VCC See Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C.
Vehicles See Automobiles; Zero-emission and clean vehicles
Vela Microboard Association of British Columbia

Organization (Robertson, G.) 82:1835-1840
ViaSport British Columbia Society See also Davison, Trisha

Presentation to committee 74:1630-1645
Funding, role and partnerships (Davison, T.) 74:1630-1645
Vice-principals See Principals and vice-principals under Education
Victim services See Crime and criminals
VictimLinkBC See Crime and criminals
Victoria, B.C. See also Capital regional district; South Island under Vancouver Island

Belleville ferry terminal and U.S. border officers (Nursey, P.) 72:1455
Film industry, impact of regional tax credits (Dahl, B.) 75:0925
Ogden Point cruise ship terminal (D'Eith) 72:1500 (Nursey, P.) 72:1455-1500
Tourism industry (Nursey, P.) 72:1455-1500
Underground infrastructure (Whitemarsh, M.) 72:1140
Victoria Hospice Society See also Harter, Kevin

Presentation to committee 72:1345-1355
Facility and services (Odeneal, T.) 77:1105-1110
Services and West Shore community centre proposal (D'Eith) 72:1350 (Harter, K.) 72:1345-1355
Victoria Residential Builders Association See also Edge, Casey

Presentation to committee 72:0930-0940
Victoria Sexual Assault Centre See also Lore, Grace

Presentation to committee 72:0940-0950
Community stakeholders and support (Dean) 72:0945 (Lore, G.) 72:0945
Funding and services (Lore, G.) 72:0940-0950
Violence

Bullying See Bullying and harassment
Domestic violence
link with brain injuries See Brain injuries under Brain health
services and funding (Sing, G.) 72:0950-1000
Sexual violence on post-secondary campuses See Post-secondary institutions
Violence against Indigenous women and children (Govender, K.) 95:0800
Violence against sex workers, awareness and prevention See Sex work under Sex industry
Violence against women
women-centred services and funding (Gjini, K.) 79:1235-1245
Violence against women and children
services (Zanella, A.) 80:1530-1540
VIRRJA See Vancouver Island Region Restorative Justice Association
VIUFA See Vancouver Island University Faculty Association
Volunteers and volunteer sector

Volunteer liability insurance issues (Johnstone, R.) 73:1050
von Donat, Christian

Presentation to committee on behalf of National Elevator and Escalator Association 79:1110-1120
Construction industry, building code requirements, elevators 79:1115
Elevators and escalators
industry 79:1110
regulation, number of elevators in buildings and traffic analysis framework proposal 79:1110-1115
Housing
accessible housing for disabled persons 79:1110-1115
high-rise housing and use of elevators 79:1110-1115
International Standards Organization, provisions on elevators 79:1115
National Elevator and Escalator Association, membership and role 79:1110
von Schellwitz, Mark

Presentation to committee on behalf of Restaurants Canada 85:1505-1510
Alcohol, wholesale pricing changes and impact on revenues 85:1505-1510
Employer health tax exemptions, employees under age 19 and threshold 85:1510
Plastics, single-use plastics ban 85:1505-1510
Restaurant and food services industry
costs and taxation 85:1505
licensed establishments, liquor costs and revenues 85:1505-1510
role in economy 85:1505
takeout and home delivery, use of single-use items 85:1505
Small business task force, implementation of recommendations 85:1510
Wages and salaries, training wage 85:1510
von Wittgenstein, Paul

Presentation to committee on behalf of Elk River Alliance 73:1015-1025
Elk River Alliance
work of organization 73:1015-1020
workshop event 73:1020-1025
Elk River watershed, protection and projects 73:1015-1025
Fish, westslope cutthroat trout, protection 73:1020-1025
Water licences and rentals 73:1020
Watersheds
management and protection, funding 73:1015-1025
management, funding for community and First Nations groups 73:1020
sustainability fund proposal 73:1020
Vrsnik, Victor

Presentation to committee on behalf of Convenience Industry Council of Canada 75:0835-0845
7-Eleven, operations 75:0835, 75:0845
Alcohol, regulation, B.C. and other provinces 75:0840-0845
Convenience Industry Council of Canada, membership and role 75:0840
Convenience store industry
operations and liquor sales proposal 75:0840-0845
sale of age-restricted products, ID Please program 75:0845
Vye, Don

Presentation to committee on behalf of Unifor Local 514 77:1040-1050
Forests and forest industry
cellulose production and market 77:1045
mills, operations and closings 77:1040-1050
Neucel Specialty Cellulose Ltd., Port Alice mill operations and site remediation 77:1040-1050
Waste management, contaminated sites, remediation 77:1040-1045

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