41st Parliament – 2019
Parliamentary Committee Proceedings
Public Accounts 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.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y

Sanitary engineers See Engineers
Schafer, Jessica

Education, education of Indigenous students
Auditor General review 19:1030-1035, 19:1140-1145
data analysis 19:1035
government strategy and outcomes 19:1030-1035, 19:1140-1145
graduation rate 19:1030-1035
reporting 19:1035
safe, non-racist learning environment 19:1035
School districts, capacity for Indigenous student initiatives, support and interventions 19:1140
School boards See School districts
School district 36 (Surrey)

Executive expenses management
Auditor General review (Bond) 21:1105, 21:1130-1135 (Dodds, S.) 21:1035, 21:1100, 21:1110-1115, 21:1130 (Ma) 21:1115-1120 (Sultan) 21:1120-1130 (Thornthwaite) 21:1100-1105 (Yap) 21:1105-1115
Auditor General review and government response (MacDonald, S.) 21:1040-1045, 21:1105, 21:1130-1135
Auditor General review and response (Frank, G.) 21:1045-1115 (Tinney, J.) 21:1045, 21:1100, 21:1115-1120, 21:1135
management (Bond) 21:1105, 21:1130-1135 (Dodds, S.) 21:1035, 21:1100, 21:1110-1115, 21:1130 (Frank, G.) 21:1045-1115 (MacDonald, S.) 21:1040-1045, 21:1105, 21:1130-1135 (Sultan) 21:1120-1130 (Thornthwaite) 21:1100-1105 (Tinney, J.) 21:1045, 21:1100, 21:1115-1120, 21:1135 (Yap) 21:1105-1115
purchase card policy, travel and meal expenses (Bond) 21:1130-1135 (Dodds, S.) 21:1035, 21:1110-1115 (Frank, G.) 21:1050-1100, 21:1110-1115 (Ma) 21:1115-1120 (MacDonald, S.) 21:1040 (Tinney, J.) 21:1045, 21:1115-1120, 21:1135 (Yap) 21:1110-1115
School districts

Capacity for Indigenous student initiatives, support and interventions (Bond) 19:1205-1215 (Dean) 19:1140 (Ma) 19:1130 (McCrea, J.) 19:1135-1140, 19:1205, 19:1215 (MacDonald, S.) 19:1055-1120, 19:1130-1135, 19:1210 (Schafer, J.) 19:1140 (Thornthwaite) 19:1115-1120 (Yap) 19:1140 (Yearwood-Lee, E.) 19:1040
Financial reporting, Auditor General review (Bellringer, C.) 19:0905 (Dean) 19:0905
Schools

Drinking water safety, guidelines on lead in drinking water (Hrycuik, L.) 23:0930
Select standing committees

Public Accounts See Public Accounts Committee
Selenium

Guidelines on selenium in drinking water See Drinking water protection under Water
Seton Portage–Shalalth area

First Nation in area See Tsal'alhmec Nation
Sevigny, Lisa

B.C. Sheriff Service, human resource management, Auditor General review 23:1125-1130
Justice system, sheriffs
recruitment, retention and training 23:1130
retention and exit surveys 23:1130
role and responsibilities 23:1125-1130
training policy 23:1130
Shawnigan Lake

Drinking water quality concerns in area (Sultan) 23:1010
Sheriffs See B.C. Sheriff Service; Justice system
Short-term illness and injury plan See Public service
SINs See Social insurance numbers
Site C power project

Auditor General review (Bellringer, C.) 19:1415
Regulatory account See Use of rate-regulated accounting under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Small, Bill

Community corrections
Auditor General review and action plan progress assessment, government response 20:1140
caseloads and staffing 20:1140
Smartphones See Information and communications technology
Social insurance numbers

Collection as identification (Fischer, C.) 16:0825-0830 (Yap) 16:0825-0830
Special committees

Auditor General appointment See Auditor General Appointment Special Committee
Squamish Nation

Learning centre See Eslha7an Learning Centre, Squamish, B.C.
STARS helicopter emergency health services See Emergency health services under Health care system
Staszko, Sheldon

Public service
short-term illness and injury plan
Auditor General review and government response 17:1455-1510
management 17:1455-1510
STIIP See Short-term illness and injury plan under Public service
Subcommittee on agenda and procedure See Public Accounts Committee
Substance use and addiction

Mental illness and addiction See Mental health
Opioid overdoses
response and data-sharing (Lilley, N.) 20:1520-1525 (Thornthwaite) 20:1520-1525
response and services (Cavanaugh, L.) 23:1140-1145 (Thornthwaite) 23:1145 (Wannamaker, S.) 20:1510
Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)

As subject
business experience with fraud cases 16:0845-0850
experience as engineer in northern B.C. 23:1015
service on committee (Bond) 20:0905
trip to Seton Portage–Shalalth and former work in area 19:1150-1155, 19:1445
Auditor General
financial statement audit coverage plan, changes 20:1640-1650
recommendations
implementation and action plan progress assessments 19:1505, 19:1515, 21:1145
Avalanches
safety program, Auditor General review 19:1440-1445
B.C. corrections branch
adult custody division
Auditor General review and progress audit 20:0955-1000
B.C. Hydro
cybersecurity management
attacks and monitoring 19:1345
Auditor General review 19:1345-1350
management 19:1345-1350
financial reporting
accounting standards changes 17:1025-1030
use of rate-regulated accounting
Auditor General review 17:1025-1030
B.C. liquor distribution branch
directly awarded contracts
Auditor General review 20:1410-1415
compliance with procurement policy 20:1410-1415
B.C. Sheriff Service
data collection and information 23:1210-1220
human resource management
Auditor General review 23:1205-1220
Child protection system
residential services, contracted services
Auditor General review 20:1250-1300
number of children and youth in care 20:1250-1300
Columbia Power Corporation
Auditor General review 20:1640-1650
Community corrections
Auditor General review and action plan progress assessment 20:1145
Corrections system
class action lawsuit re sexual assault 20:1000
correctional facilities
capacity and staffing 20:0955-1000
funding 20:0955-1000
Credit rating
agencies and position on government accounting practices 19:0945
Duffy, Mike, expenses as senator 21:1125
Education
education of Indigenous students
Auditor General review 19:1150-1155
transportation issues 19:1155
Energy
hydroelectric power system
connection and segmentation 19:1345-1350
operations and standards 19:1350
Engineers
sanitary engineers, role 23:1015
Finance Ministry
internal directory account management 21:0955-1000
master supplier file maintenance
Auditor General review 16:0835-0850
Auditor General review in 2006 16:0835
controls 16:0835-0850
First Nations and Indigenous persons
drinking water quality issues on reserves 23:1010
relegated Aboriginal agencies
contracted residential services 20:1250-1300
Flint, Michigan
drinking water contamination 23:1010
Fortis Inc.
transaction involving power corporation 20:1645
Fraser Health Authority
emergency health services 17:1145
Government
accounting practices
deferral of government transfers revenue for capital projects 19:0945-0950
use of accounting standards 19:0950
financial reporting
Auditor General review for 2018-19 and qualification 19:0945-0950
internal directory account management
Auditor General review 21:0900-0915, 21:0950-1000
controls 21:0900-0915, 21:0950-1000
privileged accounts 21:0905
Health care system
emergency health services
Auditor General review 17:1140-1150
Auditor General review and action plan progress assessment 19:1520
Auditor General review and update 20:1540-1545
coordination with municipalities and fire departments 17:1140-1150
coordination with municipalities and fire departments, agreements 20:1540-1545
urban vs. rural services 17:1145
information systems, controls 21:0910
Ingenika
wastewater treatment facility 23:1015
Justice system
sheriffs
recruitment, retention and training 23:1205-1220
shortage and impact on court system 23:1210-1220
Legislative Assembly
internal directory account management 21:0915
Liquefied natural gas development
oversight and regulation 17:1340
MLAs
disclosure of expenses 21:1125
Mount Meager
avalanche risks 19:1445
Oil and gas
management of non-operating oil and gas sites
Auditor General review 17:1335-1345
management and regulation 17:1335-1340
orphan well management and fund 17:1340-1345
Oil and Gas Commission
role 17:1340
Public Accounts Committee
correspondence from B.C. Emergency Health Services 19:1520
subcommittee on agenda and procedure 19:1515
work of committee 18:0835
Public service
promotion of illness prevention 17:1500-1505
short-term illness and injury plan
Auditor General review 17:1455-1500
management 17:1500
School district 36 (Surrey)
executive expenses management
Auditor General review 21:1120-1130
management 21:1120-1130
Shawnigan Lake
drinking water quality concerns in area 23:1010
Tsal'alhmec Nation
lands, location and access to education for students 19:1150-1155
Walkerton, Ontario
drinking water contamination case 23:1010
Water
drinking water contamination cases 23:1010
drinking water protection
Auditor General review 23:1010-1015, 23:1040-1045, 23:1115
information and reporting 23:1040-1045
oversight 23:1010-1015, 23:1040-1045, 23:1115
user-pay model 23:1115
Supreme Court of Canada

Rulings on issues
oil and gas wells (Jeakins, P.) 17:1345-1350 (Ma) 17:1345
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Sydor, Morris

Auditor General
reports and reviews
oil and gas well reclamation reports 17:1405
Oil and gas
management of non-operating oil and gas sites
Auditor General review 17:1300, 17:1405
management and regulation 17:1300
orphan well management 17:1405
Oil and Gas Commission
role 17:1300

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