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

41st Parliament – 2020
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.

E&N Railway See Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Ear health and hearing impairment

Early intervention services contract and funding (Cable, L.) 120:1420-1425, 120:1435 (D'Eith) 120:1435

Experience of hearing impairment during COVID-19 (Yu, B.) 117:1650

Hearing aids and assistive devices, coverage of costs (Cooper, S.) 117:1645 (Yu, B.) 117:1650

Speech-language services See Speech disorders; Speech-language pathologists

Early childhood development See Children and youth
Earthquakes

Earthquake insurance (Sutherland, A.) 110:1630

Seismic safety of homes (Edge, C.) 118:1035-1040

East Kootenay Invasive Species Council See also Benesh, Kendal

Presentation to committee 115:0835-0840

EatWild

Presentation to committee 115:0925-0930

Eby, Hon. David (Vancouver–Point Grey)

As subject

comments on legislative changes to election process (Boegman, A.) 101:1005

ECAP See Home heating, energy conservation assistance program under Energy
Eco-fees See Recycling
Economy

COVID-19 impact See Economic recovery; Impact and government response under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic

Economic framework reports (Peart, B.) 115:1120

Knowledge-based economy (Bagger, J.) 116:1555

Sustainable development

sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy (Hackney, T.) 116:1450-1455

Ecosystem-based management See Land use
Ecotrust Canada See also Heerema, Dylan

Presentation to committee 116:1400-1405, 116:1425-1430

Edge, Casey

Presentation to committee on behalf of Victoria Residential Builders Association 118:1035-1040, 118:1050

Capital regional district, regional planning and amalgamation proposal 118:1035-1040

Communities, regional planning 118:1035-1040

Construction industry, residential construction industry, renovations and tax credits 118:1035-1040

COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact and government response, construction industry 118:1035

Earthquakes, seismic safety of homes 118:1035-1040

Housing

affordable housing supply 118:1035-1040

rental housing, supply and incentives for developers 118:1050

Land use, development cost charges 118:1035-1040

Local government, housing development approval process 118:1035-1040

Vancouver Island, south Island

housing market and development process 118:1035-1040

light rail transit needs 118:1035-1040

Workers compensation, presumptive conditions category, addition of COVID-19 118:1035-1040

Zoning, rezoning and permit process 118:1035

Education See also Adult basic education; Education funding; Post-secondary education; School districts; Schools; Skills training

Adult basic education See Adult basic education

COVID-19 impact See Education system impact and reopening under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic

Curriculum

arts education (Milne Martens, M.) 117:1410-1415

Cycling education in schools (Chhina, N.) 114:1440-1445

Developmental programs See Adult basic education

Distance education and online learning See also Independent distributed learning below

Distance education and online learning, privacy protection (McEvoy, M.) 102:0950

Facilities See Schools

Food and nutrition programs (Barnett) 117:1505 (Gambling, S.) 117:1415-1420 (Leonard) 117:1510 (Mezei, J.) 117:1500-1515 (Palmer Isaak, K.) 117:1510-1515

Inclusive education See Special education and special needs below

Independent distributed learning (Chisholm, S.) 118:0905 (Kraushar, S.) 118:0910-0925 (Papou, A.) 118:0915, 118:0925

Independent distributed learning, funding See Education funding

Independent schools (Chisholm, S.) 118:0905-0910

Independent schools, faith-based schools (Bushfield, I.) 110:1650

Independent schools, funding See Education funding

International education, COVID-19 impact See Education system impact and reopening under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic

International students, COVID-19 impact See Education system impact and reopening under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic

Mental health services (Humphreys, T.) 118:0945

Mental health services in schools (Mooring, T.) 117:1610 (Palmer Isaak, K.) 117:1450 (Sinclair, A.) 117:1535

Parent advisory councils, fundraising See Fundraising by parents under Education funding

Principals and vice-principals

contract negotiation structure (D'Eith) 117:1635 (DeRosa, D.) 117:1625, 117:1635-1640

roles and support (D'Eith) 117:1625 (DeRosa, D.) 117:1625-1630

Private schools See Independent schools above

Restorative justice programs in schools (Jewsbury, G.) 110:1525-1530 (Leonard) 110:1540

School libraries, purchase of B.C. books (Waechtler, H.) 119:1150

Service delivery during COVID-19 pandemic (Mc)Evoy, M.) 102:0950

Settlement services for immigrant and refugee students (Barnett) 117:1505 (Mezei, J.) 117:1505-1510

Sexual assault prevention programs in schools (Barnett) 110:1425 (Barton, L.) 110:1425

Special education and special needs

accessibility and appeal system (Humphreys, T.) 118:0940-0945, 118:1000

assessments (Barnett) 118:0955 (D'Eith) 118:1000 (Humphreys, T.) 118:1000 (Lockrey, C.) 118:0945-1000

distance education and online learning (Kraushar, S.) 118:0920-0925 (Papou, A.) 118:0915, 118:0925

education assistants and practice standards proposal (Dalglish, C.) 118:0950-0955

funding See Education funding

special education and special needs (Lockrey, C.) 118:0945 (Wood, D.) 117:1615

Students

immigrant and refugee students See Settlement services above

vulnerable students (Hamaguchi, K.) 117:1455 (Palmer Isaak, K.) 117:1450

System, development and investment (DeRosa, D.) 117:1625

Teachers See Teachers

Technology use and remote learning (Leonard) 117:1510 (Mezei, J.) 117:1505, 117:1515 (Mooring, T.) 117:1610 (Palmer Isaak, K.) 117:1515 (Rowe, I.) 117:1540

Technology use, student accessibility and privacy issues (McEvoy, M.) 102:1010

Education funding

Adult education (Westphal, M.) 117:1620

Annual facilities grant (Ponti, C.) 117:1545

Arts education (Barnett) 117:1420 (Milne Martens, M.) 117:1420

Capital funding (Palmer Isaak, K.) 117:1450-1455 (Sinclair, A.) 117:1535 (Westphal, M.) 117:1620

Equipment See also Technology and equipment below

Equipment and supplies (Ponti, C.) 117:1545

Equity of opportunity supplemental funding (Mezei, J.) 117:1505

Equity of opportunity supplemental funding and CommunityLINK funding (Palmer Isaak, K.) 117:1450

Food and nutrition programs (Gambling, S.) 117:1420-1425 (Leonard) 117:1425 (Palmer Isaak, K.) 117:1510-1515

Funding (D'Eith) 117:1510 (Faoro, P.) 107:1020 (Higginson, S.) 117:1530 (James) 106:1510 (Mezei, J.) 117:1510 (Mooring, T.) 117:1610-1615 (Palmer Isaak, K.) 117:1450-1455, 117:1510 (Rowe, I.) 117:1540-1545 (Sinclair, A.) 117:1535-1540

Funding and funding formula (Hamaguchi, K.) 117:1455-1500

Fundraising by parents (Sinclair, A.) 117:1535

Independent distributed learning (Chisholm, S.) 118:0905 (Kraushar, S.) 118:0910-0915 (Papou, A.) 118:0915

Independent schools (Bushfield, I.) 110:1650 (Chisholm, S.) 118:0905-0910 (Coleman) 107:1025 (Faoro, P.) 107:1020-1030

LGBTQ2S outreach and training (Goodwin, S.) 121:1110

School district reserves and protocol development (Higginson, S.) 117:1530

Special education and special needs (D'Eith) 117:1630 (Humphreys, T.) 118:0940-0945, 118:1000 (Johns, C.) 117:1405-1410 (Lockrey, C.) 118:0945-0950 (Papou, A.) 118:0915 (Wood, D.) 117:1615, 117:1630

Technology and equipment (Rowe, I.) 117:1540

Vulnerable students (Hamaguchi, K.) 117:1455

Elderly See Seniors
Election Act

Amendments, implementation See Administration, implementation of legislative changes under Elections

Elections See also Elections B.C.

Administration

2021 general election (Barnett) 101:1015 (Boegman, A.) 101:1000-1035 (Porter, C.) 101:1025

administration during COVID-19 pandemic (Barnett) 132:0920 (Boegman, A.) 101:1000, 101:1010-1015, 101:1025, 101:1035, 103:1030, 103:1045-1050, 132:0830-0845 (Coleman) 132:0840-0845, 132:0915 (Dean) 132:0840 (D'Eith) 101:1035, 103:1045-1050, 132:0840, 132:0850 (Leonard) 132:0845-0850 (Porter, C.) 101:1025 (Simons) 132:0920

implementation of legislative changes (Barnett) 101:1015-1020 (Boegman, A.) 101:1000-1035, 103:1030-1045 (Clovechok) 101:1025 (Coleman) 101:1030, 101:1115 (Dean) 101:1020 (D'Eith) 101:1010, 101:1035 (Porter, C.) 101:1025

rural areas (Barnett) 101:1020 (Boegman, A.) 101:1020

Chief Electoral Officer See Boegman, Anton

Cyberattacks See Election interference prevention below

Digital threats to election integrity See Election interference prevention below

District electoral officers, training (Boegman, A.) 101:1030

Election interference prevention (Boegman, A.) 103:1030, 103:1040

Enumeration

pre-registration of youth (Barnett) 101:1015-1020 (Boegman, A.) 101:1015-1020

pre-registration of youth and list (Boegman, A.) 103:1035

voters list information and data-sharing (Barnett) 101:1020 (Boegman, A.) 101:1020, 103:1035

General election, timing (Boegman, A.) 132:0845 (Coleman) 132:0845

General elections, readiness planning assignments project (Boegman, A.) 103:1035-1040

Internet voting (Boegman, A.) 103:1050 (Clovechok) 103:1050 (D'Eith) 101:1035

Internet voting and panel recommendations (Boegman, A.) 101:1035

Local government elections, use of voting technology (Boegman, A.) 101:1030 (Coleman) 101:1030

Misinformation, digital misinformation campaigns See Election interference prevention above

New voting model and technology (Barnett) 101:1020 (Boegman, A.) 101:1005-1010, 101:1020, 101:1030, 103:1030-1035

New voting technology, procurement See Procurement under Elections B.C.

Preparations for elections See Administration above

Public trust (Boegman, A.) 101:1035

Vote-by-mail process (Boegman, A.) 103:1045-1050 (D'Eith) 103:1045

Vote-by-mail tracking system (Boegman, A.) 103:1040

Voter registration and voters list See Enumeration above

Voting technology See New voting model and technology above

Elections B.C. See also Elections; Boegman, Anton

Administration and preparations for elections (Boegman, A.) 132:0845 (D'Eith) 132:0850 (Leonard) 132:0845-0850 (Simons) 132:0920

Budget and operations

statutory spending authority (Boegman, A.) 132:0845

supplementary funding request for election management during COVID-19 (Barnett) 132:0920 (Boegman, A.) 132:0830-0845 (Clovechok) 132:0920 (Coleman) 132:0840-0845, 132:0915 (D'Eith) 132:0850, 132:0915-0920 (Simons) 132:0920

supplementary funding request for implementation of legislative changes (Barnett) 101:1015-1020 (Boegman, A.) 101:1000-1035, 103:1030 (Clovechok) 101:1025 (Coleman) 101:1030, 101:1115 (Dean) 101:1020 (D'Eith) 101:1010, 101:1035 (Leonard) 101:1115 (Porter, C.) 101:1025

update (Boegman, A.) 103:1030-1050 (Clovechok) 103:1050 (D'Eith) 103:1045-1050

Capital program projects (Boegman, A.) 103:1035-1040

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic (Boegman, A.) 101:1010-1015, 101:1025, 103:1030-1045, 132:0830-0840 (D'Eith) 101:1010 (Porter, C.) 101:1025

Procurement, new voting technology (Boegman, A.) 101:1030, 103:1035-1040 (Coleman) 101:1030

Procurement, personal protective equipment and supplies (Boegman, A.) 132:0845 (Coleman) 132:0845

Recommendations in 2018 report, implementation (Boegman, A.) 101:1005

Relationship with provincial health officer (Boegman, A.) 101:1010, 101:1025

Staff, temporary staff (Boegman, A.) 101:1005, 101:1025-1030 (Clovechok) 101:1025

Work of office, update and priorities (Boegman, A.) 103:1035-1040

Work with Information and Privacy Commissioner (Boegman, A.) 101:1020 (McEvoy, M.) 102:0955

Elections Canada

Information sharing (Boegman, A.) 101:1020

Elections Ontario

Voting technology lease program (Boegman, A.) 101:1030

Electric power See Energy
Electric vehicles See Zero-emission and clean vehicles under Automobiles
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products

Potential health risks (Tavender, R.) 116:1715

Potential health risks, vaping products for cannabis (Clement, D.) 116:1650 (D'Eith) 116:1645-1650

Taxation

repeal proposal (Clement, D.) 116:1635-1640

vaping products for medical cannabis (Clement, D.) 116:1640 (Monahan-Ellison, M.) 116:1640

Vaping by youth (Barnett) 111:0930 (D'Eith) 111:0925 (Lam, C.) 111:0920-0930

Elk Valley

Coal mine project in area See North Coal Ltd.

COVID-19 impact and economic recovery (Vadnais, P.) 108:0905-0910

Ellis, Viveca

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Poverty Reduction Coalition 121:0915

Child care, government action 121:0915

COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic

economic recovery, equitable recovery 121:0915

impact and government response, vulnerable persons 121:0915

Housing

affordable housing, government action 121:0915

rental housing, protections for tenants 121:0915

Income assistance benefits, rates and increase 121:0915

Income disparity and social inequality 121:0915

Information and communications technology, Internet service, universal access 121:0915

Poverty reduction strategy 121:0915

Social welfare

social equity issues and government action 121:0915

social programs and services, government investment 121:0915

Transit services, government investment 121:0915

Emergencies

Coronavirus response See COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic

Disaster financial assistance (Sutherland, A.) 110:1630

Emergency management, police services See Police and policing

Emergency powers, oversight (Chalke, J.) 104:0920

Food security as part of emergency management (Cody, J.) 108:1125 (Goldt, E.) 108:1115 (Leonard) 108:1130-1135 (Prato, M.) 108:1130 (Stafford, J.) 108:1115-1120

Ministerial orders during public health emergency (Chalke, J.) 104:0920

Natural disaster preparedness and risk assessment (Barnett) 110:1625 (Sutherland, A.) 110:1600, 110:1625-1630

Emergency Program Act

Provisions (Kozakevich, K.) 110:1605

Employer health tax

Deferral (Corrigall, T.) 106:1635

Employment and unemployment

COVID-19 impact See Employee impact and supports; Impact and government response, economy and jobs under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic

Employment equity programs (Govender, K.) 103:1005

Employment programs

accessibility for vulnerable persons (Morris-Reade, J.) 107:1120

jobs program proposal for post-secondary students (Lawrence, K.) 122:1415

online learning (Morris-Reade, J.) 107:1115-1120

Paid sick leave during COVID-19 See COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic

Precarious employment and income insecurity (Faoro, P.) 107:1030-1035

Youth unemployment (Dean) 122:1505-1510 (Klassen, T.) 122:1510 (Lawrence, K.) 122:1415

Enderby and District Chamber of Commerce See also MacGregor, Clyde

Presentation to committee 107:0910-0915, 107:0925-0930

Ending Violence Association of British Columbia See also Porteous, Tracy

Presentation to committee 110:1405-1410

End-of-life care See Hospice and palliative care
Energy

Bioenergy (Lindstrom, R.) 108:0940

Clean energy

CleanBC plan See CleanBC plan

development (Balabanowicz, J.) 116:1410-1415 (Stout, D.) 116:1445-1450 (Woynillowicz, D.) 116:1415-1420

First Nations involvement (Balabanowicz, J.) 116:1410-1415

incentives for business and current investment (Balabanowicz, J.) 116:1410

supply (Cox, B.) 108:1150

Electrification and power supply See Power supply below

Energy efficiency

building renovations and retrofits See CleanBC plan; Construction industry

home heating See Home heating below

investment (Hackney, T.) 116:1450 (Stout, D.) 116:1445, 116:1505

Home heating

energy conservation assistance program (Heerema, D.) 116:1405

energy efficiency projects and low-income rebate proposal (Heerema, D.) 116:1405, 116:1425-1430 (Leonard) 116:1430

Hydroelectric power infrastructure (Mercier, A.) 109:1445

Power supply and electrification (Balabanowicz, J.) 116:1415 (Hackney, T.) 116:1450 (Woynillowicz, D.) 116:1420

Power supply, role in economic development (Mercier, A.) 109:1500

Renewable energy See Clean energy above

Sustainable energy See Clean energy above

Energy conservation assistance program See Home heating under Energy
EngAge B.C. See also Klassen, Mike

Presentation to committee 112:0955-1000

England

Cycling infrastructure projects (Doherty, E.) 114:1655

Ens, Reg

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Agriculture Council 108:1010-1015

Agriculture

government support and infrastructure investment 108:1010-1015

risk management programs 108:1010

sustainable agriculture 108:1010

workers, seasonal workers 108:1010

COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic

impact and government response, food security and supply systems 108:1010-1015

Food and food industry

food security, task force recommendations 108:1010-1015

food systems, resilience 108:1010

Environment

Biodiversity, protection (Burkhart, T.) 116:1525-1530

Environmental protection (Inness, A.) 116:1520-1525

Environmental protection and funding (Peart, B.) 115:1120-1125

Habitat protection and restoration (Burkhart, T.) 116:1525 (Skuce, N.) 116:1530-1535

Indigenous-led conservation initiatives (Burkhart, T.) 116:1525

Professional reliance model and review (Moroz, M.) 116:1715

Epilepsy

Funding for services and treatment (Davidson, K.) 113:0935-0940

Equal Work–Equal Pay B.C. Coalition See also Baatz, Ernest

Presentation to committee 121:1115-1120

Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway

Rail corridor, refurbishment (Diller, E.) 114:1535

The Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre, Prince George, B.C. See also Calogheros, Tracy

Presentation to committee 119:1140-1145

Operations and COVID-19 impact (Calogheros, T.) 119:1140-1145

Eyers, Dylan

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and EatWild 115:0925-0930

As subject

experience as teacher of hunting 115:0925-0930

Food security, role of hunting 115:0925-0930

Hunting participation and role in food supply 115:0925-0930

Wildlife

habitat protection 115:0930

management and funding model 115:0930