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.

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Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation

Funding model (Paydli, D.) 115:1045
Habitat protection See Environment; Fish; Wildlife
Hackney, Tom

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Sustainable Energy Association 116:1450-1455, 116:1505
Automobiles, zero-emission and clean vehicles, electric vehicles and charging stations 116:1450
B.C. Hydro, review and integrated resource plan 116:1450, 116:1505
CleanBC plan, funding 116:1450-1455
Economy, sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy 116:1450-1455
Energy
energy efficiency, investment 116:1450
power supply and electrification 116:1450
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction, transportation sector 116:1450-1455
Housing, energy efficiency, Better Homes B.C. incentive program 116:1450
Infrastructure, green infrastructure 116:1455
Transit services, buses and bus service, transition to zero-emission vehicles 116:1450
Hagreen, Alison

Presentation to committee on behalf of Brain Injury Alliance 113:1045-1050
Brain injuries
funding and services 113:1045-1050
link with gender-based violence 113:1050
Brain Injury Alliance, funding and role 113:1045-1050
Corrections system, brain injury support services 113:1045
Hamaguchi, Ken

Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 38 (Richmond) 117:1455-1500, 117:1510
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
education system impact and reopening
school district costs and funding 117:1500, 117:1510
school district revenues 117:1500
Education
funding and funding formula 117:1455-1500
vulnerable students 117:1455
School district 38 (Richmond)
funding and revenues 117:1455-1500
seismic upgrades 117:1500
Schools
seismic upgrades 117:1500
Hamir, Arzeena

Presentation to committee on behalf of Mid Island Farmers Institute 108:1040-1045, 108:1055
Agriculture
e-commerce and online sales, funding programs 108:1040, 108:1055
farmers institutes, funding 108:1040-1045, 108:1055
Han, Henry

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Credit Union Association 109:1515-1520, 109:1530-1535
Business
women in business 109:1535
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
business impact and supports, Canada emergency business account loans and provincial loan program proposal 109:1515-1520
economic recovery funding 109:1530
Financial services industry
business loans 109:1535
credit unions 109:1515, 109:1535
Hanacek, Megan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Private Forest Landowners Association 108:0950-1000
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
impact and government response, forest industry 108:0950-0955
Forests and forest industry
exports and markets 108:0955
private lands
access to markets 108:0955
costs and role in economy 108:0950-0955
managed forest land status and property assessment 108:0950-0955
pulp and paper sector, hemp as source of fibre 108:1000
Hancott, Daren

Presentation to committee on behalf of Yorkville University 121:1045-1055
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, post-secondary education impact, international student enrolment 121:1055
Post-secondary education system 121:1045-1050
Post-secondary institutions, private institutions 121:1045-1050
Yorkville University, B.C. campus
international students 121:1055
operations 121:1045-1050
HandyDART system See Transit services
Hanna, Sandra

Presentation to committee on behalf of Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada 113:0930-0945
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
impact and response, pharmacies 113:0930-0945
serology testing 113:0935-0945
vaccination plan 113:0940
Health care system, cost management 113:0930
Influenza vaccine program, role of pharmacies 113:0930-0935
PharmaNet system 113:0935, 113:0945
Public health, vaccine distribution and supply chain 113:0930-0935
Harrison, Scott

Presentation to committee 109:1650-1655
B.C. by region, rural B.C., rural dividend program 109:1650
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, employee impact and supports, women 109:1655
Health care facilities and hospitals, community primary care centres 109:1650
Health care system, primary health care and preventive care 109:1650
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities 109:1655
Labour, work at office or from home and COVID-19 impact 109:1650-1655
Local government, funding 109:1650
HEABC See Health Employers Association of British Columbia
Head and brain injuries See Brain health
Health See also Health care funding; Health care system

Facilities See Health care facilities and hospitals; Long-term and residential care
General well-being, government strategy (Dominguez, O.) 120:1650
Government policies, evidence-based decision-making (Holmes, B.) 113:0850
Hospice and palliative care See Hospice and palliative care
MSK conditions See Musculoskeletal health
Preventive health care See Public health
Public health See Public health
Reproductive health See Reproduction; Menstrual products
Research See also particular conditions, diseases, sectors, etc.
COVID-19 impact See Impact and government response under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
engagement with diverse and marginalized groups (Babineau, A.) 113:0910 (Barrable, B.) 113:0910 (Dean) 113:0905 (Goldenberg, L.) 113:0910 (Holmes, B.) 113:0905-0910
life sciences innovation strategy proposal (Babineau, A.) 113:0845
research and funding (Holmes, B.) 113:0850-0855, 113:0905-0910
Social determinants (Fuller, C.) 112:1105 (Koutsodimos, R.) 111:0905 (Showler, G.) 112:1110-1115
Health authorities

Reporting of critical injuries and deaths of children and youth involving mental health and addiction services (Charlesworth, J.) 103:0910
Health care facilities and hospitals

Community health centres (Dean) 112:1115 (Fuller, C.) 112:1105-1110, 112:1120 (Riddell, A.) 111:0945-0950 (Showler, G.) 112:1110-1115 (Staples, E.) 112:1100, 112:1120 (Wakil, Z.) 111:0955
Community primary care centres (Harrison, S.) 109:1650
Long-term and residential care facilities See Long-term and residential care
Health care funding

Funding model for community health centres (Fuller, C.) 112:1105-1110 (Showler, G.) 112:1110
Funding model for primary care clinics (Riddell, A.) 111:0950 (Wakil, Z.) 111:0955
Long-term and residential care, capital plan (Whiteside, J.) 111:1005
Services for and by LGBTQ2S and diverse communities (Goodwin, S.) 121:1115
Health care system

Audit and oversight of health agencies (Jones, R.) 102:1150
CHC model See Community health centres under Health care facilities and hospitals
Chronic disease management (Koutsodimos, R.) 111:0905
Cost management (Hanna, S.) 113:0930
Diagnostic services See Laboratory services; Medical imaging services below
Government investment (James) 106:1510
Health professionals and workers See also particular professions and specialists
hospital support workers and contracts (Whiteside, J.) 111:1005
professional regulation and legislation (Konczak, C.) 112:0935 (Leonard) 112:0935
professional regulation and report (Nielsen, C.) 112:0925-0930
protective equipment supply during COVID-19 pandemic, Auditor General review See Impact and government response, supply chain under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
recruitment and retention (Staples, E.) 112:1100
recruitment and supply (Dean) 112:1115 (Showler, G.) 112:1115
recruitment and supply of health science professionals (Avery, V.) 111:0955-1000, 111:1010 (Barnett) 111:1010
Impact of COVID-19 See Impact and government response under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
Laboratory services, demand (Nielsen, C.) 112:0920
Laboratory technologists
regulation, supply and training (Barnett) 112:0925 (Nielsen, C.) 112:0920-0930
Medical imaging services
system and referrals (Konczak, C.) 112:0905
Personal health information
centralized records system (Yu, B.) 117:1650
location of data hosting services (McEvoy, M.) 102:0950
protection during COVID-19 pandemic (McEvoy, M.) 102:0950
Primary health care
primary and preventive care (Harrison, S.) 109:1650
primary care system (Riddell, A.) 111:0945-0950
primary care system and support services (Wakil, Z.) 111:0950-0955
role of community health centres See Community health centres under Health care facilities and hospitals
team-based care (Basque, C.) 113:0805 (D'Eith) 112:0930-0935 (Fawkes-Kirby, T.) 112:0910 (Konczak, C.) 112:0905, 112:0930-0935 (Showler, G.) 112:1115
Public system (Avery, V.) 111:0955-1000 (Riddell, A.) 111:0945
Rural health councils See Rural B.C. under British Columbia by region
Services for children and youth, At Home program for children requiring complex care See Special needs children under Children and youth
Services for immigrants and refugees (Wakil, Z.) 111:0950-0955, 111:1015
Services for Indigenous persons (Fuller, C.) 112:1120 (Leonard) 112:1120 (Staples, E.) 112:1125
Services for seniors (Pither, S.) 112:0950-0955
Surgical services
impact of COVID-19 See Impact and government response, health care system under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
joint replacements (Basque, C.) 113:0805
surgical services (Orfaly, R.) 111:1155-1200
wait-lists and waiting times See Wait-lists and waiting times below
System
initiatives (James) 106:1510
navigation and communications (Yu, B.) 117:1650
Telehealth and virtual care (Barnett) 111:0930, 113:0915 (Barrable, B.) 113:0915 (D'Eith) 113:0915 (Goldenberg, L.) 113:0910-0915 (Marchese, D.) 111:0915 (Praill, D.) 111:1150 (Stobbe, S.) 113:0810
Travel for treatment (Clovechok) 111:0930 (Staples, E.) 112:1100
Travel for treatment, travel assistance program for cancer treatment See Cancer
Virtual care and services See Telehealth and virtual care above
Wait-lists and waiting times, surgeries (Riddell, A.) 111:0945
Health Employers Association of British Columbia

Proposal for education assistant model (Dalglish, C.) 118:0955
Health health See Cardiovascular health
Health Ministry

Proposed meeting with B.C. Epilepsy Society See British Columbia Epilepsy Society
Role re restorative justice programs (Jewsbury, G.) 110:1540 (Leonard) 110:1540
Role re sexual assault response and services (Bendo, E.) 110:1445 (Porteous, T.) 110:1410
Health Sciences Association of British Columbia See also Avery, Val

Presentation to committee 111:0955-1000, 111:1010
Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness

Healthy eating, farmers market nutrition and coupon project (D'Eith) 108:1055-1100 (O'Hara, H.) 108:1050-1100
Healthy eating for low-income people (Sherritt, D.) 120:1455
Healthy eating, promotion and support (Gambling, S.) 117:1415-1420
Promotion and initiatives (Koutsodimos, R.) 111:0905
Sports and recreation See Sports and recreation
Hearing impairment See Ear health and hearing impairment
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada See also Marchese, Diego

Presentation to committee 111:0915-0920, 111:0930-0935
Funding and fundraising (Marchese, D.) 111:0935
Operations and COVID-19 impact (Marchese, D.) 111:0915
Heerema, Dylan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Ecotrust Canada 116:1400-1405, 116:1425-1430
CleanBC plan, building component, energy-efficiency retrofits and rebates 116:1430
Construction industry, energy efficiency
retrofit programs and improvements 116:1405
Energy, home heating
energy conservation assistance program 116:1405
energy efficiency projects and low-income rebate proposal 116:1405, 116:1425-1430
Housing, energy efficiency
Better Homes B.C. incentive program 116:1405
Hemp

Hemp as source of fibre for pulp and paper industry See Pulp and paper sector under Forests and forest industry
Henry, Bonnie See also Provincial health officer

Role in coronavirus response (Boegman, A.) 101:1000 (Chalke, J.) 104:0920 (McEvoy, M.) 102:0950
Heritage Christian Online School See also Kraushar, Sara

Presentation to committee 118:0910-0925
HEU See Hospital Employees Union
Higginson, Stephanie

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. School Trustees Association 117:1530, 117:1545-1550
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
economic recovery plan and infrastructure 117:1530
education system impact and reopening
international students 117:1545-1550
school district costs, funding and revenues 117:1530, 117:1545
Education funding
funding 117:1530
school district reserves and protocol development 117:1530
Schools
capital projects 117:1530
High-technology industry

Development and government support (Bagger, J.) 116:1555 (Tipping, J.) 116:1600-1605
Digital media industry See Digital media industry
ScaleUP B.C. initiative (Tipping, J.) 116:1600
Training (Dean) 116:1610 (MacGregor, C.) 107:0915 (Tipping, J.) 116:1610
Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway)

Alexander-Michel linkage corridor, wildlife-vehicle collision prevention infrastructure project (Burkhart, T.) 116:1525
Highway 99

George Massey Tunnel replacement project
project (Pitcairn, M.) 106:1610
Highways and roads

Road maintenance and upgrades (Barnett) 114:1620 (Kjos, J.) 114:1615-1620
Road safety See Traffic safety
Hip replacements See Surgical services, joint replacements under Health care system
Holding Pattern: Call Wait Times for Income and Disability Assistance report See System and call wait times, investigation by Ombudsperson under Income assistance
Holler, Jacqueline

Presentation to committee on behalf of Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C. 122:1535-1540, 122:1555
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
economic recovery, role of post-secondary education 122:1535-1540
impact and government response, mental health 122:1555
post-secondary education impact and supports 122:1535-1540
faculty 122:1555
students and research programs 122:1540
Post-secondary education
enrolment, incentives 122:1540
financial assistance, scholarships and bursaries 122:1540
government investment and support 122:1535-1540
graduate studies and research programs 122:1540
international students, tuition fees 122:1535
textbook supply, open educational resources and textbooks 122:1540
Post-secondary education funding 122:1535-1540
Post-secondary institutions
budgets and operations, COVID-19 impact and government supports 122:1535-1540
contract faculty wages and working conditions 122:1535
research universities 122:1535-1540
revenue sources, international students 122:1535
Research and development
government investment and knowledge development fund 122:1540
Holmes, Bev

Presentation to committee on behalf of Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research 113:0850-0855, 113:0905-0910
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
economic recovery 113:0850-0855
impact and government response 113:0850
impact, diverse and marginalized groups 113:0905-0910
Diabetes treatment, research 113:0905
Health, government policies and evidence-based decision-making 113:0850
Health research
engagement with diverse and marginalized groups 113:0905-0910
research and funding 113:0850-0855, 113:0905-0910
Little, Jonathan, research on diabetes 113:0905
Home care

Home care and home support services (Little, M.) 112:1040 (Weber, G.) 112:1040-1045
Home care services, tax credit proposal (Klassen, M.) 112:0955
Home support services and funding (Mackenzie, I.) 112:0945-0950
Home heating See Energy
Home ownership

Mortgage insurance requirements See Mortgages
Transparency registry See Beneficial ownership registry under Land surveys and titles
Homelessness

Measurement and reporting (Cupelli, A.) 118:1120 (Leonard) 118:1120
Prevention (Cupelli, A.) 118:1100-1105
Prevention, women (Ney, H.) 118:1110-1115
Youth homelessness (Charlesworth, J.) 103:0905 (Leonard) 118:1115
Youth homelessness, action plan proposal and funding (McParland, K.) 118:1105-1120
Hooper, Robyn

Presentation to committee on behalf of Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society 115:0835, 115:0855-0900
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact and response
invasive species organizations 115:0835
Invasive species
aquatic invasive species 115:0900
management and funding 115:0835, 115:0900
regional organizations and role of government 115:0855-0900
Weed Control Act, need for revision 115:0835
Hospice and palliative care

End-of-life care, Auditor General review See Interior Health Authority
Pediatric services and funding (Praill, D.) 111:1150-1155
Hospital Employees Union See also Whiteside, Jennifer

Presentation to committee 111:1000-1005, 111:1015-1020
Hospitality industry See also Hotels and travel accommodation; Tourism

COVID-19 impact See Impact and government response, tourism and hospitality industry under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
Hospitals See Health care facilities and hospitals
Hotels and travel accommodation

Hotel tax See Municipal and regional district tax program
Housing

Affordable housing
affordability (Taylor, P.) 118:1130
affordability and stable housing for vulnerable persons (Macdonald, K.) 111:1035-1040
affordability and supply (Dobrovolny, J.) 107:0940-0955 (Ivanova, I.) 107:1055 (Leonard) 114:1420
government action (Ellis, V.) 121:0915
government investment (Kishi, R.) 114:1410-1420
safe affordable housing for youth (Mark, E.) 121:0840-0845
supply (Cupelli, A.) 118:1100 (Edge, C.) 118:1035-1040 (Ogmundson, B.) 118:1020 (Schacter, J.) 118:1035
supply and new units (James) 106:1510
COVID-19 impact See Housing impact and government response under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic; Housing impact and supportive housing
Energy efficiency
Better Homes B.C. incentive program (Hackney, T.) 116:1450 (Heerema, D.) 116:1405
Energy-efficiency retrofits See Construction industry
Home heating See Energy
Housing development approval process See Local government
Housing for people with mental illness and addiction See Supportive housing below
Rental housing
COVID-19 impact See Housing impact and government response, rental housing under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
protections for tenants (Ellis, V.) 121:0915
rent subsidies See also Social and subsidized housing below
subsidies See Social and subsidized housing below
supply and incentives for developers (D'Eith) 118:1050 (Edge, C.) 118:1050 (Huberman, A.) 106:1620 (Moody, N.) 118:1050 (Ogmundson, B.) 118:1050
Seniors housing See Long-term and residential care; Housing under Seniors
Social and subsidized housing
community land trusts (Markwick, M.) 110:1650
initiatives (D'Eith) 118:1115
rent subsidies (Cupelli, A.) 118:1100-1105 (Kishi, R.) 114:1410, 114:1420
social and subsidized housing (Leonard) 120:1505 (Sherritt, D.) 120:1450-1455, 120:1505
Supportive housing
supportive housing and services (Macdonald, K.) 111:1035 (Metcalfe, J.) 110:1530-1535
supportive housing for women (Ney, H.) 118:1115
Transition houses
government support (Ney, H.) 118:1110-1115
safe houses and second-stage housing (Martins, M.) 110:1450, 110:1505
HUB Cycling See also Chhina, Navdeep

Presentation to committee 114:1440-1445, 114:1455-1505
Huberman, Anita

Presentation to committee on behalf of Surrey Board of Trade 106:1615-1625
Budgets, 2020-21 budget, priorities 106:1615-1620
Children and youth, early childhood educators, supply and training 106:1615
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, business impact and supports 106:1615
Housing, rental housing, supply and incentives for developers 106:1620
Information and communications technology, blockchain technology 106:1620-1625
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, funding 106:1615
Lower Mainland, south Fraser communities, post-secondary education and transportation 106:1615
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing, regulation 106:1620
Simon Fraser University, funding 106:1615
Surrey Board of Trade, membership 106:1620
Surrey, rental housing 106:1620
Taxation, government policies 106:1620
Human rights See also Human Rights Commissioner

Awareness and education (Govender, K.) 103:1000-1010
Complaint process (Govender, K.) 103:0955-1000
Complaint process, tribunal See British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
Decolonization and human rights (Govender, K.) 103:0955
Discrimination See Discrimination and racism
Human rights code
inclusion of discrimination on the basis of poverty (Govender, K.) 103:1010, 103:1020-1025
special programs (Govender, K.) 103:1005
Human rights law, application to seniors (Leonard) 112:1015 (Pither, S.) 112:0950, 112:1015
Issues during COVID-19 pandemic (Govender, K.) 103:0955-1000, 103:1010-1020 (Leonard) 103:1015
Protection (Govender, K.) 103:0950, 103:1010
System, performance measurement (Govender, K.) 103:1005
Systemic issues (Govender, K.) 103:0945-0955
Human Rights Clinic See British Columbia Human Rights Clinic
Human Rights Commissioner See also Govender, Kasari; Human rights

Advisory council (Govender, K.) 103:1005
Awareness activities See Outreach activities below
Budget and operations
funding request (Govender, K.) 103:0950
office space and shared services (Govender, K.) 103:0955
review by committee (D'Eith) 103:1010
update (Barnett) 103:1020-1025 (D'Eith) 103:1010, 103:1025 (Govender, K.) 103:0945-1025 (Leonard) 103:1010-1015
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic (Govender, K.) 103:0950, 103:1010
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic, public surveys (Govender, K.) 103:0955-1000, 103:1015 (Leonard) 103:1010-1015
Inquiries and investigations (Govender, K.) 103:1005
Mandate and priorities (Govender, K.) 103:0945-0955
Outreach activities
public engagement (Govender, K.) 103:1000, 103:1015
public engagement and rural communities (Barnett) 103:1020-1025 (Govender, K.) 103:1020-1025
social media activities (Govender, K.) 103:0955-1000, 103:1015
storytelling project (Govender, K.) 103:1005
Performance measurement, baseline project (Govender, K.) 103:1005, 103:1020
Research and policy team activities and report (Govender, K.) 103:1005-1010, 103:1020
Responses to queries and referral services (Govender, K.) 103:1000-1005
Role and responsibilities (Govender, K.) 103:0945-0950, 103:1025
Staff and staffing
staff and staffing (Govender, K.) 103:0950
travel and remote work (Govender, K.) 103:0950-0955
Work with Indigenous communities (Govender, K.) 103:1000
Work with tribunal and clinic (Govender, K.) 103:1005, 103:1020 (Leonard) 103:1015
Human Rights Tribunal See British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
Human trafficking

Awareness (Seiferling, H.) 110:1455
Humanists

Values (Bushfield, I.) 110:1650
Humphreys, Tracy

Presentation to committee on behalf of BCEdAccess Society 118:0940-0945, 118:1000
Education
mental health services 118:0945
special education and special needs
accessibility and appeal system 118:0940-0945, 118:1000
assessments 118:1000
Education funding, special education and special needs 118:0940-0945, 118:1000
Hunting

Licence fee revenues, allocation (Snyder, D.) 115:0920-0925
Participation and role in food supply (Eyers, D.) 115:0925-0930 (Zuckerman, C.) 115:0935
Wildlife management issues See Wildlife
Hydroelectric power See Energy
Hydrogen fuel cell technology See Fuel

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