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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IBD See Inflammatory bowel disease
IBD Centre of British Columbia See Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre of British Columbia
ICT See Information and communications technology
IDL See Independent distributed learning under Education
Immigration

COVID-19 impact on immigrant workers See COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
Immigrants and refugees, support services and funding (Barnett) 117:1505 (Mezei, J.) 117:1505
Immigrants to B.C., access to health care services See Services for immigrants and refugees under Health care system
Programs and services, settlement services, funding (Stachova, O.) 107:1145-1150
Provincial nominee program, Auditor General review (Barnett) 102:1140-1145 (Jones, R.) 102:1125, 102:1140 (Nagati, P.) 102:1145
Settlement services in schools See Education
Impey, Patrice

Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Vancouver 107:0940-0945, 107:0955
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
business impact and supports 107:0940-0945
impact and government response, local government 107:0940-0945
Infrastructure, government investment 107:0940-0945
Local government, funding 107:0940-0945
Property tax, deferral 107:0940
Vancouver
city government
COVID-19 impact on revenues 107:0940-0945
COVID-19 response 107:0940-0945
partnerships and collaboration 107:0955
infrastructure projects 107:0940-0945
In-camera proceedings

Motions to move in camera See Motions and resolutions
Inclusion See Disabled persons
Inclusion B.C. See also Verschoor, Karla

Presentation to committee 118:0935-0940, 118:0955
Presentation to Children and Youth Committee (Dean) 118:0955 (Verschoor, K.) 118:0955
Income

Income disparity and social inequality (Ellis, V.) 121:0915 (Markwick, M.) 110:1645
Income insecurity due to precarious work See Precarious employment and income insecurity under Employment and unemployment
Low-income families, healthy eating and farmers market coupon program See Healthy eating under Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness
Low-income seniors and COVID-19 impact (Mackenzie, I.) 112:0945
Income assistance

Basic income proposal (Barnett) 111:1050 (Macdonald, K.) 111:1055 (Morris, J.) 111:1035, 111:1050
Benefits
COVID-19 crisis supplement See Impact and government response under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
dental coverage (Nadolski, A.) 112:1000
rate increase (Ivanova, I.) 107:1055
rates and increase (Ellis, V.) 121:0915 (Montani, A.) 121:0920 (Sanderson, S.) 111:1110
seniors supplement (Mackenzie, I.) 112:0945
COVID-19 impact and crisis supplement See Impact and government response under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
Disability benefits
assistive devices and medical equipment (Pritchard, E.) 120:1445-1450
benefits and earnings exemption (Sherritt, D.) 120:1450-1455
COVID-19 impact See Impact and government response under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
deduction of CPP disability payments (Pritchard, E.) 120:1450
rental subsidy (McLellan, M.) 122:1710 (Sherritt, D.) 120:1450-1455, 120:1505
supplement during COVID-19 See Impact and government response under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
System and call wait times, investigation by Ombudsperson (Chalke, J.) 104:0905
Independent schools See Education
Indigenous peoples See First Nations and Indigenous persons
Indigenous protected and conservation areas See Parks
Inflammatory bowel disease

Incidence and treatment (Bressler, B.) 113:0810-0815
Treatment centre proposal, costs and funding (Bressler, B.) 113:0815-0820, 113:0830-0835 (D'Eith) 113:0830
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre of British Columbia See also Bressler, Brian

Presentation to committee 113:0810-0820, 113:0830-0835
Influenza virus

Vaccine program, role of pharmacies (Hanna, S.) 113:0930-0935
Information

Access and privacy See Freedom of information; Privacy
Information and communications technology

Access to computers and Internet service by K-to-12 students See Technology use and remote learning under Education
Access to technology for low-income persons (Montani, A.) 121:0920
Blockchain technology (Coleman) 106:1620 (Huberman, A.) 106:1620-1625
Broadband Internet See High-speed Internet service below
Cellular phone and Internet services, billing practices (D'Eith) 112:1020 (Pither, S.) 112:1020
Digital literacy and access to technology and training (Alkenbreck, B.) 113:1000-1005, 113:1025 (Crowley, S.) 113:1025 (D'Eith) 113:1025 (Leonard) 113:1020 (Mobley, M.) 113:1005, 113:1025-1030 (Palmer, R.) 113:1025
Digital media See Digital media industry
High-speed Internet service See also Internet service below
connectivity and equipment issues for immigrants (D'Eith) 107:1150 (Stachova, O.) 107:1150
connectivity issues for remote and rural communities (Barnett) 101:1020 (Clovechok) 106:1645 (Corrigall, T.) 106:1635, 106:1645-1650 (D'Eith) 106:1640-1650, 119:1130 (Frizzell, G.) 107:0935 (Ivanova, I.) 107:1055 (Leonard) 106:1645-1650 (MacGregor, C.) 107:0915 (Mobley, M.) 113:1025 (Morris-Reade, J.) 107:1115-1120, 107:1130 (O'Hara, H.) 108:1045 (O'Leary, C.) 106:1650 (Wainwright, K.) 107:1135
remote and rural communities (Cassels, J.) 121:1005 (D'Eith) 109:1650-1655 (Harrison, S.) 109:1655
universal access (Mooring, T.) 117:1610
Wi-Fi for rural communities (Ducs, D.) 109:1605
High-technology industry See High-technology industry
Internet service
access by seniors (Barnett) 119:1135 (Mackenzie, A.) 112:1010
access to public Internet service during COVID-19 (D'Eith) 119:1125 (Leonard) 119:1125
universal access (Ellis, V.) 121:0915
Privacy issues See Privacy
Support programs for businesses (Mathison, L.) 107:1045
Tax credits (Mathison, L.) 107:1045
Information and Privacy Commissioner See also McEvoy, Michael

Awareness activities See Outreach below
Budget and operations
shared office space (Pecknold, C.) 103:1115
shared services (McEvoy, M.) 102:0950
update (Clovechok) 102:1010 (Dean) 102:1005 (D'Eith) 102:1005-1010 (McEvoy, M.) 102:0945-1010
Diversity and inclusion initiatives (McEvoy, M.) 102:1000-1010
Gender-based analysis plus approach (Dean) 102:1005 (McEvoy, M.) 102:1005-1010
Government oversight and guidance activities (McEvoy, M) 102:0950-0955
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic (Dean) 102:1005 (D'Eith) 102:1005-1010 (McEvoy, M.) 102:0945-1010
Investigations and reviews, joint investigations (McEvoy, M.) 102:0955
Outreach and public education activities (McEvoy, M.) 102:1000
Registrar of lobbyists activities (Gray, V.) 102:1040 (McEvoy, M.) 102:1000
Role as secretariat for Asia-Pacific region organization (McEvoy, M.) 102:0955
Staff training (McEvoy, M.) 102:1005-1010
Work of office, update and priorities (McEvoy, M.) 102:0945-1005
Work with Elections B.C. See Elections B.C.
Workplace enhancement initiative (McEvoy, M.) 102:1000
Infrastructure

Government investment (Atchison, C.) 109:1435 (Dean) 109:1500 (Dekovic, M.) 114:1610 (Impey, P.) 107:0940-0945 (James) 106:1515 (Jones, S.) 114:1605 (Tipping, J.) 116:1600
Government investment and role in private sector development (D'Eith) 109:1500 (Mercier, A.) 109:1440-1445, 109:1500
Government investment in public infrastructure (Millsip, K.) 119:1110
Green infrastructure
First Nations involvement (Burkhart, T.) 116:1535 (Dean) 116:1535
infrastructure (Hackney, T.) 116:1455
projects (Burkhart, T.) 116:1525-1535
Investment in infrastructure
natural disaster risk reduction (Barnett) 110:1625 (Sutherland, A.) 110:1600, 110:1625-1630
Investment in water infrastructure See also water infrastructure topics under Water
(Kozakevich, K.) 110:1605
Projects, status (Anderson, B.) 106:1605, 106:1625 (Barnett) 106:1625
Transportation infrastructure See Transportation
Underground infrastructure, protection during digging and information call system (Barnett) 110:1615-1620 (Leonard) 110:1625 (Whitemarsh, M.) 110:1610, 110:1620-1625
Innergex Renewable Energy See also Balabanowicz, Julia

Presentation to committee 116:1410-1415, 116:1430-1435
Inness, Andrea

Presentation to committee on behalf of Ancient Forest Alliance 116:1520-1525
Environmental protection 116:1520-1525
Forests and forest industry, old-growth forests, protection and First Nations sustainable economic development as an alternative to logging 116:1520-1525
Great Bear Rainforest, First Nations role in conservation initiatives 116:1520-1525
Parks
Indigenous protected and conservation areas, funding 116:1520
land acquisition fund proposal for ecosystems on private lands 116:1520
Innovation See Research and development; Science and technology; particular sectors and topics
Innovative Medicines Canada See Babineau, Anne

Presentation to committee 113:0845-0850, 113:0910
Insurance See also particular types of insurance

Industry role in disaster preparedness and recovery (Sutherland, A.) 110:1600, 110:1625-1630
Insurance Bureau of Canada See also Sutherland, Aaron

Presentation to committee 110:1600-1605, 110:1625-1630
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia See also Insurance under Automobiles

Information sharing (Boegman, A.) 101:1020
Insurance sales See Insurance under Automobiles
Intellectual property

Rights, funding for securing of rights (D'Eith) 109:1540 (Leclerc, A.) 109:1525-1530, 109:1540
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada See also Leclerc, Alain

Presentation to committee 109:1525-1530, 109:1540
Interactive and Digital Media Industry Association of British Columbia See also Bailey, Brenda

Presentation to committee 119:0920-0935
Interest rates

Rates in 1980s and impact on businesses (Delaney, B.) 109:1535 (Leonard) 109:1535
Interior Health Authority

End-of-life care services, Auditor General review (Jones, R.) 102:1120
International education and students See Education
International Mountain Bicycling Association Canada See also Strawson, AJ

Presentation to committee 115:1015-1025
Internet See Information and communications technology
Internet voting See Elections
Invasive species

Aquatic invasive species (Hooper, R.) 115:0900
Federal, provincial and local government roles See Role of government below
Incidence linked to floods or wildfires (Stewart, B.) 115:0845
Legislation and regulations (Benesh, K.) 115:0840 (Hooper, R.) 115:0835 (Stewart, B.) 115:0845
Management and funding (Barnett) 115:0855 (Benesh, K.) 115:0840 (Clovechok) 115:0900 (Hooper, R.) 115:0835, 115:0900 (Leonard) 115:0900 (Stewart, B.) 115:0845 (Wallin, G.) 115:0850, 115:0900
Management, volunteerism and public engagement (Leonard) 115:0900 (Wallin, G.) 115:0850, 115:0900
Organizations, COVID-19 response See Impact and response under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
Prevention, high-risk modes of introduction and spread (Benesh, K.) 115:0840 (Hooper, R.) 115:0835
Regional organizations (Hooper, R.) 115:0855
Role of government (Clovechok) 115:0900 (Dean) 115:0855 (Hooper, R.) 115:0855-0900 (Stewart, B.) 115:0900 (Wallin, G.) 115:0855-0900
Invasive Species Council of British Columbia See also Wallin, Gail

Presentation to committee 115:0850-0900
Partnerships and role (Wallin, G.) 115:0850
IPCAs See Indigenous protected and conservation areas under Parks
Island Transformations Organization See also Diller, Eric

Presentation to committee 114:1535-1545
Ivanova, Iglika

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives 107:1050-1100
Child care, funding and spaces 107:1055
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
business impact and supports 107:1055
economic recovery
balanced budgets 107:1100
equitable recovery 107:1050-1055
employee impact and supports, Canada emergency response benefit 107:1055
impact and government response, vulnerable persons 107:1050-1055
Government programs and services, funding 107:1050-1100
Housing, affordability and supply 107:1055
Income assistance benefits, rate increase 107:1055
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service, connectivity issues for remote and rural communities 107:1055
Non-profit sector, funding and government support 107:1055
Ivits, Shantel

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Community College Faculty Association 122:1545-1550
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
adult basic education impact and supports 122:1550
economic recovery, role of post-secondary education 122:1545-1550
post-secondary education impact and supports 122:1550
Post-secondary education funding
funding for adult basic education programs 122:1550
Post-secondary education, government investment and support 122:1550
Post-secondary institutions, budgets and operations
COVID-19 impact and deficit budgets 122:1550
Vancouver Community College, COVID-19 impact and adult basic education 122:1550

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