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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McCann, Clayton
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Cannabis Appellations program 116:1635
- Cannabis
- France, Champagne region and appellation 116:1635
McCort, Kevin
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Foundation 120:1630-1635, 120:1650
- Charities
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- economic recovery 120:1630
- impact and government response, non-profit and charitable sector 120:1630
- Non-profit sector
- Simon Fraser University, research on foster care system 120:1650
- Social welfare, community social services sector
Macdonald, Keir
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Phoenix Society 111:1035-1040, 111:1050-1055
- Housing
- affordability and stable housing for vulnerable persons 111:1035-1040
- supportive housing and services 111:1035
- Income assistance, basic income proposal 111:1055
- Mental health and addiction
- Substance use and addiction
- recovery houses 111:1055
- treatment and recovery services, recovery and continuing care services 111:1035-1040
McEvoy, Michael See also Information and Privacy Commissioner
- AggregateIQ
- use of personal information, review 102:0955
- Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities
- Citizens' Services Ministry
- consultation with Information and Privacy Commissioner 102:0950
- temporary order on data residency requirements 102:0950
- Clearview AI
- use of facial recognition technology, review 102:0955
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- impact and government response
- Education
- distance education and online learning, privacy protection 102:0950
- service delivery during COVID-19 pandemic 102:0950
- technology use, student accessibility and privacy issues 102:1010
- Elections B.C.
- work with Information and Privacy Commissioner 102:0955
- Freedom of information
- Government
- accountability and transparency during COVID-19 pandemic 102:0950-0955
- Health care system
- personal health information
- Henry, Bonnie
- Information and Privacy Commissioner
- Legislature, Officers of the Legislature shared services
- LifeLabs
- personal information data breach 102:0955
- Lobbyists
- registry rebuilding initiative 102:1000
- regulatory reforms implementation and timeline 102:1000
- Lobbyists Transparency Act
- Privacy
- privacy awareness
- supports for private sector and PrivacyRight initiative 102:0955
- protection of personal information 102:1010
- protection of personal information during COVID-19 102:0950-0955
- protection, use of biometric technology 102:0955
- Provincial health officer
MacGregor, Clyde
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Enderby and District Chamber of Commerce 107:0910-0915, 107:0925-0930
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- High-technology industry, training 107:0915
- Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service, connectivity issues for remote and rural communities 107:0915
- Okanagan area, COVID-19 impact, business impact and supports 107:0910-0915, 107:0925-0930
- Post-secondary education, distance education and online learning, accessibility 107:0915
- Skills training, online learning 107:0915
McGuire, Lisa
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Manufacturing Safety Alliance of B.C. 107:1120-1125, 107:1135-1140
- Occupational health and safety
Mackenzie, Isobel See also Seniors advocate
- Presentation to committee as Seniors Advocate 112:0945-0950, 112:1010-1015
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- Home care, home support services and funding 112:0945-0950
- Income
- low-income seniors and COVID-19 impact 112:0945
- Income assistance
- Information and communications technology, Internet access by seniors 112:1010
- Long-term and residential care fees, cost comparison with home care 112:0945-0950
- Seniors, social isolation 112:1015
Macklem, Tiff
- Work on expert panel on sustainable finance (Roberts, C.) 116:1605
McLellan, Michael
- Presentation to committee 122:1710
- Community Living B.C., funding 122:1710
- Disabled persons, community living services and funding 122:1710
- Income assistance, disability benefits and rental subsidy 122:1710
McParland, Katherine
- Presentation to committee on behalf of A Way Home Kamloops and B.C. Coalition to End Homelessness 118:1105-1120
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact on youth homelessness 118:1105
- Homelessness, youth homelessness, action plan proposal and funding 118:1105-1120
- Report on youth homelessness (Charlesworth, J.) 103:0905
- Representative for Children and Youth, reports, youth homelessness 118:1105
MacPherson, Lindsay
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Music B.C. 119:0905, 119:0930-0935
- Arts and culture, creative sector, international distribution and networking 119:0935
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- Music B.C. Industry Association, activities 119:0905
- Music industry
McSweeney, Michael
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Cement Association of Canada 116:1455-1505
- Carbon tax
- exemption for alternative waste-based fuels 116:1455
- impact on cement industry 116:1455
- Cement industry
- Fuel, use of diverted waste materials as fuel source 116:1455-1500
- Greenhouse gas emissions reduction, cement industry 116:1455-1505
- Waste management, waste with energy value, diversion from landfills 116:1455-1500
Mandziuk, Glenn
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Regional Tourism Secretariat 109:1555-1600, 109:1615
- B.C. Regional Tourism Secretariat, role and COVID-19 response 109:1555
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- impact and government response, tourism and hospitality industry 109:1600, 109:1615
- Tourism
Mannella, Aaron
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce 107:0910, 107:0925
- Business climate 107:0925
- Cariboo-Chilcotin area, programs and services, accessibility 107:0910
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- Mental health of children and youth, mental health and addiction services 107:0910
- Williams Lake, issues and concerns 107:0910
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of British Columbia See also McGuire, Lisa
Marchese, Diego
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada 111:0915-0920, 111:0930-0935
- Cardiovascular health, COVID-19 impact 111:0915
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- impact and government response, non-profit and charitable sector 111:0915, 111:0935
- impact on people with chronic diseases and caregivers 111:0915
- Health care system, telehealth and virtual care 111:0915
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Marine terminal operators See Ports
Marinelli, Lui
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Selkirk College Faculty Association 122:1625-1630
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- post-secondary education impact and supports
- Post-secondary education funding 122:1625
- Post-secondary education, international students and tuition fees 122:1625
- Post-secondary institutions
- faculty, collective bargaining 122:1630
- faculty, wages and working conditions and contract faculty 122:1625-1630
- revenue sources, international students and tuition fees 122:1625
- Selkirk College budget and operations, COVID-19 impact 122:1625
Mark, Erica
- Presentation to committee on behalf of TRRUST Collective Impact 121:0840-0845
- Child protection system
- children in government care, support for youth and transition out of care 121:0840-0845
- Housing, safe affordable housing for youth 121:0840-0845
- Mental health of children and youth, preventive care for vulnerable youth 121:0840-0845
- Transit services, access for vulnerable youth 121:0840
Markwart, Alan
- Representative for Children and Youth
- budget and operations
- impact of COVID-19 pandemic 103:0935
- staff and staffing
Markwick, Michael
- Presentation to committee 110:1645-1650
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact and government response
- Discrimination, government action on systemic discrimination and racism 110:1645-1650
- Government policy development, human rights–based analysis 110:1645
- Housing, community land trusts 110:1650
- Income disparity and social inequality 110:1645
- Post-secondary institutions
- human rights and ombuds offices 110:1645
- teaching and research universities, harmonization 110:1645
- Prostitution, supports for women and youth leaving sex trade 110:1645
- University Act amendments 110:1645
Martens, Maggie See Milne Martens, Maggie
Martens, Maggie Milne
- Presentation to committee on behalf of AIRS program 117:1410-1420
Martins, Michelle
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Tamitik Status of Women 110:1445-1450, 110:1500-1505
- B.C. by region, northwest B.C.
- Government policy development, gender-based analysis 110:1450
- Housing, transition houses, safe houses and second-stage housing 110:1450, 110:1505
- Kitimat
- LNG Canada facility project, community impacts and local engagement 110:1445, 110:1500
- Rio Tinto, Kitimat smelter modernization project, community impacts 110:1445, 110:1500
- Tamitik Status of Women
Massey Tunnel See Highway 99
Matchett, Gordon
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Take a Hike Foundation 112:1130-1135
- Children and youth
- Mental health
- mental health of children and youth, services and funding 112:1130
- Take a Hike Foundation, role and funding 112:1130-1135
Mathison, Lori
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Chartered Professional Accountants of B.C. 107:1040-1045, 107:1105
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- business impact and supports, information and communications technology 107:1040-1045
- economic recovery, balanced budgets 107:1105
- employee impact and supports, displaced workers, training 107:1045
- Information and communications technology
Mayors Council on Regional Transportation See also Buda, Michael
Meat See Food and food industry
Media
Medical cannabis See Medical use under Cannabis
Medical Cannabis Canada See also Monahan-Ellison, Max
Medical Services Plan
Medications See Prescription drugs; PharmaCare program; Pharmacies
Members' Conflict of Interest Act
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Menstrual products
- Accessibility (Shaw, M.) 112:1145
- Reusable menstrual products and pilot program proposal (Shaw, M.) 112:1145-1150
Mental health
- General well-being See Health
- Mental health and addiction
- Mental health of children and youth
- early intervention services (Aldridge, F.) 111:1040
- mental health and addiction cases and advocacy (Charlesworth, J.) 103:0910
- mental health and addiction services (Mannella, A.) 107:0910
- online services (Gent, D.) 120:1645-1650
- preventive care for vulnerable youth (Mark, E.) 121:0840-0845
- research projects (Charlesworth, J.) 103:0920, 103:0930
- services and funding (Andersen, B.) 120:1410-1415 (Matchett, G.) 112:1130
- services in schools See Mental health services under Education
- Mental health services for persons in corrections system See Corrections system
- Mental illness incidence among persons with autism See Autism
- Mental illness prevention and social supports (Morris, J.) 111:1035
- Programs and services
Mercier, Andrew
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Building Trades 109:1440-1445, 109:1500-1505
- Construction industry, employment of women and workplace culture 109:1505
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, employee impact, women 109:1435
- Energy
- hydroelectric power infrastructure 109:1445
- power supply, role in economic development 109:1500
- Infrastructure, government investment and role in private sector development 109:1440-1445, 109:1500
- Labour, community benefits agreement 109:1440, 109:1500
- Lower Mainland, transportation infrastructure 109:1445
- Skills training, women in skilled trades 109:1500-1505
- Transportation
Merit Commissioner See also Baird, Maureen
- Appointment of new commissioner and office transition (Baird, M.) 104:0945-0950 (D'Eith) 104:0950
- Appointment process, interval without commissioner (Baird, M.) 104:0940-0945
- Audits of appointments and reviews of staffing decisions (Baird, M.) 104:0935-0940
- Budget and operations
- Dismissal process reviews (Baird, M.) 104:0940-0945
- Gender-based analysis plus approach (Baird, M.) 104:0950 (Dean) 104:0950
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic (Baird, M.) 104:0940, 104:0950 (D'Eith) 104:0950
- Legal advice and information-sharing pilot protocol (Baird, M.) 104:0945
- Role and responsibilities (Baird, M.) 104:0935
- Role and responsibilities, expansion See Dismissal process reviews above
- Special audits and studies (Baird, M.) 104:0945
Metcalfe, Jennifer
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Prisoners Legal Services 110:1530-1545
- Corrections system
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, outbreaks in correctional facilities 110:1545
- Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, funding and services 110:1530
- Housing, supportive housing and services 110:1530-1535
- Justice system, Indigenous justice strategy 110:1535
- Legal aid services for persons in corrections system 110:1535
- Mission Institution correctional facility, COVID-19 outbreak and response 110:1545
- Prisoners Legal Services, staff and services 110:1540
- Provincial Health Services Authority, services for persons in correction system 110:1535-1545
Metro Vancouver
Mezei, Jen
- Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 41 (Burnaby) 117:1500-1515
- Burnaby, COVID-19 response by community organizations 117:1515
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, education system impact and reopening
- Education
- Education funding
- Food security 117:1500-1505, 117:1515
- Immigrants and refugees, support services and funding 117:1505-1510
- School district 41 (Burnaby), operations and funding during COVID-19 117:1500-1505
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research See also Holmes, Bev
Michel coal mine project See North Coal Ltd.
Mid Island Farmers Institute See also Hamir, Arzeena
Mills, Daniel
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Kamloops Symphony 119:0950-0955, 119:1015
- Arts and culture
- creative sector, Indigenous involvement 119:1015
- infrastructure funding 119:0955
- B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 119:0950-0955
- Communities, gaming grants for community organizations 119:0950-0955
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact and government response, arts organizations 119:0950-0955
- Kamloops
- Kamloops Symphony
Millsip, Kevin
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Public Library Partners 119:1110, 119:1130
- Budgets, 2021-22 budget priorities and public sector investment 119:1110
- Infrastructure, government investment in public infrastructure 119:1110
- Libraries
Milne Martens, Maggie
- Arts and culture, role in well-being of society 117:1410-1415
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, education system impact and reopening, student well-being and role of arts 117:1410-1415
- Education curriculum, arts education 117:1410-1415
- Education funding, arts education 117:1420
Mines and mining industry
- Coal mining industry See particular companies
- Contaminated minesites See Waste management
- Costs and taxes (Goehring, M.) 108:0925
- Environmental stewardship (Vadnais, P.) 108:0905-0915
- Exploration activities and investment (Johnston, K.) 108:0910-0915
- First Nations involvement (Clovechok) 108:0915 (Vadnais, P.) 108:0905, 108:0915
- Industry, conditions and competitiveness (Goehring, M.) 108:0915-0925
- Mining Jobs Task Force, recommendations and implementation (Johnston, K.) 108:0910-0915
- Role in economy (Vadnais, P.) 108:0905-0910
- Role in low-carbon economy and clean technology development (Goehring, M.) 108:0920-0925
- Tax credits
- exploration tax credit (Johnston, K.) 108:0915
- mineral flow-through share tax credit (Johnston, K.) 108:0915
Mining Association of British Columbia See also Goehring, Michael
Missing and murdered Indigenous women
Mission Institution correctional facility
MLAs See Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MNP
Mobley, Michele
Mochan, Alyne
- Position with Conflict of Interest Commissioner office (Gray, V.) 102:1045
Monahan-Ellison, Max
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Medical Cannabis Canada 116:1640-1645
- Cannabis, medical use, accessibility and costs 116:1640-1645
- Electronic cigarettes and vapour products, taxation, vaping products for medical cannabis 116:1640
- Sales tax, application and exemptions, medical cannabis 116:1640-1645
- Substance use and addiction, opioid replacement therapies, medical cannabis 116:1645
Money laundering See Crime and criminals; particular sectors
Montani, Adrienne
- Presentation to committee on behalf of First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 121:0920-0925
- Child care, government plan and implementation 121:0920
- Children and youth
- early childhood development, early intervention services and funding 121:0925
- youth at risk, youth agreements and program reform 121:0925
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact and government response, children and youth and vulnerable persons 121:0920
- Income assistance benefits, rates and increase 121:0920
- Information and communications technology, access to technology for low-income persons 121:0920
- Post-secondary education, financial assistance 121:0920
- Poverty, child poverty 121:0920
- Social welfare, social programs and services, government investment 121:0920-0925
Moody, Neil
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Home Builders Association of B.C. 118:1025, 118:1040, 118:1050
- Canadian Home Builders Association of B.C., membership survey results 118:1025
- Construction industry
- prompt payment issues and legislation proposal 118:1025
- residential construction industry
- workers, demographics 118:1040
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact on residential construction industry 118:1025
- Housing, rental housing, supply and incentives for developers 118:1050
- Local government, housing development approval process 118:1025
- Property transfer tax, exemptions and thresholds 118:1025
- Sales tax, application and exemptions, exemption proposal for construction materials for residential projects 118:1025
Mooring, Teri
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Teachers Federation 117:1610-1615, 117:1630-1635
- Child care
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- education system impact and reopening
- Education
- mental health services in schools 117:1610
- technology use and remote learning 117:1610
- Education funding
- Information and communications technology
- high-speed Internet service, universal access 117:1610
- Schools
- Teachers
Moroz, Melissa
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Professional Employees Association 116:1715-1720
- Environment, professional reliance model and review 116:1715
- Government, ministries, mandates and staffing of natural resource ministries 116:1715-1720
- Public service, professional employees, scientific professionals 116:1715-1720
- Resources and resource industries, government oversight 116:1715-1720
- Science and technology, scientific professionals, survey and report 116:1715
Morris, Jonathan
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Mental Health Association, B.C. division 111:1030-1035, 111:1045-1050
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- Income assistance, basic income proposal 111:1035, 111:1050
- Mental health
- mental health and addiction, community-based care 111:1050
- mental illness prevention and social supports 111:1035
- programs and services, government investment 111:1030-1035
- Public health, preventive health care 111:1035
Morrison, Brenda
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Centre for Restorative Justice 121:1120-1125
- Corrections system, restorative justice programs and funding 121:1120-1125
- Justice system reforms 121:1120-1125
- Simon Fraser University Centre for Restorative Justice, funding 121:1125
Morrison, Geoffrey
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers 108:1145-1155
- Carbon offset policies and carbon leakage concept 108:1150
- Carbon tax impact, emissions-intensive trade-exposed industries 108:1150
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- economic recovery 108:1150
- impact and government response
- Oil and gas
Morris-Reade, Janet
- Presentation to committee on behalf of ASPECT 107:1115-1120, 107:1130
- Child care, funding and spaces 107:1120
- Employment and unemployment, employment programs
- Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service, connectivity issues for remote and rural communities 107:1115-1120, 107:1130
Mortgage Brokers Act
Mortgage Professionals Canada See also Taylor, Paul
Mortgages
MOSAIC See also Stachova, Olga
Motion picture industry See Film industry
Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia See also Klapwyk, Phil
Motions and resolutions
- Motion that Chair deposit copy of statutory officers interim report with Office of the Clerk and that Chair present report to House at earliest opportunity, approved 106:1455
- Motion that Elections B.C. be granted supplementary funding for expenditures to implement Election Act amendments, approved 101:1115
- Motion that Elections B.C. be granted supplementary funding up to $5.7 million for operating expenditures in 2020/21 for pandemic election preparedness, approved 132:0915-0920
- Motion to advise Finance Minister of recommendation and that recommendation be formally recorded and included in forthcoming statutory officers budget report, approved 132:0920
- Motion to advise Finance Minister of recommendation and that recommendation be included in statutory officers budget review report, approved 101:1115
- Motion to approve and adopt statutory officers interim report as amended and to authorize Chair and Deputy Chair to work with committee staff to finalize minor editorial changes, approved 106:1455
- Motion to elect Chair, approved 100:0820
- Motion to elect Deputy Chair, approved 100:0820
- Motion to go in camera, approved 100:0820, 101:1035, 104:0950, 105:1100, 106:1430, 123:0900, 124:0800, 125:0800, 126:0900, 127:0900, 128:1330, 129:1000, 130:0900, 131:0800, 132:0850
- Motion to invite statutory officers to undertake an annual process for their 2021-22 and 2022-23 budgets in conjunction with this year's annual statutory office budget process; and should a provincial election be underway prior to completion, that the Clerk provide guidance to facilitate completion in a new Parliament, approved 132:0920
Motor Vehicle Act
Mount Baker Secondary School, Cranbrook, B.C.
MRDT program See Municipal and regional district tax program
Multiculturalism
- Role of arts and music (Nayar, T.) 119:1030
Municipal and regional district tax program
Municipal elections See Local government elections under Elections
Municipalities See Local government
Musculoskeletal health
- Services and research (Konczak, C.) 112:0905
Music B.C. Industry Association See also MacPherson, Lindsay
Music industry
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