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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Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health

Partnerships and role (Barrable, B.) 113:0910
Wachiay Friendship Centre Society See also Kishi, Roger

Presentation to committee 114:1410-1420
Services and housing initiatives (Kishi, R.) 114:1410-1415
Waechtler, Heidi

Presentation to committee on behalf of Association of Book Publishers of B.C. 119:1145-1150
Arts and culture
cultural purchases tax credit proposal 119:1150
government funding and support 119:1150
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact and government response, publishing industry 119:1145
Education, school libraries, purchase of B.C. books 119:1150
Publishing industry
book publishing industry 119:1145-1150
book publishing tax credit 119:1145
Wages and salaries

Emergency wage subsidy program See Employee impact and supports, wages under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
Wainwright, Kevin

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C.'s Prior Learning Action Network 107:1125-1135
B.C. Institute of Technology
COVID-19 impact, trades training delivery 107:1130
recognition of prior and experiential learning 107:1125
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, employee impact and supports, displaced workers, transition 107:1125
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service, connectivity issues for remote and rural communities 107:1135
Post-secondary education
distance education and online learning 107:1130
recognition of prior and experiential learning, prior learning assessment and recognition process 107:1125
Skills training, online learning and trades training delivery, workers in camps 107:1130-1135
Wakil, Zarghoona

Presentation to committee on behalf of CARES for Equitable Health 111:0950-0955, 111:1015
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic information, communications and outreach to minority language communities 111:1015
Health care facilities and hospitals
community health centres 111:0955
Health care funding
funding model for primary care clinics 111:0955
Health care system
primary health care system and support services 111:0950-0955
services for immigrants and refugees 111:0950-0955, 111:1015
Wallin, Gail

Presentation to committee on behalf of Invasive Species Council of B.C. 115:0850-0900
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
impact and government response, economy and jobs 115:0850
impact and response, invasive species organizations 115:0850
Invasive species
management and funding 115:0850, 115:0900
management, volunteerism and public engagement 115:0850, 115:0900
role of government 115:0855-0900
Invasive Species Council of B.C., partnerships and role 115:0850
Waneta Dam

Expansion project and acquisition, Auditor General review (Jones, R.) 102:1135-1140
Waste

Zero-waste initiatives (O'Hara, H.) 108:1050
Waste management

Contaminated minesites, reclamation and rehabilitation fund proposal (Skuce, N.) 116:1530-1535
Waste with energy value, diversion from landfills (McSweeney, M.) 116:1455-1500
Water

Infrastructure and storm drainage systems (Kozakevich, K.) 110:1605
Protection of resources (Charlwood, N.) 115:1045-1050 (Paydli, D.) 115:1040-1045
Protection of resources, holistic approach (D'Eith) 115:1100 (Paydli, D.) 115:1100
Stewardship, minister responsible concept (Charlwood, N.) 115:1105 (Simons) 115:1105
Supply and storage infrastructure (Boon, K.) 108:1020 (Dunn, J.) 108:1055
Supply and storage infrastructure, funding (Seymour, W.) 115:1050-1055
Systems and infrastructure (Dobrovolny, J.) 107:0945-0950
Watershed Watch Salmon Society See also Azeez, Lina

Presentation to committee 115:0915-0920, 115:0940
Watersheds

Protection and security fund proposal (Charlwood, N.) 115:1045-1050 (Paydli, D.) 115:1040-1045 (Peck, G.) 115:1055-1100 (Pedersen, L.) 115:1010 (Seymour, W.) 115:1050 (Zuckerman, C.) 115:0935
Weather

Severe weather events, impact and preparedness (Sutherland, A.) 110:1600
Weber, Gail

Presentation to committee on behalf of North Peace Seniors Housing Society 112:1035-1045
B.C. by region, northern B.C., seniors housing and care facilities 112:1035-1040
Fort St. John
Better at Home program seniors hotline 112:1045
seniors housing and care facilities 112:1035-1040
Home care and home support services 112:1040-1045
North Peace Seniors Housing Society, housing facilities 112:1035
Seniors
care and support 112:1035-1040
housing 112:1035-1040
Weed Control Act

Need for revision (Benesh, K.) 115:0840 (Hooper, R.) 115:0835 (Stewart, B.) 115:0845
Well-being See Health
Wells See Oil and gas
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) See also Bendo, Elba

Presentation to committee 110:1440-1445, 110:1505
West Coast Olefins Ltd.

Petrochemical plant project (Coleman) 106:1640 (Corrigall, T.) 106:1640
West Kootenay EcoSociety See also Charlwood, Nicole

Presentation to committee 115:1045-1050, 115:1105
Western Canada Theatre See also Klassen, Evan

Presentation to committee 119:0955-1000, 119:1015-1020
Operations and COVID-19 impact (Klassen, E.) 119:0955
Partnerships with Indigenous artists and communities (Klassen, E.) 119:1015
Westfall, Jordan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Association for Safe Supply 111:1120-1125
Substance use and addiction
opioid overdoses, response 111:1120
safe supply, opioid tablets and injectable opioids 111:1120-1125
Westphal, Matt

Presentation to committee on behalf of Surrey Teachers Association 117:1615-1620
Adult basic education
course offerings and support services 117:1615
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
education system impact and reopening
school facilities and design 117:1620
Education funding
adult education 117:1620
capital funding 117:1620
School district 36 (Surrey)
enrolment and capacity 117:1620
facilities and upgrades 117:1620
Schools
seismic upgrades 117:1620
Whistleblowing

Protection for whistleblowers
awareness and education (Chalke, J.) 104:0900-0905
conference (Chalke, J.) 104:0905
gender and power imbalance issues (Chalke, J.) 104:0925 (Dean) 104:0925
Whitemarsh, M.J.

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Common Ground Alliance 110:1610, 110:1620-1625
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact
home improvement projects 110:1610
Underground infrastructure, protection during digging and information call system 110:1610, 110:1620-1625
Whiteside, Jennifer

Presentation to committee on behalf of Hospital Employees Union 111:1000-1005, 111:1015-1020
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, economic recovery, equitable recovery 111:1005
Health care funding
long-term and residential care, capital plan 111:1005
Health care system
health professionals and workers, hospital support workers and contracts 111:1005
Long-term and residential care
COVID-19 impact and government response 111:1000
facilities, public and private operators 111:1005, 111:1015-1020
workers, wages and working conditions 111:1000-1005, 111:1015
Wildlife

Conservation, Indigenous-led conservation (Burkhart, T.) 116:1525
Habitat protection (Eyers, D.) 115:0930 (Zuckerman, C.) 115:0930-0935
Management and funding model (Clovechok) 115:0935 (Eyers, D.) 115:0930 (Snyder, D.) 115:0920-0925 (Zuckerman, C.) 115:0930-0935
Wildlife-vehicle collisions See Traffic safety
Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce See also Mannella, Aaron

Presentation to committee 107:0910, 107:0925
Williams Lake, B.C.

Issues and concerns (Barnett) 107:0925 (Mannella, A.) 107:0910
Wilson, Greg

Presentation to committee on behalf of Retail Council of Canada 107:1045-1100
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
business impact and supports
costs for health and safety measures 107:1050
online commerce issues and U.S. entities 107:1045-1100
impact and government response, retail industry 107:1045-1100
Recycling, eco-fees 107:1050, 107:1100
Winter, Alan

Report on economy (Peart, B.) 115:1120
Women

Access to contraceptives See Reproduction
Access to menstrual products See Menstrual products
Housing, safe houses and other temporary housing See Transition houses under Housing
Women in sectors
business See Business
skilled trades See Skills training
Women workers, whistleblower protection See Whistleblowing
Wood, Denise

Presentation to committee on behalf of Nanaimo District Teachers Association 117:1615, 117:1630
Education
special education and special needs 117:1615
Education funding
special education and special needs 117:1615, 117:1630
Workers

Protection for whistleblowers See Whistleblowing
Rights and protections (Cronk, L.) 107:1020
Skills training See Skills training; particular sectors
Work from home See Labour
Workers compensation

Presumptive conditions category, addition of COVID-19 (Edge, C.) 118:1035-1040
Worley, Megan

Presentation to committee on behalf of VisionQuest Recovery Society 111:1115-1120
Corrections system
costs 111:1115
prisoners, substance use and addiction 111:1115
Substance use and addiction
facilities, funding and per diems 111:1115-1120
opioid overdoses, response 111:1115
recovery houses and funding 111:1115-1120
treatment and recovery services, supportive recovery services 111:1115-1120
Woynillowicz, Dan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Clean Energy Canada 116:1415-1425
Automobiles, zero-emission and clean vehicles
fee proposal based on pollution 116:1415-1425
incentives 116:1415
rural areas and trucks 116:1420
CleanBC plan
funding 116:1415
role in economic recovery from COVID-19 116:1415
Climate change, government action 116:1415
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, economic recovery, resilient recovery 116:1415
Energy
clean energy development 116:1415-1420
power supply and electrification 116:1420
Fuel, hydrogen fuel cell technology, development and road map 116:1420
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction, transportation sector 116:1415
Tolls, road pricing 116:1425
Transit services, buses and bus service, transition to zero-emission vehicles 116:1420-1425
Wright, Don

Report on economy (Peart, B.) 115:1120
WSÁNEĆ Nation

Traditional story of great flood (Charlesworth, J.) 103:0900

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