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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Abella, Rosalie
- Comments on court system (Ferris, C.) 110:1520
Automobiles
- Insurance
- enhanced care model (Sutherland, A.) 110:1600
- no fault model See enhanced care model above
- public and private insurance (Sutherland, A.) 110:1600
- rates (Sutherland, A.) 110:1600
Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
- Education
- sexual assault prevention programs in schools 110:1425
- Emergencies
- natural disaster preparedness and risk assessment 110:1625
- Infrastructure
- investment in infrastructure, natural disaster risk reduction 110:1625
- underground infrastructure, protection during digging and information call system 110:1615-1620
- Kitimat
Barton, Lorie
- Presentation to committee on behalf of North Shore Women's Centre 110:1420-1425
- Education, sexual assault prevention programs in schools 110:1425
- North Shore Women's Centre services and Flip the Script program 110:1420-1425
- Sexual assault and response
- Flip the Script program and prevention programs for youth 110:1420-1425
Bendo, Elba
- Presentation to committee on behalf of West Coast LEAF 110:1440-1445, 110:1505
- Health Ministry, role re sexual assault response and services 110:1445
- Justice system, handling of sexual assault cases 110:1505
- Sexual assault and response
- government action, sexual assault policy 110:1445
- sexual assault incidence and reporting 110:1440
- victim services for sexual assault, health-based services and funding 110:1440-1445, 110:1505
Beneficial ownership registry See Land surveys and titles
Boisvert, Daniel
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Notaries 110:1640-1645
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- impact and government response, notary services 110:1640
- Crime and criminals, money-laundering prevention 110:1640
- Land Owner Transparency Act, implementation 110:1640
- Land surveys and titles, beneficial ownership registry 110:1640
- Legal documents, remote processing 110:1640
- Notaries Act, revision 110:1640
- Notaries public
- Simon Fraser University, notary programs 110:1640
Boundary area
British Columbia by region
British Columbia Common Ground Alliance See also Whitemarsh, M.J.
British Columbia Humanist Association See also Bushfield, Ian
British Columbia Notaries Association See also Boisvert, Daniel
Brun, Jennifer
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Bar Association, B.C. branch 110:1515-1520, 110:1535
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact and government response
- Justice system
Budgets
- Budget process, issues-based analysis See Policy development under Government
Bushfield, Ian
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Humanist Association 110:1650-1655
- Education funding, independent schools 110:1650
- Education, independent schools, faith-based schools 110:1650
- Humanists, values 110:1650
- Justice system, handling of cases involving marginalized persons 110:1650
- Local government, powers re property tax exemptions 110:1650-1655
- Property tax exemptions for religious organizations 110:1650-1655
Canadian Bar Association
CAP programs See Restorative justice programs under Corrections system
Civil forfeiture See Forfeiture of proceeds of crime under Crime and criminals
Climate change
Coleman, Rich (Langley East)
- Lower Mainland
- police services, impact of Surrey transition to municipal force 110:1620-1625
- Police and policing
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- impact of Surrey transition to municipal force 110:1620
- Surrey
Community accountability programs See Restorative justice programs under Corrections system
Community land trusts for housing See Social and subsidized housing under Housing
Construction industry
- Building and development in areas at risk for natural disasters See Land use
- Excavation work, protection of underground infrastructure See Infrastructure
Corrections system
- COVID-19 impact and response, use of solitary confinement (Metcalfe, J.) 110:1545
- Funding for services to prisoners (Metcalfe, J.) 110:1530-1535
- Health services (Metcalfe, J.) 110:1540-1545 (Simons) 110:1540
- Indigenous prisoners, culturally appropriate services (Metcalfe, J.) 110:1535
- Investigation and standards office (Metcalfe, J.) 110:1535
- Mental health and social support services (Metcalfe, J.) 110:1530-1535 (Simons) 110:1545
- Restorative justice programs
- Use of force, oversight (Metcalfe, J.) 110:1535
Courts See Justice system
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- Impact
- home improvement projects (Whitemarsh, M.) 110:1610
- Impact and government response
- courts See justice system below
- justice system See also lawyers; notaries; police below
- justice system and legal processes (Ferris, C.) 110:1520-1525
- lawyers and legal services (Brun, J.) 110:1515
- marginalized groups (Markwick, M.) 110:1645
- notary services (Boisvert, D.) 110:1640
- police services (Sauve, B.) 110:1615
- Outbreaks
- correctional facilities (Metcalfe, J.) 110:1545
Crime and criminals See also Corrections system; Justice system
- Forfeiture of proceeds of crime, funding grants (Seiferling, H.) 110:1455
- Money-laundering prevention (Boisvert, D.) 110:1640
Criminal Code
Dean, Hon. Mitzi (Esquimalt-Metchosin)
- Criminal Code
- review, consultation with sex work groups 110:1500
- LNG Canada facility project
- community impacts and local engagement 110:1500
D'Eith, Bob (Maple Ridge–Mission)
- Floods and floodplains
- Government
- policy development, gender-based analysis 110:1505
- Justice system
- courts and court services
- Land use
- development in areas at risk for natural disasters, prevention 110:1630
- Mission Institution correctional facility
- Mortgages
- Sexual violence
- sexual assault and response, services and funding 110:1410
Development of land See Land use
Dikes
Disasters See Earthquakes; Emergencies; Floods and floodplains
Discrimination and racism
- Government action on systemic discrimination and racism (Markwick, M.) 110:1645-1650
Earthquakes
- Earthquake insurance (Sutherland, A.) 110:1630
Education
- Independent schools, faith-based schools (Bushfield, I.) 110:1650
- Private schools See Independent schools above
- Restorative justice programs in schools (Jewsbury, G.) 110:1525-1530 (Leonard) 110:1540
- Sexual assault prevention programs in schools (Barnett) 110:1425 (Barton, L.) 110:1425
Education funding
- Independent schools (Bushfield, I.) 110:1650
Elderly See Seniors
Emergencies
Emergency Program Act
Ending Violence Association of British Columbia See also Porteous, Tracy
Ferris, Craig
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Law Society of B.C. 110:1520-1525, 110:1535-1540
- Abella, Rosalie, comments on court system 110:1520
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact and government response
- Justice system
- Legal documents, remote processing 110:1520-1525
First Nations and Indigenous persons
Flip the Script program See Sexual assault under Sexual violence
Floods and floodplains
Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Coquitlam, B.C.
- Funding and services (Metcalfe, J.) 110:1530
Gender based–analysis initiative See Policy development under Government
Government
- Policy development, gender-based analysis (D'Eith) 110:1505 (Martins, M.) 110:1450
- Policy development, human rights–based analysis (Markwick, M.) 110:1645
Health Ministry
- 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
Home ownership
Housing
- Housing for people with mental illness and addiction See Supportive housing below
- Social and subsidized housing
- community land trusts (Markwick, M.) 110:1650
- Supportive housing
- Transition houses
Human trafficking
Humanists
Income
- Income disparity and social inequality (Markwick, M.) 110:1645
Infrastructure
- Investment in infrastructure
- Investment in water infrastructure See also water infrastructure topics under Water
- Underground infrastructure, protection during digging and information call system (Barnett) 110:1615-1620 (Leonard) 110:1625 (Whitemarsh, M.) 110:1610, 110:1620-1625
Insurance See also particular types of insurance
Insurance Bureau of Canada See also Sutherland, Aaron
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Jails See Corrections system
Jewsbury, Gail
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Island Region Restorative Justice Association 110:1525-1530, 110:1540
- Corrections system, restorative justice programs
- Education, restorative justice programs in schools 110:1525-1530, 110:1540
- Health Ministry, role re restorative justice programs 110:1540
- Seniors, elder abuse and role of restorative justice 110:1540
Justice Institute of British Columbia, New Westminster, B.C.
- Police training program, capacity and funding (Sauve, B.) 110:1615-1620
Justice system See also Corrections system; Crime and criminals
Kitimat, B.C.
Kozakevich, Karla
- Presentation to committee on behalf of regional district of Okanagan-Similkameen 110:1605-1610
- Climate change, impact 110:1605
- Emergency Program Act provisions 110:1605
- Floods and floodplains
- Infrastructure, investment in water infrastructure 110:1605
- Local government, infrastructure funding 110:1605-1610
- Water infrastructure and storm drainage systems 110:1605
Land Owner Transparency Act
Land surveys and titles
- Beneficial ownership registry (Boisvert, D.) 110:1640
Land use
Law Society of British Columbia See also Ferris, Craig
Lawyers and legal services
Legal aid
- Services for persons in corrections system (Metcalfe, J.) 110:1535
Legal services See Lawyers and legal services; Notaries public
Leonard, Ronna-Rae (Courtenay-Comox)
- Corrections system
- Education
- restorative justice programs in schools 110:1540
- Health Ministry
- role re restorative justice programs 110:1540
- Infrastructure
- underground infrastructure, protection during digging and information call system 110:1625
- Sexual violence
- sexual assault and response
Living in Community See also Seiferling, Halena
LNG Canada facility project
Local government
Lore, Grace
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Victoria Sexual Assault Centre 110:1415
- Sexual violence
- sexual assault and response
- Victoria Sexual Assault Centre, services 110:1415
Lower Mainland
- Police services, impact of Surrey transition to municipal force (Coleman) 110:1620-1625 (Sauve, B.) 110:1620
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
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
Mental health
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
Mission Institution correctional facility
Money laundering See Crime and criminals
Mortgages
Municipalities See Local government
Safe houses See Transition houses under Housing
Sauve, Brian
- Presentation to committee on behalf of National Police Federation 110:1610-1625
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact and government response
- Justice Institute of B.C., police training program capacity and funding 110:1615-1620
- Lower Mainland police services, impact of Surrey transition to municipal force 110:1620
- Police and policing
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Surrey, police services transition to municipal force 110:1615-1625
Second-stage housing See Transition houses under Housing
Seiferling, Halena
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Living in Community 110:1455-1505
- Crime, forfeiture of proceeds of crime, funding grants 110:1455
- Criminal Code review, consultation with sex work groups 110:1500
- Human trafficking, awareness 110:1455
- Sex industry
- provincial "bad date" reporting system proposal 110:1455
- sex work, awareness and worker safety 110:1455-1505
- support organizations and funding 110:1455
Seniors
- Elder abuse, role of restorative justice (Jewsbury, G.) 110:1540
Sex industry See also Prostitution
- Provincial "bad date" reporting system proposal (Seiferling, H.) 110:1455
- Sex work, awareness and worker safety (Seiferling, H.) 110:1455-1505
- Support organizations and funding (Seiferling, H.) 110:1455
Sexual violence
- Sexual assault and response
- community-based response (Lore, G.) 110:1415
- Flip the Script program (Barton, L.) 110:1420
- government action and policy (Bendo, E.) 110:1445
- health-based services and funding (Bendo, E.) 110:1440-1445, 110:1505 (D'Eith) 110:1410 (Lore, G.) 110:1415 (Porteous, T.) 110:1405-1410
- incidence and reporting (Bendo, E.) 110:1440 (Leonard) 110:1410 (Porteous, T.) 110:1405-1410
- justice system handling of cases See Handling under Justice system
- prevention programs for youth (Barton, L.) 110:1420-1425
- prevention programs in schools See Education
- sexual assault centres (Leonard) 110:1410 (Porteous, T.) 110:1405
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)
- Corrections system
- Prisoners Legal Services
- Property tax
- exemptions for religious organizations 110:1655
Social housing See Social and subsidized housing under Housing
Social welfare
- Social programs and services
Strata property
Subsidized housing See Social and subsidized housing under Housing
Surrey, B.C.
Sutherland, Aaron
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Insurance Bureau of Canada 110:1600-1605, 110:1625-1630
- Automobile insurance
- Boundary area, flooding in area 110:1600, 110:1630
- Climate change impact 110:1600
- Earthquake insurance 110:1630
- Emergencies
- Floods and floodplains
- Infrastructure investment, natural disaster risk reduction 110:1600, 110:1625-1630
- Insurance industry role in disaster preparedness and recovery 110:1600, 110:1625-1630
- Land use, development in areas at risk for natural disasters, prevention 110:1600, 110:1630
- Mortgages, insurance requirements 110:1630
- Strata property insurance, regulation and proposed changes 110:1600-1605
- Weather, severe weather events, impact and preparedness 110:1600
Tamitik Status of Women See also Martins, Michelle
Transition houses See Housing
Trusts
- Community land trusts for housing See Social and subsidized housing under Housing
Underground infrastructure See Infrastructure
University Act
Utilities
- Underground infrastructure, protection during digging See Infrastructure
Vancouver Island Region Restorative Justice Association See also Jewsbury, Gail
Victoria Sexual Assault Centre See also Lore, Grace
Water
- Infrastructure and storm drainage systems (Kozakevich, K.) 110:1605
Weather
- Severe weather events, impact and preparedness (Sutherland, A.) 110:1600
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) See also Bendo, Elba
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
- Underground infrastructure, protection during digging and information call system 110:1610, 110:1620-1625
Women
- Housing, safe houses and other temporary housing See Transition houses under Housing
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