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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Abbotsford, B.C.
Aboriginal peoples See First Nations and Indigenous persons
Alkenbrack, Betsy
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Downtown Eastside Literacy Roundtable 113:1000-1005, 113:1020-1025
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- Decoda Literacy Solutions Society 113:1000
- First Nations and Indigenous persons, language preservation and revitalization 113:1020
- Information technology, digital literacy and access to technology and training 113:1000-1005, 113:1025
- Literacy
- North Vancouver literacy programs 113:1025
- Vancouver, Downtown Eastside, literacy programs and participants 113:1000-1005, 113:1020
Arthritis
Arthritis Society
Babineau, Anne
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Innovative Medicines Canada 113:0845-0850, 113:0910
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- impact, diverse and marginalized groups 113:0910
- treatment, development 113:0910
- Health, research
- engagement with diverse and marginalized groups 113:0910
- life sciences innovation strategy proposal 113:0845
- PharmaCare program, coverage of new medications 113:0845-0850
- Prescription drugs
Back injuries See Spinal cord conditions and injuries
Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
- Arthritis
- arthritis in children and youth 113:0825
- B.C. Children's Hospital
- Health care system
Barrable, Bill
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Praxis Spinal Cord Institute 113:0900-0915
- B.C. Aboriginal Network on Disability 113:0910
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic, impact and response
- Health care system, telehealth and virtual care 113:0915
- Health research, engagement with diverse and marginalized groups 113:0910
- Praxis Spinal Cord Institute, role and funding 113:0900-0910
- Spinal cord conditions and injuries
- Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health 113:0910
Basque, Christine
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Arthritis Society, B.C. and Yukon division 113:0800-0805, 113:0825-0830
- Arthritis
- Cannabis
- First Nations Health Authority, consultation on arthritis triage tool 113:0825
- Health care system
- primary health care, team-based care 113:0805
- surgical services, joint replacements 113:0805
- PharmaCare program
- Prescription drugs, biologics and biosimilars 113:0805
- Sales tax exemptions, medical cannabis 113:0805
Belvara See Coverage under PharmaCare program
Braces (orthotics) See Orthotics and prosthetics
Brain health
Brain Injury Alliance See also Hagreen, Alison
Bressler, Brian
- Presentation to committee on behalf of IBD Centre of B.C. 113:0810-0820, 113:0830-0835
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- impact and government response, health care system 113:0815
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- PharmaCare program
- Prescription drugs, biologics and biosimilars 113:0815
British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability
- Partnerships and role (Barrable, B.) 113:0910
British Columbia Children's Hospital
- Arthritis clinic and camp (Basque, C.) 113:0825
British Columbia Epilepsy Society See also Davidson, Kim
CALP program See Programs and funding under Literacy
Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS) See Employee impact and supports, wages under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
Cancer
- Prostate cancer
- research and funding (Goldenberg, L.) 113:0855-0900
- services and access by Indigenous and rural communities (Goldenberg, L.) 113:0910-0915
Cannabis
- Medical use
- Taxation
- exemption for medical use (Basque, C.) 113:0805
Clovechok, Doug (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
Coleman, Rich (Langley East)
Columbia Basin
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy See also Palmer, Rhonda
Community adult literacy program See Programs and funding under Literacy
Computer technology See Information and communications technology
Corrections system
- Brain injury support services (Hagreen, A.) 113:1045
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- Business impact and supports
- federal initiatives, wage subsidies See Employee impact and supports, wages below
- Economic recovery
- Employee impact and supports
- wages and wage subsidy program (Schindler, P.) 113:0820
- Impact
- Impact and government response
- gaps between federal and provincial funding (D'Eith) 113:0825 (Schindler, P.) 113:0820
- health care system (Bressler, B.) 113:0815 (D'Eith) 113:0915 (Goldenberg, L.) 113:0915
- health research (Goldenberg, L.) 113:0855-0900
- impact and government response (Holmes, B.) 113:0850
- kidney health services (Schindler, P.) 113:0820, 113:0835
- literacy programs (Alkenbrack, B.) 113:1000-1005 (Crowley, S.) 113:1025 (Mobley, M.) 113:1005 (Palmer, R.) 113:1010-1015, 113:1025
- non-profit sector (Schindler, P.) 113:0820, 113:0835
- Impact and response
- Testing
- Treatment See also Vaccination below
- Vaccination plan
Crohn's disease See Inflammatory bowel disease
Crowley, Sharon
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Literacy Matters Abbotsford 113:1015-1025
- Abbotsford, literacy programs and funding 113:1015-1025
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- impact and government response, literacy programs 113:1025
- First Nations and Indigenous persons
- language preservation and revitalization 113:1020
- reconciliation, public awareness and education 113:1015
- Information technology, digital literacy and access to technology and training 113:1025
- Literacy
- Literacy Matters Abbotsford
- Smith, Perry, learning session on truth and reconciliation 113:1015
Davidson, Kim
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Epilepsy Society 113:0935-0945
- B.C. Epilepsy Society
- Epilepsy, funding for services and treatment 113:0935-0940
- PharmaCare program coverage, Belvara 113:0940
- Ricks, Jared, epilepsy case and death 113:0935
Dawson Creek, B.C.
Dawson Creek Literacy Now See also Mobley, Michele
Dawson Creek Literacy Society See also Mobley, Michele
Dean, Hon. Mitzi (Esquimalt-Metchosin)
- Brain health
- brain injuries, link with gender-based violence 113:1050
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- impact
- diverse and marginalized groups 113:0905
- First Nations and Indigenous persons
- language preservation and revitalization 113:1020
- First Nations Health Authority
- consultation on arthritis triage tool 113:0825
- Health
- research, engagement with diverse and marginalized groups 113:0905
- Literacy
- Indigenous language programs and partnerships 113:1020
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society
D'Eith, Bob (Maple Ridge–Mission)
- Arthritis
- B.C. Epilepsy Society
- proposed meeting with Health Minister 113:0945
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- impact and government response
- gaps between federal and provincial funding 113:0825
- health care system 113:0915
- testing, serology testing 113:0940
- vaccination plan, role of pharmacies 113:0940
- Health care system
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- treatment centre proposal, costs 113:0830
- Information and communications technology
- digital literacy and access to technology and training 113:1025
Diabetes
Digital literacy See Information and communications technology
Disabled persons
Downtown Eastside See Vancouver, B.C.
Downtown Eastside Literacy Roundtable See also Alkenbrack, Betsy
Drugs
First Nations and Indigenous persons
First Nations Health Authority
Flu See Influenza virus
Goldenberg, Larry
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Prostate Centre 113:0855-0900, 113:0910-0915
- Cancer, prostate cancer
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- Health care system, telehealth and virtual care 113:0910-0915
- Health research, engagement with diverse and marginalized groups 113:0910
- Vancouver, Downtown Eastside, DUDES Club prostate cancer initiative 113:0910
- Vancouver Prostate Centre
Hagreen, Alison
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Brain Injury Alliance 113:1045-1050
- Brain injuries
- Brain Injury Alliance, funding and role 113:1045-1050
- Corrections system, brain injury support services 113:1045
Hanna, Sandra
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada 113:0930-0945
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- 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
Head and brain injuries See Brain health
Health
- Government policies, evidence-based decision-making (Holmes, B.) 113:0850
- Research See also particular conditions, diseases, sectors, etc.
Health care system
- Cost management (Hanna, S.) 113:0930
- Primary health care
- Surgical services
- joint replacements (Basque, C.) 113:0805
- Telehealth and virtual care (Barnett) 113:0915 (Barrable, B.) 113:0915 (D'Eith) 113:0915 (Goldenberg, L.) 113:0910-0915 (Stobbe, S.) 113:0810
- Virtual care and services See Telehealth and virtual care above
Health Ministry
Hip replacements See Surgical services, joint replacements under Health care system
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
- Diabetes treatment, research 113:0905
- Health, government policies and evidence-based decision-making 113:0850
- Health research
- Little, Jonathan, research on diabetes 113:0905
Kidney Foundation
Kidney health
Knee replacements See Surgical services, joint replacements under Health care system
Leonard, Ronna-Rae (Courtenay-Comox)
- Information and communications technology
- digital literacy and access to technology and training 113:1020
- Orthotics and prosthetics
Literacy
Literacy Matters Abbotsford See also Crowley, Sharon
- Presentation to committee 113:1015-1025
- Indigenous language program (Crowley, S.) 113:1020
- Learning session on truth and reconciliation (Crowley, S.) 113:1015
- Services during COVID-19 (Crowley, S.) 113:1025
Little, Jonathan
- Research on diabetes (Holmes, B.) 113:0905
Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada See also Hanna, Sandra
Non-profit sector
North Vancouver, B.C.
- Literacy programs (Alkenbrack, B.) 113:1025
Orthotics and prosthetics
Palmer, Rhonda
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy 113:1010-1025
- Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
- Columbia Basin, literacy programs and funding 113:1010-1015, 113:1025
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- First Nations and Indigenous persons, language preservation and revitalization 113:1020
- Information technology, digital literacy and access to technology and training 113:1025
- Literacy
PharmaCare program
Pharmaceutical industry
Pharmacies
PharmaNet system See PharmaCare program
Physicians
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute See also Barrable, Bill
Prescription drugs See also PharmaCare program; Pharmacies
- Biologics and biosimilars (Basque, C.) 113:0805 (Bressler, B.) 113:0815
- Prescription management and tracking See PharmaNet system under PharmaCare program
- Regulation (Babineau, A.) 113:0845
- Research and development, investment and government support (Babineau, A.) 113:0845-0850
Primary health care See Health care system
Prostate cancer See Cancer
Prosthetics See Orthotics and prosthetics
Prosthetics and Orthotics Association of British Columbia See also Jeffreys, Yvonne
Public health
- Immunization See also particular viruses and conditions
Sales tax
- Application and exemptions
Schindler, Pia
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Kidney Foundation, B.C. and Yukon branch 113:0820, 113:0835
- Cannabis, medical use, kidney disease 113:0835
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
- employee impact and supports, wage subsidy program 113:0820
- impact and government response
- Kidney Foundation services and funding, COVID-19 impact 113:0820, 113:0835
SCI See Spinal cord conditions and injuries
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)
- B.C. Epilepsy Society
- proposed meeting with Health Minister 113:0945
Smith, Perry
- Learning session on truth and reconciliation (Crowley, S.) 113:1015
Spinal cord conditions and injuries
Stobbe, Sage
- Presentation to committee on behalf of JDRF Canada 113:0810, 113:0825
- As subject
- experience living with type 1 diabetes 113:0810
- Diabetes, glucose monitors 113:0810, 113:0825
- Health care system, telehealth and virtual care 113:0810
- PharmaCare program coverage, glucose monitors for type 1 diabetes 113:0810
Vaccination See Immunization under Public health; particular viruses and conditions
Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver Prostate Centre See also Goldenberg, Larry
Violence
- Gender-based violence
- link with brain injuries See Brain injuries under Brain health
Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health
- Partnerships and role (Barrable, B.) 113:0910
Wages and salaries
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