Province of British Columbia
2nd Session, 37th Parliament (2001)
INDEX (Prebudget hearings) to the Hansard Report of the
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
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A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - Y - Z
Safety
Sahlstrom, Ron
- Presentation to committee 372
- Investment, investment climate in B.C. 372
- Revelstoke
- economy 372
- tourism in area 372
- Tourism industry, industry in B.C. 372
St. Arnault, Linda
- Presentation to committee 72-3
- As subject
- experience as disabled person 72-3
- Income assistance, disability benefit levels 72
- Pharmacare program, coverage, anti-inflammatory medication Celebrex 72-3
St. James Community Service Society See also witness Van Luven, John
- Presentation to committee 220-3
- Contracts with government
(Bray) 222
(MacPhail) 222
(Van Luven, J.) 222
- Hospice services
(MacPhail) 222
(Van Luven, J.) 222
- Role and funding needs
(Van Luven, J.) 220-2
St. Thomas, Pam
- Presentation to committee 384-7
- Civil service, employees, staffing reductions 385-6
- Drugs, pharmaceuticals, accessibility for income assistance recipients 385, 387
- Government
- ministries, budget reductions, impact on programs and services 386-7
- programs and services, delivery of services, efficiencies 386-7
- Income assistance, recipients, access to health care and pharmaceuticals 385, 387
- Poverty, child poverty 384
- Transportation ministry
- privatization of programs and services 385-6
- staffing reductions 3835-6
Sales
- Retail industry, role in B.C. economy
(Rea, J.) 214
Sales tax
- Calculation in hospitality and tourism industry
(Lekstrom) 563
(Ross, C.) 562-3
- Elimination
(Aven, G.) 37
(Erbe, A.) 57
- Harmonization of federal and provincial sales taxes
(MacKinnon, G.) 504
- Impact on business
(Twombly, D.) 32
- Payment of tax on property brought into province for use
(Bray) 59
(Dahlen, W.) 59
- Provincial sales tax
- exemptions for clothing for children under 15 years of age
(Evans, K.) 217
(Penner) 216-7
(Rea, J.) 216-7
- impact on competitiveness of B.C. businesses
(Lekstrom) 438
(Yuill, D.) 437, 439
Samra-Jawanda, Jagrup
- Presentation to committee 303-4
- Transition houses, impact of funding reductions on service levels 303-4
- Violence, prevention of violence against women, funding for community-based programs 303-4
Sander Wrixon & Downie See also witness Downie, Brian
- Presentation to committee 26-8
Sanford, Glen
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Home Support Action Group 541-3
- Disabled and handicapped persons, access to home support services 542
- Gough, Dwayne, death 542
- Health care, funding levels 541
- Hollander, Marcus, report on home support services 542-3
- Home care, home support services, funding and service levels 541-3
- Home Support Action Group, role and position on budget priorities 541-2
- Hospitals, acute-care beds, use for long term care patients 542
- Parliament Buildings, safety and security of personnel 541
- Seniors, access to home support services 542
Sardis Society of Debate and Politics See also witness Elder, Katie
- Presentation to committee 255-8
- Male and female participation rates
(Elder, K.) 258
(MacPhail) 258
Sashaw, Keith
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Regional Construction Association 223-6
- Construction industry
- industry in B.C., current state of industry 223-5
- regulation of industry 224
- tendering practices 224-5
- Infrastructure, infrastructure investment and maintenance 225
- Lower mainland, construction industry 223
- Skills training
- supply of trained workers 224-6
- training programs, availability 224-6
- Vancouver Regional Construction Association, position on budget priorities 224-5
- Workers Compensation Board, review of operations 225
Scarborough, Debbie
- Presentation to committee 621-2
- Civil service, employees, staffing reductions, impact on communities 621-2
- Government, ministries, budget reductions, impact on social services 621
- Health care, system, changes to system 621-2
Scarrow, Roberta
- Presentation to committee 89-90
- Civil service, employees, staffing reductions, impact on provision of services 89-90
- Government, ministries, budget reductions, impact on social services 89-90
- Prince George
- civil service employees, role 89-90
- government programs and services, reductions, impact on community 89-90
Schierbeck, Ian
- Presentation to committee 365
- Economy, B.C. economy, government action to address economic conditions 365
- Nurses, government support for nurses 365
- Pharmacare program, status of program 365
- Taxation, tax reductions, timeline for implementation 365
Schilling, Michelle
- Presentation to committee 109-11
- As subject
- experience as civil servant 110-1
- B.C., rural B.C., role of civil service 109-10
- Government, programs and services, determination of changes 110
Schofield, Josie
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- Oct. 1, 2001, Prince George public hearing 93
- Oct. 31, 2001, Victoria meeting 658, 665-6
- Nov. 14, 2001, Victoria meeting 668-9
- consultation by committee, oral and written submissions, number 658
- report on prebudget consultation
- witnesses, lists of witnesses 658
Schommer, Donna
- Presentation to committee 314-6
- As subject
- Disabled and handicapped persons, programs and services
- funding 314-5
- payment of family members for service provision 315-6
- Youth
- programs and services, funding 314-5
- youth in government care 314-5
School boards/districts
- Administration of services, efficiency
(George, V.) 610
- Budgets, autonomy in allocating funds
(Chudnovsky, D.) 478
- Expenditures on administration
(Chudnovsky, D.) 478
- Facilities, rental fees
(Bloy) 591
(Jennings, C.) 590
- Funding, three-year funding
(Lekstrom) 620
(Rowe, F.) 620
School district 82 (Coast Mountains)
- Amalgamation issue
(Rowe, F.) 619
- Enrolment levels
(Rowe, F.) 619-20
Schultz, Dick
- Presentation to committee on behalf of West Kootenay Labour Council 395-6
- Civil service, employees, staffing reductions 395
- Economy, B.C. economy, current and future conditions 395
- Government, spending, deficit spending 396
- Income tax, personal income tax, reduction, impact on economy 395-6
- U.S., September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, impact on U.S. and Canadian economies 395-6
Science and technology
Scott, Bob
- Presentation to committee 98-9
- Gambling, addiction and problem gambling 98
- Substance abuse/addiction
- overdose deaths, task force on overdose deaths, recommendations 98
- treatment services, services for persons with substance addictions and mental illness 98-9
Scott, Charles
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince George Development Corporation 93-4
- Economy, B.C. economy, government action to address economic conditions 93
- Forest industry, government prioritization 93
- Government, programs and services, determination of changes 93-4
- Prince George, capital projects 93
- Prince George Development Corporation, position on determination of changes to government programs and services 93-4
Scott, Katie
- Presentation to committee 484-6
- Automobiles, insurance, competition in provision of automobile insurance 485
- B.C. Federation of Labour, economic summit proposal 486
- Economy, B.C. economy, government action to address economic conditions 485-6
- Government
- ministries, budget reductions, impact on review of core services 484-5
- regulations and red tape, deregulation initiatives 485-6
- Health care, funding, publicly supported funding 485
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., services, impact of competitive automobile insurance system 485
- Taxation, tax reductions, impact on government revenues 485
- Victoria, economy, impact of government budget reductions on local economy 485-6
Scouts Canada
- British Columbia–Yukon Provincial Council See also witness Jennings, Chris
- Presentation to committee 589-91
- Role and activities
(Jennings, C.) 590-1
Search and rescue service See Emergencies
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C.
- Faculty retention
(Onischak, B.) 406
- Role
(Onischak, B.) 405-6
Selkirk College Faculty Association See also witness Onischak, Bev
- Presentation to committee 405-6
Seltenrich, Russell
- Presentation to committee 595-7
- Government, ministries, budget reductions, impact on social services 596-7
- Public health
- protection measures, government role 595-7
- public health programs, role 595
- Safety, public safety, protection measures, government role 595-7
- Terrace, socioeconomic conditions, health and education levels in area, relationship with public health and safety 595-6
Seniors
- Access to home support services
(Sanford, G.) 542
- Housing, funding
(Lasser, C.) 47
Sewage disposal See Waste management
Sharma, Lal
- Presentation to committee 157-9
- B.C. Teachers Federation, collective bargaining, wage increase proposal 158
- Education
- curriculum, reading instruction, role in reducing need for special education 158-9
- essential service designation 159
- system, current state of B.C. system 157-8
Shaw, Maureen
- Presentation to committee on behalf of College Institute Educators Association of B.C. 445-7
- Budgets, balanced budgets, timeline for balanced budget 446
- College Institute Educators Association of B.C., work of association 445
- Government, fiscal planning and policies, impact of global economic situation on policies 445-6
- Post-secondary education
- funding 446-7
- system, current state of B.C. system 446
- Taxation, tax reductions, impact on access to post-secondary education 446-7
Shervey, Denise
- Presentation to committee 442-3
- Government, programs and services, reductions, impact on communities 442
- Violence, violence against women, prevention 442-3
- Women, programs and services, funding levels 442-3
Shmon, Gerry
- Presentation to committee on behalf of West Kootenay Labour Council 396
- Infrastructure, public-private partnerships 396
Shuswap Columbia District Labour Council See also witness Gibbons, Marty
- Presentation to committee 360-5
Silversides, Don
- Presentation to committee 628-30
- Aquaculture industry, expansion of industry in B.C. 629-30
- B.C., northern and rural B.C.
- aquaculture moratorium on north coast 629-30
- investment in infrastructure 628-9
- Government
- fiscal planning and policies, fiscal policy 628
- regulations and red tape, reduction 628
- Infrastructure, infrastructure investment 628-9
- Oil and gas industry, offshore drilling, development 629
- Prince Rupert
- Railways, northern corridor, use by industry 629-30
Simon Fraser Student Society
- Position on tuition fee freeze
(Kvakic, K.) 489
Simpson, John
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Fraser Valley East Brain Injury Association 246-7
- Accidents, head and brain injuries, funding for needs of people with brain injuries 246-7
- Fraser Valley, brain injury cases and treatment 246-7
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., coverage for people with head and brain injuries 246-7
Sinclair, Coleen
- Presentation to committee 302-3
- Children, child protection system, situation in B.C. 302-3
Sinclair, Jim
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Federation of Labour 471-3, 475, 477-8, 480
- B.C. Federation of Labour, economic summit proposal 472
- Campbell, Gordon, comments on impact of tax reductions on provincial revenue 473
- Economy, B.C. economy, current condition 471
- Government
- fiscal planning and policies, impact of global economic situation on policies 472-3
- ministries, budget reductions, impact on economy 471
- ministries, funding, impact of funding increase on job creation 473
- Trade unions, organized labour, participation of labour movement in economic and fiscal planning 471-2
Sissons, Brenda
- Presentation to committee on behalf of The Family Place 600-2
- Children
- child care
- programs and services, availability 600-2
- subsidy system, funding of unregulated child care 601
- child care workers, compensation contribution program 600
- early childhood development, funding for initiatives 601
- Education, preschool education, subsidy program 601-2
- Family Place, role and position on budget priorities 600-2
- Income assistance, recipients, employment initiatives, need for child care to support initiatives 601
- Terrace, child care programs and services 600
Skeena Cellulose Inc.
- Contracts for silviculture and watershed restoration
(McKeown, L.) 617
- Future of company
(Prystay, V.) 631-2
- Revival of plant, impact on other companies
(West, C.) 571
- Sale by government
(Eidsvik, O.) 648-9
(Veldman, K.) 587
- Sawmill operations
(Denton, B.) 654
Skehor, Eric
- Presentation to committee 547-8
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry, safety engineering services, role in protection of public safety 547-8
- Electric power, electrical safety program, review of program, recommendations 548
- Fuel, gas safety program, funding levels 547
- Government
- ministries, budget reductions, impact on programs and services 547
- regulation of industries, liability issue 547-8
- Industry, regulation of industry, impact of industry self-regulation on public safety 547-8
Ski industry
- Industry in B.C.
(Greene, J.) 373
Skills Development and Labour, Ministry of
- Employment standards branch, Prince George office, impact of staff reductions on clients
(Bhullar) 92
(Kerr) 92
(Watson, B.) 91-2
Skills training
- Apprenticeship system
(Lepine, L.) 564
(McKay, V.) 417
(Thorn, R.) 97
- Career training in high school
(Elder, K.) 256
- Government programs
(Abbott, S.) 239-41
(Lakes, P.) 391-2
- Supply of trained workers
(Bloy) 346
(Burt, K.) 309-10
(Dyson, K.) 559
(Friedman, T.) 141
(Heisterkamp, T.) 346
(Krueger) 106
(Lekstrom) 564
(Lepine, L.) 564
(McKay, V.) 417
(Mayencourt) 225-6
(Onischak, B.) 405
(Sashaw, K.) 224-6
- Trades training
- construction trades training
(Hicks, D.) 337
- funding
(Elder, K.) 256
- training in high schools
(Lepine, L.) 564
- Training programs
- availability
(Sashaw, K.) 224-6
- funding
(Sultan) 226
SkyTrain
Small business See Business
Small business forest enterprise program
- Program
(Dutcyvich, E.) 581
Smith, Lloyd
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Northern Lights Real Estate Board 53-5
- Assessment Act, provisions for privacy of assessment roll 53-4
- Property transfer tax, elimination or reduction 54
- Rivers and streams, streamside protection legislation and regulations 54-5
Social Planning and Research Council See also witness Goldberg, Michael
- Presentation to committee 219-20
- Role and position on budget priorities
(Goldberg, M.) 219-20
Social Planning Council for the North Okanagan See also witness Kowalski, Eric
- Presentation to committee 344-5
Social policy, problems, safety net, etc. See Welfare
Social services tax See Sales tax
Social welfare system See Welfare
Social workers
- Retention of workers
(Abbott, Susan) 240
- Supply, recruitment and retention
(LeBlanc, S.) 213-4
(MacPhail) 214
(Philpott, D.) 607
- Workload
(Chong) 128
(Park, E.) 126
Soda Creek, B.C.
- Forest and mining industry in area
(Flynn, F.) 124-5
(Krueger) 125
- Government programs and services, reductions, impact on community
(Flynn, F.) 124-5
(MacPhail) 125
(Sultan) 125
Southern Interior Construction Association See also witness Hicks, Debra
- Presentation to committee 336-9
- Activities and membership
(Hicks, D.) 336-7
Spicer, Heather
- Presentation to committee 63-4
- Children, programs and services, availability 64
- Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services, funding 63-4
- Taxation, tax reductions versus funding of social programs 63-4
- Welfare, community social services, funding 63-4
Squires, Geoffrey
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Pharmacy Association 462-5
- B.C. Pharmacy Association, work of association 462
- Drugs, prescription drugs, disposal of expired and unused medication 463, 465
- Economy, B.C. economy, government action to address economic conditions 464
- Health care, costs, initiatives to reduce costs of prescription drugs 463
- Pharmacare program
- coverage, changes to fee structure 462-4
- privatization 463-4
- Pharmacists and pharmacies
- regulation of industry, reduction of regulations and red tape 463
- role of pharmacists in monitoring interactions between complementary therapies and prescription drugs 464
- training programs for new pharmacists 463
Steelhead Society of British Columbia See also witness Bech, Poul
- Presentation to committee 277-9
- Work of society
(Bech, P.) 277, 279
(Krueger) 279
Stevenson, Shaun
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince Rupert Port Authority 643-6
- Investment, investment in B.C., investment climate 644
- Oil and gas industry, moratorium on offshore drilling, lifting of moratorium 645
- Prince Rupert
Stiglitz, Joe
- Comments on relationship between tax reductions and economic growth
(Mackie, R.) 353
Stoeckly, Tony
- Presentation to committee 262-4
- Agassiz, study of spotted frogs habitat in area 264
- Energy, need for affordable energy 263
- Government
- spending, control of spending 262-4
- travel budgets 263
- Highways and roads, deactivation of logging roads 263
- Insect pests, mosquitoes, study of reproduction 263-4
- Public debt, current levels 262
Stokes, Anne
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- Oct. 1, 2001, Dawson Creek public hearing 25
Stolt Sea Farm Inc. See also witness Blackburn, Dale
- Presentation to committee 555-8
- Operations
(Blackburn, D.) 555, 557
(Krueger) 557
Strata property
- Condominiums, leaky-condos issue
- compensation
(Murphy, J.) 465-7
- compensation under disaster relief programs
(Maretic, C.) 483-4
- impact on government revenues
(Murphy, J.) 466
- impact on residential construction industry
(Murphy, J.) 466
Students
Substance abuse/addiction
- Gambling addiction See Addiction and problem gambling under Gambling
- Overdose deaths, task force on overdose deaths, recommendations
(Scott, B.) 98
- Treatment services
- funding issues
(Brinton, B.) 260-2
(Penner) 262
- services for persons with substance addictions and mental illness
(Bray) 98-9
(Penner) 99
(Scott, B.) 98-9
- services for youth, availability
(Czene, P.) 231, 233
Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)
- As subject
- experience as president of Williams Lake Fibreboard Co. 103
- Agriculture industry, government role, programs and services 513
- Automobiles, insurance, uninsured drivers 95
- B.C. Heritage Trust, role and funding needs 120
- B.C. Hydro, privatization and deregulation 294
- Budgets, balanced budgets, timeline for balanced budget 462
- Business
- business climate in B.C. 84
- loss of business to Alberta 57
- subsidization by government, elimination of subsidies 452
- Cariboo-Chilcotin area
- social programs and services, service delivery 124
- socioeconomic conditions, health and education levels 115
- Civil service, employees
- number of management positions 537
- supply of experienced staff 148
- Economy, B.C. economy
- current and future conditions 83-4, 530
- economic forecasting models 185
- Education, curriculum, reading instruction, role in reducing need for special education 158-9
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- Sept. 6, 2001, Victoria meeting 1, 3, 4
- Sept. 14, 2001, Vancouver meeting 17-24
- Oct. 1, 2001, Dawson Creek public hearing 25, 30-2, 38, 41, 57, 60, 62
- Oct. 1, 2001, Prince George public hearing 63, 66, 74-5, 83-4, 95
- Oct. 2, 2001, Williams Lake public hearing 103-4, 107, 112, 115, 120, 122, 124-5, 127-8, 138
- Oct. 2, 2001, Kamloops public hearing 143, 147-8, 155, 158-9, 166-7, 173
- Oct. 9, 2001, Vancouver public hearing 177, 180, 185, 189, 216, 223, 226, 229, 232-3, 238
- Oct. 10, 2001, Chilliwack public hearing 239
- Oct. 10, 2001, Surrey public hearing 273-4, 277, 280, 285, 294, 298
- Oct. 23, 2001, Victoria public hearing 445, 448, 451-2, 459, 462, 483, 491, 496, 501, 509
- Oct. 24, 2001, Nanaimo public hearing 513, 518-9, 525, 530, 537, 539-40
- Oct. 31, 2001, Victoria meeting 657-8, 661, 663
- Nov. 14, 2001, Victoria meeting 668
- meeting schedule and travel plans 3-4, 20-1, 24
- presentation of budget consultation paper by Finance minister 17-8
- public hearings
- presentations by witnesses, major themes 661, 663
- process 22-3
- report on prebudget consultation
- terms of reference 3
- Financial services industry, taxation, impact of capital tax on industry 180
- Fisheries, protection and conservation of resource, fish stocks 539-40
- Forest industry
- pest control and management, beetle infestations, impact on forest industry 74-5
- value-added sector, fibre supply 38
- Government
- agencies, boards and commissions, number 274
- information technology, use of contracted resources 229
- regulations and red tape, waste-busters website, anonymity of submissions to website 537
- revenues
- provincial-municipal cooperation in revenue generation 60
- revenue collected from fees, licences and permits versus general revenue 122
- Health care
- community care, continuing care for seniors 280
- funding levels 189
- system, government commitment 189
- High-technology industry, industry in B.C. 285
- Highways and roads
- maintenance and rehabilitation, use of concrete for road surfaces 448
- road and bridge maintenance, current situation in B.C. 104
- Income assistance
- disability benefits 31-2
- recipients, employment initiatives 223
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- premiums, rebate, cross-checking of records 17
- privatization 95
- Insurance industry
- investment by industry 491
- provision of supplementary health care benefits 491
- Land use, land set aside for protection 483
- Mining industry, industry in B.C. 41
- Municipalities, public-private partnerships, legal opinion on municipal participation 451
- North Vancouver district, construction of artificial turf sports facility 298
- Nurses, supply 189
- Post-secondary education
- funding 66
- system, current state of B.C. system 66
- tuition fees 66, 525
- Quesnel, social programs and services, service delivery 128
- Railways, tax reductions on railway infrastructure, impact on local government revenue 298
- Skills training, training programs, funding 226
- Soda Creek, impact on community of reductions in government programs and services 125
- Taxation
- levels in B.C., levels during NDP administration 185
- tax reductions
- need 519
- timeline for implementation 530
- Teachers
- role 166-7
- salaries, impact on number of teachers 167
- Universities, colleges and institutes, work with high-technology industry 285
- University College of the Cariboo
- funding and tuition fees 143
- scope of activities 173
- Williams Lake campus
- facility needs 115
- participation rates by Indians 115
- vacated campus site 107
- Wages and salaries, minimum wage level 216
- Welfare, social programs and services
- funding levels 232-3
- service delivery 124
- service delivery, efficiencies 232-3
- Williams Lake Community Arts Council, performance, arts and discovery centre proposal, funding needs 138
- Williams Lake, Métis association services 112
- Youth, employment and skills programs 277
Surrey, B.C.
- Growth, impact on provision of public services
(Higginbotham, J.) 306-7
- Revenue, access to revenue sources
(Higginbotham, J.) 307
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