Province of British Columbia
38th Parliament – 2007
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

Adult basic education See Adult basic education under Education
Agriculture and Lands, Ministry of

Role in licensing of independent power projects See Independent power producers, regulation under Energy
Air

Greenhouse gas emissions
cap-and-trade systems See Emissions trading systems under Climate change
impact of aviation (Magnan, B.) 52:1500 (Ralston) 52:1455
reduction (Magnan, B.) 52:1505 (Wall, D.) 52:1110
reduction and carbon offsets See Carbon neutrality, economic analysis under Climate change
Alberta

Tax rates See Tax rates, comparison of Alberta and B.C. rates under Taxation
Aquaculture – Fish farms

Closed-containment systems, funding (Wilhelmson, C.) 52:1610
Arts and culture

Arts and culture in B.C. (Kolenko, H.) 52:1615-1620
Arts and culture in B.C., multicultural representation (Chilton, R.) 52:1535 (Hayer) 52:1535 (Wong, A.) 52:1535-1540
Funding (Chilton, R.) 52:1525-1535 (Lee) 52:1530 (Ralston) 52:1535 (Wong, A.) 52:1520, 52:1535
Relationship to government goals (Chilton, R.) 52:1525
Role in economy and society (Chilton, R.) 52:1525-1530
Arts Future B.C.

Activities (Chilton, R.) 52:1525-1535 (Ralston) 52:1535
Asia

Economy, impact on B.C. resource industries (Lee) 52:1250 (McPhie, M.) 52:1250
Automobiles

Emissions (Horgan) 52:1135
Vehicle efficiency, taxation-and-rebate policy (Horne, M.) 52:1135 (Simpson, B.) 52:1135
Aviation fuel tax See Fuel
Aviation industry

Greenhouse gas emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions, impact of aviation under Air

Bennett, Bill (East Kootenay)

Business, small business
small business round table 52:1600
Finance and Government Services Committee
submissions to committee, written submissions 52:1150
Fuel
aviation fuel tax 52:0930
Northgate Minerals Corp.
Kemess mine expansion proposal, review panel decision 52:1245
Resources and resource industries
resource revenue-sharing policy for first nations 52:1240-1245
Sales tax
reductions 52:1600
Bioenergy See Energy
Black, Iain (Port Moody–Westwood)

Budgets
management of budget deficits and surpluses 52:1015
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
alternative budget estimates and recommendations 52:1015
Finance and Government Services Committee
prebudget consultation, effectiveness 52:1015
Georgia Strait Alliance
boating sewage disposal project, funding 52:1610-1615
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 52:1430
enrolment levels, relationship to economic cycle 52:1050
student financial assistance, grants and loan reduction program 52:0945
student recruitment, competition among post-secondary institutions 52:1050
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
buildings, maintenance 52:0945
Transit services
investment in infrastructure 52:1505
Vancouver Board of Trade
position on government fiscal policies 52:1505
Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)

Cruise ship industry
industry in B.C. 52:1550
Education
special education and special needs, grey-area students 52:1230
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
private institutions 52:1045
Boats and boating

Sewage disposal (Wilhelmson, C.) 52:1610
Sewage disposal project See Georgia Strait Alliance
British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.

Resources and resource industries
revenue-sharing policy for northern and rural communities (McPhie, M.) 52:1250 (Simpson, B.) 52:1245
British Columbia Arts Council

Budget and funding (Chilton, R.) 52:1530-1535 (Wong, A.) 52:1535
British Columbia Association for Community Living

Work of organization (Carter-Smith, J.) 52:1155-1200
British Columbia FamilyNet Society

Activities (Dadson, A.) 52:1155-1200
Meetings with Children and Family Development Ministers (Dadson, A.) 52:1210 (Horgan) 52:1210
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Contracts with independent power producers (McInnes, D.) 52:0910
Power Smart program See Energy
British Columbia Liberal Party – Government

Energy plan See Energy
Policies
climate change and energy policies (McMillan, M.) 52:1145-1155 (Simpson, B.) 52:1150-1155
impact on community living programs (Carter-Smith, J.) 52:1205 (Dadson, A.) 52:1210-1215
Budgets

2008-09 budget priorities
child care (Chudnovsky, R.) 52:1025-1035
climate change initiatives (McMillan, M.) 52:1145
priorities (Hayer) 52:1035 (Magnan, B.) 52:1450
social services (Klein, S.) 52:1010-1015
Federal budgets, oversight (Lee, M.) 52:1005
Forecasting of government revenues and surpluses (Klein, S.) 52:1005-1010
Management of budget deficits and surpluses (Black) 52:1015 (Klein, S.) 52:1015 (Lee, M.) 52:1020
Business

Regulations and red tape See Government
Business – Small business

Small business round table (Bennett) 52:1600 (Startup, M.) 52:1600
Taxation (Lee) 52:1600 (Startup, M.) 52:1600

Campbell River, B.C.

Aquaculture in area (Wilhelmson, C.) 52:1610
Campus 2020 report See Post-secondary education
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Alternative budget estimates and recommendations (Black) 52:1015 (Lee, M.) 52:1005-1010, 52:1020
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

Membership (O'Neill, B.) 52:0935-0945
Surveys of public opinion See Polling under Politics and politicians
Carbon dioxide emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions under Air
Carbon neutrality, offsets, etc. See Climate change
Carbon tax See Taxation under Industry
Carter-Smith, Judy

B.C. Association for Community Living, work of organization 52:1155-1200
B.C. Liberal Party government policies, impact on community living programs 52:1205
Community Living B.C.
budget and funding 52:1210-1215
programs and services, wait-lists 52:1215
Disabled and handicapped persons
caregivers, family caregivers 52:1205
developmentally disabled persons, programs and services 52:1205
Children

Child care See Children – Child care
Child health, relationship to income assistance benefits See Benefits under Income assistance
Children in government care, first nations children See Children in care under First nations
Poverty See Child poverty under Poverty
Programs and services for children and families, funding and support (Montani, A.) 52:1055, 52:1105
Children – Child care

Economic and social benefits (Chudnovsky, R.) 52:1025-1030
Funding
federal funding and transfer payments (Chudnovsky, R.) 52:1020-1025
funding (Chudnovsky, R.) 52:1020-1035 (Montani, A.) 52:1100-1105
Government policy (Chudnovsky, R.) 52:1020-1030
Workers, supply and wages (Chudnovsky, R.) 52:1030 (Gregson, S.) 52:1030 (Horgan) 52:1030
Children and Family Development, Ministry of

Minister of State for Childcare See Reid, Hon. Linda (Richmond East)
Chilton, Roger

Arts and culture
arts and culture in B.C., multicultural representation 52:1535
funding 52:1525-1535
relationship to government goals 52:1525
role in economy and society 52:1525-1530
Arts Future B.C., activities 52:1525-1535
B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 52:1530-1535
Greater Vancouver Alliance for Arts and Culture Society, membership 52:1535
Chudnovsky, Rita

Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, child care 52:1025-1035
Children, child care
economic and social benefits 52:1025-1030
funding 52:1020-1035
funding, federal funding and transfer payments 52:1020-1025
government policy 52:1020-1030
workers, supply and wages 52:1030
Climate change

Action on climate change
carbon offsets See Carbon offsets below under this main heading
carbon pricing strategy (Horne, M.) 52:1125-1130, 52:1140
government action See Government action below under this main heading
role of transit services See Transit services
Carbon neutrality, economic analysis (Horgan) 52:1120 (Simpson, B.) 52:1125 (Wall, D.) 52:1110-1120
Carbon offsets See also Emissions trading below under this main heading
rating system and registry (Simpson, B.) 52:1125 (Wall, D.) 52:1125
role of forests See Forests as carbon sinks under Forests and forest industry
Climate action plan (O'Loughlin, C.) 52:1510-1515
Climate action plan, inclusion of equity measures (Klein, S.) 52:1015
Climate action secretariat (Horgan) 52:1130
Debate and discussion (Hayer) 52:1515 (O'Loughlin, C.) 52:1520
Emissions trading and carbon tax (Horne, M.) 52:1140 (Ralston) 52:1140
Emissions trading systems (Horgan) 52:1120 (Horne, M.) 52:1125, 52:1140 (Wall, D.) 52:1120
Government action
action plan See Climate action plan above under this main heading
carbon tax on industry See Taxation under Industry
coordination with other environmental initiatives (Wilhelmson, C.) 52:1605
funding from resource revenues See Revenues, allocation to climate change initiatives under Oil and gas
impact on low-income population (Klein, S.) 52:1015 (Simpson, B.) 52:1135
impact on resource industries (McPhie, M.) 52:1240-1245
relationship with energy plan See Policies, climate change and energy policies under British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
return on investment (Wall, D.) 52:1115-1120
tax-shifting See Taxation
Greenhouse gas emissions See Air; Emissions trading above under this main heading
Impact on plant and animal life See Biodiversity and species survival under Environment
Colleges See Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Community Living British Columbia

Budget and funding (Carter-Smith, J.) 52:1210-1215 (Lee) 52:1210-1215
Programs and services, wait-lists (Carter-Smith, J.) 52:1215 (Dadson, A.) 52:1205
Corporations

Income tax, comparison with Alberta See Tax rates, comparison of Alberta and B.C. rates under Taxation
Cosco, Frank

Education
adult basic education, tuition fee elimination 52:1040
English-as-a-second-language programs, tuition fees 52:1040-1045
Post-secondary education
enrolment levels, relationship to economic cycle 52:1050
government promotion of post-secondary education and skills training 52:1050
student recruitment, competition among post-secondary institutions 52:1050
tuition fees, impact of fee increases on students 52:1040-1045
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
private institutions 52:1045-1050
Vancouver Community College
operations and role 52:1035-1040
tuition fees 52:1040-1045
Cruise ship industry

Compliance with waste management regulations (Horgan) 52:1615 (Wilhelmson, C.) 52:1615
Industry in B.C. (Bloy) 52:1550 (Hansen, J.) 52:1540-1550 (Hayer) 52:1545 (Horgan) 52:1545

Dadson, Anita

B.C. FamilyNet Society
activities 52:1155-1200
meetings with Ministers 52:1210
B.C. Liberal Party government policies, impact on community living programs 52:1210-1215
Community Living B.C., programs and services, wait-lists 52:1205
Disabled and handicapped persons, developmentally disabled persons, programs and services 52:1200-1205
North Shore Disability Resource Centre, activities 52:1200, 52:1210
Debt-to-GDP ratio See Public debt
Disabled and handicapped persons

Caregivers, family caregivers (Carter-Smith, J.) 52:1205
Developmentally disabled persons
programs and services (Carter-Smith, J.) 52:1205 (Dadson, A.) 52:1200-1205

Education

Adult basic education
tuition fee elimination (Cosco, F.) 52:1040 (Krishnan, V.) 52:1415
tuition fees (Martin, L.) 52:0950
English-as-a-second-language programs
funding (Montani, A.) 52:1055
funding and services (Steele, D.) 52:1220-1225
targeted programs for professionals and skilled trades (Lee) 52:1000 (Martin, L.) 52:1000-1005
tuition fees (Cosco, F.) 52:1040-1045 (Krishnan, V.) 52:1425 (Martin, L.) 52:0950-1000 (Ralston) 52:1000
Special education and special needs
enrolment levels (Steele, D.) 52:1220-1225
funding See Education – Funding
grey-area students (Bloy) 52:1230 (Steele, D.) 52:1235
identification of special needs students (Steele, D.) 52:1220-1225
teaching assistants (O'Neill, B.) 52:0935
Education – Funding

Funding formula and enrolment levels (Horgan) 52:1230 (Steele, D.) 52:1230
Special education and special needs (Montani, A.) 52:1100 (Steele, D.) 52:1220-1235
Education – Schools

Closings (O'Neill, B.) 52:0935
Education, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy

Information, special education (Steele, D.) 52:1225
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.

Funding for studios and galleries (King, M.) 52:1435
Tuition fees, impact of fee increases on students (King, M.) 52:1430
Energy

Alternative energy sources
geothermal systems (Hayer) 52:1140 (Horne, M.) 52:1140
sewage resource recovery See Resource recovery under Waste management
Bioenergy strategy (McInnes, D.) 52:0915 (Simpson, B.) 52:0915
Energy plan (McInnes, D.) 52:0905 (McMillan, M.) 52:1155 (Simpson, B.) 52:1155
Energy-efficient heating, electricity and natural gas (Hayer) 52:1120 (Wall, D.) 52:1120
Government policy See Energy plan above under this main heading
Independent power producers
contracts with B.C. Hydro See British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
regulation (Hayer) 52:0915 (McInnes, D.) 52:0910-0915
Power Smart program (Startup, M.) 52:1555
Power supply, strategy for B.C. (McInnes, D.) 52:0905-0910
Private sector role in new power supply See Power supply, strategy for B.C. above under this main heading
Wind power (McInnes, D.) 52:0910
English-as-a-second-language programs, students, etc. See Education
Environment

Biodiversity and species survival, impact of rapid climate change (O'Loughlin, C.) 52:1505-1520
Global warming See Climate change
Greenhouse gas emissions See Air
Sustainability assessments of post-secondary institutions See Sustainability initiatives under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Environment, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities

Role in licensing of independent power projects See Independent power producers, regulation under Energy

Feebates See Vehicle efficiency, taxation-and-rebate policy under Automobiles
Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Prebudget consultation
effectiveness (Black) 52:1015 (Klein, S.) 52:1020 (Lee, M.) 52:1005
Submissions to committee, written submissions (Bennett) 52:1150 (McMillan, M.) 52:1150
Financial services industry

Capital tax (Magnan, B.) 52:1455
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition

Activities (Montani, A.) 52:1050-1055
First nations

Agreements with government, revenue-sharing agreements (McInnes, D.) 52:0915
Agreements with industry See also particular industries
Agreements with industry, impact-and-benefits agreements (McInnes, D.) 52:0910
Children in government care (Montani, A.) 52:1100
Economic development (McInnes, D.) 52:0920
Involvement in and relationships with resource industries See particular industries; Resources and resource industries
Involvement in resource industries, revenue-sharing See Resource revenue-sharing under Resources and resource industries
New relationship with government
committee on business community issues See New Relationship Business Group
impact on resource industries (McPhie, M.) 52:1240
Fish farms See Aquaculture
Forests and forest industry

Forests as carbon sinks (Horne, M.) 52:1135 (Lee) 52:1135 (Simpson, B.) 52:1135
Fuel

Aviation fuel tax (Bennett) 52:0930 (Hayer) 52:0930 (Lee) 52:0930 (Magnan, B.) 52:1455-1500 (Stiene, S.) 52:0920-0930

Gateway projects See Pacific gateway initiative and projects under Transportation
Georgia Strait Alliance

Activities (Horgan) 52:1615 (Wilhelmson, C.) 52:1605, 52:1615
Boating sewage disposal project, funding (Black) 52:1610-1615 (Wilhelmson, C.) 52:1610-1615
Geoscience British Columbia Society

Activities and funding (McPhie, M.) 52:1240
Government

Buildings, emission reductions and energy conservation (Wall, D.) 52:1110-1115
Financial management, expenditures (Magnan, B.) 52:1450
Regulations and red tape, reduction (Hayer) 52:1555 (Startup, M.) 52:1555-1600
Revenues from federal child care transfer payments See Funding, federal funding and transfer payments under Children – Child care
Greater Vancouver Alliance for Arts and Culture Society

Membership (Chilton, R.) 52:1535 (Hayer) 52:1535
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)

Fares, U-Pass student subsidy (King, M.) 52:1445 (Ralston) 52:1445
Green Buildings B.C. program See Buildings, emission reductions and energy conservation under Government
Green energy plan See Energy plan under Energy
Gregson, Sharon

Children, child care workers, supply and wages 52:1030

Hansen, John

Cruise ship industry in B.C. 52:1540-1550
Shipbuilding industry in B.C., cruise ship refitting 52:1540-1545
Tourism, tourists to B.C., country of origin 52:1545
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 52:1540-1545
Vancouver Island economy 52:1550
Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)

Arts and culture
arts and culture in B.C., multicultural representation 52:1535
Budgets
2008-09 budget priorities 52:1035
Climate change
debate and discussion 52:1515
Cruise ship industry
industry in B.C. 52:1545
Energy
alternative energy sources, geothermal systems 52:1140
energy-efficient heating, electricity and natural gas 52:1120
independent power producers, regulation 52:0915
Fuel
aviation fuel tax 52:0930
Government
regulations and red tape, reduction 52:1555
Greater Vancouver Alliance for Arts and Culture Society
membership 52:1535
Immigration
credentialling of foreign-trained professionals 52:0955-1000
Income tax
reductions, impact on government revenues 52:1500
student loan repayment credit 52:1440
Mines and mining industry
industry in B.C., current conditions, role of government 52:1255
Sales tax
exemptions 52:1555
Tourism
tourists to B.C., country of origin 52:1545
Health – Health care system

Private services and privatization (Magnan, B.) 52:1450
Reforms (Magnan, B.) 52:1450
Horgan, John (Malahat–Juan de Fuca)

Automobiles
emissions 52:1135
B.C. FamilyNet Society
meetings with Children and Family Development Ministers 52:1210
Children, child care
workers, supply and wages 52:1030
Climate change
carbon neutrality, economic analysis 52:1120
climate action secretariat 52:1130
emissions trading systems 52:1120
Cruise ship industry
compliance with waste management regulations 52:1615
industry in B.C. 52:1545
Education, funding
funding formula and enrolment levels 52:1230
Georgia Strait Alliance
activities 52:1615
Income tax
reductions, impact on government revenues 52:1500
Industry
taxation, carbon tax 52:1500
Northgate Minerals Corp.
Kemess mine expansion proposal, government response to review panel recommendations 52:1250
Post-secondary education
student financial assistance
interest on student loans 52:1425
transit pass program, college student eligibility 52:1425
Shipbuilding industry
industry in B.C., cruise ship refitting 52:1545
Vancouver Island
economy 52:1545
Horne, Matt

Automobiles, vehicle efficiency, taxation-and-rebate policy 52:1130-1135
Climate change
action on climate change, carbon pricing strategy 52:1125-1130, 52:1140
emissions trading and carbon tax 52:1140
emissions trading systems 52:1125, 52:1140
Energy, alternative energy sources, geothermal systems 52:1140
Forests and forest industry, forests as carbon sinks 52:1135
Pembina Institute
2007 carbon pricing conference 52:1130
research and advocacy activities 52:1125-1130
Taxation, tax-shifting re climate change issues 52:1130
Housing

Affordable housing, government action (Klein, S.) 52:1010-1015

Immigration

Credentialling of foreign-trained professionals (Hayer) 52:0955-1000 (Martin, L.) 52:1000
Immigrants to B.C., economic and social integration (Martin, L.) 52:0950-0955
Programs and services for immigrants to B.C., English-as-a-second-language programs See Education
Income assistance

Benefits, relationship to child health and diet (Montani, A.) 52:1055
Income tax

Personal income tax rates, comparison with Alberta See Tax rates, comparison of Alberta and B.C. rates under Taxation
Reductions, impact on government revenues (Hayer) 52:1500 (Horgan) 52:1500 (Magnan, B.) 52:1500 (Sello, A.) 52:1500
Student loan repayment credit (Hayer) 52:1440 (King, M.) 52:1440-1445
Industry

Taxation, carbon tax (Horgan) 52:1500 (McMillan, M.) 52:1145
Infrastructure

Public financing See Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia

Kalanj, Tiffany

Post-secondary education
student financial assistance
interest on student loans 52:1425
transit pass program, college student eligibility 52:1425
tuition fees, impact on enrolment 52:1430
Students Unions of Vancouver Community College, position on post-secondary education funding and policies 52:1425-1430
Kemess mine, Kemess North, etc. See Northgate Minerals Corp.
King, Meghan

Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
funding for studios and galleries 52:1435
tuition fees, impact of fee increases on students 52:1430
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority fares, U-Pass student subsidy 52:1445
Income tax, student loan repayment credit 52:1440-1445
Politics and politicians, polling on education issues 52:1430
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance
grants and loan reduction program 52:1435
interest on student loans 52:1435
Klahoose First Nation

Involvement in power project construction camp and training See Plutonic Power Corp.
Klein, Seth

Budgets
2008-09 budget priorities, social services 52:1010-1015
forecasting of government revenues and surpluses 52:1005-1010
management of budget deficits and surpluses 52:1015
Climate change
climate action plan, inclusion of equity measures 52:1015
government action, impact on low-income population 52:1015
Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation process, effectiveness 52:1005, 52:1020
Housing, affordable housing, government action 52:1010-1015
Poverty, reduction, government strategy 52:1010-1015
Kolenko, Henry

Arts and culture in B.C. 52:1615-1620
Krishnan, Vijaya

Education
adult basic education, tuition fee elimination 52:1415
English-as-a-second-language programs, tuition fees 52:1425
Post-secondary education
student financial assistance
grants and loan reduction program 52:1420
interest on student loans 52:1420-1425
transit pass program 52:1425
tuition fees 52:1415
Post-secondary education, funding 52:1415-1425
Skills training, funding, student financial assistance 52:1420
Students Unions of Vancouver Community College, position on post-secondary education funding and policies 52:1415-1425

Lee, Marc

Budgets
federal budgets, oversight 52:1005
management of budget deficits and surpluses 52:1020
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, alternative budget estimates and recommendations 52:1005-1010, 52:1020
Finance and Government Services Committee prebudget consultation, effectiveness 52:1005
Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)

Arts and culture
funding 52:1530
Asia
economy, impact on B.C. resource industries 52:1250
Business, small business
taxation 52:1600
Community Living B.C.
budget and funding 52:1210-1215
Education
English-as-a-second-language programs, targeted programs for professionals and skilled trades 52:1000
Forests and forest industry
forests as carbon sinks 52:1135
Fuel
aviation fuel tax 52:0930
Mines and mining industry
workers, supply 52:1250
Sales tax
reductions 52:1600

McInnes, Donald

B.C. Hydro contracts with independent power producers 52:0910
Energy
bioenergy strategy 52:0915
energy plan 52:0905
independent power producers, regulation 52:0910-0915
power supply, strategy for B.C. 52:0905-0910
wind power 52:0910
First nations
agreements with government, revenue-sharing agreements 52:0915
agreements with industry, impact-and-benefits agreements 52:0910
economic development 52:0920
Plutonic Power Corp.
hydroelectric power project in Powell River area 52:0905
hydroelectric power project in Powell River area, construction camp and training 52:0915-0920
McMillan, Margot

B.C. Liberal Party government policies, climate change and energy policies 52:1145-1155
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, climate change initiatives 52:1145
Energy, energy plan 52:1155
Finance and Government Services Committee, written submissions 52:1150
Industry, taxation, carbon tax 52:1145
Oil and gas
industry in B.C., impact of industry incentives on government revenues 52:1150
revenues, allocation to climate change initiatives 52:1145-1150
Transit services, role in government action on climate change 52:1145
McPhie, Michael

Asia, economy, impact on B.C. resource industries 52:1250
Climate change, government action, impact on resource industries 52:1240-1245
First nations, new relationship with government, impact on resource industries 52:1240
Geoscience B.C. Society, activities and funding 52:1240
Mines and mining industry
industry in B.C., current conditions and issues 52:1235-1245
industry in B.C., current conditions, role of government 52:1255
regulation, government policies and procedures 52:1240
worker safety 52:1235
workers, supply 52:1250
New Relationship Business Group
work of organization 52:1245-1250
Northgate Minerals Corp., Kemess mine expansion proposal
government response to review panel recommendations 52:1235-1240, 52:1250-1255
review panel decision 52:1245
Resources and resource industries, resource revenue-sharing policy for first nations 52:1240-1245
Magnan, Bernard (Bernie)

Air, greenhouse gas emissions
impact of aviation 52:1500
reduction, industry incentives 52:1505
Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities 52:1450
Financial services industry, capital tax 52:1455
Fuel, aviation fuel tax 52:1455-1500
Government financial management, expenditures 52:1450
Health, health care system
private services and privatization 52:1450
reforms 52:1450
Income tax reductions, impact on government revenues 52:1500
Public debt, debt-to-GDP ratio 52:1450
Taxation, tax rates, comparison of Alberta and B.C. rates 52:1450
Transit services, investment in infrastructure 52:1505
Vancouver Board of Trade, position on government fiscal policies 52:1450
Martin, Linda

Education
adult basic education, tuition fees 52:0950
English-as-a-second-language programs
targeted programs for professionals and skilled trades 52:1000-1005
tuition fees 52:0950-1000
Immigration
credentialling of foreign-trained professionals 52:1000
immigrants to B.C., economic and social integration 52:0950-0955
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
colleges, role in economy 52:0950
Vancouver Community College
English-as-a-second-language programs 52:1000-1005
operations and role 52:0950, 52:1000
Mennell, Philippa

Post-secondary education, sustainability initiatives 52:1435-1440
Vancouver, transit and cycling initiatives 52:1440
Mines and mining industry

Impact of first nations new relationship with government See New relationship, impact on resource industries under First nations
Impact of government action on climate change See Government action, impact on resource industries under Climate change
Industry in B.C.
current conditions and issues (McPhie, M.) 52:1235-1245
current conditions, role of government (Hayer) 52:1255 (McPhie, M.) 52:1255
impact of Asian economic conditions See Economy, impact on B.C. resource industries under Asia
Permitting process See Regulation, government policies and procedures below under this main heading
Regulation, government policies and procedures (McPhie, M.) 52:1240
Worker safety (McPhie, M.) 52:1235
Workers, supply (Lee) 52:1250 (McPhie, M.) 52:1250
Montani, Adrienne

Children
programs and services for children and families, funding and support 52:1055, 52:1105
Children, child care
funding 52:1100-1105
Education, English-as-a-second-language programs, funding 52:1055
Education, funding, special education and special needs 52:1100
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, activities 52:1050-1055
First nations, children in government care 52:1100
Income assistance benefits, relationship to child health and diet 52:1055
Post-secondary education, accessibility for low-income population 52:1105
Poverty, child poverty
economic and social costs 52:1105
government action 52:1055-1100
Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia

Financing services, use as model (O'Neill, B.) 52:0950

New Relationship Business Group

Work of organization (McPhie, M.) 52:1245-1250 (Simpson, B.) 52:1245
NeWorld Theatre, Vancouver, B.C.

Activities (Wong, A.) 52:1520
North Shore Disability Resource Centre

Activities (Dadson, A.) 52:1200, 52:1210
Northgate Minerals Corp.

Kemess mine expansion proposal
government response to panel recommendations (Horgan) 52:1250 (McPhie, M.) 52:1235-1240, 52:1250-1255
review panel decision (Bennett) 52:1245 (McPhie, M.) 52:1245

Oceans

Ocean health and protected areas, partnership with Pacific coast states See Marine protected areas under Parks
Oil and gas

Industry in B.C., impact of industry incentives on government revenues (McMillan, M.) 52:1150
Offshore drilling (O'Loughlin, C.) 52:1515 (Ralston) 52:1515
Revenues, allocation to climate change initiatives (McMillan, M.) 52:1145-1150
O'Loughlin, Chloe

Climate change
climate action plan 52:1510-1515
debate and discussion 52:1520
Environment, biodiversity and species survival, impact of rapid climate change 52:1505-1520
Oil and gas, offshore drilling 52:1515
Parks, marine protected areas 52:1515
O'Neill, Barry

CUPE membership 52:0935-0945
Education
special education and special needs, teaching assistants 52:0935
Education, schools
closings 52:0935
Municipal Finance Authority of B.C., financing services, use as model 52:0950
Politics and politicians, polling on education issues 52:0935
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 52:0940
buildings, maintenance 52:0940
Campus 2020 report 52:0940
enrolment levels, B.C. and elsewhere 52:0940
student financial assistance
grants and loan reduction program 52:0945
interest on student loans 52:0940, 52:0950
tuition fees, reduction 52:0940

Pacific Gateway projects See Pacific gateway initiative and projects under Transportation
Parks

Marine protected areas (O'Loughlin, C.) 52:1515
Pembina Institute

2007 carbon pricing conference in Calgary, Alberta (Horne, M.) 52:1130
Research and advocacy activities (Horne, M.) 52:1125-1130
Plutonic Power Corp.

Hydroelectric power project in Powell River area (McInnes, D.) 52:0905
Hydroelectric power project in Powell River area, construction camp and training (McInnes, D.) 52:0915-0920
Politics and politicians

Polling on education issues (King, M.) 52:1430 (O'Neill, B.) 52:0935
Polls and polling See Politics and politicians
Post-secondary education

Accessibility and affordability (Black) 52:1430 (O'Neill, B.) 52:0940
Accessibility for low-income population (Montani, A.) 52:1105
Campus 2020 report (O'Neill, B.) 52:0940
Enrolment levels
B.C. and elsewhere (O'Neill, B.) 52:0940
relationship to economic cycle (Black) 52:1050 (Cosco, F.) 52:1050
Government promotion of post-secondary education and skills training (Cosco, F.) 52:1050
Private institutions See Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Student financial assistance
grants and loan reduction program (Black) 52:0945 (King, M.) 52:1435 (Krishnan, V.) 52:1420 (O'Neill, B.) 52:0945
interest on student loans (Horgan) 52:1425 (Kalanj, T.) 52:1425 (King, M.) 52:1435 (Krishnan, V.) 52:1420-1425 (O'Neill, B.) 52:0940, 52:0950 (Ralston) 52:0945
loan repayment tax credit See Income tax
transit pass program See also Fares, U-Pass student subsidy under Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (GVTA)
(Horgan) 52:1425 (Kalanj, T.) 52:1425 (Krishnan, V.) 52:1425
Student recruitment, competition among post-secondary institutions (Black) 52:1050 (Cosco, F.) 52:1050
Tuition fees
fees (Krishnan, V.) 52:1415
impact of fee increases on students (Cosco, F.) 52:1040-1045
impact on enrolment (Kalanj, T.) 52:1430
reduction (O'Neill, B.) 52:0940
Post-secondary education – Funding

Funding (Krishnan, V.) 52:1415-1425
Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes

Buildings, maintenance (Black) 52:0945 (O'Neill, B.) 52:0940
Colleges, role in economy (Martin, L.) 52:0950
Private institutions (Bloy) 52:1045 (Cosco, F.) 52:1045-1050
Sustainability initiatives (Mennell, P.) 52:1435-1440
Poverty

Child poverty
economic and social costs (Montani, A.) 52:1105 (Simpson, B.) 52:1105
government action (Montani, A.) 52:1055-1100
Reduction, government strategy (Klein, S.) 52:1010-1015
Powell River, B.C.

Hydroelectric power project in area See Plutonic Power Corp.
Powell River school district See School district 47 (Powell River)
Power Smart program See Energy
Provincial sales tax See Sales tax
Public debt

Debt-to-GDP ratio (Magnan, B.) 52:1450

Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)

Air
greenhouse gas emissions, impact of aviation 52:1455
Arts and culture
funding 52:1535
Arts Future B.C.
activities 52:1535
Climate change
emissions trading and carbon tax 52:1140
Education
English-as-a-second-language programs, tuition fees 52:1000
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
fares, U-Pass student subsidy 52:1445
Oil and gas
offshore drilling 52:1515
Post-secondary education
student financial assistance, interest on student loans 52:0945
Reid, Linda
position on child care funding 52:1105
Sales
retail industry in B.C. 52:1600
Sales tax
exemptions and reductions 52:1600
Vancouver International Airport
airline and passenger fees 52:0925-0930
Reid, Hon. Linda (Richmond East)

As subject
position on child care funding (Ralston) 52:1105
Resources and resource industries See also particular industries

Impact of Asian economic conditions See Economy, impact on B.C. resource industries under Asia
Impact of first nations new relationship with government See New relationship with government under First nations
Resource industries in northern and rural B.C. See British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
Resource revenue-sharing policy for first nations (Bennett) 52:1245 (McPhie, M.) 52:1240-1245
Resource revenue-sharing with northern communities See Resources and resource industries under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
Retail B.C.

Activities (Startup, M.) 52:1550-1555
Retail industry See Sales

Sales

Retail industry in B.C. (Ralston) 52:1600 (Startup, M.) 52:1550-1600
Sales tax

Exemptions (Hayer) 52:1555
Exemptions and reductions (Ralston) 52:1600 (Startup, M.) 52:1555-1600
Reductions (Bennett) 52:1600 (Lee) 52:1600
School district 39 (Vancouver)

English-as-a-second-language and special education programs (Steele, D.) 52:1220-1235
School district 47 (Powell River)

Involvement in power project construction camp and training See Plutonic Power Corporation
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Sello, Al

Income tax reductions, impact on government revenues 52:1500
Sewage treatment See Waste management
Shipbuilding industry

Industry in B.C., cruise ship refitting (Hansen, J.) 52:1540-1545 (Horgan) 52:1545
Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)

Automobiles
vehicle efficiency, taxation-and-rebate policy 52:1135
B.C. Liberal Party government
policies, climate change and energy policies 52:1150-1155
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
resources and resource industries, revenue-sharing policy for northern and rural communities 52:1245
Climate change
carbon neutrality, economic analysis 52:1125
government action, impact on low-income population 52:1135
Energy
bioenergy strategy 52:0915
energy plan 52:1155
Forests and forest industry
forests as carbon sinks 52:1135
New Relationship Business Group
work of organization 52:1245
Poverty
child poverty, economic and social costs 52:1105
Skills training

Funding, student financial assistance (Krishnan, V.) 52:1420
Small business See Business – Small business
Small Business and Revenue, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Regulatory Reform

Small business round table See Business – Small business
Special needs children See Special education and special needs under Education
Startup, Mark

Business, small business
small business round table 52:1600
taxation 52:1600
Energy, Power Smart program 52:1555
Government, regulations and red tape, reduction 52:1555-1600
Retail B.C., activities 52:1550-1555
Sales, retail industry in B.C. 52:1550-1600
Sales tax, exemptions and reductions 52:1555-1600
Steele, Dawn

Education
English-as-a-second-language programs, funding and services 52:1220-1225
special education and special needs
enrolment levels 52:1220-1225
grey-area students 52:1235
special needs students, identification 52:1220-1225
Education, funding
funding formula and enrolment levels 52:1230
special education and special needs 52:1220-1235
Education Ministry, information, special education 52:1225
School district 39 (Vancouver), English-as-a-second-language and special education programs 52:1220-1235
Vancouver Parents for Successful Inclusion, activities 52:1220
Stiene, Susan

Fuel, aviation fuel tax 52:0920-0930
Vancouver International Airport
airline and passenger fees 52:0925-0930
role in B.C. economy 52:0920-0925
Students Unions of Vancouver Community College

Position on post-secondary education funding and policies (Kalanj, T.) 52:1425-1430 (Krishnan, V.) 52:1415-1425

Taxation

Aviation fuel tax See Fuel
Capital tax on financial services industry See Financial services industry
Carbon tax See Taxation, carbon tax under Industry
Income tax See Income tax
Tax rates, comparison of Alberta and B.C. rates (Magnan, B.) 52:1450
Tax-shifting re climate change issues See also Taxation, carbon tax under Industry
(Horne, M.) 52:1130
Tourism

Tourists to B.C., country of origin (Hansen, J.) 52:1545 (Hayer) 52:1545
Transit services See also Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink); Transportation

Investment in infrastructure (Black) 52:1505 (Magnan, B.) 52:1505
Role in government action on climate change (McMillan, M.) 52:1145
Transit pass program for post-secondary students See Student financial assistance, transit pass program under Post-secondary education
Transportation

Pacific gateway initiative and projects (Hansen, J.) 52:1540-1545

Vancouver, B.C.

Transit and cycling initiatives (Mennell, P.) 52:1440
Vancouver Board of Trade

Position on government fiscal policies (Black) 52:1505 (Magnan, B.) 52:1450
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity)

Role in U-Pass student subsidy program See Fares, U-Pass student subsidy under Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C.

English-as-a-second-language programs (Martin, L.) 52:1000-1005
Operations and role (Cosco, F.) 52:1035-1040 (Martin, L.) 52:0950, 52:1000
Student organization See Students Unions of Vancouver Community College
Tuition fees (Cosco, F.) 52:1040-1045
Vancouver International Airport

Airline and passenger fees (Ralston) 52:0925-0930 (Stiene, S.) 52:0925-0930
Role in B.C. economy (Stiene, S.) 52:0920-0925
Vancouver Island

Economy (Hansen, J.) 52:1550 (Horgan) 52:1545
Vancouver Parents for Successful Inclusion

Activities (Steele, D.) 52:1220
Vancouver school district See School district 39 (Vancouver)

Wall, Doug

Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction 52:1110
Climate change
carbon neutrality, economic analysis 52:1110-1120
carbon offsets, rating system and registry 52:1125
emissions trading systems 52:1120
government action, return on investment 52:1115-1120
Energy, energy-efficient heating, electricity and natural gas 52:1120
Government buildings, emission reductions and energy conservation 52:1110-1115
Waste management

Resource recovery (Wilhelmson, C.) 52:1605-1610
Sewage treatment, recovery of water and energy See Resource recovery above under this main heading
Welfare

Income assistance See Income assistance
Wilhelmson, Christianne

Aquaculture, fish farms, closed-containment systems, funding 52:1610
Boats and boating, sewage disposal 52:1610
Campbell River, aquaculture in area 52:1610
Climate change, government action, coordination with other environmental initiatives 52:1605
Cruise ship industry, compliance with waste management regulations 52:1615
Georgia Strait Alliance
activities 52:1605, 52:1615
boating sewage disposal project, funding 52:1610-1615
Waste management, resource recovery 52:1605-1610
Wong, Adrienne

Arts and culture, funding 52:1520, 52:1535
Arts and culture in B.C., multicultural representation 52:1535-1540
B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 52:1535
NeWorld Theatre, activities 52:1520

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