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

Anglin, Lyn

Geoscience B.C.
activities and funding 55:1620-1635
QUEST project 55:1620-1635
Mines and mining industry
exploration, investment 55:1625-1630
first nations involvement in industry 55:1630-1635
Resources and resource industries
forest-dependent communities, transition 55:1625
resource exploration, university scholarships 55:1620
role in economy 55:1630
Arts and culture

Funding
corporate and government funding (Black) 55:1705
funding in B.C. and elsewhere (Daniels, H.) 55:1705
ArtsConnect Tri-Cities Arts Council See Arts and culture under Tri-Cities area

Black, Iain (Port Moody–Westwood)

Arts and culture
funding, corporate and government funding 55:1705
Douglas College
programs, allocation of funds 55:1645
Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)

Film industry
role in economy 55:1720
Post-secondary education
students, student employment 55:1650
Simon Fraser University
child care services, labour dispute 55:1620
Briggs, Susan

Douglas College
funding 55:1545-1550
programs 55:1535
services for disabled students 55:1535, 55:1545
Education, private schools, standards 55:1545
Post-secondary education
benefits to society 55:1535-1540
enrolment levels, impact of per-student funding 55:1535
student spaces, additional spaces 55:1540
students, part-time employment during school year 55:1540
tuition fees, relationship to cost of education 55:1540
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
colleges, loss of students to universities and other jurisdictions 55:1535
British Columbia Arts Council

Budget and funding (Daniels, H.) 55:1705
British Columbia Association of Child Development and Intervention

Activities (Sandy, B.) 55:1515
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Position on property transfer tax See Recommendations for changes, position of B.C. chambers of commerce under Property transfer tax
Budgets

2008-09 budget priorities
infrastructure (Marsden, D.) 55:1650-1655

Campus 2020 report See Post-secondary education
Children

Child protection, custody issues (Gleeson, M.) 55:1725-1730
Children in government care, special needs children (Sandy, B.) 55:1525
Mental health See Mental health of children and youth under Mental health
Programs and services for children and families
rehabilitation and speech therapy services, therapist training (Sandy, B.) 55:1525
Children – Child care

Funding
federal agreement and funding (Sandy, B.) 55:1520-1525
Children and Family Development, Ministry of

Budget (Sandy, B.) 55:1520-1525
Cities and towns

Government See Government – Local government
Role in economy (Royer, G.) 55:1555
Clift, Robert

Simon Fraser University, child care services, labour dispute 55:1620
Climate change

Government action
public support (Ramage, D.) 55:1735
Communities See also Cities and towns

Forest-dependent communities See Resources and resource industries
Community Living British Columbia

Funding and service delivery (Ralston) 55:1530 (Sandy, B.) 55:1525-1530
Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C.

Recommendations on government budget (Petter, C.) 55:1615
Coquitlam, B.C.

Arts and culture See Tri-Cities area

Daniels, Helen

Arts and culture, funding in B.C. and elsewhere 55:1705
B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 55:1705
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations, adoption by government 55:1705
Tri-Cities area, arts and culture 55:1700
Douglas College, New Westminster, B.C.

Campuses and programs (Taylor, A.) 55:1645 (Witter, S.) 55:1635
Funding (Briggs, S.) 55:1545-1550 (Kwan) 55:1545
Programs (Briggs, S.) 55:1535
Programs, allocation of funds (Black) 55:1645 (Witter, S.) 55:1645-1650
Public transit access (Taylor, A.) 55:1645
Services for disabled students (Briggs, S.) 55:1535, 55:1545
Student transit passes See Fares, U-Pass student subsidy under Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)

Eagle Ridge Hospital and Health Care Centre, Surrey, B.C.

Funding and services (Marsden, D.) 55:1700
Education

Private schools, standards (Briggs, S.) 55:1545
Special education and special needs
assessment and intervention wait-lists (Horgan) 55:1530 (Kwan) 55:1530 (Sandy, B.) 55:1520, 55:1530
Employment and unemployment

Employment of post-secondary students See Students under Post-secondary education
Environment

Stewardship, full-cost accounting principle (Ramage, D.) 55:1735
Evergreen line See Evergreen rapid transit line under Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)

Families

Child custody and access See Child protection, custody issues under Children
Film industry

Impact of exchange rate on B.C. industry (Hawes) 55:1720 (Leitch, P.) 55:1720
Role in arts and culture (Leitch, P.) 55:1715-1720
Role in economy (Bloy) 55:1720 (Leitch, P.) 55:1710, 55:1720
Studios in B.C., visual effects studios (Leitch, P.) 55:1715
Tax credits (Leitch, P.) 55:1710-1720
Training, apprenticeship training program (Kwan) 55:1725 (Leitch, P.) 55:1725
Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Recommendations, adoption by government (Daniels, H.) 55:1705 (Sandy, B.) 55:1520
First nations

Involvement in mining industry See First nations involvement in industry under Mines and mining
Food

Healthy food, access by low-income population (James, A.) 55:1500
Forests and forest industry

Forest-dependent communities See Resources and resource industries
Mountain pine beetle infestation
economic diversification in beetle-impacted areas See Development in beetle-impacted areas under Resources and resource industries

Geoscience British Columbia Society

Activities and funding (Anglin, L.) 55:1620-1635 (Hawes) 55:1630
QUEST project (Anglin, L.) 55:1620-1635 (Ralston) 55:1635
Gleeson, Mychael

Children, child protection, custody issues 55:1725-1730
Justice system, legal aid funding, family law cases 55:1725-1735
Government

Accounting, full-cost accounting principle See Stewardship under Environment
Local government See Government – Local government
Transfer of responsibilities to municipalities See Powers and responsibilities, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government under Government – Local government
Government – Local government

Grants from provincial government (Royer, G.) 55:1555
Infrastructure and services, funding deficit (Royer, G.) 55:1550-1555
Powers and responsibilities, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government (Lee) 55:1600 (Royer, G.) 55:1550-1600
Revenue sources, local government enterprises (Hawes) 55:1605 (Royer, G.) 55:1605
Revenue sources, taxation See Tax revenues to local government under Taxation
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)

Evergreen rapid transit line, funding (Marsden, D.) 55:1655
Fares, U-Pass student subsidy (Horgan) 55:1650 (Witter, S.) 55:1650
Rapid transit, northeast sector line See Evergreen rapid transit line above under this main heading

Hawes, Randy (Maple Ridge–Mission)

Film industry
impact of exchange rate on B.C. industry 55:1720
Geoscience B.C.
activities 55:1630
Government, local government
revenue sources, local government enterprises 55:1605
Housing
social and subsidized housing, local government policies 55:1600
Mines and mining industry
first nations involvement in industry 55:1630
Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)

Income assistance
recipients, transition to employment 55:1510
Port Mann Bridge
expansion and transit services 55:1655
Post-secondary education
student spaces, additional spaces 55:1540
students, part-time employment during school year 55:1540
Homelessness

Homelessness in B.C. and elsewhere (Royer, G.) 55:1550-1555
Horgan, John (Malahat–Juan de Fuca)

Education
special education and special needs
assessment and intervention wait-lists 55:1530
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
fares, U-Pass student subsidy 55:1650
MLAs
compensation 55:1515
Housing

Social and subsidized housing
government investment in non-market housing (James, A.) 55:1510
local government policies (Hawes) 55:1600
transfer of government costs and responsibilities (Royer, G.) 55:1600

Income assistance

Benefits
benefit amount (James, A.) 55:1505-1510 (Kwan) 55:1510
earnings exemption (James, A.) 55:1505, 55:1515
Eligibility
two-year financial independence test (James, A.) 55:1505
Recipients, transition to employment (Hayer) 55:1510 (James, A.) 55:1515

James, Alan

Food, healthy food, access by low-income population 55:1500
Housing, social and subsidized housing, government investment in non-market housing 55:1510
Income assistance
benefits, benefit amount 55:1505-1510
benefits, earnings exemption 55:1505, 55:1515
eligibility, two-year financial independence test 55:1505
recipients, transition to employment 55:1515
MLAs, compensation 55:1505
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games, impact on affordable housing supply 55:1505
Poverty, government action 55:1505-1510
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 55:1505
Justice system

Family law system, legal aid funding See Justice system – Legal aid
Justice system – Legal aid

Funding, family law cases (Gleeson, M.) 55:1725-1735

Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)

Douglas College
funding 55:1545
Education
special education and special needs
assessment and intervention wait-lists 55:1530
Film industry
training, apprenticeship training program 55:1725
Income assistance
benefits, benefit amount 55:1510

Labour

Labour shortage See Shortage of skilled workers under Skills training
Learning disabilities, assessment and intervention in education system See Special education and special needs under Education
Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)

Government, local government
powers and responsibilities, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 55:1600
Legal aid See Justice system – Legal aid
Leitch, Peter

Film industry
impact of exchange rate on B.C. industry 55:1720
role in arts and culture 55:1715-1720
role in economy 55:1710, 55:1720
studios in B.C., visual effects studios 55:1715
tax credits 55:1710-1720
training, apprenticeship training program 55:1725
Local government See Government – Local government

Marsden, Dennis

Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, infrastructure 55:1650-1655
Eagle Ridge Hospital and Health Care Centre, funding and services 55:1700
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Evergreen rapid transit line, funding 55:1655
Port Mann Bridge, expansion and transit services 55:1655
Property transfer tax, recommendations for changes, position of B.C. chambers of commerce 55:1655
Tri-Cities area
rapid transit needs 55:1655
transportation infrastructure, role of Pacific gateway initiative and projects 55:1650
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Compensation (Horgan) 55:1515 (James, A.) 55:1505
Mental health

Mental health of children and youth
child and youth mental health plan (Sandy, B.) 55:1520
Mines and mining industry

Development in beetle-impacted areas See Resources and resource industries
Exploration, investment (Anglin, L.) 55:1625-1630
Exploration, promotion of exploration activities See Geoscience British Columbia Society
First nations involvement in industry (Anglin, L.) 55:1630-1635 (Hawes) 55:1630
Minimum wage See Wages and salaries
Mountain pine beetle

Control, infestation, etc. See Forests and forest industry

Oil and gas

Exploration See Resources and resource industries
Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler

Impact on affordable housing supply (James, A.) 55:1505

Petter, Chris

Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C., recommendations on government budget 55:1615
Post-secondary education
Campus 2020 report 55:1615
quality of education 55:1605-1615
student spaces, addition of spaces since 1980s 55:1610
Post-secondary education, funding
funding 55:1605-1615
funding for graduate and research programs 55:1610-1615
Simon Fraser University, child care services, labour dispute 55:1615
Plant, Geoff

Report on post-secondary education See Campus 2020 report under Post-secondary education
Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Arts and culture See Tri-Cities area
Port Mann Bridge

Expansion and transit services (Hayer) 55:1655 (Marsden, D.) 55:1655
Port Moody, B.C.

Arts and culture See Tri-Cities area
Post-secondary education

Benefits to society (Briggs, S.) 55:1535-1540
Campus 2020 report (Petter, C.) 55:1615
Enrolment levels
impact of per-student funding (Briggs, S.) 55:1535
relationship to economic cycle (Taylor, A.) 55:1645
Funding See Post-secondary education – Funding
Quality of education (Petter, C.) 55:1605-1615
Student spaces, addition of spaces since 1980s (Petter, C.) 55:1610
Student spaces, additional spaces (Briggs, S.) 55:1540 (Hayer) 55:1540
Students
part-time employment during school year (Briggs, S.) 55:1540 (Hayer) 55:1540
student employment (Bloy) 55:1650 (Witter, S.) 55:1650
Tuition fees
relationship to cost of education (Briggs, S.) 55:1540
Post-secondary education – Funding

Funding (Petter, C.) 55:1605-1615
Funding for colleges (Taylor, A.) 55:1640
Funding for graduate and research programs (Petter, C.) 55:1610-1615
Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes

Child care services See also particular institutions
Colleges
environmental initiatives and programs (Witter, S.) 55:1640
loss of students to universities and other jurisdictions (Briggs, S.) 55:1535
role in economy, studies (Taylor, A.) 55:1645 (Witter, S.) 55:1635-1640
Funding See Post-secondary education – Funding
Poverty

Government action (James, A.) 55:1505-1510
Property tax

Property tax system, impact on local governments (Royer, G.) 55:1555-1600
Property transfer tax

Recommendations for changes, position of B.C. chambers of commerce (Marsden, D.) 55:1655

QUEST geoscience data collection project See Geoscience British Columbia Society

Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)

Community Living B.C.
funding and service delivery 55:1530
Geoscience B.C.
QUEST project 55:1635
Wages and salaries
minimum wage 55:1515
Ramage, Dianne

Climate change, government action, public support 55:1735
Environment, stewardship, full-cost accounting principle 55:1735
Rivers and streams, role of salmon as ecosystem indicator species 55:1735-1740
Taxation, tax-shifting re climate change issues 55:1735-1740
Watersheds, volunteer conservation activities 55:1735
Resources and resource industries

Development in beetle-impacted areas, QUEST project See Geoscience British Columbia Society
Forest-dependent communities, transition (Anglin, L.) 55:1625
Resource exploration, promotion of exploration activities See Geoscience British Columbia Society
Resource exploration, university scholarships (Anglin, L.) 55:1620
Role in economy (Anglin, L.) 55:1630
Rivers and streams

Role of salmon as ecosystem indicator species (Ramage, D.) 55:1735-1740
Royer, Gaëtan

Cities and towns, role in economy 55:1555
Government, local government
grants from provincial government 55:1555
infrastructure and services, funding deficit 55:1550-1555
powers and responsibilities, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 55:1550-1600
revenue sources, for-profit local government enterprises 55:1605
Homelessness in B.C. and elsewhere 55:1550-1555
Housing, social and subsidized housing, transfer of government costs and responsibilities 55:1600
Property tax system, impact on local governments 55:1555-1600
Taxation, tax revenues to local government, policy reform 55:1555-1600

Sandy, Bruce

B.C. Association of Child Development and Intervention, activities 55:1515
Children
child care funding, federal agreement and funding 55:1520-1525
children in government care, special needs children 55:1525
programs and services for children and families, rehabilitation and speech therapy services, therapist training 55:1525
Children and Family Development Ministry, budget 55:1520-1525
Community Living B.C., funding and service delivery 55:1525-1530
Education, special education and special needs, assessment and intervention wait-lists 55:1520, 55:1530
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations, adoption by government 55:1520
Mental health of children and youth, child and youth mental health plan 55:1520
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.

Child care services, labour dispute (Bloy) 55:1620 (Clift, R.) 55:1620 (Petter, C.) 55:1615
Skills training

Shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education (Taylor, A.) 55:1640
Society

Role of post-secondary education See Benefits to society under Post-secondary education
Special needs children See Children; Special education and special needs under Education
Streamkeepers See Volunteer conservation activities under Watersheds
Swanson, Jean

Wages and salaries, minimum wage 55:1515

Taxation

Film and video production See Tax credits under Film industry
Property tax See Property tax
Property transfer tax See Property transfer tax
Tax revenues to local government, policy reform (Royer, G.) 55:1555-1600
Tax-shifting re climate change issues (Ramage, D.) 55:1735-1740
Taylor, Andrew

Douglas College
campuses and programs 55:1645
public transit access 55:1645
Post-secondary education
enrolment levels, relationship to economic cycle 55:1645
funding for colleges 55:1640
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
colleges, role in economy, studies 55:1645
Skills training, shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education 55:1640
TransLink See Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Tri-Cities area

Arts and culture (Daniels, H.) 55:1700
Rapid transit needs (Marsden, D.) 55:1655
Transportation infrastructure, role of Pacific gateway initiative and projects (Marsden, D.) 55:1650

Wages and salaries

Minimum wage (James, A.) 55:1505 (Ralston) 55:1515 (Swanson, J.) 55:1515
Watersheds

Volunteer conservation activities (Ramage, D.) 55:1735
Witter, Susan

Douglas College
campuses and programs 55:1635
programs, allocation of funds 55:1645-1650
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink), fares, U-Pass student subsidy 55:1650
Post-secondary education, student employment 55:1650
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
colleges, environmental initiatives and programs 55:1640
colleges, role in economy, studies 55:1635-1640
Workers

Minimum-wage workers See Minimum wage under Wages and salaries

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