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Province of British Columbia
38th Parliament – 2007
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
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Bennett, Bill (East Kootenay)
- Agricultural land reserve
- Agriculture
- financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, compensation for wildlife damage 60:1140
- B.C. Agriculture Council
- B.C. outdoor caucus
- Budgets
- management of budget surpluses, allocation for debt reduction 60:1205-1210
- Coal
- coal export policy, link to climate change initiatives 60:1420
- East Kootenay constituency and area
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- prebudget consultation
- public hearings
- witnesses
- questioning and treatment by committee members 60:1235
- witnesses, presentations from arts organizations 60:1435
- Food
- Mission Rod and Gun Club
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
- Post-secondary education
- Property transfer tax
- recommendations for changes 60:1120
Biofuel See Fuel
Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)
- Agriculture
- financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, compensation for wildlife damage 60:1135
- Colleen and Gordie Howe Middle School
- Consumers
- Education
- after-school recreation programs, licensing 60:1305
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- witnesses, conduct of witness 60:1235
- Health, public health
- healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, community-based fitness programs for children 60:1305
British Columbia Agriculture Council
British Columbia Arts Council
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
- Recommendations on government budget (Winter, J.) 60:1155-1215
British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
British Columbia outdoor caucus
Budgets
- 2008-09 budget priorities
- Management of budget surpluses, allocation for debt reduction (Bennett) 60:1205-1210 (Winter, J.) 60:1200, 60:1210
Business – Small business
- Role in climate change initiatives See Action on climate change, role of small business under Climate change
East Kootenay constituency and area
Education
- Action Schools B.C. initiative (Laumann, S.) 60:1255
- After-school recreation programs, licensing (Bloy) 60:1305 (Hawes) 60:1300 (Laumann, S.) 60:1300-1305
- Parent advisory councils, role in informal recreation programs (Laumann, S.) 60:1310 (Lee) 60:1310
Energy
- Cogeneration at landfill sites See Energy cogeneration from waste under Waste management
Environment
- Resource conservation (Wilson, E.) 60:1240
Etsell, Garnet
- Agriculture, agriculture policy framework agreement 60:1130
- Climate change
- action on climate change, role of agriculture 60:1125
- government action, incentives for promotion of environmental sustainability 60:1125
- Growth management, regional growth strategies, role of agriculture 60:1135
- Sales tax, exemptions 60:1130
Farmers, farming, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Farrar, Lister
- Health, public health, physical fitness, community-based programs for children 60:1305
Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
- Prebudget consultation
- Public hearings
- Recommendations
- Witnesses
- conduct of witness (Bloy) 60:1235
- presentations from arts organizations (Bennett) 60:1435
- questioning and treatment by committee members (Bennett) 60:1235
Firearms
Fitness Industry Council of Canada
Food
Food banks
Food industry
- Export and import of food (Koch, C.) 60:1140
Forests and forest industry
- Companies
- small companies, relationship with government (Perrin, L.) 60:1545-1550
- Mountain pine beetle infestation
- agricultural development in beetle-impacted areas See Development in beetle-impacted areas under Agriculture
Forests and Range, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Housing
Fraser Valley
- Livable communities accord (Ralston) 60:1425 (Whyte, J.) 60:1430
- Transit services and transportation infrastructure (Dalton, R.) 60:1150-1155
Fraser Valley Conservancy
Fuel
- Biodiesel (Ghatala, F.) 60:1500, 60:1510 (Thomson, I.) 60:1500
- Biofuel, impact on agriculture (Lee) 60:1505-1510 (Thomson, I.) 60:1505-1510
- Biofuel, impact on environment (Ghatala, F.) 60:1505 (Lee) 60:1505
- Coloured fuel (Ghatala, F.) 60:1500, 60:1510 (Ralston) 60:1510 (Thomson, I.) 60:1500
- Diesel and biodiesel, taxation (Thomson, I.) 60:1500
- Gasoline taxes (Dalton, R.) 60:1150-1155
- Renewable content targets, need for infrastructure funding (Thomson, I.) 60:1500
Gakhar, Sharu
- Air, greenhouse gas emissions, reduction of household emissions 60:1410
- Coal export policy, link to climate change initiatives 60:1410
Gandhu, Harman
Gasoline See Fuel
Geltink, Dick See Klein Geltink, Dick
Georgia Straight
- Article on B.C. government environmental policies (Hatch, M.) 60:1235
Ghatala, Fred
- Canadian Bioenergy Corporation, operations 60:1500
- Fuel
Government
- Accounting and document retention policies (Perrin, L.) 60:1545
- Legal services (Perrin, L.) 60:1545
- Spending, link to economic growth rate (Lee) 60:1210 (Winter, J.) 60:1200, 60:1210
Government – Local government
- Street and traffic bylaws (Laumann, S.) 60:1300-1305
- Tree planting and tree protection bylaws (Wilson, E.) 60:1245
Greenhouse gas See Air
Grinnell, Len
- Firearms, shooting ranges, safety and sound buffers 60:1100
- Mission Rod and Gun Club, land acquisitions 60:1100
Growth management
Guns See Firearms
Habitat protection See Wildlife
Hatch, Mary Helen
- B.C. Liberal Party government policies, climate change and transportation policies 60:1230-1235
- Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities 60:1230-1240
- Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation process 60:1235-1240
- Food banks, usage in B.C. 60:1230
- Georgia Straight article on B.C. government environmental policies 60:1235
- Lower mainland, traffic congestion, role of rapid transit 60:1230
Hawes, Randy (Maple Ridge–Mission)
- Abbotsford Arts Council
- relationship with Mission Arts Council 60:1430
- B.C. Arts Council
- Disabled and handicapped persons
- Education
- after-school recreation programs, licensing 60:1300
- Fraser Valley Conservancy
- Growth management
- regional growth strategies, role of agriculture 60:1130-1135
- Health, public health
- promotion, ActNow B.C. program 60:1020
- Land use
- land conservancies and trusts, operations 60:1520
- Mental health
- depression and emotional health, public education program 60:1220-1225
- Mission Rod and Gun Club
- Real estate industry
- Recreation
- children's play, safety of outdoor play 60:1300
- Taxation
- tax revenues to government, relationship to government services 60:1120
- Transportation
- traffic congestion, role of infrastructure 60:1525
- Waste management
- Wildlife
- species-at-risk protection, legislation 60:1520
- Workers
- shortage of unskilled workers 60:1210
Health
Health – Health care system
Health – Public health
- Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, ActNow B.C. initiative (Ardron, J.) 60:1020 (Hawes) 60:1020 (Tkach, L.) 60:1015-1020
- Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, tax credits (Ardron, J.) 60:1010, 60:1020 (Tkach, L.) 60:1010-1015
- Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness
- community-based fitness programs for children (Bloy) 60:1305 (Farrar, L.) 60:1305 (Laumann, S.) 60:1255-1310
- government promotion See Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness above under this main heading
- incentives and initiatives (Tkach, L.) 60:1015
- physical fitness in children (Ardron, J.) 60:1010
Heitmann, Diane
- Automobiles, tax incentives for vehicle efficiency 60:1530, 60:1540
- Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities 60:1530-1540
- Climate change, action on climate change, carbon pricing strategy 60:1540
- Port Mann Bridge, expansion and transit services 60:1530
Highways and roads
- High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes (Wilson, E.) 60:1245
Homelessness
- Government action (Dalton, R.) 60:1150
Housing
Hurd, Wilf
- Post-secondary education
- graduate programs, student spaces 60:1050
- Post-secondary education, funding
- funding for graduate and research programs 60:1040
- funding formula review and reports, implementation 60:1035-1040
- government investment in B.C. and elsewhere 60:1035-1040
- Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
- faculty, recruitment and retention 60:1040
- Simon Fraser University, enrolment 60:1035
Hybrid vehicles See Automobiles
Industry
Infrastructure
- Investment in infrastructure (Winter, J.) 60:1205-1210
- Transportation infrastructure development, impact on greenhouse gas emissions (Vissers, J.) 60:1515, 60:1525
Insurance
- Insurance industry, health insurance claims (Secco, H.) 60:1225
Klein Geltink, Dick
- Agricultural land reserve, boundary lands 60:1140-1145
- Agriculture
- agriculture policy framework agreement 60:1130
- financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, compensation for wildlife damage 60:1130-1135
- promotion of B.C. products, link to government promotion of health lifestyle 60:1125
- role in economy 60:1125
- B.C. Agriculture Council, activities 60:1140-1145
- Growth management, regional growth strategies, role of agriculture 60:1130-1135
Koch, Christine
- Agriculture, development in beetle-impacted areas 60:1135
- B.C. Agriculture Council, activities 60:1135-1140
- Climate change, impact on agriculture 60:1135
- Food industry, export and import of food 60:1140
- Food, locally grown food 60:1140
Kwantlen Student Association
- Audit report (Anderson, L.) 60:1030
- Court case re disputed election and misappropriation of funds (Anderson, L.) 60:1025
Land use
Landfills See Waste management
Laumann, Silken
- Education
- Action Schools B.C. initiative 60:1255
- after-school recreation programs, licensing 60:1300-1305
- parent advisory councils, role in informal recreation programs 60:1310
- Government, local government, street and traffic by-laws 60:1300-1305
- Health, public health, healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, community-based fitness programs for children 60:1255-1310
- Obesity prevention, role of play and unorganized activities 60:1255
- Recreation
- Silken's ActiveKids Movement
- Sports, Kidsport program 60:1255
Leading-edge endowment fund See Research and development
Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)
- Agriculture
- Arts and culture
- Automobiles
- emissions, reduction strategies 60:1415
- insurance, distance-based rates 60:1415
- taxation, incentives for vehicle efficiency 60:1540
- Climate change
- Education
- parent advisory councils, role in informal recreation programs 60:1310
- Fuel
- Government
- spending, link to economic growth rate 60:1210
- Post-secondary education, funding
- Science and technology
- research and development, tax incentives 60:1045
Lower mainland
- Traffic congestion, role of rapid transit (Hatch, M.) 60:1230
- Transit and cycling initiatives (Wilson, E.) 60:1245
Medical Services Plan of British Columbia
- Coverage, complementary medical services (Mobach, H.) 60:1145-1150
Melhus, Zach
- Colleen and Gordie Howe Middle School, environmental initiatives 60:1420
- Waste management
- energy cogeneration from waste 60:1420
- landfills, greenhouse gas emissions 60:1415
Mental health
Mission Arts Council
Mission Rod and Gun Club
Mobach, Helen
- As subject
- Medical Services Plan, coverage of complementary medical services 60:1145-1150
Multiculturalism
Norman, Tom
- Firearms, shooting ranges, safety and sound buffers 60:1055
- Mission Rod and Gun Club
Obesity
- Incidence and health impacts (Tkach, L.) 60:1010-1015
- Prevention, role of play and unorganized activities (Laumann, S.) 60:1255
Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
- Biathlon training facility (Bennett) 60:1055 (Rushton, M.) 60:1055
- Costs and funding (Dalton, R.) 60:1150
Perrin, Lynn
- Forests and forest industry, small companies, relationship with government 60:1545-1550
- Government
- accounting and document retention policies 60:1545
- legal services 60:1545
- Peterson, John and Bernice, dispute with Forests Ministry 60:1540-1550
Perrin, Thorau and Associates Ltd.
Peterson, John and Bernice
Physical fitness See Health – Public health
Play See Recreation
Port Mann Bridge
- Expansion and transit services (Heitmann, D.) 60:1530
Post-secondary education
- Accessibility and affordability (Anderson, L.) 60:1030-1035
- Benefits to society (Anderson, L.) 60:1030
- Graduate programs, student spaces (Avison, D.) 60:1050 (Hurd, W.) 60:1050 (Ralston) 60:1050
- Student financial assistance
- Student spaces, computer science and engineering (Avison, D.) 60:1045
- Students
Post-secondary education – Funding
Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
- Faculty, recruitment and retention (Hurd, W.) 60:1040
Property transfer tax
- Elimination (Andrews, D.) 60:1105-1115
- Recommendations for changes (Bennett) 60:1120 (Ralston) 60:1210
- Recommendations for changes, position of B.C. chambers of commerce (Winter, J.) 60:1210
Provincial sales tax See Sales tax
Public debt
- Paydown of debt, use of budget surpluses See Management of budget surpluses, allocation for debt reduction under Budgets
Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)
- Abbotsford Arts Council
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- Fraser Valley
- Fuel
- Mission Rod and Gun Club
- Post-secondary education
- graduate programs, student spaces 60:1050
- Property transfer tax
- recommendations for changes 60:1210
Real estate industry
- Commissions (Andrews, D.) 60:1120 (Hawes) 60:1115-1120
- Residential housing market, comparison of purchase costs in B.C. and Alberta (Andrews, D.) 60:1110-1120
Recreation
Recycling
Regional growth strategies See Growth management
Research and development
- Leading-edge endowment fund (Avison, D.) 60:1045
Roddick, Valerie (Delta South)
- As subject
- comments on government support for education (Anderson, L.) 60:1030
Rushton, Mark
- Mission Rod and Gun Club
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games, biathlon training facility 60:1055
Safety
- Public safety near shooting ranges See Firearms
- Safety of children's outdoor play See Recreation
Sales tax
Science and technology
- Research and development, tax incentives (Avison, D.) 60:1045 (Lee) 60:1045
Secco, Helen
- As subject
- personal experience with depression and health care system 60:1215
- Insurance industry, health insurance claims 60:1225
- Mental health
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Seniors
Silken's ActiveKids Movement
- Advocacy activities (Laumann, S.) 60:1255
- Community action networks See Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, community-based fitness programs for children under Health – Public health
- Pilot projects, funding (Laumann, S.) 60:1300
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
Skills training
- Apprenticeship system, tax credits for business See Tax credit programs for businesses below under this main heading
- Shortage of skilled workers
- recruitment incentives for B.C. students (Winter, J.) 60:1205
- Shortage of unskilled workers See Workers
- Tax credit programs for businesses (Winter, J.) 60:1205
Society Act
- Amendments re oversight of non-profit societies (Anderson, L.) 60:1020-1030
Species at risk See Wildlife
Sports
Taxation
Thomson, Ian
Tkach, Lonnie
- Fitness Industry Council of Canada, advocacy activities 60:1015
- Health, public health
- government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, ActNow B.C. initiative 60:1015-1020
- government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, tax credits 60:1010-1015
- healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, incentives and initiatives 60:1015
- Obesity, incidence and health impacts 60:1010-1015
Traffic See Transportation
Transportation
Trees
Vissers, John
- B.C. Liberal Party, government policies, climate change and transportation policies 60:1515
- Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, climate change initiatives 60:1515-1520
- Climate change, government action, public education 60:1515, 60:1525
- Fraser Valley Conservancy, activities 60:1515-1525
- Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure development, impact on greenhouse gas emissions 60:1515, 60:1525
- Land conservancies and trusts, operations 60:1520-1525
- Transportation, traffic congestion, role of infrastructure 60:1525
- Wildlife
Waste management
Whyte, Judy
- Abbotsford Arts Council
- B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 60:1425
- Fraser Valley, livable communities accord 60:1430
Wildlife
- Damage by wildlife, compensation to farmers See Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers under Agriculture
- Habitat protection (Vissers, J.) 60:1515-1520
- Species-at-risk protection, legislation (Hawes) 60:1520 (Vissers, J.) 60:1520
Wilhelm-Boyles, Andrew
- Arts and culture, role in multiculturalism 60:1430
- B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 60:1430
Wilson, Ed
- Automobiles
- Consumers
- Environment, resource conservation 60:1240
- Finance and Government Services Committee, public hearings venues 60:1240, 60:1255
- Government, local government, tree planting and tree protection bylaws 60:1245
- Highways and roads, high-occupancy vehicle lanes 60:1245
- Lower mainland, transit and cycling initiatives 60:1245
- Recycling programs, enforcement 60:1245-1250
Winter, John
- B.C. Chamber of Commerce, recommendations on government budget 60:1155-1215
- Budgets
- 2008-09 budget priorities, climate change initiatives 60:1155
- management of budget surpluses, allocation for debt reduction 60:1200, 60:1210
- Climate change, action on climate change, role of small business 60:1205
- Disabled and handicapped persons, employment 60:1215
- Government spending, link to economic growth rate 60:1200, 60:1210
- Infrastructure, investment in infrastructure 60:1205-1210
- Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, government policy 60:1200-1215
- Property transfer tax, recommendations for changes, position of B.C. chambers of commerce 60:1210
- Skills training
- shortage of skilled workers, recruitment incentives for B.C. students 60:1215
- tax credit programs for businesses 60:1205
- Taxation, tax policies 60:1200
- Workers, shortage of unskilled workers 60:1210-1215
Workers
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