BC Legislature - Finance and Government Services Committee, 38th Parliament

Abbotsford, B.C.

Annexation of Sumas Mountain (Ferguson, G.) 35:1005-1010 (Hawes) 35:1005

Hospital and cancer centre project (Frayne, G.) 24:1920

Infrastructure, provincial-municipal relations (Beck, B.) 35:1005 (Ferguson, G.) 35:0955

Police and policing, costs (Ferguson, G.) 35:1000

Traffic fine revenues (Beck, B.) 35:1005 (Hayer) 35:1005

Transit services See Regional transit services under Fraser Valley

Abbotsford International Airport

Infrastructure, funding (Hull, D.) 35:1055

Relationship with lower mainland transportation infrastructure See Transportation infrastructure under Lower mainland

Abbotsford Symphony Orchestra Society

Operations (Young, K.) 35:1350

Abbott, Hon. George (Shuswap)

As subject

meeting with foreign-trained professionals (Bloy) 31:0930

Aboriginal Head Start program See Children, early learning programs under First nations
Aboriginal Mother Centre Society

Activities (Irons, P.) 25:1125-1140 (Kwan) 25:1135

Funding (Black) 25:1140 (Irons, P.) 25:1125-1140 (Kwan) 25:1135 (Lekstrom) 25:1140

ActNow B.C. program See Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness under Health – Public health
Adams, Paul

B.C. Wildlife Federation, activities 30:0910-0915

B.C. Wildlife Federation, recommendations to Finance and Government Services Committee, costing 30:0920

Budgets, 2007-08 budget priorities 30:0910

Climate change, debate and discussion on climate change, role of government 30:0920

Environment, environmental protection, role of government 30:0915-0920

Environment, environmental stewardship, fish and wildlife management 30:0915-0920

Environment Ministry, environmental stewardship division, efficiency and funding 30:0915

Recreation, outdoor recreation, benefit to economy and environment 30:0910-0920

Water, management and stewardship 30:0915

Addiction See Mental illness and addiction under Mental health; Substance abuse and addiction
ADHD See Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder
Administrative tribunals See Administrative justice system, tribunal process under Justice system
Adult basic education See Adult basic education under Education
Advanced Education, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Research and Technology

Budget (Oliver, C.) 36:1425, 36:1520

Perrin report See Funding formula review, report under Post-secondary education – Funding

Position on federal funding for post-secondary education (Hurd, W.) 30:1640 (Ralston) 30:1640

Agreement on Internal Trade

Relationship to other trade agreements (Strong, A.) 28:0935-0940

Agricultural land reserve

Impact on regional planning See Regional planning under Government – Local government

Agriculture

Agrifood industry See Food industry

Business risk management programs See Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers below under this main heading

Crops, canola, role in biodiesel production (Horgan) 31:1145 (Kruk, C.) 31:1150

Crops, processing See Food industry

Farm practices, environmental farm planning and stewardship (Thomson, S.) 35:0945

Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers

crop insurance in B.C. and elsewhere (Sardinha, J.) 27:1955

funding (Ralston) 35:0950 (Thomson, S.) 35:0940, 35:0950

use of provincial contingency funds (Sardinha, J.) 27:1940, 27:1950

Government funding in B.C. and elsewhere (Klein Geltink, D.) 35:0940 (Sardinha, J.) 27:1940, 27:1950

Impact of climate change See Climate change

Industry in B.C., government promotion and support (DiMaria, T.) 27:2055 (Prothero, W.) 24:2035-2040

Promotion of agriculture products in schools See Curriculum under Education

Promotion of B.C. produce (Kwan) 35:0950 (Thomson, S.) 35:0940, 35:0950 (Toth, T.) 35:1255, 35:1305

Replant program See Tree fruit industry under Food industry

Role in economy (Klein Geltink, D.) 35:0935

Role in regional growth strategies See Growth management

Seasonal workers See Workers below under this main heading

Tree fruit industry See Food industry

Workers, seasonal agricultural workers program (Hayer) 35:0945 (Thomson, S.) 35:0945

AIDS Society of Kamloops

Funding (Rothenburger, J.) 28:1005

Air

Air quality advocacy See People's Action Committee for Healthy Air

Greenhouse gas emissions

impact of highway and transit systems expansion See Transportation infrastructure, development under Infrastructure

reduction, relationship to budget measures (Hawes) 36:0925-0930 (Horgan) 36:0930 (Price, M.) 36:0920-0930

role in climate change (Price, M.) 36:0920

Pollution, government and industry action (Bekkering, B.) 32:1830-1845 (Lee) 32:1840

Pollution, greenhouse gases See Greenhouse gas emissions above under this main heading

Air India trial See Justice system
AIT See Agreement on Internal Trade
Albas, Dan

Budgets, 2006-07 budget, forecasted surplus 27:1930

Budgets, management of budget deficits and surpluses 27:1930-1935

Health, health care system costs

cost projections 27:1930

role of prevention in cost reduction 27:1935

Public debt

debt-servicing costs 27:1935

paydown of debt 27:1940

Society

social deficit 27:1935

Alberta

Post-secondary education, accessibility (Roelants, D.) 23:1015

Tax rates See Tax rates, comparison of Alberta and B.C. rates under Taxation

Trade and labour mobility agreement with British Columbia See Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)

Alcan Inc.

Funding for energy supply in northwestern B.C. (Horgan) 33:0940

Funding of arts and culture, performing arts award (Prokopanko, R.) 25:1255

Kitimat smelter upgrade (Hayer) 33:0945 (Pernarowski, D.) 33:0945

Alcohol

Abuse and addiction, treatment, etc. See Substance abuse and addiction

Ali-Zade, Narguiz

Cancer, cervical cancer, prevention 34:1640-1645

Gastroenteritis, immunization program 34:1650-1655

Gastroenteritis, incidence in children, economic and health care impacts 34:1650-1655

Health, public health, immunization, benefits 34:1640-1655

Human papillomavirus, immunization program 34:1645-1655

Human papillomavirus, incidence and health care costs 34:1645

Pharmacists, role in immunization programs 34:1700

Aluminum Co. of Canada See Alcan Inc.
Alzheimer's disease

Support services, accessibility See Support services for Alzheimer's patients under Home care

An Inconvenient Truth See Debate and discussion on climate change, documentary films under Climate change
Anglin, Lyn

British Columbia, northern and rural B.C., resources and resource industries, resource development in northwestern B.C. 30:1455

Forests and forest industry, mountain pine beetle infestation, government assistance 30:1500

Geoscience B.C., activities and funding 30:1445-1450

Mines and mining industry, claims information, Mineral Titles Online resource 30:1500

Resources and resource industries

current, past and projected conditions 30:1455

development in regions impacted by mountain pine beetle 30:1445-1450, 30:1500

development, role of infrastructure 30:1455

exploration activities 30:1445-1500

revenues to government 30:1450

tax credits for exploration and skills training activities 30:1450

Angus, Stirling

Cowichan Valley, forest industry 25:1040

Forests and forest industry

coastal forest industry, revitalization 25:1035-1040

coastal forest industry, role in economy 25:1025-1030

exports, raw log exports 25:1035-1040, 35:1340

exports, revenues to government 35:1340

forest roads, roadbuilding, equipment and supplies 25:1025, 25:1035

markets, access to markets 25:1025, 25:1035

mountain pine beetle infestation, impact on coastal communities 25:1035

timber pricing, market pricing system 25:1025-1030

truck logging 25:1025

Fuel, coloured fuel, eligibility for use 25:1025

Land use, ecosystem-based management 25:1030

Sales tax, exemptions, resource industries 25:1025, 25:1035

Truck Loggers Association, role 25:1025-1035

APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)

Seminar on cross-border privacy law and trade issues (Loukidelis, D.) 43:0825

Applied behavioral analysis (ABA) See Treatment, behavioral intervention under Autism
Apprenticeship See Skills training
Aquaculture – Fish farms

Closed-containment systems (Hayes, G.) 34:1615

Archibald, Trish

Kamloops Women's Resource Centre, closing 28:1020

Women, women's centres

governance and charitable tax status 28:1020

mandate and activities 28:1020-1025

Artists in Education program See School programs under British Columbia Arts Council
Arts and culture

Artists, financial assistance (Hendry, A.) 31:1010

Arts and culture in B.C. (Sufrin, G.) 24:1830

Arts instruction, role in prevention of addiction and crime (Fraser, L.) 23:1115

Arts organizations, presentations to Finance and Government Services Committee (Hayer) 25:1305

Benefits

benefits to vulnerable groups (Fraser, L.) 23:1110-1115 (Sufrin, G.) 24:1820-1825 (Switzer, A.) 26:1125

community development (Case, I.) 36:0935 (Girvan, A.) 26:1125 (Petrucci, L.) 31:1005 (Prokopanko, R.) 25:1255 (Sufrin, G.) 24:1825, 24:1835 (Switzer, A.) 26:1115

economic benefits (Hendry, A.) 31:1010 (Lamb-Yorski, M.) 34:1735 (Wallace, R.) 37:1305

education benefits (Sufrin, G.) 24:1820 (Switzer, A.) 26:1110

health and social benefits (Case, I.) 36:0935, 36:0945 (Simpson, B.) 36:0945

revenues to government (Garossino, S.) 30:1100 (Switzer, A.) 26:1120

Community arts councils See also Assembly of British Columbia Arts Councils and particular councils

Community arts councils, programs (Thomson, S.) 23:1120

Community arts councils, role (Redfern, H.) 25:1250

Cultural programs See Programs below under this main heading

Cultural tourism See Tourism

Employment (Lamb-Yorski, M.) 34:1735

Festivals, north Pacific arts festival (Hayes, G.) 34:1620

Funding See also British Columbia Arts Council

corporate and government funding in B.C. and elsewhere (Black) 23:1125 (Richards, V.) 30:1105 (Thomson, S.) 23:1125 (Trueman, D.) 23:1125

Direct Access program (Black) 24:1835 (Sufrin, G.) 24:1835-1840

funding (Black) 37:1055 (Carroll, S.) 37:1050-1100 (Wong, A.) 25:1250-1255

government funding (Case, I.) 36:0935-0945 (Horgan) 36:0945 (Kwan) 24:1830, 25:1300 (Lamb-Yorski, M.) 34:1730 (Lekstrom) 34:1740 (Redfern, H.) 25:1300 (Simpson, B.) 36:0945 (Sufrin, G.) 24:1825-1830

government funding, urban and rural areas (Black) 26:1125 (Ralston) 26:1130 (Simpson, B.) 26:1130 (Switzer, A.) 26:1125-1130

grants, fellowships and scholarships (Switzer, A.) 26:1115

Government support (Young, K.) 35:1350

Museums, funding (Fischer, S.) 26:1120, 26:1135 (Horgan) 26:1135 (Redfern, H.) 25:1300 (Switzer, A.) 26:1115

Music, role in cross-cultural understanding (Girvan, A.) 26:1125

Music, role in treatment of ADHD and autism (Fraser, L.) 23:1115

Programs, programs for seniors, youth and people with special needs (Fraser, L.) 23:1110-1115 (Petrucci, L.) 31:1010 (Simpson, B.) 31:1010

Programs, sister-city initiatives (Evans, G.) 25:1630 (Lee) 25:1630

Public awareness, role of arts organizations (Sufrin, G.) 24:1820

Public-private partnerships (Black) 30:1110 (Richards, V.) 30:1105-1110

Relationship with government goals (Prokopanko, R.) 25:1300

Role in economy See also Benefits, community development above under this main heading

(Case, I.) 36:0940 (Fraser, L.) 23:1115 (Swan, J.) 36:0940

Volunteerism See Volunteers and volunteer sector

Arts Connect

Activities (Carroll, S.) 37:1045-1055 (Hayer) 37:1055

Arts Future B.C.

Activities (Case, I.) 36:0935, 36:0945

Advocacy activities (Garossino, S.) 30:1110 (Switzer, A.) 26:1120

Membership (Redfern, H.) 25:1245

Arts Umbrella

Activities (Petrucci, L.) 31:1005

Ashlu Creek

Run-of-the-river application See Ledcor Industrial Group Ltd.

Asia

Economy, relationship with B.C. economy (Hayes, G.) 34:1605-1615 (Vohora, P.) 34:1625, 34:1635

Asia-Pacific region

Cultural and economic relationships with B.C. (Tinson, B.) 37:1005

Economic cooperation organization See APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)

Market opportunities (Peacock, K.) 37:1320

Assembly of British Columbia Arts Councils

Role (Carroll, S.) 37:1050 (Sufrin, G.) 24:1815

Assessment of property See Property tax
Assisted-living facilities, services See Housing – Residential care facilities
Association for Mineral Exploration of British Columbia

Activities (Jepsen, D.) 36:1245

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C.

Role (Cumming, N.) 25:1440

Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder

Assessment and intervention, education system See Special needs students, assessment and intervention under Education

Treatment and services, funding (Stevens, M.) 33:1145

Attorney General

Role in civil liability reform See Civil justice system and civil liability under Justice system

Auditor General

Audit of office, report to Finance and Government Services Committee (Lekstrom) 21:1045

Auditing services

accountability reporting (Price, E.) 44:1135-1140 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1030-1040, 44:1100, 44:1135

fees (Hawes) 44:1105-1110 (Simpson, B.) 44:1120 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1045-1055, 44:1110-1115, 44:1125

financial audits (van Iersel, A.) 44:1025, 44:1035

performance audits (Black) 44:1140 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1020, 44:1030-1035, 44:1100, 44:1145

priorities (Kwan) 44:1140 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1025, 44:1035-1045, 44:1100, 44:1140

priorities, criteria (Simpson, B.) 44:1115 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1115-1120

priorities, role of media and public interest (Black) 44:1140 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1125, 44:1145

Authority and powers (Price, E.) 44:1135 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1025, 44:1150

Budget (Hayer) 21:1015 (Kwan) 21:1010-1015, 22:1335 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1015-1045, 44:1105

Communications, best practices guides (van Iersel, A.) 44:1030

Communications, public education (Hawes) 44:1150 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1150

Legislation See also Auditor General Act

Legislation, potential exemption (Hawes) 44:1125 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1125

Monitoring of 2010 Olympic Games See Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler

Performance measurement (van Iersel, A.) 44:1045

Relationship with select standing committees (Black) 44:1140 (Hawes) 44:1105, 44:1125 (Lekstrom) 44:1055 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1015-1020, 44:1045-1050, 44:1120, 44:1145

Report No. 4, Building Better Reports: Our Assessment of the 2003-04 Annual Service Plan Reports of Government See Ministries, annual service plan reports, review by Auditor General under Government

Reports, print run and printing costs (Hawes) 44:1125 (van Iersel, A.) 44:1125

Service plan, options (van Iersel, A.) 44:1020-1035, 44:1045, 44:1100-1105

Staffing and consultants (van Iersel, A.) 44:1025, 44:1040, 44:1055, 44:1125

Work commended (Lekstrom) 44:1150

Auditor General Act

Provisions on cost recovery for audit services See also Audit services, fees under Auditor General

(van Iersel, A.) 44:1055, 44:1115-1125

Provisions on duties of Auditor General See Authority and powers under Auditor General

Auditor General of Canada

Auditing services (van Iersel, A.) 44:1055, 44:1135

Australia

Mining exploration activities (Jepsen, D.) 36:1255

Autism

Autistic persons, incarceration See Prisoners, prisoners with autism or Asperger syndrome under Corrections system

Autistic persons, programs and services (Geschke, L.) 35:1105

Autistic persons with over-70 IQs (Hendren, A.) 25:1240 (Kwan) 25:1225 (Steele, D.) 25:1215-1225

Impact on families (Black, R.) 30:1420 (Ralph, J.) 30:1425

Incidence in B.C. (Horgan) 30:1435

Social costs (Black, R.) 30:1440

Treatment

behavioral intervention (Black, R.) 30:1420 (Lee) 30:1440 (Ralph, J.) 30:1430-1440

funding for children and youth (Black, R.) 30:1440 (Hawes) 30:1440 (Ralph, J.) 30:1440 (Staples, J.) 31:1205

funding models in B.C. and elsewhere (Black, R.) 30:1430 (Ralph, J.) 30:1425-1430

peer-reviewed studies (Ralph, J.) 30:1430

Autism Society of British Columbia

Meetings with government ministers (Black, R.) 30:1435

Automobiles

Hybrid vehicles, taxation See Taxation, fuel-efficient vehicles below under this main heading

Insurance See also Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

competition in provision of basic and optional coverage (Bloy) 25:1120 (Corbeil, S.) 25:1115 (Olson, L.) 25:1120-1125

competition in provision of optional coverage (Young, B.) 25:0955

coverage, claims risks (Brown, C.) 25:1000-1005 (Hayer) 25:1000 (Ralston) 25:1005 (Young, B.) 25:1000-1005

premiums (Bloy) 25:1120 (Olson, L.) 25:1120-1125

rates in B.C. and elsewhere (Young, B.) 25:0955-1000

Leasing, eligibility for tax credits (Binkley, M.) 27:2030

Luxury tax See Taxation, high-priced vehicles below under this main heading

Parking site tax in Greater Vancouver See Parking site tax under Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)

Photo radar (Dawson, J.) 24:2010 (Frayne, G.) 24:1925 (Prothero, W.) 24:2040

Photo radar, revenues to government See Revenues under Government

Taxation

fuel-efficient vehicles (Price, M.) 36:0925

high-priced vehicles (Binkley, M.) 27:2030-2040 (Black) 27:2035 (Hawes) 36:0925-0930 (Lekstrom) 27:2035 (Price, M.) 36:0925-0930 (Simpson, B.) 27:2040

shop supplies (Binkley, M.) 27:2030

trade-in tax credits See Leasing, eligibility for tax credits above under this main heading

Trucks and large vehicles, use in B.C. (Binkley, M.) 27:2035 (Simpson, B.) 27:2040

Use of automobiles, impact on transportation system (MacPherson, I.) 30:1620

Avalon Dairy Ltd.

100th anniversary (Toth, T.) 35:1255

Avison, Don

Post-secondary education

graduate programs, funding 36:1150

graduate programs, student spaces in B.C. and elsewhere 36:1205

Post-secondary education, funding

funding formula review, report 36:1200

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes

buildings, construction costs 36:1150