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

E&N Railway See Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Earnshaw, Andrew

The Castlegar and District Community Services Society, family support workers, role 82:1800

Health, social determinants 82:1800

Kootenay Boundary Regional Resources Co-operative 82:1755-1800

Welfare, social programs and services, funding 82:1800-1805

East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Cranbrook, B.C.

Services, use by Fernie residents (McSkimming, D.) 81:1005

East Kootenays See Kootenay area
Economy

Current conditions

impact on B.C. economy (Austin) 89:1015 (Sam, S.) 88:1530

impact on public support for carbon tax See Public support under Carbon tax

impact on public-private partnerships in B.C. (McLachlan, M.) 84:1000-1005 (Ralston) 84:1000

Current conditions and information (Hawes) 90:0910, 90:0920 (Hayer) 90:0920-0925 (Yap) 90:0925

Global economy, current conditions (Yap) 95:1355

Productivity (Hochstein, P.) 84:1330, 84:1340 (Ralston) 84:1335-1340

Role of unions See Trade unions

Transition to post-carbon economy (Dauncey, G.) 84:1515

Economy – B.C. economy

Advisory council proposal (Rees, R.) 80:1110-1115

Current and projected conditions, government reporting See Fiscal reporting under Finance, Ministry of

Current conditions (Corbeil, S.) 87:0920 (Finlayson, J.) 80:0940-0945 (Hansen) 71:1010 (Rees, R.) 80:1105

Current conditions and opportunities for growth (Anglin, L.) 88:1825

Current conditions and role of government (Shaw, M.) 86:1825

Economic development and diversification (Rigsby, J.) 83:1310

Economic development, government action (Kerr, M.) 76:1855-1900

Economic diversification, federal funding (Bello, N.) 76:1950

Economic sustainability (Paterson, J.) 79:1410-1415

Government policies (Rees, R.) 80:1105-1110

Government policy development, productivity analysis (Jeffrey, R.) 86:1630

Government strategy (Walker, D.) 86:1635

Gross domestic product, comparison with Canadian GDP (Hansen) 71:1025 (Hayer) 71:1020

Growth, distribution of benefits (Austin) 71:1035

Growth projections (Hansen) 71:1025 (Horgan) 71:1025

Housing market See Residential housing market under Real estate industry

Impact of economic issues outside B.C. See Current conditions under Economy

NDP plan See Policies, economic plan under New Democratic Party of British Columbia

Productivity (Rees, R.) 80:1110

Regional economic development, northern and rural B.C. See Economic development and diversification under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.

Education See also Education – Funding; Education – School districts and boards of education; Education – Schools; Post-secondary education; Skills training

Adult basic education, enrolment levels (Krishnan, V.) 80:1510

Adult basic education, tuition fee elimination (Friedman, T.) 78:1610-1615

Class size and composition (Austin) 80:1205 (Chaddock-Costello, G.) 86:1845-1850 (Henry, P.) 84:1345 (Lanzinger, I.) 80:1155-1205 (Steele, D.) 80:1455 (Winter, C.) 85:0945

Class size and composition, funding for implementation of legislation See Funding for implementation of class size limits under Education – Funding

Community LINK program (Wilson, E.) 86:1755

Curriculum, health education (Hayer) 72:1440 (Nixdorf, D.) 72:1435-1440

Curriculum, physical education (Oishi, A.) 76:2030

Enrolment levels (Lanzinger, I.) 80:1200 (Steele, D.) 80:1450

Fees in K-to-12 system See Fees for school materials and programs under Education – School districts and boards of education

Funding See Education – Funding

Graduation rate (Henry, P.) 84:1350

Independent schools (Penninga, M.) 85:1040

Initiatives, neighbourhoods of learning (Lockyer, D.) 84:1135

Kindergarten, full-day kindergarten (Dessureault, D.) 73:0955-1000 (Hawes) 73:0955 (Montani, A.) 72:1300 (Penninga, M.) 85:1035 (Ralston) 72:1300 (Rustad) 73:1000

Kindergarten, full-day kindergarten, integration with child care services See Programs and services, integration under Children – Early childhood development

School readiness See Children – Early childhood development

Special education and special needs (Chaddock-Costello, G.) 86:1850 (Henry, P.) 84:1345-1350 (Lanzinger, I.) 80:1155 (Rustad) 84:0945 (Schultz, B.) 84:0935-0945 (Steele, D.) 80:1450-1500 (Winter, C.) 85:0945

Special education and special needs, funding See Education – Funding

Special education and special needs, teaching assistants (Brulotte, J.) 81:1040-1045

Teachers See Teachers

Education – Funding

Capital funding for retrofits of schools (Boyd, D.) 75:1005 (Lee) 75:1005

Capital funding, use of government surplus funds (Lockyer, D.) 84:1130

Funding (Chaddock-Costello, G.) 86:1850 (Lanzinger, I.) 80:1200 (Warrington, S.) 76:1905-1920

Funding allowance for generally accepted accounting principles (Lee) 84:1140 (Lockyer, D.) 84:1140

Funding for implementation of class size limits (Chaddock-Costello, G.) 86:1850 (Erb, J.) 77:0925-0930 (Horgan) 77:0930

Funding for rural and small communities (Lanzinger, I.) 80:1205

Funding formula (Henry, P.) 84:1350-1355 (Horgan) 80:1200, 84:1350 (Lanzinger, I.) 80:1205

Funding formula changes (Fonseca, S.) 86:1845

Per-student funding, impact on schools (Lockyer, D.) 84:1135

Special education and special needs (Brulotte, J.) 81:1040-1050 (Fonseca, S.) 86:1845 (Hawes) 80:1505 (Lanzinger, I.) 8:1205, 80:1155 (Lee) 80:1500-1505 (Ralston) 80:1505, 81:1045 (Rustad) 84:0945 (Schultz, B.) 84:0935-0945 (Simpson, C.) 80:1350 (Steele, D.) 80:1455-1505

Targeted funding (Henry, P.) 84:1345-1350

Transportation funding, review (Rustad) 75:0955-1000

Education – School districts and boards of education See also particular school districts

Accounting practices, impact of new accounting standards initiatives (Lockyer, D.) 84:1135

Allocation of special needs funding (Brulotte, J.) 81:1045 (Hawes) 81:1045-1050

Budget surpluses (Lockyer, D.) 84:1135

Carbon tax offset grants See Tax offset grants under Carbon tax

Costs (Erb, J.) 77:0930 (Horgan) 77:0930 (Lanzinger, I.) 80:1200

Fees for school materials and programs (Lanzinger, I.) 80:1150

Funding See Education – Funding

Mandate (Warrington, S.) 76:1910

Staffing, wages (Lockyer, D.) 84:1135

Trustees, role in funding decisions (Henry, P.) 84:1345-1355

Education – Schools

Retrofits of buildings, funding See Capital funding for retrofits of schools under Education – Funding

Use of underutilized and closed school buildings (Lee) 76:1740

Education, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy

Staff, work experience in school districts (Lockyer, D.) 84:1135

Edzerza, Ken

Health care system, impact of physical fitness levels 76:2025

Olympic Games, participation by B.C. athletes 76:2025

PacificSport Northern B.C., support for amateur sports 76:2025

Sports, government funding and support 76:2025

Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia

Recommendations for B.C. parks system (Campbell, C.) 84:1445-1450

Election Act

Amendments, impact on Elections B.C. (Boegman, A.) 95:1245, 95:1300 (Horgan) 95:1220, 95:1305 (Johnson, L.) 95:1155, 95:1225, 95:1240 (Neufeld, H.) 95:1235, 95:1300-1310 (Ralston) 95:1235

Elections

Advertising, limits on third-party spending, court case (Johnson, L.) 95:1240 (Ralston) 95:1235

By-elections in October 2008, costs and funding (Horgan) 95:1220-1225 (Neufeld, H.) 95:1140, 95:1225, 95:1255

Costs and fairness (Neufeld, H.) 95:1220 (Yap) 95:1300

Costs for B.C. elections See Budget for electoral events under Elections B.C.

Electoral information technology systems in Canada (Neufeld, H.) 95:1215 (Yap) 95:1215

Electoral reform See Referendum on electoral system for B.C. below under this main heading

Electronic information system (EIS) See Computer systems and electronic information system under Elections B.C.

Enumeration See also Voters list below under this main heading

(Boegman, A.) 95:1250 (Horgan) 95:1225, 95:1310 (Johnson, L.) 95:1225 (Lee) 95:1310 (Neufeld, H.) 95:1310

Enumeration, on-line voter registration (Lee) 95:1225-1230 (Neufeld, H.) 95:1225-1230

Fixed election dates (Neufeld, H.) 95:1310 (Rustad) 95:1310

Funding See Budget under Elections B.C.

General election, May 12, 2009 (Boegman, A.) 95:1250-1255

Legislation See Election Act

Redistribution of electoral boundaries (Boegman, A.) 95:1300

Referendum on electoral system for B.C. (Boegman, A.) 95:1255 (Rustad) 95:1235 (Western, N.) 95:1145

Referendum on electoral system for B.C., funding for opponents and proponents (Horgan) 95:1305 (Johnson, L.) 95:1305 (Western, N.) 95:1245

Services See Service delivery under Elections B.C.

Voter education See Communications under Elections B.C.

Voter registration See Enumeration above under this main heading

Voters list, maintenance (Horgan) 95:1225 (Johnson, L.) 95:1225

Voters list, verification of citizenship requirements (Hayer) 95:1315 (Neufeld, H.) 95:1315

Voting machines (Hawes) 95:1245 (Neufeld, H.) 95:1245

Elections B.C.

Advertising See Communications below under this main heading

Budget (Horgan) 95:1220-1225 (Johnson, L.) 95:1155-1205, 95:1220 (Lee) 95:1230 (Neufeld, H.) 95:1135-1140, 95:1215-1220, 95:1235, 95:1255 (Rustad) 95:1230 (Western, N.) 95:1145-1155, 95:1230, 95:1245 (Yap) 95:1215-1220

Budget for electoral events (Boegman, A.) 95:1245-1300 (Neufeld, H.) 95:1140, 95:1220-1225, 95:1300 (Yap) 95:1300

Budget, impact of legislative changes See Amendments under Election Act

Communications, voter education (Boegman, A.) 95:1250-1255 (Johnson, L.) 95:1200

Compliance and enforcement activities (Hawes) 95:1240 (Johnson, L.) 95:1155, 95:1240

Computer systems and electronic information system (Hawes) 95:1240 (Johnson, L.) 95:1200-1205, 95:1220 (Neufeld, H.) 95:1210-1215, 95:1240, 95:1310 (Rustad) 95:1310 (Western, N.) 95:1150-1155, 95:1310 (Yap) 95:1210-1215

Information technology See Computer systems and electronic information system above under this main heading

Investigations See Compliance and enforcement activities above under this main heading

Legislation See also Election Act

Legislation, recommendations by Chief Electoral Officer (Neufeld, H.) 95:1305-1310

Office space (Hawes) 95:1240 (Johnson, L.) 95:1200-1205, 95:1225 (Western, N.) 95:1240

Post-election work (Boegman, A.) 95:1255

Service delivery and staffing for elections (Boegman, A.) 95:1250 (Hayer) 95:1240-1245 (Neufeld, H.) 95:1235, 95:1245

Staff (Neufeld, H.) 95:1135

Staff, wages (Rustad) 95:1230 (Western, N.) 95:1235

Staffing (Hawes) 95:1240 (Johnson, L.) 95:1155, 95:1240

Staffing for elections See Service delivery and staffing for elections above under this main heading

Voters list management See Enumeration; Voters list under Elections

Electric power See Energy
Emily Carr Students Union

Organization (Thorogood, M.) 88:1835

Recommendations on government budget (Thorogood, M.) 88:1840

Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.

Impact of changes to three-year funding plan (Thorogood, M.) 88:1835

Employment and unemployment

Job creation and unemployment rate in B.C. (Hansen) 71:1030

Job creation in B.C., types of jobs (Austin) 71:1035

Energy

Alternative energy sources See also Clean energy below under this main heading

biomass See Bioenergy below under this main heading; Resource recovery from sewage under Waste management

development in B.C. (Sanderson, B.) 80:1040-1045

research (Bader, M.) 88:1515 (Lee) 88:1515

solar power (Hurst, D.) 82:1820

sources (Rustad) 82:1815-1820

wind power See Wind power below under this main heading

Bioenergy See also Wood waste below under this main heading

bioenergy industry, access to wood fibre (Adams, P.) 85:1005-1015 (Horgan) 76:1810 (Lee) 85:1010 (Publicover, R.) 76:1810 (Ralston) 85:1010

bioenergy industry, development in B.C. (Kerr, M.) 76:1855-1900 (Rustad) 76:1900

bioenergy industry, government investment (Murphy, D.) 81:1035

bioenergy strategy (Adams, B.) 78:1635

electricity production from biomass (Campbell, H.) 88:1810

role of genomics research (Schmidt, B.) 72:1425

use for home heating See Wood stoves

Clean energy fund See Innovative clean energy fund below under this main heading

Clean energy industry, government support (Campbell, H.) 88:1815

Conservation See Energy efficiency and conservation below under this main heading

Demand and supply See Supply issues below under this main heading

Electricity consumption, smart meters (Horgan) 82:1820 (Hurst, D.) 82:1815-1820

Electricity production See also Power generation below under this main heading

(Hurst, D.) 82:1805-1815

Electricity production, clean electricity (Campbell, H.) 88:1805-1810

Electricity rates (Bennett, J.) 84:1035 (Horgan) 84:1035

Electricity supply See Power supply below under this main heading

Energy efficiency and conservation

electricity conservation (Hurst, D.) 82:1820

energy-efficient buildings and housing See Green building design under Construction industry

energy-efficient home heating See Energy-efficient wood-burning appliances under Wood stoves

incentives for energy-efficient homes See Residential construction, incentives for energy-efficient homes under Construction industry

incentives in automobile insurance industry See Insurance, environmental incentives under Automobiles

Energy plan (Davis, S.) 86:1735 (McInnes, D.) 72:1520-1530

Energy plan, debate of policies on energy self-sufficiency and private power production (Davis, S.) 86:1720-1730

Export from and import into B.C., impact of Western climate initiative See Western climate initiative under Climate change

Export from and import into B.C., self-sufficiency issue See Power supply below under this main heading

Export to California See Sale of electricity to California under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Hydroelectric power, government policy on run-of-the-river projects (Bader, M.) 88:1515

Hydroelectric power, water licences See Water

Independent power producers

business risks and competition (Davis, S.) 86:1730-1735

debate and discussion of issues See Energy plan, debate of policies on energy self-sufficiency and private power production above under this main heading

economic and environmental benefits of projects (Davis, S.) 86:1720-1735

Independent power projects, impact of procurement process (Campbell, H.) 88:1815

Innovative clean energy fund (Hansen) 71:1100 (Horgan) 71:1100

Innovative clean energy fund, elimination (Bader, M.) 88:1510

Northwest transmission line See Electrification under Highway 37

Nuclear energy (Hurst, D.) 82:1820 (Sanderson, B.) 80:1040 (Yap) 82:1820

Power generation and transmission systems, expansion (Davis, S.) 86:1735

Power generation and transmission systems, infrastructure (McInnes, D.) 72:1520-1525

Power generation from biomass and wood waste See Bioenergy above under this main heading; Wood waste below under this main heading

Power generation, impact of global economy on new project development (Davis, S.) 86:1735

Power supply

debate of self-sufficiency issue See Energy plan, debate of policies on energy self-sufficiency and private power production above under this main heading

role of natural gas See Natural gas under Oil and gas

self-sufficiency issue (Campbell, H.) 88:1805-1810 (McInnes, D.) 72:1520-1525

Renewable energy development in B.C., economic and environmental benefits (McInnes, D.) 72:1525-1530

Run-of-the-river projects See Hydroelectric power above under this main heading

Supply issues and policy trends (McInnes, D.) 72:1515-1525

Transmission system, expansion See Power generation and transmission systems above under this main heading

Transmission system, planning (Campbell, H.) 88:1815

Wind power, research on environmental impact (Coxson, D.) 76:1835

Wood waste, biofuel production (Adams, P.) 85:1000-1015

Wood waste, use to generate electricity (Adams, B.) 78:1625, 78:1635-1640

Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Ministry of

Staffing, secondments from Forests Ministry (Anglin, L.) 88:1825

Engineers

Supply and training in northern B.C. See Supply of skilled workers, engineers under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.

Training, proposed expansion of engineering program (Koehler, A.) 76:2005-2010 (Lee) 76:2005

Environment

Environmental protection, relationship to economy (Wilhelmson, C.) 87:1130

Environmental protection, rivers and streams See Rivers and streams

Pesticide use, regulation and health-impact studies (Seely, K.) 87:0940-0945 (Yap) 87:0945

Sustainability, leadership program See Rivershed Society of British Columbia

Toxins, labelling for toxins in products See Consumer protection issues under Hazardous products

Environment, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities

Budget and environmental stewardship role (Campbell, C.) 84:1445

Budget for park services (Ramey, B.) 72:1445-1455

Service plan, goals (Ramey, B.) 72:1445

Erb, Joan

Education

funding for implementation of class size limits 77:0925-0930

school districts and boards of education, costs 77:0930

School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin), issues and concerns 77:0930

Teachers, recruitment issues 77:0930

Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway

Freight and passenger use, costs and revenues (Backhouse, D.) 84:1405 (Lee) 84:1405

Freight transport (Backhouse, D.) 84:1355-1410 (Daniel, P.) 84:1455 (Peake, J.) 84:1410 (Ralston) 84:1405

History and management of rail corridor (Backhouse, D.) 84:1355 (Daniel, P.) 84:1450-1455

Importance and potential use of rail line See also South Island, commuter rail initiative under Vancouver Island

(Horgan) 83:1405-1410 (Presley, M.) 83:1405-1410

Rail line infrastructure, investment and support (Backhouse, D.) 84:1400-1405 (Daniel, P.) 84:1450-1455 (Hawes) 84:1405 (Horgan) 84:1405 (Peake, J.) 84:1405

Esquimalt naval base See Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt
Etsell, Garnet

Agricultural land reserve, use of reserve lands 85:1135-1140

Agriculture

government investment and support, federal-provincial funding agreement 85:1125-1130

industry in B.C., current conditions and government support 85:1120

promotion of B.C. products 85:1130

taxation, sales tax exemptions 85:1125-1135

Air, greenhouse gas emissions, reduction, programs and incentives for agriculture industry 85:1125-1130

Carbon, Pacific carbon trust 85:1130

Carbon tax

impact on agriculture industry 85:1125

increases, implementation 85:1125

Sales tax, harmonization with goods and services tax 85:1135

Europe

Greenhouse gas emissions reduction, effectiveness of government action (Bader, M.) 88:1510

Evergreen Cultural Centre

Establishment of theatre (Case, I.) 84:1125 (Shefsiek, D.) 84:1125 (Thorne) 84:1125

Exports and imports

Export of forest products See Forests and forest industry

Trade between B.C. and Asia, Vancouver Island exports See Exports under Vancouver Island

Extended care See Health – Continuing and long-term care