Province of British Columbia
38th Parliament – 2008
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

Habel, Ivan

Arts and culture, funding
need for infrastructure funding program 88:1725
regional distribution 88:1725
B.C. Arts Council, funding 88:1730
Vancouver Foundation, B.C. arts renaissance fund 88:1725
Habitat Conservation Trust Fund

Use of fund (Pfleiderer, W.) 77:0920
Hackett, Robert

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
faculty, mitigation of costs due to mandatory retirement elimination 87:0920
Simon Fraser University, impact of changes to three-year funding plan 87:0910-0915
Hall, Lyn

School district 57 (Prince George), communications with Education Minister and local MLAs 76:1920
Hansen, Hon. Colin (Vancouver-Quilchena)

As subject
comments on government budget plans 71:1015, 71:1030 (Ralston) 71:1015
comments on government revenues (Hawes) 89:1015, 89:1030, 90:0910 (Hayer) 89:1020 (Ralston) 89:1010-1015, 89:1025, 89:1040, 90:0925
updated presentation to Finance Committee See Request for updated fiscal forecast under Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
B.C.
population, migration to and from B.C. 71:1030-1035
Budgets
2009-10 budget, prebudget consultation paper 71:1010, 71:1025
2009-10 budget priorities 71:1050
2009-10 budget priorities, government priorities 71:1015-1020
revenue forecasting 71:1015, 71:1025
surpluses, benefits 71:1020
Carbon
carbon sequestration technology 71:1100
Carbon tax
government commitment 71:1020
NDP position 71:1020
Civil service
recruitment and retention 71:1055
wages and salaries, increases for senior executives 71:1050-1055
Climate change
western climate initiative, consideration of carbon taxes on exports 71:1015
Coal
coal exports, contracts and grade of coal 71:1055-1100
Corporations
income tax, revenues to government 71:1015
Economy, B.C. economy
current conditions 71:1010
gross domestic product, comparison with Canadian GDP 71:1025
growth projections 71:1025
Employment and unemployment
job creation and unemployment rate in B.C. 71:1030
Energy
innovative clean energy fund 71:1100
Fuel
fossil fuels, quality of exports 71:1100
Government
revenue sources 71:1010-1015, 71:1025
High-technology industry
subsidies and employee taxation 71:1035
Housing
affordable housing, government action 71:1040-1045
social and subsidized housing, rental assistance program 71:1040
supportive housing 71:1045
Housing, rental housing
supply, incentives for construction of rental housing 71:1045
Income
low-income families, government support 71:1040
Income tax
reductions 71:1020, 71:1035
Infrastructure
government investment, role of budget surpluses 71:1020
NDP
position on issues, carbon tax 71:1020
Oil and gas
natural gas, commodity prices and government revenues 71:1010
Public debt
current levels 71:1100
debt-servicing costs 71:1050
paydown of debt 71:1020
Resources and resource industries
revenues to government 71:1025
Taxation
tax reductions 71:1050
tax reductions, economic impact 71:1030-1035
Wages and salaries
average wage in B.C. 71:1035
minimum wage, minimum-wage earners 71:1035
Harris, Keith

Families, relationship breakdown, support services for men 84:1455-1500
Immigration, programs and services for immigrants to B.C. 84:1500
Victoria Men's Centre, work of organization 84:1455-1500
Hawes, Randy (Maple Ridge–Mission)

As subject
election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 71:1010 (Hayer) 71:1010 (Ralston) 71:1010
Accidents
head and brain injuries, services and funding 88:1710
Agricultural land reserve
use of reserve lands 85:1135
Agriculture
government investment and support 85:1120
greenhouse industry, taxation of greenhouse components 85:1030
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
reduction, tax on industry 85:0955
Alcohol
alcohol consumption levy proposal 84:1155, 86:1905
Aquaculture
industry in B.C., innovation funding and government support 83:1505
Arts and culture
funding, need for infrastructure funding program 84:1120, 84:1130
Auditor General
audit services 95:1405
budget and operations 95:1405, 95:1415
staff, remuneration 95:1415
Automobiles
insurance, rates and industry competition 80:1005
Bennett, Bill
election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 69:1130
support of grassland restoration initiative 81:1035
B.C.
birth rate 74:1900
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
nurses, supply 73:1010
oil and gas industry, taxation 75:0925
B.C. Brain Injury Association
budget and work of organization 88:1710
B.C. Games Society
mission and operations 73:0930
B.C. Winter Games
2010 games in Terrace, funding for athlete participation 76:2025
Brulotte, Janice
daughter's experience as special needs child in education system 81:1045-1050
Budgets
2009-10 budget, prebudget consultation
government advertising 89:1035
prebudget consultation paper, questions 71:1045-1050
prebudget consultation process 72:1225
2009-10 budget priorities 71:1050
2009-10 budget, surplus 89:1035
revenue forecasting 89:1015, 89:1035
Business, small business
tax reduction, impact on government revenues 79:1335
taxation, small business tax threshold 81:1110
Carbon tax
impact on cement industry 88:1635-1640
revenue neutrality 86:1940
use of revenues 75:1010
Caregivers
foreign and immigrant caregivers, working conditions and family issues 87:1105
Castlegar
city's recommendations on government budget 82:1840
Castlegar Airport
hazard beacon project 82:1840-1845
use of navigation system 82:1840
Central Interior Logging Association
position on carbon tax 76:1815
Children, early childhood development
government initiatives, impact on child care providers 73:0955
Civil service
hiring practices 95:1445
College of New Caledonia
Lakes District campus, trades training partnership with school district 74:1825
Comox Valley
affordable housing and homelessness 83:1435
Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner
budget and operations 94:1545-1555
lower mainland office 94:1550
Crown corporations
audits 95:1405
Cycling
cycling infrastructure, government investment 83:1520
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services, eligibility for services, assessment and IQ test 80:1445
programs and services, government consultation 80:1445
Downtown Eastside Youth Activity Society
proposal for comprehensive intervention program for at-risk youth 86:1815-1820
DTZ Barnicke
commercial real estate services to government 89:0950
Economy
current conditions and information 90:0910, 90:0920
Education
kindergarten, full-day kindergarten 73:0955
Education, funding
special education and special needs 80:1505
Education, school districts and boards of education
allocation of special needs funding 81:1045-1050
Elections
voting machines 95:1245
Elections B.C.
compliance and enforcement activities 95:1240
computer systems and electronic information system 95:1240
office space 95:1240
staffing 95:1240
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
rail line infrastructure, investment and support 84:1405
Families
relationship breakdown, support services for men 86:1700
Fernie
affordable housing, government action 81:1020
recycling program 81:1005
Film industry
workers, wages and salaries 72:1515
Finance and Government Services Committee
election of Chair 71:1010
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 69:1130
in-camera proceedings 89:0910, 97:1110
mandate 89:1030
meeting schedule 89:1030, 89:1040, 90:1550
members, cooperation 92:1320
members, partisanship 90:0915
prebudget consultation process 72:1225
prebudget consultation, public input 92:1320
public hearing process 72:1225
public hearings
advertisement 75:0945
location and schedule 81:0900
locations 80:0900
presentations 71:1105
schedule 71:1105
recommendations 89:1140, 90:1550
recommendations, consideration of economic conditions 93:1500-1505
reports, budget consultation report
draft report 89:1040, 91:1010, 91:1545
final report 92:1320
time line 71:1105, 90:0915
reports, statutory officers budget review report 97:1250
request for updated fiscal forecast from Finance Minister 89:1015, 89:1025-1035, 90:0905-0930
review of statutory officers
format for budget submissions 97:1245
meeting agenda and attendance 93:1610
relevance of questions 96:1045
review 93:1500, 96:1205-1215, 96:1230, 97:1110, 97:1245
staff commended 92:1320
submissions to committee, written submissions 71:1115, 74:1845
witnesses, questions to Elections B.C. witnesses 95:1210
Finance Ministry
fiscal reporting, quarterly update 90:0910-0920
First nations
children, services for children and families, delegated aboriginal agencies 96:1220
Food
locally grown food, demand and production 77:0950
Forests and forest industry
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 87:1200
Fraser Valley
health care services, need for pediatricians 81:0945
Fuel
taxation 85:0955
Genome B.C.
research activities and funding 72:1425
Government
advertising 96:1045
buildings, use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards 95:1240
programs and services, bilingual service delivery 73:1005
Government, local government
budget process, public participation 81:1115
Growth management
regional growth strategies, agriculture component 85:1135
Hansen, Colin
comments on government revenues 89:1015, 89:1030, 90:0910
Health, continuing and long-term care
facilities, volunteers 73:0945
Health, health care funding
funding disparities between health authorities 85:1055
funding for regional hospital districts 74:1800
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
expansion of overpasses in Abbotsford 85:0935
Highway 3
improvements in Fernie area 81:1000
Home ownership
consumer protection, regulations on sale of properties used for illegal drug operations 85:0925
Homeowner grant
replacement with refundable tax credit 80:1425
Horgan, John
comments on government advertising 96:1045
Horn River Basin
development of natural gas resources 75:0925
Hospital Employees Union
member claims for compensation re health workers legislation 95:1125
Housing
affordable housing, community and local government roles 81:1020
social and subsidized housing, infrastructure funding 83:1440
social and subsidized housing, role of local government 83:1435-1440
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, work permits 87:1105
Income assistance, disability benefits
earnings exemption 84:1110
Income tax
tax credits, eligibility for age allowance and medical expenses claims, relationship to income 87:1205
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and operations 96:1035-1040
staffing 96:1035
Infrastructure
funding, allocation of funding 85:0935
infrastructure programs, Building Canada fund 84:1130
transportation infrastructure improvements, role of government 81:1100
Justice system
lawyer training, articling students in B.C. 72:1310
Kitimat
boxing team, funding and B.C. Winter Games participation 76:2025-2030
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
funding, targeted funding 86:1835
programs and funding 86:1615
Legislature, officers of the Legislature
budgets 94:1555, 97:1245-1250
shared services, budget 95:1110-1115, 95:1445, 96:1100
shared services, joint leasehold accommodation proposal 89:0910, 89:0945-0950
Medical Services Plan
premiums, elimination for seniors 83:1325
MLAs
constituency offices, documentation for constituent assistance 96:1105
constituency offices, handling of constituent complaints 95:1100-1110, 95:1125
Merit Commissioner
budget 95:1440-1450
office space and staffing 89:0945-0950
Middle Bay Sustainable Aquaculture Institute
aquaculture technology development and funding 83:1455, 83:1505
Mission
landfill, infrastructure funding 81:1005
parks in area, disruptive activity by visitors 72:1455
Nanaimo Child Development Centre
funding and services 83:1220
Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre
funding 83:1350-1355
Nelson
child care centre, public-private partnership 82:1830
NDP
policies, economic plan 90:0915
Northern Health Authority
residential care facilities, staffing levels 73:0940
Ombudsman
budget 95:1110-1125
complaint investigation services, complaint investigation process 95:1100-1110
mandate and role 95:1125
relationship with MLA constituency offices 95:1105-1110
PacificSport Northern B.C.
support for amateur sports 76:2025
Pensions
employment pension plans 86:1715-1720
Pharmacare program
deductible, elimination for seniors 83:1325
Fair Pharmacare program, eligibility and income 87:1205
Pharmaceutical Task Force
implementation of recommendations 87:1005
Police Complaint Commissioner
budget and operations 93:1535-1540, 93:1550
relationship with statutory officers, shared services 93:1520
staffing decisions 93:1545-1550
Post-secondary education
student financial assistance, grants 88:1800
student financial assistance, interest on loans 88:1845-1850
textbooks 82:1735, 83:1250
Post-secondary education, funding
funding for rural institutions 83:1340
Property
recreational properties, regulation and taxation 81:0915
Railways and rail services
bicycle transport rules 83:1520
commuter rail services, benefits to communities 84:1435
Regional district of East Kootenay
municipal waste transfer stations, funding 81:1005
Representative for Children and Youth
budget and operations 96:1205-1210
budget document 96:1225
office space leases 96:1210
Retirement
mandatory retirement, elimination 83:1325
Sales tax
harmonization with goods and services tax 81:1110, 85:1025-1030, 85:1135
Science World B.C.
education and outreach programs 82:1720
Seniors
economic conditions for seniors 83:1325
Skills training
training programs, trades certification programs, effectiveness 79:1405
training programs, trades training programs 78:1730
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority
fares, U-Pass student subsidy 88:1845
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
transit services, need for improvements 87:1140
Sports
government funding and support 73:0930
Strata property
strata owners, associations 84:1020
Substance abuse and addiction
grow ops, house resale and disclosure of information 84:1040
prevention and treatment services, recovery houses 80:1130-1135
Taxation
competitive tax system 74:1845
tax reductions 71:1050
Telus Corp.
Internet service to rural and remote communities 77:0950-0955
Thompson Rivers University
graduate programs 78:1620
Tobacco
taxation of tobacco products 87:0950
Tolls
government policies 81:1100
Tourism
industry in B.C., impact of tax policies 81:1110
Tri-City Men's Resource Centre Society
funding and programs 88:1620
University of the Fraser Valley
designation as university, public response 84:1420
Vancouver Island Strata Owners Association
report on strata property issues and call for legislative review 84:1015
Vancouver Island University
tuition fees 84:1420
Victoria
sewage treatment project, resource recovery 87:1140
Welfare
social programs and services, funding 82:1805
West Coast Express
commuter rail service 84:1320, 84:1435
Women
women's centres, funding 86:1700
Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)

Advanced Education Ministry
budget 80:1105
Bennett, Bill
election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 69:1130
B.C. Games Society
games participation requirements, minimum female participation 73:0930
Cancer
skin cancer prevention, tanning salon ban for minors 87:0945
Carbon tax
government commitment 88:1640
public support, role of economic conditions 88:1640
relationship to income tax reductions 85:0955
use of revenues 76:1940, 76:2010, 80:1050
Caregivers
foreign and immigrant caregivers, working conditions and family issues 87:1105-1110
Children, early childhood development
government initiatives, impact on child care providers 73:1000-1005
Conflict of interest
oversight system in B.C., comparison with other jurisdictions 94:1540
Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner
budget and operations, contingency funding 94:1540
lower mainland office 94:1535
Construction industry
project financing 89:0930
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services, service delivery models 88:1740
Economy
current conditions and information 90:0920-0925
Economy, B.C. economy
gross domestic product, comparison with Canadian GDP 71:1020
Education
curriculum, health education 72:1440
Elections
voters list, verification of citizenship requirements 95:1315
Elections B.C.
service delivery and staffing for elections 95:1240-1245
Film industry
government policy 72:1510
Finance and Government Services Committee
election of Chair 71:1010
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 69:1130
prebudget consultation, effectiveness 90:0925
prebudget consultation process 89:1035
public hearings, presentations 71:1110
recommendations, consideration of economic conditions 90:0925
request for updated fiscal forecast from Finance Minister 89:1020, 89:1035
subcommittee on public policy consultation 71:1110
Forests and forest industry
export of raw logs 87:1155
Georgia Strait Alliance
position on carbon tax 87:1140
Hansen, Colin
comments on government revenues 89:1020
Hawes, Randy
election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 71:1010
Home care
workers, supply 75:0945
Hospital Employees Union
member claims for compensation re health workers legislation 95:1125
Housing, residential care facilities
staffing levels 75:0945
Immigration
immigrants to B.C., settlement in northern interior of B.C. 74:1855
programs and services for immigrants to B.C., settlement services 87:1105
provincial nominee program 79:1325
provincial nominee program, inclusion of residential care aides 87:1050
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and funding, supplementary funding 69:1135
budget and operations 96:1100
Infrastructure
federal-provincial infrastructure programs, project time lines 76:1940
Insurance Act
recommended changes 87:0935
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
financial reserves 80:1005
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
program delivery proposal with Fraser Health Authority and Simon Fraser University 86:1610
Legislature
officers of the Legislature, budgets 97:1250
officers of the Legislature, shared services, joint leasehold accommodation proposal 89:0925-0930
Lower mainland
south Fraser area, rapid transit proposals 86:1800
MLAs
constituency offices, handling of constituent complaints 95:1125
Ombudsman
mandate and role 95:1125
Pensions
employment pension plans, regulation in B.C. and elsewhere 86:1710
registered retirement plans, protection 72:1315
Post-secondary education
enrolment levels, relationship to job market 72:1350
student financial assistance, programs for professional articling students 72:1315
Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
faculty, mitigation of costs due to mandatory retirement elimination 87:0920
Post-secondary education, funding
funding 72:1350
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
entrance requirements 72:1330
Poverty
child poverty in B.C., data collection and analysis 86:1910
Property transfer tax
reform 85:0920
Ralston, Bruce
election as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 69:1130
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
recommendations on government budget 88:1540
Representative for Children and Youth
advocacy and outreach, immigrants to B.C. 96:1225
budget document 96:1225
staff 96:1225
Sales tax
harmonization with goods and services tax 79:1330, 85:1140
School district 60 (Peace River North)
enrolment 75:1005-1010
meeting of officials with local MLAs 75:1005
school buildings, geothermal heating 75:1005
Simon Fraser University
faculty staffing 87:0920
Surrey campus, enrolment and expansion 86:1745
Surrey Board of Trade
position on rapid transit options in south Fraser area 86:1800
United States
presidential election 90:0920
Youth
youth at risk, programs and services 86:1820
Hazardous products

Consumer protection issues, labelling for toxins in products (Seely, K.) 87:0945
Head and brain injuries See Accidents
Health See also Health – Continuing and long-term care; Health – Health authorities; Health – Health care facilities and hospitals; Health – Health care funding; Health – Health care system; Health – Public health

Alternative therapies See Complementary medicine below under this main heading
Complementary medicine, accessibility (Wilson, E.) 86:1755
Health inequities, government action See Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, health equity initiatives under Health – Public health
Health promotion See Preventative health care and health promotion below under this main heading
Home care and home support See Home care
Preventative health care (Nixdorf, N.) 72:1435
Preventative health care and health promotion See also Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness under Health – Public health
(Boldt, C.) 83:1320 (Collins, M.) 86:1900-1905
Research (Poutissou, J.) 80:0910, 80:0920
Social determinants (Adair, C.) 87:0950 (Collins, M.) 86:1900 (Earnshaw, A.) 82:1800 (Seely, K.) 87:0940
Health – Continuing and long-term care

Facilities See also Health – Health care facilities and hospitals; particular facilities and health authorities
investigation of complaints (Carter, K.) 95:1025-1030 (Horgan) 73:0940 (Ottenbreit, D.) 73:0935-0940 (Ralston) 84:1215 (Startin, D.) 84:1215 (Thorne) 73:0945
staffing levels (Thorne) 73:0945
volunteers (Hawes) 73:0945 (Reay, H.) 73:0945 (Rustad) 73:0950
Funding See Health – Health care funding
Patients, access to acute care services (Simpson, C.) 80:1345-1350
Seniors care, review by Auditor General (Ralston) 84:1215 (Startin, D.) 84:1210-1215
Services, public delivery of services (Startin, D.) 84:1210
Workers, supply of residential care aides and care aide nurses (Bowden, S.) 87:1040-1050
Health – Health authorities

Capital planning issues and cost-sharing requirements (Berndorff, H.) 74:1750-1800
Funding See Health – Health care funding
Hospital services, disparities (Smith, J.) 85:1055
Health – Health care facilities and hospitals See also Facilities under Health – Continuing and long-term care; particular facilities and health authorities

Funding See Health – Health care funding
Hospitals in rural areas See Health care services under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
Regional hospital districts, funding See Funding for regional hospital districts under Health – Health care funding
Volunteers (Almer, R.) 73:1010
Health – Health care funding

Capital funding, use of government surplus funds (Lockyer, D.) 84:1130
Funding disparities between health authorities (Hawes) 85:1055 (Smith, J.) 85:1045-1055 (Thorne) 85:1050-1055
Funding for continuing and long-term care, transferability between health service areas (Simpson, C.) 80:1345-1350
Funding for regional hospital districts (Austin) 74:1800-1805 (Benedict, E.) 74:1805 (Berndorff, H.) 74:1750-1805 (Hawes) 74:1800 (Rustad) 74:1800
Health – Health care system

Beds, acute care beds, use by seniors in need of long-term care (Startin, D.) 84:1205
Community care services (Walker, D.) 86:1640
Costs and efficiency (Magnan, B.) 72:1410 (Nixdorf, D.) 72:1430 (Winter, J.) 79:1315
Costs, impact of new technologies and treatments See Impact of new technologies and treatments below under this main heading
Costs, impact of physical fitness levels See Impact of physical fitness levels below under this main heading
E-health information system See Health information banks below under this main heading
Emergency services, use by homeless and addicted See Impact on health care system under Homelessness
Health information banks (Loukidelis, D.) 96:1025, 96:1050 (Ralston) 96:1050
Health professionals, collaboration (Nixdorf, N.) 72:1440 (Rustad) 72:1440
Health professionals, regulation and scope of practice (Nixdorf, D.) 72:1430
Health support workers, 2002 legislation, compensation See Member claims under Hospital Employees Union
Impact of new technologies and treatments (Lee) 80:0920 (Poutissou, J.) 80:0910
Impact of physical fitness levels (Edzerza, K.) 76:2025 (Oishi, A.) 76:2015
Personal health information, electronic databases See Health information banks above under this main heading
Private services and privatization (Bader, M.) 88:1510
Services for seniors, health promotion (Lee) 84:1215 (Startin, D.) 84:1215
Sustainability and reforms (Magnan, B.) 72:1355 (Nixdorf, D.) 72:1430-1440
System, model of care (Piver, A.) 82:1700-1705
Technology, impact on system See Impact of new technologies and treatments above under this main heading
Technology, nuclear medicine and medical isotopes See Nuclear science, medical isotope production under Science and technology
Workers, recruitment of foreign workers See Provincial nominee program under Immigration
Workers, use of casual workers (Piver, A.) 82:1700-1705
Health – Public health

Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness (Blake, J.) 86:1855-1900 (Montani, A.) 72:1255
Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, health equity initiatives (Adair, C.) 87:0950 (Lee) 87:0950 (Seely, K.) 87:0940, 87:0950
Health status of British Columbians, relationship to income disparities (Collins, M.) 86:1900
Physical fitness, relationship to health care costs See Impact of physical fitness levels under Health – Health care system
Sun and tanning safety See Skin cancer prevention under Cancer
Hedges, Robert (Bo)

Experience as wheelchair basketball athlete (Meyer, D.) 76:2020
Henry, Patrick

Education
class size and composition 84:1345
graduation rate 84:1350
special education and special needs 84:1345-1350
Education, funding
funding formula 84:1350-1355
targeted funding 84:1345-1350
Education, school districts and boards of education
trustees, role in funding decisions 84:1345-1355
Teachers
collective bargaining 84:1345
consultation by employers on class size and composition 84:1345
supply 84:1350
Heritage Manor I, Fort St. John, B.C.

Seniors housing (Bourdon, R.) 75:0930 (Leahy, J.) 75:0930
Heritage sites

Report on heritage infrastructure in B.C. See Report on cultural and heritage infrastructure in B.C. under Arts and culture
High Road Services Society

Presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee in 2005 (Moyle, S.) 74:1905
Programs and services for developmentally disabled persons (Moyle, S.) 74:1900-1915
High-technology industry

Subsidies and employee taxation (Hansen) 71:1035
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)

Expansion of overpasses in Abbotsford (Beck, B.) 85:0935 (Ferguson, G.) 85:0925 (Hawes) 85:0935
Highway 3

Conditions and improvements (Lee) 81:1055 (Ralston) 81:1055 (Rustad) 81:1055 (Stewart, C.) 81:1050-1100
Improvements in Fernie area (Hawes) 81:1000 (McSkimming, D.) 81:1005 (Monsell, T.) 81:0950-1000 (Rustad) 81:1000
Highway 5

Coquihalla Highway, tolls (Paterson, J.) 79:1420
Highway 16

Expansion between Prince George and Vanderhoof (Fox, L.) 76:1935
Prince George bypass proposal (Koehler, A.) 76:2000
Highway 37

Electrification (Anglin, L.) 88:1815, 88:1830 (Horgan) 76:1720 (Kerr, M.) 76:1900 (McEwan, T.) 76:1710, 76:1720 (Mehr, M.) 74:1830 (Ralston) 88:1830 (Rustad) 74:1840 (Winter, J.) 79:1320
Electrification, role of public and private sectors (Horgan) 82:1735 (Kirkham, G.) 82:1750 (Ralston) 79:1320 (Winter, J.) 79:1320
Highway 97

Central Okanagan bypass corridor (Paterson, J.) 79:1415
Improvements to Cariboo–Prince George–Dawson Creek corridor (MEwan, T.) 76:1710, 76:1720-1725 (Rustad) 76:1720
Prince George airport connector proposal See Prince George bypass proposal under Highway 16
Quesnel bypass proposal (Bello, N.) 76:1955 (Horgan) 76:1950 (Rustad) 76:1955
Highways and roads

Maintenance and rehabilitation (Walker, D.) 86:1645
Hill, Graham

Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, naval base workforce and commuting patterns 84:1430
Carbon tax, impact on communities and local government 84:1435
Government, local government, carbon neutrality 84:1435
Railways and rail services, commuter rail services, benefits to communities 84:1430
Vancouver Island, South Island, commuter rail initiative 84:1430-1435
View Royal
carbon neutrality 84:1435
traffic congestion and transportation planning 84:1425-1435
Hobbs, Wendy

School district 62 (Sooke), school site, availability 84:1140-1145
Hochstein, Philip

Budgets, 2009-10 budget priorities, infrastructure investment 84:1335
Construction industry in B.C. 84:1325-1330
Economy, productivity 84:1330, 84:1340
Housing, rental housing supply, incentives for construction of rental housing 84:1335
Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C.
membership 84:1325
position on trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 84:1330
Infrastructure, government investment 84:1335-1340
Labour issues in B.C. 84:1330-1335
Labour Relations Code, revision 84:1330-1335
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, support in B.C. and other provinces 84:1340
Trade unions, role in economy 84:1330-1335
Holmberg, Dave

As subject
experience as business owner 85:0945
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
cap-and-trade system 85:0950
reduction, tax on industry 85:0950-1000
Bobcat Country Inc.
fuel consumption, reduction initiatives 85:0950
growth of business 85:0945
impact of carbon tax 85:0950
Carbon tax
elimination or maintenance 85:0950
impact on business 85:0950-0955
impact on trucking industry 85:0955
need for carbon tax 85:0950-0955
relationship to income tax reductions 85:0955
response from consumers 85:0950
Fuel, taxation 85:0955
Government, policies, impact on businesses 85:0950
Home care

Cost of services and role in health promotion (Boldt, C.) 83:1320
Funding (Boldt, C.) 83:1320 (Thorne) 83:1325
Need for services (Crawford, M.) 78:1700
Services (Startin, D.) 84:1205, 84:1215
Workers, supply (Hayer) 75:0945 (Leahy, J.) 75:0945
Workers, wages and working conditions (Leahy, J.) 75:0930-0940 (Thorne) 75:0940
Home ownership

Consumer protection, regulations on sale of properties used for illegal drug operations See also Grow ops, house resale and disclosure of information under Substance abuse and addiction
(Hawes) 85:0925 (Horn, D.) 85:0920-0925 (Ralston) 85:0920
Grant See Homeowner grant
Homebuyers, first-time homebuyer's property transfer tax exemption See Property transfer tax
Strata owners See Strata property
Homelessness

Costs (Spink, R.) 83:1435 (Wright, B.) 80:1125
Government action (Paterson, J.) 79:1420 (Wright, B.) 80:1125-1130
Impact on health care system (Smith, J.) 85:1045-1050
Homeowner grant

Replacement with refundable tax credit (Hawes) 80:1425 (Kesselman, J.) 80:1425
Horgan, John (Malahat–Juan de Fuca)

As subject
comments on government advertising (Hawes) 96:1045
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
reduction, role of trucking industry 80:1325-1330
Aquaculture
fish farms, closed-containment systems 83:1455
Ashmore, Susanne, advocacy for protection of public property commended 81:0915
Auditor General
staffing 95:1410-1415
Belmont Secondary School
impact of enrolment increases 84:1140
Bennett, Bill
election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 69:1130
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
economic and social development, government promotion 74:1850
seniors, access to care 74:1850
B.C. Hydro
sale of electricity to California, green energy requirements 72:1530
Budgets
2009-10 budget, prebudget consultation
prebudget consultation paper 71:1025
2009-10 budget priorities 74:1805
Capilano College
designation as university, impact on budget 80:1315
Carbon tax
application to fossil fuel exports 71:1015
impact on agriculture industry 79:1345
impact on economic competitiveness 80:1115
impact on greenhouse gas emissions 80:1325-1330
impact on post-secondary education system 83:1235
increases, implementation 72:1405, 80:1045
revenue neutrality 76:1635
tax offset grants for municipalities and school boards 83:1235
Children
child protection, Internet use issues 96:1220
special needs children, coordination of government funding and services 84:0945-0950
Children, child care
spaces, demand 73:1000
Children, early childhood development
government initiatives 73:1000
Civil service
recruitment and retention 71:1055
wages and salaries, increases for senior executives 71:1050-1055
Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C.
position on tuition fees 80:1100
Conflict of interest
oversight system in B.C., comparison with other jurisdictions 94:1530
Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner
budget and operations 94:1530-1535
legislation 94:1530
mandate 94:1530-1535
Construction industry
green building design, programs and standards 78:1725
Cowichan Lodge
closing 84:1210
Disabled and handicapped persons
support after age 19 80:1445
Domtar Inc.
bioenergy production 78:1635
Economy, B.C. economy
growth projections 71:1025
Education, funding
funding for implementation of class size limits 77:0930
funding formula 80:1200, 84:1350
Education, school districts and boards of education
costs 77:0930
Election Act
amendments, impact on Elections B.C. 95:1220, 95:1305
Elections
by-elections in October 2008, costs and funding 95:1220-1225
enumeration 95:1225
referendum on electoral system for B.C., funding for opponents and proponents 95:1305
voters list, maintenance 95:1225
Elections B.C.
budget 95:1220-1225
Energy
bioenergy industry, access to wood fibre 76:1810
electricity consumption, smart meters 82:1820
electricity rates 84:1035
innovative clean energy fund 71:1100
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
importance and potential use of rail line 83:1405-1410
rail line infrastructure, investment and support 84:1405
Film industry
post-production sector 72:1510
role in economy 72:1505
Finance and Government Services Committee
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 69:1130
in-camera proceedings 94:1555
mandate 71:1105
members, cooperation 92:1320
prebudget consultation
process 71:1105
relationship with government 80:1345
review of statutory officers, Information and Privacy Commissioner supplementary funding 69:1135
review of statutory officers, relevance of questions 96:1045
staff commended 92:1320
subcommittee on public policy consultation 71:1105
submissions to committee, use of anecdotal information 76:1845
witnesses, questions to Elections B.C. witnesses 95:1220
Food
food security 77:0945
Food industry
meat-processing industry 77:0945
Forests and forest industry
tenure issues 76:1810
Fort Nelson
population growth 75:0925
Freedom of information
requests for information, response times and resources 96:1040
Government
advertising 96:1040
revenue sources 71:1025
spending, reallocation and reduction 72:1405
Government, local government
carbon neutrality 84:1435
Health, continuing and long-term care
facilities, investigation of complaints 73:0940
Highway 37
electrification 76:1720
electrification, role of public and private sectors 82:1735
Highway 97
Quesnel bypass proposal 76:1950
Income assistance, disability benefits
recipients, access to income assistance offices 84:1110
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and funding, supplementary funding 69:1135
budget and operations 96:1040-1045
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce
position on tax issues 79:1430
Legislature
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, fall sitting 71:1105
officers of the Legislature, shared services, budget 96:1100
Lobbyists
registry, compliance and enforcement 96:1045
Lobbyists Registration Act
issues 96:1040-1045
Merit Commissioner
audits of public service appointments, timeliness 95:1445
Mines and mining industry
industry in B.C. 76:1720
industry in B.C., current conditions and issues 82:1745
Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre
funding 83:1350
North Island College
use of surplus funds for skills training 83:1340
Oil and gas
revenues to government 75:0920
Pacific Centre Family Services Association
funding and operations 84:1305
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
role in energy purchases in California 72:1530
Parks
trail development in parks and conservancies 72:1455
user fees 72:1455
Plutonic Power Corporation
East Toba River–Montrose Creek hydroelectricity project 72:1530
Police Complaint Commissioner
budget and operations 93:1530-1535
Post-secondary education
cost, ancillary costs 78:1655
courses and programs, cost of course materials 82:1730-1735
student financial assistance, interest-free period for law students 72:1310
student financial assistance, tax credits 82:1735
tuition fees 80:1100
Post-secondary education, funding
changes to three-year funding plan 78:1615, 81:0930
changes to three-year funding plan, impact on institution budgets 72:1240, 76:1825, 83:1340
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
carbon neutrality and green initiatives, impact on institution budgets 83:1255
teaching universities, impacts of establishment 72:1330
Prince George
air quality issues 76:1635
Property transfer tax
tax 71:1025
use of revenues for environmental initiatives 78:1725
Representative for Children and Youth
budget and operations 96:1215-1220
information systems and websites 96:1220
report on child protection review recommendations 96:1220
research activities 96:1220
School district 60 (Peace River North)
staff recruitment and retention 75:1000
School district 62 (Sooke)
enrolment 84:1140
strategic planning, impact of neighbourhoods of learning project 84:1140
Science and technology
nuclear science, medical isotope production in B.C. and elsewhere 80:0915
Seniors
role in volunteer sector, tax credits 83:1325
Sports
boxing, amateur boxing in B.C. 73:0930
Tri-University Meson Facility
funding and government support 80:0915
Vancouver Board of Trade
recommendations on government budget, carbon tax recommendation 80:1045
Vancouver Island
ferry services, fare increases and schedule changes 84:1055
homes, electric heating 84:1035
south Island, community-based services 84:0915
south Island, commuter rail initiative 84:1320, 84:1405
south Island, income assistance offices 84:1110
Vancouver Island University
designation as university, impact of name change from Malaspina University College 84:1420
Vanderhoof
community programs and services, work of district with first nations and youth 76:1935
work of district with aboriginal people 76:1935
Victoria
View Royal, carbon neutrality 84:1435
Welfare
social programs and services, funding 82:1805
Wildlife
population inventories, issues 77:0920
Women's Sexual Assault Centre
costs and funding 84:0925
Horn, Deanna

B.C. Real Estate Association, report on housing sales and economic impact 85:0915
Crime and criminals, illegal drug operations 85:0910-0915
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board
activities and membership 85:0910
comments on government policies 85:0910
forum on housing and illegal drug operations 85:0915
Home ownership, consumer protection, regulations on sale of properties used for illegal drug operations 85:0920-0925
Property transfer tax
exemption for first-time buyers 85:0915
reform 85:0915-0920
Real estate industry
current conditions 85:0915
role in economy 85:0915
Substance abuse and addiction, grow ops, house resale and disclosure of information 85:0910-0915
Horn River Basin

Development of natural gas resources (Hawes) 75:0925 (Morey, C.) 75:0905-0925
Horne, Matt

Air, greenhouse gas emissions, cap-and-trade system 88:1635
Budgets, 2009-10 budget priorities, climate change initiatives 88:1635
Carbon tax
application to emissions producers, scope 88:1630-1635
effectiveness 88:1630-1635
impact on cement industry 88:1640
impact on low-income earners 88:1630
increases, implementation 88:1630
revenue neutrality for industry 88:1640-1645
Carbon taxes, economic impact 88:1640
Climate change, government action, investment in environmental options 88:1630
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, position on carbon tax 88:1625-1635
Hospital Employees Union

Member claims for compensation re health workers legislation (Carter, K.) 95:1125 (Hawes) 95:1125 (Hayer) 95:1125
Hospitals See Health – Health care facilities and hospitals
Housing

Affordable housing See also Social and subsidized housing below under this main heading
community and local government roles (Hawes) 81:1020 (Rustad) 81:1015
government action (Atwood, K.) 81:1105 (Goertzen, A.) 81:1010-1020 (Hansen) 71:1040-1045 (Lee) 81:1105 (Pierre, P.) 76:1730 (Rustad) 83:1440-1445 (Spink, R.) 83:1430-1435 (Thorne) 71:1040-1045
need (Francis, J.) 80:1135
relationship to health (Juba, B.) 83:1415-1420
Condominiums See Strata property
Energy-efficient housing See Green building design under Construction industry
Energy-efficient housing, home heating See Heating fuel under Fuel
Greenhouse gas emissions See Emissions from housing sector under Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Homebuyers See Home ownership
Rental housing See Housing – Rental housing
Residential housing construction See Construction industry
Residential housing market See particular locations; Real estate industry
Social and subsidized housing
eligibility criteria for social housing tenants (Francis, J.) 80:1145
expansion (Francis, J.) 80:1150
funding for different population sectors (Juba, B.) 83:1445
infrastructure funding (Hawes) 83:1440 (Juba, B.) 83:1435-1440
need (Knox, F.) 78:1735
public response to projects (Juba, B.) 83:1445 (Rustad) 83:1440
rent subsidies and supplements (Joe, T.) 84:1030 (Thorne) 84:1105
rental assistance program (Goertzen, A.) 81:1020 (Hansen) 71:1040 (Montani, A.) 72:1255 (Rustad) 72:1255, 81:1020 (Thorne) 71:1045
role of local government (Hawes) 83:1435-1440 (Juba, B.) 83:1435-1440 (Rustad) 83:1440-1445 (Thorne) 83:1440
seismic upgrades to buildings (Spink, R.) 83:1430-1435
Supportive housing (Hansen) 71:1045
Supportive housing for mentally ill and addicted (Gutray, B.) 80:1135 (Joe, T.) 84:1030 (McKenzie, D.) 80:1535 (Wright, B.) 80:1125
Housing – Rental housing

Availability See Supply below under this main heading
Rent subsidies or supplements, rental assistance program, etc. See Social and subsidized housing under Housing
Supply (Lee) 84:1035-1040 (Thorne) 71:1040-1045
Supply, incentives for construction of rental housing (Bennett, J.) 84:1040 (Hansen) 71:1045 (Hochstein, P.) 84:1335 (Joe, T.) 84:1040 (Lee) 84:1335 (Thorne) 71:1045
Tax credit for tenants See Replacement with refundable tax credit under Homeowner grant
Housing – Residential care facilities

Cost of services (Startin, D.) 84:1205
Food services (Leahy, J.) 75:0935-0940 (Thorne) 75:0940
Staffing levels (Hayer) 75:0945 (Leahy, J.) 75:0945
Staffing, residential care aides See Workers under Health – Continuing and long-term care
Howe Sound Crest Trail

Shelter construction by students (Ramey, B.) 72:1445
Hubbard, Lanny

Construction industry, project financing 89:0930
DTZ Barnicke, commercial real estate services to government 89:0925, 89:0950
Government buildings, use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards 89:0935
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and operations 96:1030-1040
staffing 96:1035
Legislature, officers of the Legislature
shared services, budget 95:1115-1120, 95:1445, 96:1100
shared services, joint leasehold accommodation and building project 89:0920-0935, 89:0945-0950, 93:1535
Merit Commissioner
budget 95:1440
office space and staffing 89:0950
Ombudsman
budget 95:1110-1125
staffing 95:1120
Police Complaint Commissioner
budget and operations 93:1535-1540
budget and operations, salaries 93:1525
relationship with statutory officers, shared services 93:1520
Huberman, Anita

Lower mainland, south Fraser area rapid transit proposals 86:1800
Surrey Board of Trade, position on rapid transit options in south Fraser area 86:1800
Hughes, Ted

Report on child protection and child death review process, review by Representative for Children and Youth See Representative for Children and Youth
Human, Nico

Agriculture
agrifood innovation and commercialization centre proposal 85:1115-1120
government investment and support 85:1110, 85:1120
promotion of B.C. products 85:1110
Agriculture and Lands Ministry budget 85:1110
B.C. Food Processors Association
membership and work of organization 85:1105
recommendations on government budget 85:1115
Food industry
food-processing sector, current conditions and initiatives 85:1105
food-processing sector, government support 85:1110-1115
meat-processing regulations, government assistance with regulatory transition 85:1105-1115
Immigration, provincial nominee program, inclusion of food-processing workers 85:1105
Human rights

Tribunal See British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
Hunting

Hunter access to agricultural lands, outdoor passport proposal (Wiebe, R.) 80:1410-1415
Hunting licences, e-licensing program (MacAhonic, P.) 80:1415
Hunting organizations, wildlife conservation work (MacAhonic, P.) 80:1410 (Wiebe, R.) 80:1410
Hurd, Wilf

Lower mainland, south Fraser area, post-secondary education 86:1735-1740
Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus enrolment and expansion 86:1740
Hurst, Douglas

Automobiles
electric and hybrid vehicles 82:1810-1815
B.C. Hydro and Power Authority
privatization 82:1815
Energy
alternative energy sources, solar power 82:1820
electricity consumption, smart meters 82:1815-1820
electricity production 82:1805-1815
energy efficiency and conservation, electricity conservation 82:1820
nuclear energy 82:1820
Government. local government, energy plans 82:1815
Oil and gas
coalbed methane gas, development of resource 82:1820
natural gas, use for power generation in North America 82:1810
oil, peak oil 82:1805-1810
Selkirk Power Company
operations 82:1805
recommendations on government budget 82:1815
Water
water licences, fees for hydroelectricity production 82:1815

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