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

Labour

Labour issues in B.C. (Hochstein, P.) 84:1330-1335
Labour mobility (Yap) 84:1340
Labour mobility agreement between B.C. and Alberta See Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement (TILMA)
Labour mobility between B.C. and Philippines (Cortes, Z.) 87:1050 (Lee) 87:1050
Labour mobility of highly skilled and professional workers (Kesselman, J.) 80:1420
Labour shortage See Shortage of skilled workers under Skills training; Shortage under Workers
Unions See Trade unions
Labour Relations Code

Revision (Hochstein, P.) 84:1330-1335
Laing, Robert

Property transfer tax
reform 88:1605
revenues to government 88:1605
tax rate threshold 88:1605
Real estate industry
realtors, remuneration 88:1610
residential housing market in B.C. 88:1605-1610
Lakelse Lake, B.C.

Internet service (Austin) 77:0955
Land use

Land use planning (MacAhonic, P.) 80:1400
Land use planning process (Jeffrey, R.) 86:1630
Landry, Paul

Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction
programs and incentives for industry 80:1325
role of trucking industry 80:1315-1330
B.C. Trucking Association, 2007 submission to Finance and Government Services Committee 80:1315
Carbon tax
impact on greenhouse gas emissions 80:1325-1330
impact on trucking industry 80:1315-1330
Trucking industry, current conditions 80:1315-1320
Landscaping See Gardening
Langford, B.C. See West Shore area under Victoria, B.C.
Langley school district See School district 35 (Langley)
Lanzinger, Irene

Budgets, 2009-10 budget priorities, children 80:1150
Children, child care, funding and government support 80:1155
Education
class size and composition 80:1155-1205
enrolment levels 80:1200
special education and special needs 80:1155
Education, funding
funding 80:1200
funding for rural and small communities 80:1205
funding formula 80:1205
special education and special needs 80:1155, 80:1205
Education, school districts and boards of education
costs 80:1200
fees for school materials and programs 80:1150
Poverty
child poverty, elimination 80:1150
child poverty in B.C. 80:1150, 80:1205
Teachers, specialist teachers 80:1155
L'Arche International

Work of organization (Davis, M.) 88:1730-1735
Law, Tony

B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
capital replacement program 83:1510
ferry advisory committees, strategy for coastal ferry service 83:1510
Budgets, 2009-10 budget priorities, ferry services 83:1505-1510
Ferries and ferry services
ferry-dependent communities, issues 83:1505-1510
government investment and support 83:1505-1510
Infrastructure, government investment in transportation infrastructure 83:1505
Law, Tracey

Child care providers, funding disparities 76:1905
Lawyers and legal services See Justice system
Leahy, Jean

B.C., northern and rural B.C. resource industry revenues, Fair Share program 75:0940
Carbon tax, impact on health authorities 75:0935
Finance and Government Services Committee public hearings, advertisement 75:0930, 75:0945
Food
locally grown food 75:0935
locally grown food, government promotion and support 75:0940
Heritage Manor I, seniors housing 75:0930
Home care workers
supply 75:0945
wages and working conditions 75:0930-0940
Housing, residential care facilities
food services 75:0935-0940
staffing levels 75:0945
Peace River area infrastructure funding 75:0940
Learning disabilities

Support for children with learning disabilities in school system See Special education and special needs under Education
Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)

Abbotsford International Airport
establishment of aerospace-related industries on airport land 85:0940
Accidents
head and brain injuries, relationship to mental health and social issues 88:1710
Agriculture
investment, capital-pool system proposal 77:0945
taxation, sales tax exemptions 85:1120
Arts and culture
funding, need for infrastructure funding program 84:1125, 88:1725
Auditor General
staffing 95:1420
Automobiles
insurance, rates and industry competition 80:1005
B.C.
role as gateway to Asia Pacific, projects in northwestern B.C. 76:1705
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
economic and social development, government promotion 74:1900
skills training in northwestern B.C. 74:1820
B.C. Healthy Living Alliance
funding and programs 86:1910
B.C. Institute of Technology
nursing programs 86:1610
Budgets
surpluses 71:1020
Business, small business
government support 80:1045
tax reduction, impact on government revenues 79:1335
Carbon tax
impact on cement industry 88:1640
relationship to income tax reductions 85:0955
suspension and review proposal 86:1800
Castlegar Airport
hazard beacon project 82:1840-1845
Children
child protection system 96:1155
Children, child care
funding 88:1655
Civil service
hiring practices 95:1445
retirements and succession planning 95:1420
College of the Rockies
courses and programs, international education 81:0930
enrolment of students from lower mainland 81:0930
Community Living B.C.
funding 88:1740
Computer technology
Internet service in rural and remote communities 76:1725
Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner
budget and operations 94:1545
information management and technology 94:1545
Drugs
prescription drugs, costs 87:1005
Education, funding
capital funding for retrofits of schools 75:1005
funding allowance for generally accepted accounting principles 84:1140
special education and special needs 80:1500-1505
Education, schools
use of underutilized and closed school buildings 76:1740
Elections
enumeration 95:1310
enumeration, on-line voter registration 95:1225-1230
Elections B.C.
budget 95:1230
Energy
alternative energy sources
research 88:1515
bioenergy industry, access to wood fibre 85:1010
Engineers
training, proposed expansion of engineering program 76:2005
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
freight and passenger use, costs and revenues 84:1405
Film industry
tax credits 80:1020
Finance and Government Services Committee
prebudget consultation process 89:1030
Financial services industry
international finance centre in B.C., role in film industry 72:1510
Forests and forest industry
export of raw logs 87:1155
exports, pulp and paper exports 78:1630
public education 83:1310
Foster care
foster homes 96:1155
Genome B.C.
research activities and funding 72:1425
Geoscience B.C. Society
geoscience surveys in B.C. 82:1750
Government
accounting, use of generally accepted accounting principles 95:1415
Health, health care system
impact of new technologies and treatments 80:0920
services for seniors, health promotion 84:1215
Health, public health
government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, health equity initiatives 87:0950
Highway 3
conditions and improvements 81:1055
Housing
affordable housing, government action 81:1105
Housing, rental housing
supply 84:1035-1040
supply, incentives for construction of rental housing 84:1335
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, Skills Connect for Immigrants program 87:1105
Information and Privacy Commissioner
caseload 96:1055
Infrastructure
transportation infrastructure improvements, role of government 81:1055
Justice system
lawyers and legal services, remuneration of lawyers 72:1315
Kootenay area
physician supply, role of regional medical school programs 81:0945
Labour
labour mobility between B.C. and Philippines 87:1050
Legislature
officers of the Legislature, shared services, joint leasehold accommodation proposal 89:0945-0950
Mental health
programs and services, programs for ethnic minorities and first nations 80:1130
Mines and mining industry
industry in B.C. 76:1900
skills training 74:1820
Nanaimo
sewage treatment plant, resource recovery 87:1140
Nanaimo Child Development Centre
Funding and services, funding sources 83:1220
Nechako Valley Community Services
office space, need for expansion 76:1740
Nelson
child care centre, public-private partnership 82:1830
North Island College
expansion 83:1235
Parks
campgrounds 72:1450
forest recreation sites, funding and maintenance issues 77:0925
marine protected areas 80:1035
Pensions
employment pension plans 86:1720
Post-secondary education
completion rates, relationship to job market and student costs 84:1425
enrolment levels 72:1345
graduate students, government support 80:1100
student financial assistance, loan reduction program 82:1735
Post-secondary education, funding
changes to three-year funding plan 78:1620
funding 80:1100
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
performance measurement 79:1400-1405
Poverty
child poverty in B.C. 80:1205
Public debt
current levels 71:1100
Quesnel
resource industry development in area 76:1955
Representative for Children and Youth
budget and operations 96:1150
relationship with Children and Family Development Ministry 96:1155
Sales tax
harmonization with goods and services tax 80:1115, 85:1030
Simon Fraser University
graduate student funding 87:0915
Sport B.C.
role as advocate for amateur sports 73:0925
Sports
community sports organizations, funding program 76:2030
local sports programs in B.C. 73:0925
Strata property
legislation, reform 84:1015
property agents and developers, regulation 84:1020
Thompson Rivers University
research activities and mandate 78:1620
Tri-University Meson Facility
economic and social benefits of work 80:0920
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
funding 88:1725
Women's Sexual Assault Centre
services, coordination with other social service agencies 84:0930
LEED standards

Use in public buildings See Buildings, use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards under Government
Legacies Now See 2010 Legacies Now under Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
Legal aid See Justice system – Legal aid
Legg, Phillip

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
teaching universities, mandate and access to research funding 72:1355
Legislation

Business during fall sitting of fourth session, 38th parliament (Ralston) 90:0910
Information, regulatory impact statements (Jeffrey, R.) 86:1630
Legislature

Legislative calendar and sitting schedule, fall sitting (Horgan) 71:1105
Officers of the Legislature See also particular statutory officers
budget for shared services See Officers of the Legislation, shared services below under this main heading
budget review by Finance and Government Services Committee See Review of statutory officers under Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
budgets (Hawes) 94:1555, 97:1245-1250 (Hayer) 97:1250 (James, C.) 94:1530 (Rustad) 97:1250
budgets and public access (Walker, D.) 86:1645
offices in lower mainland (Fraser, P.) 94:1525 (Thorne) 94:1525
shared services See Officers of the Legislature, shared services below under this main heading
staff, commuting patterns (Bloy) 89:0930-0935 (Brown, B.) 89:0935 (Carter, K.) 89:0935 (Loukidelis, D.) 89:0930
staffing See also particular statutory officers
staffing, impact on budgets (Rustad) 89:0940
Officers of the Legislature, shared services
budget (Carter, K.) 95:1115 (Hawes) 95:1110-1115, 95:1445, 96:1100 (Horgan) 96:1100 (Hubbard, L.) 95:1115-1120, 95:1445, 96:1100
costs (Illington, J.) 95:1425
downtown Victoria office location (Carter, K.) 89:0935 (Loukidelis, D.) 89:0930
executive director (Carter, K.) 95:1010
joint leasehold accommodation and building project (Bloy) 89:0930-0935, 89:1000 (Brown, B.) 89:0920, 89:0935 (Carter, K.) 89:0920-0940 (Hawes) 89:0910, 89:0945-0950 (Hayer) 89:0925-0930 (Hubbard, L.) 89:0920-0935, 89:0945-0950, 93:1535 (Illington, J.) 89:0945-0950 (Lee) 89:0945-0950 (Loukidelis, D.) 89:0900-0930, 89:0940-0950 (Ralston) 89:0935-0940 (Rustad) 89:0940 (Yap) 89:0915-0925
services (Carter, K.) 95:1040 (Loukidelis, D.) 96:1005-1015
Leitch, Peter

Film industry
government policy 72:1505-1510
industry in B.C. and elsewhere 72:1500-1515
post-production sector 72:1510
role in economy 72:1500
tax credits 72:1505-1510
workers, wages and salaries 72:1515
Financial services industry, international finance centre in B.C., role in film industry 72:1510
Media, new media, industry and training in B.C. 72:1500-1505
Lewis, Dave

Forestry Innovation Investment, activities 87:1155-1200
Forests and forest industry
export of raw logs 87:1145, 87:1155-1200
government support 87:1150
industry in B.C., investment and research 87:1155
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 87:1200
workers, recruitment of young workers 87:1150
Truck Loggers Association, membership 87:1145
Livestock industry

Capital-pool system See Investment under Agriculture
Cattle industry, market prices (Zirnhelt, D.) 77:0945
Ranching industry, structural change See Industry in B.C., structural change under Agriculture
Lobbyists

Legislation See also Lobbyists Registration Act
(Loukidelis, D.) 96:1015-1020, 96:1045
Registry
compliance and enforcement (Horgan) 96:1045 (Loukidelis, D.) 96:1045
costs and funding (Loukidelis, D.) 96:1015
registry (Loukidelis, D.) 96:1010, 96:1045
website (Loukidelis, D.) 96:1050-1055 (Ralston) 96:1050
Lobbyists Registration Act

Issues (Horgan) 96:1040-1045
Local government See Government – Local government
Lockyer, David

Belmont Secondary School
enrolment 84:1145
impact of enrolment increases 84:1140
Education
initiatives, neighbourhoods of learning 84:1135
Education, funding
capital funding, use of government surplus funds 84:1130
funding allowance for generally accepted accounting principles 84:1140
per-student funding, impact on schools 84:1135
Education Ministry, staff, work experience in school districts 84:1135
Education, school districts and boards of education
accounting practices, impact of new accounting standards initiatives 84:1135
budget surpluses 84:1135
staffing, wages 84:1135
Health, health care funding
capital funding, use of government surplus funds 84:1130
School district 62 (Sooke)
capital plans, construction of secondary schools 84:1130, 84:1145
funding, operational funding 84:1130
Lomas, Donna

Okanagan College, skills and trades training programs 79:1410
Skills training
trades certification programs, effectiveness 79:1410
training facilities 79:1410
Loukidelis, David

DTZ Barnicke, commercial real estate services to government 89:0900-0910, 89:0950
Freedom of information
requests for information, response times and resources 96:1005, 96:1040
Government buildings, use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards 89:0915
Health, health care system
health information banks 96:1025, 96:1050
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and operations 96:1005-1035, 96:1100
caseload 96:1005-1010, 96:1055
communications activities 96:1005
consultation services 96:1010, 96:1020-1025, 96:1050
legislation 96:1005
role and responsibilities 96:1005
staffing 89:0940, 96:1035-1040
staffing and workload 96:1015-1025
Legislature
officers of the Legislature, shared services 96:1005-1015
Legislature, officers of the Legislature
shared services, downtown Victoria office location 89:0930
shared services, joint leasehold accommodation proposal 89:0900-0930, 89:0940-0950
staff, commuting patterns 89:0930
Lobbyists
legislation 96:1015-1020, 96:1045
Lobbyists registry
compliance and enforcement 96:1045
costs and funding 96:1015
registry 96:1010, 96:1045
website 96:1050-1055
MLAs
constituency offices, documentation for constituent assistance 96:1105
Shared Services B.C., accommodation and real estate services 89:0915
Victoria
commercial real estate, office space rental market 89:0900-0910, 89:0920
government offices, office space availability 89:0915
Low, Kenton

B.C. Institute of Technology, computer science programs, games development 80:1015
Immigration, provincial nominee program 80:1020
Media, digital media industry
education and training 80:1015-1020
industry in B.C. 80:1010-1025
tax credits 80:1015
Lower mainland

Air quality, action on issues (Campbell, H.) 88:1810
Housing market, current conditions (Sam, S.) 88:1530-1535
Housing market, economic impact (Sam, S.) 88:1535
Regional governance See Metro Vancouver
South Fraser area
health care services (Wilson, E.) 86:1755
post-secondary education (Atkinson, D.) 86:1600-1605 (Curry, J.) 86:1740-1745 (Hurd, W.) 86:1735-1740
rapid transit proposals (Hayer) 86:1800 (Huberman, A.) 86:1800 (Ralston) 86:1800
supply and training of health professionals (Atkinson, D.) 86:1605-1610
transit services and transportation infrastructure (Robertson, D.) 72:1240 (Wilson, E.) 86:1750-1755
Transit services See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Transportation infrastructure projects (Wilson, E.) 86:1750-1755
Lubbers, David

Post-secondary education
cost, ancillary costs and fees 82:1730
courses and programs, cost of course materials 82:1730
student financial assistance, grants and loan reduction program 82:1735
student financial assistance, tax credits 82:1735
textbooks 82:1735
Selkirk College, ancillary fees 82:1730
Lush Valley Food Action Society

Work of organization (Juba, B.) 83:1415

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