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

Pacific carbon trust See Carbon
Pacific Centre Family Services Association

Funding and operations (Dean, M.) 84:1305-1310 (Horgan) 84:1305
Mission (Dean, M.) 84:1255
Programs and services (Dean, M.) 84:1255-1305
Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Role in California energy purchases (Horgan) 72:1530 (McInnes, D.) 72:1530
Pacific Opera Victoria

Funding, impact of B.C. arts renaissance fund (Shefsiek, D.) 84:1115
PacificSport Northern B.C. See also Canadian Sport Centre Pacific

Board members (Oishi, A.) 76:2010-2015
Support for amateur sports (Edzerza, K.) 76:2025 (Hawes) 76:2025 (Meyer, D.) 76:2020 (Oishi, A.) 76:2025-2030
Paling, J.

Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation, scholarship funding 88:1800
Post-secondary education
enrolment levels, relationship to economic cycle 88:1755
quality of education in B.C. 88:1755
student financial assistance, grants and student loan system 88:1800
Post-secondary education, funding
funding formula, per-student funding 88:1755
Simon Fraser Student Society
recommendations on government budget 88:1755-1800
student advocacy and services 88:1750-1755
Simon Fraser University, impact of funding reductions 88:1755-1800
Parents for Successful Inclusion See Vancouver Parents for Successful Inclusion
Parks

Budget See Environment, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities
Campgrounds (Lee) 72:1450 (Ramey, B.) 72:1455
Community and youth involvement (Ramey, B.) 72:1500
Ecosystem management in parks (Murphy, D.) 81:1030
Expansion of park system (O'Loughlin, C.) 80:1025
Forest recreation sites, funding and maintenance issues (Lee) 77:0925 (MacAhonic, P.) 80:1400-1405 (Pfleiderer, W.) 77:0915, 77:0925
Funding (O'Loughlin, C.) 80:1030 (Thorne) 72:1455
Funding and staffing (Ramey, B.) 72:1445-1455
Information and visitor services (Ramey, B.) 72:1445-1450
Management, benefits of proposed funding increases (Campbell, C.) 84:1445-1450
Marine protected areas (Lee) 80:1035 (O'Loughlin, C.) 80:1025-1035
Park rangers (Ramey, B.) 72:1450
Trail development in parks and conservancies (Horgan) 72:1455 (Ramey, B.) 72:1455
User fees (Horgan) 72:1455 (Ramey, B.) 72:1455
Pasca, Sorin

Research work on beetle-damaged wood (Coxson, D.) 76:1835
Paterson, James

Assessment Act, proposed amendments 79:1420-1425
Budgets, 2009-10 budget priorities 79:1425
Business, government support for small business 79:1420
Carbon tax, position of B.C. chambers of commerce 79:1430
Crime and criminals, organized crime and money laundering, government action 79:1415
Economy, B.C. economy, sustainability 79:1410-1415
Government fiscal policies 79:1410-1415, 79:1425
Highway 5, Coquihalla Highway, tolls 79:1420
Highway 97, Central Okanagan bypass corridor 79:1415
Homelessness, government action 79:1420
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce
position on tax issues 79:1430
recommendations on government budget 79:1410-1425
role 79:1410
Kelowna, growth and homelessness 79:1415-1420
Okanagan area
police services, organized crime task force proposal 79:1415, 79:1425
transportation infrastructure improvements, government role 79:1415-1425
Tax policies 79:1420
Peace River area

Infrastructure funding (Austin) 75:0935-0940 (Leahy, J.) 75:0940 (Morey, C.) 75:0915
Peake, Jack

Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
freight transport 84:1410
rail line infrastructure, investment and support 84:1405
Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd., role in Vancouver Island rail freight transport 84:1410
Vancouver Island, south Island, commuter rail initiative 84:1405
Pearce, Geoff

Budgets, 2009-10 budget, prebudget consultation, use of term "ordinary British Columbians" 84:1310
Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, naval base workforce and commuting patterns 84:1320
Communities for Commuter Rail, membership 84:1310
Vancouver Island, south Island, commuter rail initiative 84:1310-1320
Victoria, traffic congestion in West Shore area 84:1315
Pearce, Suzanne

Kwantlen Polytechnic University, designation as university, impact 86:1830
Post-secondary education, accessibility issues for students with children, case 86:1820
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development

Position on carbon tax (Horne, M.) 88:1625-1635
Penninga, Mark

Abortion services, funding 85:1035
Association for Reformed Political Action Canada, organization 85:1030
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, operations 85:1040
Children, child care system 85:1035
Education
independent schools 85:1040
kindergarten, full-day kindergarten 85:1035
Families, role of parents 85:1035
Government, fiscal responsibility 85:1030-1035
Public debt, paydown of debt 85:1040
Society, role of government and personal responsibility 85:1030-1035
Pensions

Employment pension plans
employer participation (Hawes) 86:1715-1720 (Satanove, H.) 86:1705-1710, 86:1720
plans (Lee) 86:1720 (Satanove, H.) 86:1705, 86:1720
portability (Hawes) 86:1715-1720 (Satanove, H.) 86:1715-1720
regulation in B.C. and elsewhere (Hayer) 86:1710 (Ralston) 86:1715 (Rustad) 86:1715 (Satanove, H.) 86:1705-1715
Registered retirement plans, protection (Bond, J.) 72:1315 (Hayer) 72:1315 (Maisonville, M.) 72:1305 (Ralston) 72:1315
Perrin, Dan

Review of post-secondary education funding system See Funding formula under Post-secondary education – Funding
Pest control

Pesticide use by tree fruit industry See Tree fruit industry under Food industry
Pesticide use, environmental and health issues See Pesticide use under Environment
Pfleiderer, Wilf

First nations
aboriginal fishing and hunting rights 77:0910
consultation by government on land and resources, wildlife inventory issues 77:0920
Fish
invasive species control, funding 77:0915
spiny-ray fish 77:0915
Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, use of fund 77:0920
Parks, forest recreation sites, funding and maintenance issues 77:0915, 77:0925
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on aboriginal land title in Nemaiah Valley area 77:0910, 77:0920
Tsilhqot'in Nation, issues and concerns 77:0920
Tutshi Lake, need for tourist amenities 77:0925
Wildlife
conservation officer service, staffing and workload issues 77:0910-0915, 77:0925
population inventories, issues 77:0910, 77:0920
species at risk in B.C. 77:0920
PG&E See Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pharmacare program

Coverage, new patented prescription drugs (Azoudis, S.) 87:1000-1005
Deductible, elimination for seniors (Boldt, C.) 83:1325-1330 (Hawes) 83:1325
Expenditures, study (Azoudis, S.) 87:0955-1005
Fair Pharmacare program, eligibility and income (Hawes) 87:1205 (McAllister, J.) 87:1200-1205
Prescription drugs See Drugs
Program reform and cost management (Ralston) 87:1005 (Stovall, H.) 87:0955, 87:1005
Reference drug program (Azoudis, S.) 87:1000
Task force See Pharmaceutical Task Force
Pharmaceutical Task Force

Implementation of recommendations (Hawes) 87:1005 (Stovall, H.) 87:1005
Physical education See Curriculum under Education
Physical fitness See Health – Public health
Physicians

Supply, role of training and training costs See Training below under this main heading
Training
financial assistance programs See Student financial assistance, programs for medical students under Post-secondary education
medical school program (Avison, D.) 72:1320
student costs and debt load (Beasley, S.) 83:1250
Pierre, Paula

B.C., northern and rural B.C., economic development and diversification, impact of development on housing availability 76:1730
Budgets, 2009-10 budget priorities, housing 76:1730
Children, child care funding 76:1730
Housing, affordable housing, government action 76:1730
Nechako area
affordable housing 76:1730
child care spaces 76:1730
children and youth in area, access to recreation 76:1735-1740
transit services 76:1740
transportation needs of women and families 76:1730-1735
Nechako Valley Community Services
office space, need for expansion 76:1735-1740
programs and services 76:1725
Recreational opportunities for children and youth, government support 76:1735
Welfare, social services organizations, availability of affordable office space 76:1735-1740
Piver, André

As subject
mother's experience in health care system 82:1705
Agriculture, government investment and support 82:1700
Food security 82:1700
Health care system
system, model of care 82:1700-1705
workers, use of casual workers 82:1700-1705
Plants

Nurseries See Gardening
Player, Doreen

Burnaby Partners in Seniors Wellness, activities and funding 87:1205-1210
Plutonic Power Corporation

East Toba River–Montrose Creek hydroelectricity project (Horgan) 72:1530 (McInnes, D.) 72:1515, 72:1525-1530
Police and policing

Civilian oversight (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1525-1530
Civilian oversight, complaint process See Police complaint process below under this main heading
Funding for police services (Ferguson, G.) 85:0930
Police complaint process See also Police Complaint Commissioner
complaint trend analysis (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1520
legislation for implementation of review recommendations See review recommendations under this subheading
process (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1515
review recommendations, impact on Police Complaint Commissioner (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1515
Police Complaint Commissioner

Budget and operations (Hawes) 93:1535-1540, 93:1550 (Horgan) 93:1530-1535 (Hubbard, L.) 93:1535-1540 (Ralston) 93:1540 (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1505-1510, 93:1520, 93:1540-1550
Budget and operations, salaries (Hubbard, L.) 93:1525 (Ralston) 93:1520-1525 (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1525
Caseload (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1515, 93:1540-1545
Complaint process See Police complaint process under Police and policing
Computer systems and software (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1515
Outreach and training activities (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1525-1530 (Yap) 93:1525-1530
Public scrutiny (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1520
Relationship with statutory officers, shared services See also Officers of the Legislature, shared services under Legislature
(Hawes) 93:1520 (Hubbard, L.) 93:1520 (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1505-1510
Staffing (Brown, B.) 89:0920
Staffing decisions (Hawes) 93:1545-1550 (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1545-1550
Staffing, support staff (Ralston) 93:1545 (Ryneveld, D.) 93:1510, 93:1545
Politics and politicians

Politicians and parties, comments and position on forest industry issues (Jeffrey, R.) 86:1615-1620
Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Community living services (Davis, M.) 88:1740 (Thorne) 88:1740
Port of Prince Rupert

Development, impact on regional economy (Zitkauskas, R.) 74:1900
Expansion and container port project (Kerr, M.) 76:1900
Porter, Doug

Alexis Creek, need for high-speed Internet service 77:0950-0955
Telus Corp., Internet service to rural and remote communities 77:0950-0955
Post-secondary education See also Post-secondary education – Funding; Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes

Accessibility
accessibility and affordability (Bowman, K.) 78:1640-1645 (Friedman, T.) 78:1610 (Girard, A.) 82:1725-1730 (Oliver, C.) 72:1335-1340 (Ratjen, S.) 87:1030 (Reid, S.) 80:0925-0930 (Shaw, J.) 79:1355-1400
accessibility for low-income population (Robertson, D.) 72:1235
entrance requirements See Entrance requirements under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
issues for students with children (Pearce, S.) 86:1820 (Shaw, M.) 86:1830
Benefits to society (Bonell, K.) 81:0920-0925 (Friedman, T.) 78:1620
Blended-learning model See Courses and programs, programs for working students below under this main heading
Campus 2020 report (Robertson, D.) 72:1230
Colleges See Colleges and university colleges under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Completion rates, relationship to job market and student costs (Lee) 84:1425 (Roelants, D.) 84:1425
Cost
ancillary costs and fees (Austin) 82:1730 (Horgan) 78:1655 (Lubbers, D.) 82:1730 (McLellan, A.) 78:1655
cost and quality (Clift, R.) 80:1100
course materials See Courses and programs below under this main heading
textbooks See Textbooks below under this main heading
tuition See Tuition fees below under this main heading
Courses and programs See also particular institutions
Courses and programs, cost of course materials (Girard, A.) 82:1730 (Horgan) 82:1730-1735 (Lubbers, D.) 82:1730
Courses and programs, programs for working students (Spinner, D.) 84:1510
Credit transfer system (Avison, D.) 72:1335
Education of first nations people, student financial assistance (Francis-Pelton, L.) 84:1505
Enrolment levels
enrolment levels in colleges (Sutherland, B.) 76:1820
enrolment levels in colleges, impact of new entrance requirements for universities (Bowman, J.) 76:1830
levels (Avison, D.) 72:1325 (Lee) 72:1345 (Oliver, C.) 72:1340-1345
relationship to economic conditions (Mirhady, D.) 87:0915 (Paling, J.) 88:1755 (Ralston) 86:1830, 87:0915 (Wilson, J.) 80:1310
relationship to economic conditions and government policy changes (Roelants, D.) 84:1410-1415
relationship to job market (Hayer) 72:1350
Funding See Post-secondary education – Funding
Government investment (McLellan, A.) 78:1650 (Rees, R.) 80:1110
Graduate students, government support (Avison, D.) 72:1325 (Clift, R.) 80:1055-1100 (Lee) 80:1100 (McLellan, A.) 78:1650 (Ralston) 80:1055
Graduate students, recruitment (Finlayson, J.) 80:0950
International students See Students below under this main heading
Participation of under-represented groups, SPARK program See Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, B.C.
Quality of education in B.C. (Paling, J.) 88:1755
Role in addressing skilled labour shortage See Shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education under Skills training
Role in economy (Ratjen, S.) 87:1030 (Reid, S.) 80:0925 (Simpson, R.) 88:1845
Status See System in B.C. below under this main heading
Student financial assistance
assistance (Davison, G.) 76:1755
bursaries and grants (Bonell, K.) 81:0925-0930 (Crawford, V.) 76:1645 (McLellan, A.) 78:1650 (Thorne) 76:1645
debt levels See Students, debt load below under this main heading
graduate scholarships (Clift, R.) 80:1055 (Francis-Pelton, L.) 84:1505
grants (Beasley, S.) 83:1245 (Hawes) 88:1800 (Krishnan, V.) 80:1510 (Paling, J.) 88:1800 (Ratjen, S.) 87:1030 (Shaw, M.) 86:1830 (Simpson, R.) 88:1835 (Thorne) 88:1800
grants and loan reduction program (Lubbers, D.) 82:1735 (Reid, S.) 80:0930 (Scow, R.) 83:1225-1230
interest on loans (Beasley, S.) 83:1245 (Clark, A.) 76:1645 (Crawford, V.) 76:1645 (Girard, A.) 82:1725 (Hawes) 88:1845-1850 (Krishnan, V.) 80:1515 (McLellan, A.) 78:1650 (Ratjen, S.) 87:1030 (Reid, S.) 80:0930 (Scow, R.) 83:1230 (Simpson, R.) 88:1835-1850 (Thorne) 88:1845
interest-free period for law students (Bond, J.) 72:1310-1315 (Horgan) 72:1310 (Maisonville, M.) 72:1305-1315 (Nevin, C.) 72:1315 (Rustad) 72:1310
loan reduction program (Beasley, S.) 83:1240 (Lee) 82:1735 (McLellan, A.) 78:1650
loan repayment for students in professional programs See also interest-free period for law students under this subheading
(Avison, D.) 72:1330
millennium scholarship fund See Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation
needs-based grant program (Robertson, D.) 72:1235
programs for medical students (Bond, J.) 72:1310 (Rustad) 72:1310
programs for professional articling students (Hayer) 72:1315
student loan system (Paling, J.) 88:1800
tax credits (Horgan) 82:1735 (Lubbers, D.) 82:1735
transit pass program See Fares, U-Pass student subsidy under South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Students
access to transit services (Beasley, S.) 83:1255
access to transit services, campaign See Campaigns under Canadian Federation of Students
debt load (Ackland, S.) 83:1335-1340 (Beasley, S.) 83:1240 (Bowman, K.) 78:1640 (Clark, A.) 76:1645 (Girard, A.) 82:1725 (Ratjen, S.) 87:1030
government support (Scow, R.) 83:1225
international students in B.C. institutions (Wilson, J.) 80:1310-1315
single-parent students, issues See Accessibility, issues for students with children above under this main heading
student employment (Thorne) 72:1455
System, capacity issues (Wilson, J.) 80:1305-1310
System in B.C. (Avison, D.) 72:1320 (Clift, R.) 80:1050 (Davison, G.) 76:1745
Textbooks (Beasley, S.) 83:1250 (Hawes) 82:1735, 83:1250 (Lubbers, D.) 82:1735
Tuition fees
cap on increases (Avison, D.) 72:1325
fees (Ackland, S.) 83:1335-1340 (Beasley, S.) 83:1240 (Clark, A.) 76:1640 (Friedman, T.) 78:1610 (Girard, A.) 82:1725 (Horgan) 80:1100 (McLellan, A.) 78:1655 (Ralston) 86:1830 (Ratjen, S.) 87:1025-1030
fees for professional programs (Beasley, S.) 83:1250
reduction (Krishnan, V.) 80:1510 (McLellan, A.) 78:1645 (Reid, S.) 80:0930 (Robertson, D.) 72:1235 (Scow, R.) 83:1225 (Shaw, M.) 86:1830 (Simpson, R.) 88:1835
Universities See Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Post-secondary education – Funding

Changes to three-year funding plan (Crawford, V.) 76:1640 (Horgan) 78:1615, 81:0930 (Lee) 78:1620 (Oliver, C.) 72:1340 (Shaw, M.) 86:1825-1830
Changes to three-year funding plan, impact on institution budgets See also particular institutions
(Bowman, J.) 76:1825-1830 (Horgan) 72:1240, 76:1825, 83:1340 (Ralston) 79:1405 (Reid, S.) 80:0930 (Robertson, D.) 72:1230-1235 (Shaw, J.) 79:1405 (Sutherland, B.) 76:1815-1820
Federal funding (Beasley, S.) 83:1240
Federal funding and transfer payments (Ratjen, S.) 87:1035 (Reid, S.) 80:0925-0930 (Thorne) 87:1035
Full-time-equivalency grant See Funding formula, per-student funding below under this main heading
Funding (Ackland, S.) 83:1335 (Avison, D.) 72:1325-1335 (Bonell, K.) 81:0925-0930 (Clark, A.) 76:1640 (Clift, R.) 80:1050-1100 (Coxson, D.) 76:1840-1845 (Davison, G.) 76:1745-1755 (Finlayson, J.) 80:0950 (Friedman, T.) 78:1605-1610 (Hayer) 72:1350 (Lee) 80:1100 (McLellan, A.) 78:1645-1650 (Oliver, C.) 72:1340-1350 (Reid, S.) 80:0925-0935 (Rustad) 72:1345, 78:1615-1620 (Walker, D.) 86:1640-1645 (Wilson, E.) 86:1755 (Wilson, J.) 80:1310
Funding as investment (Krishnan, V.) 80:1510 (Robertson, D.) 72:1225-1230 (Scow, R.) 83:1225-1230 (Shaw, M.) 86:1825-1830
Funding for colleges (Fairbairn, D.) 87:1015-1020 (Shaw, J.) 79:1355-1400
Funding for colleges, targeted funding formula for regional skills training programs (Ralston) 74:1820 (Synotte, L.) 74:1825
Funding for rural institutions (Ackland, S.) 83:1340 (Hawes) 83:1340
Funding for skills training See Skills training
Funding formula, implementation of Perrin review recommendations (Friedman, T.) 78:1615
Funding formula, per-student funding (Beasley, S.) 83:1245 (Paling, J.) 88:1755 (Shaw, M.) 86:1830
Operational funding (Girard, A.) 82:1730 (Krishnan, V.) 80:1515 (Simpson, R.) 88:1840
Operational funding reductions See Changes to three-year funding plan above under this main heading
Stability (Atkinson, D.) 86:1610-1615 (Francis-Pelton, L.) 84:1505 (Ralston) 86:1610 (Ratjen, S.) 87:1030-1035
Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes

Capital projects, life-cycle costing (Spinner, D.) 84:1510
Carbon neutrality and green initiatives, funding (Simpson, R.) 88:1840
Carbon neutrality and green initiatives, impact on institution budgets (Beasley, S.) 83:1245-1250 (Bowen, J.) 83:1235 (Horgan) 83:1255 (Krishnan, V.) 80:1515 (Reid, S.) 80:0935
Colleges and university colleges
access to research funding (Bonell, K.) 81:0925
collaboration and competition (Fairbairn, D.) 87:1020
college sector in B.C. (Fairbairn, D.) 87:1015
competition with universities for students See also Enrolment levels in colleges under Post-secondary education
(Austin) 76:1830
funding See Post-secondary education – Funding
role in economy and education system (Shaw, J.) 79:1355-1400 (Sutherland, B.) 76:1820
student demographic (Oliver, C.) 72:1345
university colleges, transition to teaching universities See Teaching universities below under this main heading
Enrolment levels See Post-secondary education
Entrance requirements (Avison, D.) 72:1330 (Hayer) 72:1330
Faculty, mitigation of costs due to mandatory retirement elimination (Hackett, R.) 87:0920 (Hayer) 87:0920 (Mirhady, D.) 87:0915
Funding See Post-secondary education – Funding
Government letters of expectations (Bowman, J.) 76:1820 (Sutherland, B.) 76:1820
Operations, carbon neutrality See Carbon neutrality above under this main heading
Performance measurement (Lee) 79:1400-1405 (Shaw, J.) 79:1400-1405
Research, scientific and technological research and development initiatives in B.C. (Poutissou, J.) 80:0915
Role in worker transition to other employment (Ackland, S.) 83:1330
Sector accountability measures See Performance measurement above under this main heading
Special purpose teaching universities See Teaching universities below under this main heading
Teaching universities, impacts of establishment (Avison, D.) 72:1330-1335 (Horgan) 72:1330
Teaching universities, mandate and access to research funding (Legg, P.) 72:1355 (Oliver, C.) 72:1350-1355 (Ralston) 72:1350
Universities, increases in costs and expenses (Clift, R.) 80:1050
University colleges See Colleges and university colleges above under this main heading
Poutissou, Jean-Michel

Advanced Applied Physics Solutions Inc., promotion of scientific commercialization and research in B.C. 80:0910
B.C. Cancer Agency, cancer treatment facilities 80:0910
Cancer treatment improvements 80:0910, 80:0920
Health care system, impact of new technologies and treatments 80:0910
Health research 80:0910, 80:0920
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
scientific and technological research and development initiatives in B.C. 80:0915
Research and innovation, government strategy 80:0910-0915
Science and technology, nuclear science, medical isotope production in B.C. and elsewhere 80:0910-0920
Tri-University Meson Facility
economic and social benefits of work 80:0910
funding and government support 80:0905-0920
scientific research and work at facility 80:0905-0920
Poverty

Child poverty, elimination (Lanzinger, I.) 80:1150
Child poverty in B.C. (Blake, J.) 86:1910 (Hayer) 86:1910 (Lanzinger, I.) 80:1150, 80:1205 (Lee) 80:1205 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 96:1120
Child poverty in B.C., government action (Montani, A.) 72:1250-1255 (Norton, J.) 72:1245-1250
Economic and social costs (Montani, A.) 72:1250-1255
Impact on health status See Health status under Health – Public health; Social determinants under Health
Incidence among seniors (Startin, D.) 84:1210
Reduction, government strategy (Blake, J.) 86:1905 (Collins, M.) 86:1905 (Ralston) 86:1905
Working poor (Montani, A.) 72:1250
Powell River, B.C.

Hydroelectricity project near Toba River See Plutonic Power Corporation
Power See Energy
Powerex Corp.

Energy purchase See British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Presley, Murray

Business, small business tax threshold 83:1405
Comox Valley
Sage Hills development 83:1410
trade mission to China 83:1405
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, importance and potential use of rail line 83:1405-1410
Infrastructure, government investment 83:1405
Mount Washington Alpine Resort, use as training facility by Olympic athletes 83:1410
Sales tax, harmonization with goods and services tax 83:1405
Taxation, competitive tax system 83:1400-1405
Vancouver Island
economy 83:1400-1405
exports, trade with Asia-Pacific region 83:1405-1410
forest industry, current conditions 83:1400
Prince George Airport

Development as global air cargo centre (Austin) 76:1705 (North, J.) 76:1705
Development of air logistics park (McEwan, T.) 76:1710-1715
Prince George, B.C.

Affordable housing (Rustad) 83:1440
Agricultural land development fund (Zurowski, D.) 76:1625
Air quality issues (Horgan) 76:1635 (Zurowski, D.) 76:1635
Area west of Prince George See Nechako area
Arts and culture, performing arts centre project (McEwan, T.) 76:1715 (Zurowski, D.) 76:1625
City planning (Zurowski, D.) 76:1625
Economic development See Regional economic development below under this main heading
Economy See Regional economy below under this main heading
Energy plan, community energy system (Rustad) 76:1630 (Zurowski, D.) 76:1630-1635
Environmental initiatives (Zurowski, D.) 76:1630
Flood protection (Koehler, A.) 76:2000
Housing for mentally ill and addicted (Thorne) 76:1630 (Zurowski, D.) 76:1625-1630
Infrastructure, government investment (Rustad) 76:1635
Post-secondary education (McEwan, T.) 76:1715
Regional economic development, diversification and technical education initiative (Koehler, A.) 76:2005
Regional economic development, municipal initiative See Initiatives Prince George Development Corp.
Regional economy, current conditions (Davison, G.) 76:1745
Transportation infrastructure (Koehler, A.) 76:2000 (McEwan, T.) 76:1710-1715 (Zurowski, D.) 76:1625
Transportation infrastructure, highway bypass See Prince George bypass proposal under Highway 16
Prince George Chamber of Commerce

Recommendations on government budget (Koehler, A.) 76:2000-2010
Support for increase in child care spaces (Ralston) 82:1830
Prince George school district See School district 57 (Prince George)
Prince Rupert, B.C.

Port See Port of Prince Rupert
Pristine Power Inc.

Operations and staff (Campbell, H.) 88:1805
Privacy

Protection of personal information, MLA offices See Constituency offices, documentation under Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Property

Recreational properties, regulation and taxation (Ashmore, S.) 81:0900-0915 (Hawes) 81:0915
Property purchase tax See Property transfer tax
Property tax

Assessment of property, legislation See Assessment Act
Reform (Rigsby, J.) 83:1305
Tax rates (Kesselman, J.) 80:1420
Property transfer tax

Application to property transfers due to bankruptcy, request for exemption (Gurney, D.) 86:1935-1940 (Ralston) 86:1940
Exemption for first-time buyers (Horn, D.) 85:0915 (Sam, S.) 88:1535
Impact on housing affordability (Sam, S.) 88:1535
Reform (Hayer) 85:0920 (Horn, D.) 85:0915-0920 (Joe, T.) 84:1035 (Kesselman, J.) 80:1425 (Laing, R.) 88:1605 (Renault, S.) 84:1045 (Rustad) 84:1035 (Thorne) 85:0920 (Wilson, E.) 86:1750
Revenues to government (Laing, R.) 88:1605 (Sam, S.) 88:1530 (Whitemarsh, M.) 88:1605 (Wittal, D.) 78:1715
Tax (Horgan) 71:1025 (Magnan, B.) 72:1400
Tax rate threshold (Laing, R.) 88:1605 (Sam, S.) 88:1535-1540 (Wittal, D.) 78:1715-1720
Tax rebate for energy-efficient homes (Whitemarsh, M.) 88:1605-1610
Use of revenues for environmental initiatives (Horgan) 78:1725 (Wittal, D.) 78:1720
Use of revenues for housing initiatives (Juba, B.) 83:1440 (Thorne) 83:1440
Prothero, Wendy

Budgets, 2009-10 budget priorities 83:1520
Climate change, government action 83:1515
Comox Valley, affordable housing and homelessness 83:1520
Cycling infrastructure, government investment 83:1515-1520
Quebec, cycling infrastructure 83:1515
Railways and rail services, bicycle transport rules 83:1515-1520
Provincial nominee program See Immigration
Provincial sales tax See Sales tax
Public debt

Current levels (Hansen) 71:1100 (Lee) 71:1100
Debt reduction See Paydown of debt below under this main heading
Debt-servicing costs (Hansen) 71:1050
Deficit management See Management of budget deficits under Budgets
Paydown of debt (Bader, M.) 88:1505 (Hansen) 71:1020 (Penninga, M.) 85:1040 (Sardinha, J.) 79:1345 (Winter, J.) 79:1315-1320
Public sector/public service See Civil service
Publicover, Rick

B.C., northern and rural B.C.
economic development and government investment 76:1800-1810
government services, accessibility and use of video conferencing 76:1805-1810
highways and roads 76:1805
Budgets, 2009-10 budget priorities 76:1810-1815
Carbon tax, position of forest industry 76:1815
Central Interior Logging Association
activities and membership 76:1800-1805
position on carbon tax 76:1815
Energy, bioenergy industry, access to wood fibre 76:1810
Forests and forest industry, tenure issues 76:1810
Resources and resource industries
resource road improvements and funding 76:1805
workers, skills training and supply 76:1800-1805
Skills training, funding 76:1800-1805
Public-private partnerships See Business
Pulp and paper industry See Pulp and paper sector under Forests and forest industry

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