Province of British Columbia
39th Parliament – 2010
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
INDEX

Davidson, Heather

Canadian Institute for Health Information, use of health data 8:1245-1250
Health, continuing and long-term care
beds, number 8:1310
home and community care, information management systems 8:1245-1250
home and community care, planning, review by Auditor General, government response 8:1240-1310, 8:1320
Health, health authorities
annual reports and service plans 8:1255
information management systems 8:1245-1250, 8:1320-1325
Health, health care funding
home and community care funding 8:1240
Health, health care system
patient care quality review boards 8:1255
Hospice and palliative care, planning 8:1245
Housing, residential care facilities
assisted living and residential care 8:1240
conditions, surveys 8:1255
Davis, Celine

B.C., northeast B.C., impact of oil and gas industry activities on groundwater 15:1325
Oil and Gas Activities Act amendments 15:1325
Oil and gas, oversight and regulation of industry 15:1325
Waste management, contaminated sites, protection of water sources 15:1340
Water
drinking water protection 15:1350
groundwater management and protection
aquifer classification and prioritization 15:1335
governance issues 15:1325, 15:1340, 15:1350
information management issues 15:1315, 15:1325-1335, 15:1350
legislation 15:1340
observation wells 15:1315, 15:1330
protection from industrial contamination 15:1340
legislation 15:1325
Debt

Public debt See Public debt
Delta, B.C.

Farmland protection and greenhouse industry (Huntington) 13:1315
Municipal government, disaster recovery planning (Gentner) 14:1430
Delta school district See School district 37 (Delta)
Disasters See Emergencies
Doyle, John

Accountants
accounting standards, changes 9:1020-1025
accounting standards, information and discussion 10:1120
Agricultural Land Commission
budget and operations 13:1255
review by Auditor General 13:1215, 13:1330
role and responsibilities 13:1215
Auditor General
audit follow-up 14:1525-1540, 14:1555-1600
audit follow-up, principles and priorities 7:1140, 7:1155
audit services 11:1055-1105, 11:1120
annual cycle 11:1025
auditor rotation and term limits 11:1020-1035
costs and fees 11:1025-1030, 11:1105-1115
financial audits 13:1400
fraud prevention 12:1425-1430
good-practice guides 14:1640
performance audits 10:1010, 13:1355-1400, 13:1420, 13:1445-1450
priorities 15:1045, 15:1055
audits and reports
process 8:1405, 9:1210, 9:1225
process for government response 13:1035, 13:1135-1140
summary report 14:1610-1615
audits of office 13:1445-1450
budget 10:1010, 11:1105
financial statement audit coverage plan 10:1005-1010, 11:1015-1055, 11:1115-1120
financial statement audit coverage plan, changes 11:1005, 11:1015
management letters on performance issues 14:1615
mandate and role 12:1250, 15:1050-1055, 15:1105
participation in auditor exchange program with Barbados 13:1215
recommendations, implementation by government 14:1540
staffing, contracted services 11:1110-1120
workload 11:1120
Auditors
auditing standards for government entities 11:1050
auditing standards, international standards 12:1415
BCIF Management Ltd., status and Auditor General oversight 11:1015
B.C. Arts Council
grant administration, review by Auditor General 12:1220
grant administration, review by Auditor General, implementation of recommendations 12:1255
B.C. Enterprise Corporation, status and Auditor General oversight 11:1015
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., financial reporting, exclusion from government reporting entity 10:1220
B.C. Hydro, accounting practices and financial reporting 10:1125, 10:1245-1250
B.C. Institute of Technology, wireless network security 7:0935
B.C. Lottery Corporation, financial management, Auditor General oversight 11:1050
B.C. Rail, status and Auditor General oversight 11:1120
British Petroleum Plc., participation in knowledge management guide 8:1115-1120
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
amendments 10:1135
Budgets
budget information in estimates and public accounts 9:1005
budget process review, report 9:1005
Business
public-private partnerships, assessment methodology 9:0945
public-private partnerships, review by Auditor General 9:0945
Civil service
employees, standards of conduct 12:1410
public sector governance
board members, experience and training 9:1315, 9:1330-1335
board practices for information use 9:1320
board practices for information use and decision-making, review by Auditor General 9:1250, 9:1315, 9:1330-1335
board practices for information use and decision-making, review by Auditor General, follow-up process 9:1310
board practices for information use and decision-making, survey 9:1250, 9:1315
boards, appointed vs. elected boards 9:1335
good practices guide 9:1040
review by Auditor General 9:1040, 9:1115
public sector organizations
performance measurement, reporting 9:1110, 9:1115
performance measurement, survey 9:1040
Community Living B.C., financial reporting, audit 11:1020
Comptroller general
fraud and loss reports to Auditor General 12:1415-1420
Credit rating
role of Auditor General review of government financial reporting 10:1240-1245
Crown corporations
executive compensation 9:1155
comparison with other jurisdictions and sectors 9:1155, 9:1205-1210
compensation arrangements, review by Auditor General 9:1130, 9:1155-1215
disclosure of information 9:1225
link to performance 9:1200-1205
executive employment arrangements, term of employment 9:1155, 9:1210
executive performance measurement 9:1155-1205
succession planning 9:1215-1220
Education
system, performance measurement 15:1105
Education, funding
annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades 11:1350
revenues from international student fees 10:1435
Education Ministry
collaboration with Auditor General office 14:1640
Education, school districts and boards of education
board members, experience and training 9:1315, 10:1225
budget process 10:1410
financial management of working capital
accumulated surplus 10:1405-1410, 10:1435
management 10:1405, 10:1425-1445, 11:1350-1355, 11:1410
reforms 10:1400, 10:1430-1435
financial reporting 10:1425-1430
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 11:1035-1040
governance, survey by Auditor General 10:1225
Education, schools, seismic mitigation program
review by Auditor General 8:1005
review by Auditor General, implementation of recommendations 8:1025
Financial services industry
banking system, fraud and fraud prevention 12:1430
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd., operations and Auditor General oversight 11:1035
Forests and forest industry
removal of land from tree farm licences, government decision-making process 13:1045
Forests and Range Ministry, participation in knowledge management guide 8:1120
Gambling
charities' access to gambling revenues, potential review by Auditor General 12:1300
Government
accounting practices 9:1020-1025
generally accepted accounting principles 10:1005-1010, 10:1110
public sector accounting standards 10:1425-1430
rate-regulated accounting 10:1125
transition to new standards 10:1125-1135
contracts and outsourcing, audits 10:1310-1315
financial management
cash management 11:1410
working capital management 11:1335
financial management of working capital by SUCH sector entities, review by Auditor General 10:1335, 10:1350-1410, 10:1425-1445, 11:1055
financial management of working capital, review by Auditor General 10:1330
financial reporting
audit costs 11:1105-1110
audit risk assessment 11:1045-1050
contractual obligations 9:1000, 10:1145-1150
government reporting entity 11:1030, 11:1040
management letters from auditors 10:1315-1320
reporting by SUCH sector 10:1110
review by Auditor General 10:1010, 10:1025-1030, 10:1235, 11:1030, 11:1100-1105
review by private sector auditors 11:1020-1025, 11:1105-1110
standards for government entities, changes 11:1120
fraud risk management
centralized and ministry-based approaches 12:1340, 12:1405
cost benefits 12:1345
government strategy 12:1425-1430
history 12:1405-1410
incidence of fraud 12:1340-1345, 12:1430
incidence of fraud in B.C. and other jurisdictions 12:1410
internal fraud 12:1405-1410
prevention, detection and investigation of fraud 12:1345, 12:1405-1410, 12:1425-1430
reporting of fraud and loss 12:1415-1420
review by Auditor General 12:1320, 12:1340, 12:1355, 12:1430
role of government employees 12:1405-1410
information security management 14:1630-1635
information technology systems, business continuity planning
prioritization of critical government business functions 14:1455
review by Auditor General 14:1400, 14:1425, 14:1455
knowledge management practices 8:1100-1105, 8:1140-1145
ministries, audits and financial reporting 10:1255-1300
ministries, purchase cards, fraud prevention 12:1405-1410
performance indicators and reporting, development guide for key indicators 14:1640, 15:1040, 15:1050
performance indicators and reporting, key indicators
development and use by ministries 15:1055-1100
development and use by ministries, Crown agencies and Officers of the Legislature 15:1040-1045
development and use in other jurisdictions 15:1100
measurement of non-financial performance 15:1020-1025
relationship to other performance indicators 15:1050
performance reporting, annual reviews by Auditor General 15:1040
programs and services, integrated case management system 8:1420
public accounts, financial statement discussion and analysis 9:1000-1005
public accounts, review by Auditor General 11:1050, 12:1415
risk management practices 11:1355-1400
transfer agreements and funding, government policies and practices 11:1455
transfer agreements and funding, year-end transfers
2008-09 fiscal year 11:1430
review by Auditor General 11:1430, 11:1455
wireless network security
encryption issues 7:0925
information breaches 7:0920-0925
review by Auditor General 7:0900-0905
review by Auditor General, follow-up process 7:0935
review by Auditor General, implementation of recommendations 7:0930
wireless access devices 7:0925
Health, continuing and long-term care
home and community care, planning, review by Auditor General 8:1230
home and community care, planning, review by Auditor General, follow-up process 8:1300, 8:1315
Health, health authorities
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 11:1040
infection control, hand hygiene programs and assessment 14:1610
performance measurement, reporting 9:1115
Health, health care funding
home and community care funding 8:1230
Health, health care system
e-health systems, costs and planning 7:1135
e-health systems, review by Auditor General 7:1035-1040, 7:1100
hospital societies and trust funds, audit 11:1040
patient safety 7:1100
primary access regional information system 7:1015-1020
Highways and roads
management, review by Auditor General 15:1110, 15:1130
Homelessness
government action 8:1330
comprehensive plan 8:1425
review by Auditor General 8:1405
review by Auditor General, follow-up 8:1350, 8:1405, 8:1430
government action, review by Auditor General, follow-up process and implementation of recommendations 14:1550
homelessness 8:1330
information and data collection 8:1415-1420
Industry Training Authority
establishment and performance 12:1105-1110
establishment and role 12:1005
Industry Training Authority, financial reporting, audit 11:1020
Information
knowledge management, good practice guide and web tool by Auditor General 8:1100-1105, 8:1135-1140
Infrastructure
projects
assessment and priorities 11:1240
grant administration, review by Auditor General 11:1210, 11:1255
reconciliation of funding sources 11:1330
risk management documentation 11:1355-1400
timelines 11:1350
working capital management 11:1210, 11:1255, 11:1335-1340, 11:1350
Integrated land management bureau
mapping information 14:1635-1640
Land use
land use planning, government decision-making process 13:1000
Legislature
committee system 15:1055
Officers of the Legislature, mandates and performance audits 13:1445-1450
MLAs
access to information 8:1135-1140
Oil and gas
deep well and royalty credits, financial reporting 10:1225-1230
hydraulic fracturing practices, impact on groundwater 15:1325
industry, role in economy 9:1340
industry, security deposits 14:1540
orphan wells 9:1420
oversight and regulation of industry 15:1325
legislation 14:1545
review by Auditor General 9:1340, 9:1425, 14:1545
review by Auditor General, follow-up process and implementation of recommendations 14:1540
Oil and Gas Activities Act amendments 15:1325
Oil and Gas Commission
management of site reclamation fund 9:1420
role and responsibilities 9:1340, 15:1325
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
costs and funding, definition and government information 12:1310
costs and funding, review by Auditor General 12:1220, 12:1250, 12:1305-1310
Parks
ecological integrity 13:1335, 13:1415-1420
system, review by Auditor General 13:1335, 13:1415-1420
Partnerships B.C.
evaluation of projects, methodology discussion paper, review by Auditor and comptroller generals 9:0945
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
borrowing powers and access to capital 10:1115
financial reporting, inclusion in government reporting entity 10:1110-1115
financial reporting, review by Auditor General 11:1025, 11:1055
Public Accounts Committee
in-camera proceedings 11:1035
Public debt
debt in B.C. and review by Auditor General 10:1240
impact on budget process 10:1240
self-supported and taxpayer-supported debt 10:1235, 10:1305
Resources and resource industries
information, government management, review by Auditor General 14:1625-1640
School district 39 (Vancouver)
financial management, oversight 11:1035-1045
Simon Fraser University, wireless network security 7:0935
Skills training
apprenticeship model 12:1005
industry training organizations 12:1005
quality assurance 12:1140
system, changes 12:1040
system, review by Auditor General and follow-up process 14:1540
system, review by Auditor General and implementation of recommendations 12:1005
Trades, role in economy 12:1005
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
staff, relationship with Auditor General staff 15:1130
Transportation Investment Corporation
financial reporting 10:1155-1200
revenues from tolling 10:1155
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
primary access regional information system access and security
review by Auditor General, follow-up process 14:1535
primary access regional information system access and security, protection of personal information 7:1015-1020
primary access regional information system access and security, review by Auditor General 7:0940-0945, 7:1015-1020, 7:1100
Waste management
contaminated sites, reclamation and restoration 9:1420
Water
groundwater management and protection, review by Auditor General 15:1245, 15:1325
government response and audit follow-up 15:1305
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence
government decision-making process 13:1025-1040, 13:1050
consideration of company financial status and economic role 13:1030, 13:1050
consideration of public interest 13:1030
Forests Minister briefings 13:1030, 13:1050
review by Auditor General 13:1000, 13:1020-1030, 13:1120
government response 13:1035-1045, 13:1130-1140
handling of insider trading allegation 13:1020, 13:1110, 13:1125-1130
media coverage 13:1125
WorkSafe B.C., financial reporting, review by Auditor General 11:1025-1030
Drinking water See Water
Duncan, David

Automobiles
accidents in winter conditions 15:1230
commercial vehicles, safety inspections 15:1135
tires, regulation and promotion of winter tires 15:1230-1235
Bridges, monitoring and replacement 15:1135
Highways and roads
deterioration 15:1130
deterioration, role of truck traffic 15:1150
environmental management 15:1200
management, long-term planning 15:1140
management, review by Auditor General and government response 15:1120-1125
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation
assessment and reporting 15:1125-1135
contracts and contractors 15:1125
incentive program for contractors 15:1155
planning 15:1120
priorities 15:1220
provincial-municipal collaboration 15:1200
public concerns and input 15:1220-1225
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
staff, relationship with Auditor General staff 15:1120
Trucking industry
funding of transportation infrastructure 15:1135
regulation in western provinces 15:1135
role 15:1135
technology 15:1150
weigh scales and inspections 15:1135-1140, 15:1225-1230
Durno, Sarah

B.C. Arts Council
grant administration, adjudication process documentation 12:1250-1300
public outreach 12:1305

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