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

Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)

As subject
election as Chair of Public Accounts Committee 6:0930 (James, C.) 6:0930
Auditor General
audit services, performance audits 13:1355
audits and reports, process for government response 13:1035, 13:1135
budget, review 10:1005
financial statement audit coverage plan 10:1025
approval by Public Accounts Committee 11:1150
changes 11:1005, 11:1015
distribution to committee members 10:1005, 11:1025
Auditor General of Canada
report on e-health systems 7:1115-1120
Automobiles
traffic safety, role of road engineering and use of collision data 15:1150
B.C.
northeast B.C., impact of oil and gas industry activities on groundwater 15:1320-1325
B.C. Archives
facility tour 8:1445
facility tour by Public Accounts committee members 15:1410
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
financial reporting, exclusion from government reporting entity 10:1220
British Petroleum Plc., participation in knowledge management guide 8:1115
Budgets
budget information in estimates and public accounts 9:1005
budget process review, report 9:1005
Business
public-private partnerships, review by Auditor General 9:0945
Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees
2010 conference in Quebec City 8:1450-1455
Civil service
public sector governance, boards, appointed vs. elected boards 9:1335
Communities
green community design and development, LocalMotion program 11:1305
Comptroller general
internal audit reports, availability and review by Public Accounts Committee 11:1100
internal audit reports, review by Public Accounts Committee 12:1355
presentation to Public Accounts Committee 10:1100
Crown corporations
executive compensation arrangements, review by Auditor General 9:1150
Education
students, evaluation and testing 15:1025-1030
Education Ministry
performance indicators and reporting 15:1020-1030
Education, schools
seismic mitigation program 8:1045-1050
seismic mitigation program, review by Auditor General, implementation of recommendations 8:1025
Evans, Kevin, response to Public Accounts Committee members' questions 12:1140
Finance and Government Services Committee
review of statutory officers 10:1005
Forests and Range Ministry, participation in knowledge management guide 8:1115
Gentner, Guy
opposition to motion on government records retention and disposal 8:1445
Government
financial reporting
contractual obligations 9:0935, 9:0945, 9:0955
contractual obligations, motion re work by comptroller general 9:1035
government reporting entity 10:1220
reporting by SUCH sector 10:1110
fraud risk management
criminal fraud, referral to police 12:1410
internal fraud 12:1410
prevention, detection and investigation of fraud, corporate culture issues 12:1410-1415
review by Auditor General 12:1410
information technology systems, business continuity planning
comparison between B.C. and other jurisdictions 14:1505
contracted services, costs 14:1425
performance indicators and reporting, key indicators
measurement of non-financial performance 15:1020
use for interjurisdictional comparisons 15:1025
public accounts
financial statement discussion and analysis 9:0930, 9:1005
financial statement discussion and analysis, request for information 9:1015
wireless network security
encryption issues 7:0920
review by Auditor General, implementation of recommendations 7:0935-0940
wireless access devices 7:0935-0940
Health, continuing and long-term care
home and community care
planning, review by Auditor General 8:1310-1315
Health, health care system
e-health systems
contracts and procurement process, review by comptroller general 7:1110
cost savings 7:1120
national standards 7:1120
participation by physicians 7:1115
Highways and roads
maintenance and rehabilitation, incentive program for contractors 15:1155
Horne, Douglas
election as Deputy Chair of Public Accounts Committee 6:0930
Infrastructure
projects
assessment and priorities 11:1240-1245, 11:1305
assessment and priorities, process 11:1320
expenditure claims and recovery of funds 11:1305-1315
grant administration, review by Auditor General 11:1305-1315
Langley
water management plan 15:1340-1345
Oil and gas
hydraulic fracturing practices, impact on groundwater 15:1320-1325
industry, security deposits 9:1410, 14:1540
oversight and regulation of industry 15:1320-1325
oversight and regulation of industry, review by Auditor General, follow-up process and implementation of recommendations 14:1540
wells, orphan wells 13:1305
Oil and Gas Commission
management of site reclamation fund 9:1420
powers, seizure of assets 9:1425
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
costs and funding, review by Auditor General 12:1245-1250
Parks
system, review by Auditor General 13:1335
Partnerships B.C.
report content on Sea to Sky Highway upgrade project, comparison with public accounts content 9:0955-1000
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
borrowing powers and access to capital 10:1115
Public Accounts Committee
attendance by committee members and staff at annual public accounts committees conference 8:1450-1455
debate on proposed legislation 15:1350-1355
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 6:0930
in-camera proceedings 11:1035, 11:1120-1125
meeting schedule
accommodation of questions for witnesses 9:1425-1430, 10:1100
agenda for December 7 meeting 12:1420
agenda for June 10 meeting 8:1455
agenda for November 16 meeting 11:1155
agenda for November 17 meeting 11:1500
agenda for October 20 meeting 10:1320
members, notice of motion 15:1415
members, partisanship 12:1140
review of Auditor General reports 12:1420
review of Auditor General reports, follow-up by committee 14:1555-1605
subcommittee on audit coverage plan, proposal 11:1150
tours of facilities 8:1445
witnesses, response to questions 9:1405-1410
work of committee 15:1410
Public documents committee
review of government records retention schedules 8:1440-1445
Skills training
apprenticeship counsellors and support 12:1120-1125
Red Seal certification 12:1115-1120
role of trade unions 12:1115
system, changes 12:1115-1120
trades training, scope 12:1115-1120
Sourial, Susan, work on select standing committees 10:1000
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
collaboration with ICBC and RCMP on road safety issues 15:1150
Utilities
regulated utility companies, financial reporting 10:1130
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
primary access regional information system access and security, review by Auditor General, implementation of recommendations 7:1000
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
financial reporting 12:1300
Waste management
contaminated sites, assessment and classification 9:1410
contaminated sites, liability 9:1415
Water
conservation and supply, government plan 15:1320-1325
groundwater management and protection, licensing and permitting 15:1325
groundwater management and protection, review by Auditor General
government response 15:1350-1355
review 15:1320, 15:1340
Western Forest Products Inc.
purchase of Cascadia Forest Products Ltd. 13:1055
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence
company request to government 13:1055, 13:1130
environmental protection issues, ungulate range 13:1105
government decision-making process 13:1055, 13:1105
government decision-making process, consideration of company financial status and economic role 13:1030, 13:1055
government decision-making process, consideration of public interest 13:1025-1030
review by Auditor General 13:1025-1030, 13:1055
government response 13:1035, 13:1055, 13:1130
handling of insider trading allegation 13:1115
media coverage 13:1125
Ramsay, Shayne

Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addictions, facility 8:1440
Homelessness
government action, comprehensive plan 8:1410-1415
homelessness intervention project 8:1435
number of homeless 8:1400
outreach programs 8:1410
suburban homelessness 8:1435
Housing
government purchase of single-room-occupancy hotels 8:1410
social and subsidized housing, assessment of applicants 8:1420
social and subsidized housing, wait-lists for social housing 8:1415
supportive housing 8:1415
temporary housing and shelters 8:1410, 8:1435
Mental health, mental illness and addiction, programs and services 8:1440
Vancouver, Downtown Eastside, homelessness and housing 8:1430-1435
Vancouver, social and supportive housing projects 8:1415
Red Seal certification See Certification under Skills training
Regional Economic and Skills Development, Ministry of See Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, Ministry of
Reid, Jason

Auditor General
audit services 10:1010, 11:1005-1010
auditor rotation and term limits 10:1015-1020, 11:1005
performance audits 10:1015
priorities 10:1020, 11:1010
financial statement audit coverage plan 10:1010-1025, 11:1005-1015
financial statement audit coverage plan, changes 10:1020, 11:1010
Auditors
auditing standards for government entities 11:1005-1010
Business
public-private partnerships, financial reporting 10:1025, 11:1015
Government
accounting practices, use of generally accepted accounting principles 10:1015
financial management of working capital by SUCH sector entities, review by Auditor General 10:1335
financial reporting standards for government entities, changes 10:1020, 11:1010
Resources and resource industries See also particular industries

Information See also Integrated land management bureau
Information, government management, review by Auditor General (Doyle, J.) 14:1625-1640 (Huntington) 14:1625 (Macdonell, M.) 14:1620
Retirement

Pensions See Pensions
Riley, Dave

B.C. Investment Management Corporation
relationship with SUCH sector 10:1420
Education, funding
capital funding models 10:1410
funding for school districts 10:1400, 10:1410
Education, school districts and boards of education, financial management of working capital
capital asset management 10:1410
government study 10:1340
management 10:1410
reforms 10:1345, 10:1400
Government, financial management of working capital by SUCH sector entities
investment of funds 10:1420
just-in-time funding model 10:1410
review by Auditor General, government response 10:1340-1345, 10:1400, 10:1410-1420
Health authorities
financial management of working capital 10:1340
New west partnership agreement 10:1420
Rose, Colleen

Auditor General, audit follow-up, principles and priorities 7:1145
Rustad, John (Nechako Lakes)

Agricultural land reserve
regional issues and policies 13:1325
Agriculture
farmland protection legislation in other jurisdictions 13:1325
Auditor General
financial statement audit coverage plan 11:1040-1045
staffing, contracted services 11:1120
Automobiles
accidents in winter conditions 15:1230-1235
tires, regulation of winter tires 15:1230-1235
Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees
2010 conference in Quebec City 8:1450-1455
Civil service
public sector governance, board members, experience and training 9:1325
Crown corporations
executive compensation arrangements, review by Auditor General 9:1205-1210
Education
students, evaluation and testing 15:1035
system, performance measurement 15:1035
Education, funding
annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades 11:1350
Education Ministry
performance indicators and reporting 15:1035
Education, school districts and boards of education
board members, experience and training 9:1325-1330
financial management of working capital
management 11:1350
Government
accounting practices 9:1030
financial reporting, audit risk assessment 11:1040-1045
fraud risk management, history 12:1400
fraud risk management, review by Auditor General 12:1400
performance indicators and reporting
development guide for key indicators 15:1035
key indicators, development and use by ministries and Officers of the Legislature 15:1035-1040
public accounts, financial statement discussion and analysis 9:1030
wireless network security, impact of technology changes 7:0925
Infrastructure
projects
assessment and priorities, federal government role 11:1340
grant administration, review by Auditor General 11:1340-1350
project management costs 11:1345
timelines 11:1345
Oil and gas
oversight and regulation of industry, review by Auditor General 9:1425
Public Accounts Committee
attendance by committee members and staff at annual public accounts committees conference 8:1450-1455
in-camera proceedings 11:1125
meeting schedule, accommodation of questions for witnesses 9:1425
Public debt
debt and deficit financial statements 9:1030
Teachers
performance measurement 15:1035
Ryan-Lloyd, Kate

Auditor General
financial statement audit coverage plan, approval by Public Accounts Committee 11:1150
financial statement audit coverage plan, distribution to committee members 10:1005
B.C. Archives
facility tour by Public Accounts Committee members 9:1430
Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees, 2010 conference in Quebec City 8:1445-1450
Government
financial reporting, contractual obligations, motion re work by comptroller general 9:1035
Legislature
committee system, in-camera proceedings 11:1120-1125
Public Accounts Committee
attendance by committee members and staff at annual public accounts committees conference 8:1450
in-camera proceedings 11:1125
Public documents committee
information, availability to Public Accounts Committee members 15:1355

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