Province of British Columbia
4th Session, 39th Parliament – 2011-12
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

Abbotsford Airport Authority

Relationship with Vancouver Airport Authority See Vancouver Airport Authority
Abbotsford, B.C.

Homelessness, Abbotsford Connect event (Power, N.) 54:0910
Abbotsford Community Services See also Power, Nadine; Santiago, Rod

Presentation to committee 54:0900-0915
Funding (Donaldson) 54:0915 (Hayer) 54:0915 (Power, N.) 54:0915 (Santiago, R.) 54:0915
New Beginnings program for young mothers (Power, N.) 54:0905 (Santiago, R.) 54:0915 (Thornthwaite) 54:0915
Organization and services (Santiago, R.) 54:0900-0905
Recommendations on government budget (Santiago, R.) 54:0910
Submission to gaming grant program review (Thornthwaite) 54:0915
Volunteers (Hayer) 54:0915 (Power, N.) 54:0910 (Santiago, R.) 54:0915
Abbotsford International Airport

Direct flights from India (Hayer) 53:1310
Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Abbotsford, B.C.

Surgical services and anaesthesiologist supply (Fry, P.) 54:1110-1120 (Stilwell) 54:1120
Abbotsford Youth Health Centre, Abbotsford, B.C.

Facility and services (Power, N.) 54:0910
Aboriginals See First Nations
Abrams, Mark

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kelowna Community Foodbank Society 56:1305-1315
Budgets, 2012-13 budget priorities 56:1315
Business, social enterprises, funding models 56:1315
Housing, affordable housing 56:1310
Kelowna Community Foodbank Society
mission 56:1310
recommendations on government budget and policies 56:1310-1315
Okanagan area, affordable housing and poverty 56:1310
Poverty
causes and incidence 56:1310
impact on health care and society 56:1305-1315
poverty reduction, government action 56:1305-1310
Advanced education See Post-secondary education
Advocacy groups See Lobbyists
Agricultural Land Commission

Funding and role (McLeod, D.) 51:0950
Agricultural land reserve

Reform (Bennett) 51:0955 (McLeod, D.) 51:0955
Removal of land from reserve (Whitemarsh, M.) 54:1025
Role in economy (Sardinha, J.) 56:1345
Use of land for business activities (Gevatkoff, P.) 51:1000 (McLeod, D.) 51:0945-1000 (Ralston) 51:0955-1000
Agriculture

Agrifood industry See Food industry
Applied research See also Research below under this main heading
Applied research and sustainable development (Noshad, D.) 53:1420-1425
Applied research and sustainable development, climate adaptation (Dendy, C.) 56:1410
Conditions in industry and role in economy (Etsell, G.) 54:1005
Direct marketing and farmers markets
benefits and support (Quinn, E.) 57:1145-1150
business opportunities (Bell, J.) 57:1200 (Pimm) 57:1200 (Quinn, E.) 57:1150, 57:1200
initiatives (Quinn, E.) 57:1150-1155
MarketSafe food safety program See Food quality and safety under Food industry
nutrition and coupon program, funding (Donaldson) 57:1200 (Quinn, E.) 57:1150-1200
Export market development (Dendy, C.) 56:1415
Exports (Etsell, G.) 54:1010
Extension services (Dendy, C.) 56:1405
Farmland See also Agricultural land reserve
Farmland, use in Alberta and B.C. (McLeod, D.) 51:0950-0955
Farmland-riparian interface stewardship program (Tebb, T.) 57:1040
Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers (Dendy, C.) 56:1415
Government funding and support (Dendy, C.) 56:1405-1415 (Donaldson) 54:1010 (Etsell, G.) 54:1005, 54:1015 (Sardinha, J.) 56:1335-1350
Greenhouse industry, impact of carbon tax See Carbon tax
Impact of carbon tax See Carbon tax
Impact of harmonized sales tax elimination See Elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system under Harmonized sales tax
Industry, conditions (Sardinha, J.) 56:1335-1340
Industry, risk management See Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers above under this main heading
Irrigation districts See Government – Local government
Irrigation systems, water utility infrastructure See Water infrastructure projects under Infrastructure
Locally grown food See Food
Promotion of B.C. products See also Buy B.C. program
(Etsell, G.) 54:1010 (Quinn, E.) 57:1155-1200 (Sardinha, J.) 56:1345-1350
Research See also Applied research and sustainable development above under this main heading
(Dendy, C.) 56:1410-1415
Skills training, horticultural programs (Dendy, C.) 56:1410-1420 (Donaldson) 56:1415 (Stilwell) 56:1415 (Stirling, D.) 56:1415-1420
Support (Kmet, W.) 56:1630
Tree fruit industry See Food industry
Weed control See Plants
Agriculture, Ministry of

Applied research activities (Donaldson) 53:1425 (Noshad, D.) 53:1425
Budget (Dendy, C.) 56:1405
Air – Greenhouse gas emissions

Emissions from buildings (Dauncey, G.) 52:1425
Emissions from hydraulic fracturing (Dauncey, G.) 52:1420
Reduction
airline industry (Gugliotta, T.) 53:1315
industrial process emissions (Bruce, I.) 57:0955, 57:1005
reduction (Bruce, I.) 57:0950-0955 (Dauncey, G.) 52:1420-1425
transportation sector (Bodnar, D.) 53:0930 (Pimm) 53:0930
Aircraft See particular aircraft manufacturers

Fuel See Aviation fuel under Fuel
Airline industry

Direct air service
flights between B.C. and Asia (Gugliotta, T.) 53:1315 (Ralston) 53:1315
flights between B.C. and Europe (Gugliotta, T.) 53:1315
flights between B.C. and India (Gugliotta, T.) 53:1310-1315 (Hayer) 53:1310-1315
Emissions reduction See Reduction under Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Impact of carbon tax See Impact on issues under Carbon tax
Airports See also particular airports

Cross-border competition between B.C. and U.S. airports (Gugliotta, T.) 53:1315 (Howard) 53:1315
Gateway airports, service between North America and Asia (Gugliotta, T.) 53:1305-1315
Infrastructure investment, need for plan (Tylosky, A.) 51:0910
International marketing program for B.C. airports (Gugliotta, T.) 53:1310-1315 (Ralston) 53:1315
Passenger security screening (Gugliotta, T.) 53:1320 (Hayer) 53:1315
Alberta

Grow op and drug lab properties, remediation process (Maisey, J.) 53:1125
Restorative justice program (Laboucane, M.) 51:1120
Trade agreement with B.C. and Saskatchewan See New west partnership trade agreement
Alibhai, Amir

Presentation to committee on behalf of Alliance for Arts and Culture 57:1410-1425
Alliance for Arts and Culture
organization 57:1410
recommendations on government budget and policies 57:1420
written submission to Finance Committee prebudget consultation 57:1410-1415
Arts and culture
artists and workers, migration to and from B.C. 57:1425
arts-related businesses, business skills training 57:1420
government funding
gaming grants 57:1415-1425
priorities 57:1425
return on investment 57:1415-1420
role in communities and economy 57:1415-1420
B.C. Arts Council, funding 57:1415-1425
Community organizations, gaming grant program review 57:1415-1425
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on arts and culture funding 57:1415
Government spending priorities 57:1420
Kassian, Jonathan, comments on arts funding 57:1420
Alliance for Arts and Culture See also Alibhai, Amir

Presentation to committee 57:1410-1425
Organization (Alibhai, A.) 57:1410
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Alibhai, A.) 57:1420
Written submission to Finance Committee prebudget consultation (Alibhai, A.) 57:1410-1415
Alma Mater Society of UBC See AMS (Alma Mater Society) Student Society of UBC
Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna, B.C. See also Martin, Heather

Presentation to committee 56:1550-1605
Funding (Ralston) 56:1600
Funding and role (Martin, H.) 56:1550-1600
Alzheimer Society of British Columbia See also Blake, Jean; Lindsay, Barbara; Mann, Jim

Presentation to committee 54:1125-1135
Recommendation on government budget (Mann, J.) 54:1130
Study on demographics and dementia (Mann, J.) 54:1130
Work of organization (Mann, J.) 54:1125-1130
Alzheimer's disease

Diagnosis and incidence (Donaldson) 54:1135 (Lindsay, B.) 54:1135 (Mann, J.) 54:1125-1130
First Link initiative, expansion and funding (Blake, J.) 54:1130-1135 (Howard) 54:1130 (Lindsay, B.) 54:1135 (Mann, J.) 54:1125-1130 (Pimm) 54:1135
AMS (Alma Mater Society) Student Society of UBC See also Tyson, Katherine

Presentation to committee 57:1120-1130
Membership and role (Tyson, K.) 57:1120
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Tyson, K.) 57:1120
Anaesthesia services See Health – Health care system
Anaesthesiologists See Physicians
Angus, Sasha

Presentation to committee on behalf of Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce 52:0920-0925
Auditors general
municipal auditor general, proposal for establishment 52:0925
Budgets, balanced budgets 52:0920
Government, local government
infrastructure funding 52:0925
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, position on government economic policies 52:0920-0925
Harmonized sales tax, elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system 52:0920
Infrastructure
funding model and local government role 52:0925
government investment 52:0920-0925
Tourism marketing funding 52:0925
Victoria, government investment and role in economy 52:0920-0925
Victoria International Airport, runway expansion 52:0920-0925
Anthony, Susan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion 57:1330-1345
As subject
experience with son and community living services 57:1330, 57:1345
Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, work of organization 57:1330
Community Living B.C., governance and reorganizations 57:1340
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services
redesign of services 57:1340
services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services 57:1330-1335
wait-lists for services 57:1330
families of developmentally disabled persons, economic issues and government support 57:1330-1345
Kwong, Katy, experience with daughter and community living services 57:1330-1335
Melhas, Corey Yee, experience with community living services 57:1335
Yee, Judy, experience with nephew and community living services 57:1335
Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia

Role (Ralston) 52:1020
Aquaculture

First Nations involvement in industry (Walling, M.) 57:1500
Fish farms, closed-containment and open-net systems (Donaldson) 57:1505 (Walling, M.) 57:1505-1510
Industry in B.C. and elsewhere (Thornthwaite) 57:1510 (Walling, M.) 57:1500-1510
Public education and information (Hayer) 57:1510 (Walling, M.) 57:1510
Role in economy and coastal communities (Walling, M.) 57:1500-1505
Tenures (Walling, M.) 57:1505
Archer, Keith See also Chief Electoral Officer

As subject
professional experience and appointment as Chief Electoral Officer 64:0805
Boegman, Anton, work with Elections B.C. 64:0810
Elections
election officials, requirements 64:0835
electronic voting 64:0840
enumeration 64:0835-0845
enumeration, door-to-door enumeration and pilot project 64:0805
legislation, recommendations for changes 64:0835-0840
voters list, proposal for provisional register for 16- and 17-year-olds 64:0835, 64:0845-0850
Elections B.C.
budget and operations 64:0800-0805, 64:0815-0820
computer systems 64:0820
staff 64:0805-0815
strategic planning and priorities 64:0810-0815
Politics and politicians, political parties and campaigns, financial reporting 64:0815
Western, Nola, work with Elections B.C. 64:0805
Armed forces

Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack, use as educational facility See Canada Education Park, Chilliwack, B.C.
Arts and culture

Artist-run centres, funding and role (Martin, H.) 56:1550
Artists and workers, migration to and from B.C. (Alibhai, A.) 57:1425 (Donaldson) 57:1425
Arts-related businesses, business skills training (Alibhai, A.) 57:1420
Benefits, economic and social benefits (Sandmark, P.) 52:1345-1350
"Brain drain" See Artists and workers, migration to and from B.C. above under this main heading
Capital infrastructure, investment (Habel, I.) 52:1355
Creative sector, cross-sectoral development (Bromley, R.) 57:1615
Employment and jobs (Donaldson) 56:1600 (Martin, H.) 56:1600-1605
Funding See British Columbia Arts Council; Government funding below under this main heading
need for core funding (Habel, I.) 52:1350
Government funding
funding in B.C. and other jurisdictions (Habel, I.) 52:1350-1355
gaming grants (Alibhai, A.) 57:1415-1425 (Donaldson) 52:1355 (Habel, I.) 52:1355 (Martin, H.) 56:1550-1600 (Ralston) 56:1600 (Sandmark, P.) 52:1355 (Thornthwaite) 57:1425
government funding reduction (Donaldson) 57:1425
priorities (Alibhai, A.) 57:1425 (Thornthwaite) 57:1425
return on investment (Alibhai, A.) 57:1415-1420
Heritage sites See Heritage sites
Role in communities and economy (Alibhai, A.) 57:1415-1420
Role in communities and economy, studies (Martin, H.) 56:1555-1600
Sports and arts legacy fund See Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
ASAP See Advanced skills action partnership program under B.C. Colleges
ASPECT See Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training
Assessment of property See Property tax
Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training See also Strachan, Norma

Presentation to committee 52:1330-1345
Aston, Mark

Presentation to committee on behalf of Rick Hansen Foundation 52:1250-1300
Health care system, management of costs 52:1250-1300
Minocycline
off-patent status and potential commercialization 52:1300
use in treatment of spinal cord injuries, study 52:1255-1300
Spinal cord conditions and injuries
impact on health care system 52:1250
research, funding 52:1250-1300
Vancouver General Hospital, Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, funding and research activities 52:1250-1300
Athletes See Sports
Auditor General See also Doyle, John

Audit services
coverage of alternative service delivery and public-private partnership arrangements (Donaldson) 63:0950 (Doyle, J.) 63:0950
coverage of Community Living B.C. See Community Living British Columbia
coverage of school districts (Doyle, J.) 63:0930-0935 (Thornthwaite) 63:0930
performance audit methodologies, information- and cost-sharing initiative with other jurisdictions (Doyle, J.) 63:0920 (Howard) 63:0950
planning See also Financial statement audit coverage plan below under this main heading
(Doyle, J.) 63:0930-0935 (Thornthwaite) 63:0930
Budget and operations
budget and operations (Donaldson) 63:0920-0925, 63:0950 (Doyle, J.) 63:0900-0950 (Hayer) 63:0940-0945 (Howard) 63:0930, 63:0945-0950 (Pimm) 63:0950 (Ralston) 63:0940 (Thornthwaite) 63:0930
budget increase request (Doyle, J.) 63:0920, 63:0930 (Howard) 63:0930, 63:0950
comparison with other jurisdictions (Doyle, J.) 63:0920
impact of changes to accounting and auditing standards (Doyle, J.) 63:0900-0905 (Howard) 63:0950
responses to questions asked at end of review meeting (Bennett) 67:1000-1005, 67:1020-1025 (Donaldson) 67:1010-1015 (Doyle, J.) 67:1000-1025 (Hayer) 67:1015 (Howard) 65:1600, 67:1000, 67:1025 (Pimm) 67:1010 (Ralston) 67:1020
staffing costs (Doyle, J.) 63:0940 (Hayer) 63:0940 (Howard) 63:0945
Budget and spending, accountability (Doyle, J.) 63:0905
Computer system upgrades (Donaldson) 63:0925 (Doyle, J.) 63:0915, 63:0925
Financial statement audit coverage plan (Doyle, J.) 63:0935
Municipal auditor general See Auditors general
Office space (Bennett) 67:1000-1005, 67:1020-1025 (Donaldson) 63:0925, 67:1010-1015 (Doyle, J.) 63:0910-0915, 63:0925-0930, 63:0945, 67:1000-1025 (Hayer) 63:0945, 67:1015 (Howard) 67:1025 (Pimm) 67:1010 (Ralston) 63:0940, 67:1020
Office space, seismic upgrades (Doyle, J.) 63:0950 (Pimm) 63:0950
Staff, development and training (Doyle, J.) 63:0915-0920, 63:0940 (Ralston) 63:0940
Staff, recruitment and retention (Doyle, J.) 63:0940
Staff salaries See Budget and operations, staffing costs above under this main heading
Staffing and succession planning (Doyle, J.) 63:0900-0920, 63:0940 (Hayer) 63:0940 (Howard) 63:0945
Auditors

Auditing standards, changes to international standards (Doyle, J.) 63:0905
Auditors general

Municipal auditor general, proposal for establishment (Angus, S.) 52:0925 (Bateman, J.) 52:1000 (Campbell, S.) 55:1835 (Davidson, J.) 54:0920 (Donaldson) 53:0915 (Garson, J.) 53:0910, 53:0920 (Kurl, S.) 53:1410
Autism

Treatment services
funding and services (Nakayama, T.) 56:1425-1430
funding model (Falkowski, W.) 56:1425, 56:1435 (Thornthwaite) 56:1435
Automobiles

Driver's licences, case involving senior (Carter, K.) 65:1620
Electric and hybrid vehicles, incentives and infrastructure (Hayer) 57:1100 (Qualey, B.) 57:1055-1100 (Ralston) 57:1100
Electric vehicles, infrastructure needs (Bremner, H.) 57:1305-1315 (Dauncey, G.) 52:1425-1430 (Inkster, J.) 51:1045 (Thornthwaite) 57:1315
Employment in new car dealer industry (Inkster, J.) 51:1035-1040
Fuel efficiency See Vehicle efficiency below under this main heading
Insurance See also Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
(Olson, L.) 57:1030
Natural gas fuel vehicles, conversion and infrastructure (Bodnar, D.) 53:0925-0930 (Ralston) 53:0930
New car and truck dealers industry See also Sales below under this main heading
government policies (Qualey, B.) 57:1050
New car and truck dealers industry, issues (Inkster, J.) 51:1035-1040
Sales, private sales, taxation See Taxation of private sales of used vehicles below under this main heading
Sales, role in economy (Qualey, B.) 57:1050
Taxation of new and used cars (Inkster, J.) 51:1040
Taxation of private sales of used vehicles (Hayer) 57:1100 (Qualey, B.) 57:1055-1100
Vehicle efficiency, fuel-efficient and lower-emission vehicles and practices (Qualey, B.) 57:1100
Vehicle efficiency, Scrap-It program (Inkster, J.) 51:1040-1045 (Qualey, B.) 57:1055

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