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

McCoy, Michael

Presentation to committee on behalf of Touchstone Family Association 57:1445-1500
Children, programs and services for children and families, service agencies and funding 57:1445-1550
Community Social Services Employers Association, role in collective bargaining process 57:1450-1455
Richmond, services for children and families, funding 57:1445
Touchstone Family Association, services and role in community and local economy 57:1445
Welfare
social service providers
government relationship with contracted agencies 57:1445-1500
Munroe accord on successorship policies 57:1450-1455
unfunded liabilities for employee health and pension benefits 57:1455
social services sector, collective bargaining and labour relations 57:1450-1455
McCuaig, Andy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Tembec Inc. 55:1855
Forests and forest industry, bridges and infrastructure, funding for replacement 55:1855
Harmonized sales tax, elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system, impact on forest industry 55:1855
Kootenay area, forest industry 55:1855
Tembec Inc., forestry operations in B.C. 55:1855
McEvoy, Michael

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. School Trustees Association 52:1115-1135
B.C. School Trustees Association
activities 52:1115-1120
position on education issues 52:1125-1135
Education
graduation rate 52:1120
international students 52:1130
personalized learning model 52:1120
system, conditions 52:1120
system, role of computer technology 52:1120
Education, funding
impact on school district budgets and operations 52:1115-1125, 52:1135
rural and urban schools 52:1120, 52:1130
Education, school districts and boards of education
carbon neutrality and costs 52:1125
revenue generation and shared services 52:1130
Education, schools
building maintenance and seismic upgrades 52:1120-1125
closings and use of school buildings 52:1120-1130
school bus service and walking to school 52:1120
Pacific Carbon Trust, allocation of carbon offsets and impact on school districts 52:1125
Poverty, government action on child poverty 52:1130
Sahlberg, Pasi, comments on education 52:1120
School district 36 (Surrey), funding 52:1120, 52:1135
McLachlan, Manley

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Construction Association 52:0900-0920
B.C. Construction Association
membership 52:0900
recommendations on government procurement policies 52:0910
B.C. Hydro procurement practices, review 52:0910-0915
Canadian Construction Documents Committee 52:0915
Comptroller general., work of office 52:0910
Construction industry
relationship with government 52:0910-0915
role in economy 52:0900-0905
Economy, role of government 52:0915
Government
procurement practices for capital projects 52:0905-0920
risk management practices 52:0915-0920
Harmonized sales tax, elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system, impact on construction industry 52:0905
New west partnership trade agreement, provisions 52:0910
Sales tax, administration and collection 52:0905
McLeod, Dan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Citizens for Agricultural Reform 51:0945-1000
Agricultural Land Commission, funding and role 51:0950
Agricultural land reserve
reform 51:0955
use of land for business activities 51:0945-1000
Agriculture, farmland use in Alberta and B.C. 51:0950-0955
Citizens for Agricultural Reform
membership and activities 51:0945
position on agricultural land reserve 51:0955
Peace River area
farmland and land use issues 51:0945-0955
oil and gas industry, service and supply businesses 51:1000
McLuskie, Ross

Presentation to committee on behalf of CUPE local 716 57:1635
Education
annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades 57:1635
schools, capital plan for facilities 57:1635
School district 38 (Richmond)
capital projects 57:1635
infrastructure maintenance 57:1635
recommendations on education funding and government budget 57:1635
McNally-Dawes, Tanis

Representative for Children and Youth
budget, capital funding 66:0850
Maisey, Jorda

Presentation to committee on behalf of Fraser Valley Real Estate Board 53:1120-1125
Alberta, grow op and drug lab properties, remediation process 53:1125
Crime and criminals, grow ops and drug labs, house remediation and resale and disclosure of information 53:1120-1125
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, response to government initiatives 53:1120
Freedom of information, public access to information 53:1120
Privacy, legislation 53:1120
Real estate industry
issues and concerns 53:1120-1125
realtors, role 53:1120
Surrey, government investment in area 53:1120
Man in Motion

25th anniversary relay (Ewart, C.) 52:1245-1250
Manjak, Scott

Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Cranbrook 55:1800-1815
As subject
experience in local government 55:1800
Cranbrook
economic development and industry initiatives 55:1815
infrastructure investments 55:1805
policing and corrections costs 55:1815
spray-irrigation project 55:1805
taxes, new tax revenue sources 55:1810
Elk Valley, highway improvements 55:1805
Flathead Valley, environmental protection, impact of park designation 55:1810
Fuel, biofuel production, fibre and wood waste 55:1815
Government, local government
infrastructure deficit 55:1805
revenues, municipal consumption tax proposal 55:1810-1815
revenues, need for new revenue sources 55:1805-1810
Jumbo Glacier resort, development proposal 55:1810
Kootenay area, East Kootenays, economic development and land use issues 55:1810
Mann, Jim

Presentation to committee on behalf of Alzheimer Society of B.C. 54:1125-1130
Alzheimer Society of B.C.
recommendation on government budget 54:1130
study on demographics and dementia 54:1130
work of organization 54:1125-1130
Alzheimer's disease
diagnosis and incidence 54:1125-1130
First Link initiative, expansion and funding 54:1125-1130
Marani, Jaraad

Presentation to committee on behalf of University of Victoria Students Society, Where's the Funding campaign 52:1315-1330
Government revenue sources 52:1325
Post-secondary education
student debt load, impact on economy and studies 52:1320-1325
students, employment during studies 52:1320
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance
default rates for loans 52:1320
interest on loans 52:1315-1330
priorities 52:1330
system management 52:1325
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 52:1320
University of Victoria Students Society, Where's the Funding campaign 52:1315
MarketSafe food safety program See Food quality and safety under Food industry
Marshall, David

Presentations to committee on behalf of Fraser Basin Council 57:1045, 57:1130-1145
Fraser Basin Council
activities and projects 57:1140
board and role 57:1130-1135
funding 57:1130, 57:1140-1145
recommendations on government budget 57:1130
Fraser River, protection and governance 57:1045
Martin, Heather

Presentation to committee on behalf of Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art 56:1550-1605
Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, funding and role 56:1550-1600
Arts and culture
artist-run centres, funding and role 56:1550
employment and jobs 56:1600-1605
government funding, gaming grants 56:1550-1600
role in communities and economy, studies 56:1555-1600
B.C. Arts Council, funding 56:1550-1555
Kelowna
arts and culture, role in economy and tourism 56:1555-1600
arts organizations, staffing and community support 56:1600-1605
Okanagan area, arts and culture 56:1550-1605
Okanagan Artists Alternative Association, role 56:1550
Martin, Kathy

Presentation to committee 57:1335-1345
As subject
experience with son and community living services 57:1335-1340 (Donaldson) 57:1345 (Thornthwaite) 57:1345
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services 57:1335-1340
families of developmentally disabled persons, economic issues and government support 57:1335-1345
Maternity See Health
Meat See Food industry
Medical Services Plan of British Columbia

Premiums (Bateman, J.) 53:1005
Melhas, Corey Yee

Experience with community living services (Anthony, S.) 57:1335
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Expenditures, accountability and public disclosure (Bateman, J.) 53:1010 (Ralston) 53:1010
Visits to group homes (Howard) 53:1025 (Thornthwaite) 53:1025 (Vincent, L.) 53:1025
Mental health

Mental health of children and youth
funding of mental health professionals to address issue (Sandy, B.) 54:1045
programs and services (Stilwell) 56:1515 (Turner, S.) 56:1515
programs and services, funding (Sandy, B.) 54:1045
support for children with mental illness (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 66:0815
Mental health plan, funding (Turner, S.) 56:1505-1510
Mental illness and addiction, community action initiative (Turner, S.) 56:1515
Mental illness and addiction, services (Turner, S.) 56:1510
Mental illness and homelessness (Stilwell) 56:1515 (Turner, S.) 56:1505-1515
Mental illness, medications (Hoffman, R.) 55:1930
Programs and services, funding (Turner, S.) 56:1510-1515
Supported housing for people with mental illness See Supportive housing under Housing
Merit Commissioner See also Spencer, Fiona

Audits of public service appointments (Spencer, F.) 63:0805-0810, 63:0830
Budget (Spencer, F.) 63:0815
Role and responsibilities (Spencer, F.) 63:0800-0805, 63:0820-0825
Service plan and priorities (Elmore) 63:0835 (Spencer, F.) 63:0810-0815, 63:0835
Staff (Spencer, F.) 63:0800
Staffing review requests (Hayer) 63:0835 (Pimm) 63:0830 (Routley, B.) 63:0825 (Spencer, F.) 63:0810-0815, 63:0825-0835
Mines and mining industry

Approval process for mines See Permitting process below under this main heading
Development (Field, D.) 53:1620-1625
First Nations consultation (Giraud, B.) 55:1755
Industry (Giraud, B.) 55:1750-1755
Industry, government strategy (Donaldson) 55:1800
Mine project proposals (Donaldson) 55:1800 (Giraud, B.) 55:1800
Permitting process (Giraud, B.) 55:1755-1800 (Pimm) 55:1800
Power consumption and electricity rates and supply (Giraud, B.) 55:1750
Power consumption and supply (Field, D.) 53:1620-1625
Taxation of capital investment (Giraud, B.) 55:1755
Ministries See Government; particular ministries
Minocycline

Off-patent status and potential commercialization (Aston, M.) 52:1300 (Ralston) 52:1300
Use in treatment of spinal cord injuries, study (Aston, M.) 52:1255-1300
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry (Oppal Commission)

Funding for groups participating in inquiry (Wood, S.) 53:1110
Molnar, Leslie

Presentation to committee on behalf of College of the Rockies Faculty Association 55:1735-1750
Budgets, 2012-13 budget priorities, post-secondary education 55:1735-1740
College of the Rockies
funding and utilization rates 55:1745-1750
funding issues, impact on operations 55:1735-1740
new facilities 55:1740
programs and operations 55:1735, 55:1745
trades training programs 55:1745
Industry Training Authority, allocation of funds to post-secondary institutions 55:1735, 55:1745
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 55:1735-1740
colleges, programs for regional needs 55:1745
funding 55:1740
international students 55:1740
student debt load 55:1740
student financial assistance, grant programs 55:1740
Motions and resolutions See also minutes of particular committee issues

Motion for Chair to deposit copy of budget consultation report with Office of the Clerk and for Chair to present report to House at earliest opportunity, approved 62:2025
Motion for Chair to deposit copy of statutory officers report with Office of the Clerk and for Chair to present report to House at earliest opportunity, approved 67:1135
Motion that the committee endorse the application of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for supplementary funding, approved 64:0945-0950
Motion to accept consensus recommendations re budget consultation report, approved 62:2015
Motion to accept non-consensus recommendations re budget consultation report, approved on division 62:2020
Motion to adopt budget consultation report as amended and with Chair and Deputy Chair to oversee final minor edits to complete supporting report text, approved on division 62:2025
Motion to adopt statutory officers budget review report to be drafted based on decisions by committee, approved 67:1135
Motion to elect Chair, approved 51:0900
Motion to elect Deputy Chair, approved 51:0900
Motion to go in camera, approved 58:0800, 59:0800, 60:1620, 61:1030, 62:1725, 64:0940, 66:1000, 67:1030
Mountain pine beetle

Infestation See Forests and forest industry
Movie industry See Film industry
Muir, Cameron

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Real Estate Association 53:1130
Economy, conditions 53:1130
Harmonized sales tax, elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system, impact on real estate industry and market 53:1130
Real estate industry, conditions 53:1130
Municipalities See Government – Local government
Murray, Joel

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kwantlen Faculty Association 53:1030-1045
Industry Training Authority, relationship with post-secondary institutions 53:1040
Kwantlen Faculty Association
membership 53:1030
recommendations on post-secondary education policies 53:1040
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
funding for operating budget 53:1035
international students 53:1035-1045
programs 53:1030-1035
programs and status as polytechnic university 53:1040
programs, wait-lists 53:1035
tuition fees 53:1035-1040
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 53:1035-1040
international students 53:1035-1045
student debt load, impact on completion rates 53:1035
student financial assistance, grant programs 53:1040
tuition fees, increases 53:1035-1040
Post-secondary education, funding
funding formula 53:1040
operating funding 53:1035
Skills training, trades training, funding 53:1040
Museums

Heritage sites See Heritage sites

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