Bill 20 (Securities Amendment Act, 2006) See Legislation
under Securities industry
Bill 30 (Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2006)
Bingo See Gambling
Biomass See Wood waste, use to generate electricity
under Energy
Biotechnology industry See Science and technology
Black, Iain (Port Moody–Westwood)
- As subject
- election as Chair of Crown Corporations Committee 1:1330
- Blain, Larry, remuneration as president of Partnerships B.C. 5:1040
- B.C. Hydro and Power Authority
- B.C. Lottery Corp.
- B.C. Securities Commission
- Crown corporations
- governance and accountability 2:1525
- Crown Corporations Committee
- election of Chair and Deputy Chair 1:1330
- reports to Legislature, draft report 7:1145
- reports to Legislature, first report 8:1405-1510
- research activities of committee researcher 2:1550
- review of Crown corporation annual reports and service plans, selection of Crown corporations 1:1335, 2:1545-1550
- subcommittee on agenda and procedure, election 1:1330
- terms of reference, scope 2:1540-1545, 5:0935-0940, 5:1130, 6:0910, 6:1020-1025, 7:0935-0940
- witnesses
- members' questions to witness to be put in writing for later response 3:1310, 3:1335
- presentation length 4:1010, 4:1040, 5:0935, 6:0910, 6:1010, 7:0940
- scope of questions to witnesses 3:1305, 4:0935, 5:0940, 5:1025, 5:1035, 5:1050, 5:1100-1105, 5:1120-1125, 6:1000, 6:1030-1035
- work of committee 2:1545-1550, 6:1305
- Elton, Bob
- knowledge of B.C. Hydro operations 6:1505
- Energy
- hydroelectric power, power generation, impact of water levels 6:1350-1355
- Gambling
- activities in B.C. and elsewhere 6:0955
- expansion of gambling, link to addiction and problem gambling 6:1010
- revenues, allocation to charities and non-profit organizations 6:1030-1035
- High-technology industry
- venture capital investment in technology development and commercialization 7:1050
- Highway 99
- Sea to Sky Highway upgrades, public-private partnership 5:1035
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- NDP performance as government
- position on public-private partnerships 5:1125
- Partnerships B.C.
- information, on-line knowledge bank 5:1105
- performance measurement, satisfaction surveys 5:0940, 5:1100
- service plan, goals 5:0935
- value-for-money assessment 5:1035
- Poleschuk, Vic, remuneration as president of B.C. Lottery Corp. 6:1025
Blain, Larry
- As subject
- Britannia Mine, site remediation, role of Partnerships B.C. 5:0950
- Business, public-private partnerships
- Campbell, Gordon, comments on provincial and municipal public-private partnerships 5:1125
- Construction industry, insurance, surety bonds 5:1115
- Government, local government, role of public-private partnerships 5:1045
- Government purchasing and tendering system 5:1045, 5:1055
- Great Britain, public-private partnerships, value-for-money assessment 5:1100
- Greater Vancouver Transit Authority, RAV rapid transit line, advisory role of Partnerships B.C. 5:0955
- Health care facilities and hospitals, capital projects, public-private partnerships 5:0950-0955
- Highway 1, Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements 5:0955
- Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway upgrades, public-private partnership 5:0950, 5:1030, 5:1050
- Infrastructure, investment in infrastructure, capital and maintenance funding 5:1105
- Investment, government investments 5:1055
- Partnerships B.C.
- budget and fees 5:1015
- information, on-line knowledge bank 5:1010-1020, 5:1105-1110
- performance measurement, satisfaction surveys 5:1005, 5:1020, 5:1035, 5:1050-1100
- project approval and monitoring 5:1005, 5:1040
- recognition in trade publications 5:1000
- report on Abbotsford hospital and cancer centre project, review by auditor general 5:1040, 5:1105-1100
- risk management 5:1005-1010, 5:1030, 5:1050, 5:1110
- role in Northern Sports Centre 5:0955
- service plan, goals 5:0945, 5:1015-1020
- staffing and consultants 5:1010-1015, 5:1035, 5:1110, 5:1125
- transparency 5:1015
- value-for-money assessment 5:0955, 5:1010, 5:1020, 5:1030-1035, 5:1045-1055, 5:1110
- Resources and resource industries, roads for industry use, Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road 5:0955, 5:1055-1100
- U.S. public-private partnerships 5:1115-1120
- William R. Bennett Bridge, construction project 5:0955
Britannia Mine
- Site remediation, role of Partnerships B.C. (Blain, L.) 5:0950
British Columbia
British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
British Columbia Advanced Systems Institute
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Annual report See Reports below under this main heading
- Board of directors See Governance below under this main heading
- Call for power (Cowan, A.) 6:1415-1420 (Elton, B.) 6:1320, 6:1345, 6:1355-1405, 6:1420, 6:1445-1450 (Horgan) 6:1410-1420, 6:1450 (Lekstrom) 6:1400-1405 (Rustad) 6:1440
- Call for power, power generation from pine beetle wood See Wood waste, use to generate electricity under Energy
- Capital assets See Financial performance below under this main heading; Power generation, facilities in B.C. under Energy
- Communications See Public relations below under this main heading
- Contracts with independent power producers, request for proposals See Call for power above under this main heading
- Corporate affairs department See Staffing below under this main heading
- Customer satisfaction (Elton, B.) 6:1345-1350, 6:1400
- Customers, location (Elton, B.) 6:1310
- Environmental performance See Performance below under this main heading
- Export and import of electricity See Electricity, export from and import into B.C. under Energy; Powerex Corporation
- Financial performance (Elton, B.) 6:1345-1400
- Goals and priorities (Elton, B.) 6:1310, 6:1320-1325, 6:1345-1400 (MacKay) 6:1435
- Governance (Elton, B.) 6:1310-1315
- Government expectations See Relationship with government below under this main heading
- Integrated electricity plan (Elton, B.) 6:1315-1325
- Involvement with proposed Highway 37 power line expansion See Energy supply in northwestern B.C., infrastructure under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
- Mandate and operations See also Goals and priorities above under this main heading
- Marketing, electricity marketing staff See Staffing below under this main heading
- Performance See also Financial performance above under this main heading
- Performance, customer satisfaction See Customer satisfaction above under this main heading
- Performance, response to power outages See Power supply, reliability under Energy
- Planning, long-term energy supply (Elton, B.) 6:1310, 6:1340-1355, 6:1405, 6:1415, 6:1430, 6:1455
- Power generation, facilities in B.C. See Energy
- Power Smart program See Energy conservation, incentives and programs under Energy
- Power supply, long-term planning See Planning above under this main heading
- Power supply, reliability See Energy
- Presentation to Crown Corporations Committee, use of statistics (Cowan, A.) 6:1435 (Elton, B.) 6:1330 (Lekstrom) 6:1330 (MacKay) 6:1435
- Public relations, public communication during power outages (Elton, B.) 6:1340-1345
- Public relations, public meetings on storm damage and response (Elton, B.) 6:1335, 6:1415 (Horgan) 6:1410 (McIntyre) 6:1445
- Purchase of electricity from independent power producers See Call for power above under this main heading
- Rates See Electricity rates under Energy
- Rates, pilot project on variable electricity rates See Energy conservation under Energy
- Regulation by B.C. Utilities Commission See British Columbia Utilities Commission
- Relationship with Alcan See Alcan (Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd.)
- Relationship with B.C. Utilities Commission See British Columbia Utilities Commission
- Relationship with Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry (Vrooman, T.) 2:1525
- Relationship with first nations (Elton, B.) 6:1400
- Relationship with government (Elton, B.) 6:1310, 6:1320-1325, 6:1355
- Relationship with independent power producers See also Call for power above under this main heading
- Reports, annual report and service plan (Elton, B.) 6:1320
- Role in B.C. Utilities Commission hearing on electric power supply in Sandon See Sandon, B.C.
- Safety, public and worker safety (Elton, B.) 6:1325-1330, 6:1350-1355
- Service plan See Reports above under this main heading
- Staffing (Black) 6:1440 (Elton, B.) 6:1325, 6:1335, 6:1350-1355, 6:1425-1435 (Gentner) 6:1425-1435
- Subsidiaries, Powerex See Powerex Corporation
- Transmission system See British Columbia Transmission Corporation
British Columbia Innovation Council
- Board membership (Dolphin, D.) 7:1000 (MacKay-Dunn, H.) 7:0940-0945, 7:1045
- Budget and funding (Dolphin, D.) 7:1010
- Establishment (Dolphin, D.) 7:1005, 7:1020 (MacKay-Dunn, H.) 7:0940
- Government expectations See Relationship with government below under this main heading
- International partnerships, agreement with China (Dolphin, D.) 7:1015-1020, 7:1030 (MacKay-Dunn, H.) 7:1030-1035 (Rustad) 7:1030
- International partnerships, role of India (Dolphin, D.) 7:1035 (MacKay-Dunn, H.) 7:1035 (Nakai, S.) 7:1035 (Rustad) 7:1035
- Mandate (Dolphin, D.) 7:0955 (MacKay-Dunn, H.) 7:0950
- Operations, support for research and technology (Dolphin, D.) 7:1010
- Performance measurement (Dolphin, D.) 7:1020-1030
- Programs, accelerated commercialization enhancement (ACE) See Managerial development and retention under High-technology industry
- Programs, industrial innovation fellowships See Applied-science research funding under Post-secondary education – Funding
- Public education initiatives (MacKay-Dunn, H.) 7:0945, 7:1045
- Recognition program, awards dinner (Dolphin, D.) 7:1015, 7:1025 (MacKay-Dunn, H.) 7:0950
- Relationship with government (Dolphin, D.) 7:1000, 7:1020
- Service plan, goals (Dolphin, D.) 7:0955, 7:1020-1025 (MacKay-Dunn, H.) 7:0945
British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
British Columbia Lottery Corp.
- Advertising (Horgan) 6:1105 (Poleschuk, V.) 6:1105
- Communications strategy See Public perception of gambling under Gambling
- Customer satisfaction See Player satisfaction below under this main heading
- Employee satisfaction (Lekstrom) 6:1050 (McLernon, J.) 6:1055 (Poleschuk, V.) 6:1005, 6:1055
- Government expectations See Relationship with government below under this main heading
- Operations
- Play Now program See Internet gambling under Gambling
- Player satisfaction (Lekstrom) 6:1030 (MacKay) 6:1025 (Poleschuk, V.) 6:0955, 6:1030
- Recommendations from Crown Corporations Committee See Crown Corporations, Select Standing Committee on
- Relationship with government (Poleschuk, V.) 6:0935
- Responsible gambling program See Addiction and problem gambling, programs and services under Gambling
- Retail sales and marketing (McLernon, J.) 6:0915 (Poleschuk, V.) 6:0925, 6:0935-0940, 6:1005-1010
- Revenues to government See Gambling
- Service plan, goals (McLernon, J.) 6:0910-0915 (Poleschuk, V.) 6:0920, 6:0930
- Staffing (Lekstrom) 6:1050-1055 (McLernon, J.) 6:0915, 6:1055 (Poleschuk, V.) 6:0925, 6:0940, 6:1005, 6:1055
- Surveys of public opinion See Polling under Politics and politicians
B.C. New Democrats See New Democratic Party of British Columbia
British Columbia partnership for responsible gambling See Addiction and problem gambling, programs and services
under Gambling
British Columbia Securities Commission
- Accountability to government (Hyndman, D.) 4:0935
- Administrative tribunals, appeals (Black) 4:1050 (Hyndman, D.) 4:1050, 4:1100 (Puchmayr) 4:1100
- Advisory committees (Hyndman, D.) 4:1005 (Leong, B.) 4:1025
- Budget, fee revenues (Hinze, J.) 4:1010-1020
- Cease-trade orders (Hyndman, D.) 4:1100
- Enforcement actions (Hyndman, D.) 4:1005, 4:1055-1105 (Leong, B.) 4:1040-1045
- Information-sharing agreements (Hyndman, D.) 4:0940
- Investigations, publication of results (Cantelon) 4:1100-1105 (Hyndman, D.) 4:1005, 4:1100-1105
- Mandate (Hyndman, D.) 4:0945-0950 (Leong, B.) 4:1035-1040
- Mutual reliance reviews (Hyndman, D.) 4:0955
- Operations (Hyndman, D.) 4:0940
- Performance measurement (Gentner) 4:1130 (Hinze, J.) 4:1110 (Horgan) 4:1110 (Hyndman, D.) 4:1110-1115, 4:1130-1135 (Lekstrom) 4:1135 (Leong, B.) 4:1040, 4:1135
- Public education initiatives (Hinze, J.) 4:1020-1025 (Hyndman, D.) 4:0945, 4:1055, 4:1105
- Regulatory authority (Cantelon) 4:1105 (Gentner) 4:1120 (Hyndman, D.) 4:0940, 4:1000-1005, 4:1105, 4:1125 (Leong, B.) 4:1035
- Regulatory authority, role in regulation of TSX Venture Exchange (Hyndman, D.) 4:1145
- Staffing (Black) 4:1100 (Hinze, J.) 4:1015-1020, 4:1110 (Horgan) 4:1110-1115 (Hyndman, D.) 4:0940, 4:1005, 4:1100, 4:1110, 4:1130-1135 (Lekstrom) 4:1130-1135 (Puchmayr) 4:1055-1100
- Work with other jurisdictions See Regulation, harmonization of B.C. securities regulation with other provinces under Securities industry
British Columbia Transmission Corporation
British Columbia Utilities Commission
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
- Relationship with Crown corporations (Vrooman, T.) 2:1520-1530
Budgets
- 2006-07 budget, funding for post-secondary education and research (Dolphin, D.) 7:1000
Bulkley Valley–Stikine constituency and area
- Power outages, B.C. Hydro response (Elton, B.) 6:1435 (MacKay) 6:1435
Business
- Corporate accountability See Corporations
- Mentoring and leadership development See Managerial development and retention under High-technology industry
- Public-private partnerships See also Partnerships British Columbia; specific projects and project areas
- independent review (Gentner) 5:1105
- initiatives in B.C. and elsewhere (Blain, L.) 5:0950, 5:1100, 5:1115-1120 (MacKay) 5:1115
- participation of construction and financial industries (Blain, L.) 5:1000
- project status reports (Blain, L.) 5:1000
- risk assessment (Blain, L.) 5:1045-1050, 5:1115
- role of government procurement strategy See risk assessment above under this subheading
- Venture capital (Hyndman, D.) 4:1045, 4:1140 (Rustad) 4:1140
- Venture capital, technology investment See High-technology industry
Business – Small business
Byron, Christopher
- Comments on investment in Vancouver companies (Puchmayr) 4:1055