, ▁the ▁government ▁took ▁over ▁Tour ism ▁BC ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁organization ▁speaking ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁Harm on ized ▁Sales ▁Tax ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁government ▁could ▁control ▁mess aging ▁and ▁gain ▁expos ure ▁during ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Winter ▁Olympics . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁critic ize ▁the ▁council ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁transition ▁of ▁Tour ism ▁BC ▁into ▁the ▁government ▁as ▁being ▁domin ated ▁( e ight ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁members ) ▁by ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁financial ▁don ors . ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁was ▁also ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁changes , ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁were ▁partially ▁revers ed ▁in ▁March ▁and ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁to ▁the ▁provincial ▁grant ▁system ▁which ▁distributed ▁proceed s ▁from ▁g amb ling ▁to ▁non - pro fit ▁groups ▁involved ▁in ▁arts , ▁culture , ▁sports , ▁and ▁education . ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁illustrated ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁changes , ▁which ▁included ▁province - wide ▁cut s ▁to ▁non - pro fit ▁groups , ▁by ▁contrast ing ▁them ▁with ▁the ▁cost ▁over run s ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Convention ▁Centre ▁and ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁BC ▁Place ▁stad ium ▁roof . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁brought ▁a ▁motion ▁forward ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁to ▁declare ▁the ▁pac ific ▁sal mon ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁symbols ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In