▁Collect ive ▁Ag re ement ▁Act ▁forcing ▁the ▁union ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁latest ▁contract ▁offer . ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Session ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 9 th ▁Parliament ▁began ▁on ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁with ▁the ▁Spe ech ▁from ▁the ▁Th r one ▁delivered ▁by ▁Lieutenant - G overn or ▁Point . ▁Premier ▁Gordon ▁Campbell ▁kept ▁the ▁same ▁executive ▁council ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁session . ▁Following ▁the ▁Olympics , ▁that ▁year ' s ▁budget ▁was ▁released , ▁project ing ▁a ▁$ 1 . 7 ▁billion ▁def ic it , ▁with ▁little ▁changes ▁to ▁tax ation ▁but ▁more ▁fund ing ▁for ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Community ▁and ▁R ural ▁Development ▁and ▁a ▁significant ▁cut ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁For ests ▁and ▁Range . ▁In ▁April ▁Mike ▁de ▁J ong ▁added ▁Minister ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Sol ic itor - General ▁to ▁his ▁duties , ▁replacing ▁K ash ▁He ed ▁who ▁res igned ▁the ▁posts ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁RC MP ▁investig ations ▁into ▁political ▁fund ra ising ▁irregular ities . ▁A ▁small ▁cabinet ▁sh uffle ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁June , ▁when ▁Bla ir ▁Le k st rom ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁BC ▁Liber als ▁in ▁protest ▁of ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁H ST . ▁ ▁Bill ▁Ben nett ▁replaced ▁Le k st rom ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Energy , ▁M ines ▁and ▁Pet role um ▁Resources ▁and ▁Ben ▁Stewart ▁replaced ▁Ben nett ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Community ▁and ▁R ural ▁Development . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁June ▁re -