in ▁Hans en , ▁Murray ▁Co ell , ▁Kevin ▁Kru eg er , ▁and ▁Ben ▁Stewart ▁from ▁the ▁executive ▁council , ▁dem oting ▁I ain ▁Black , ▁Margaret ▁Mac Di arm id ▁and ▁Mo ira ▁St il well ▁to ▁parliament ary ▁secretary , ▁but ▁prom oting ▁Na omi ▁Yam am oto , ▁Don ▁Mc R ae , ▁Terry ▁Lake , ▁and ▁Harry ▁B loy ▁to ▁minister ial ▁positions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁re - inst ating ▁Bla ir ▁Le k st rom ▁as ▁a ▁minister . ▁Premier ▁Clark ▁moved ▁quickly ▁on ▁several ▁leadership ▁campaign ▁promises ▁by ▁increasing ▁the ▁minimum ▁w age ▁and ▁elimin ating ▁par king ▁fe es ▁at ▁provincial ▁par ks . ▁She ▁re organ ized ▁the ▁harm on ized ▁sales ▁tax ▁refer endum ▁to ▁use ▁postal ▁voting ▁in ▁June – J uly . ▁In ▁May ▁Clark ▁announced ▁that , ▁if ▁the ▁H ST ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁vot ers , ▁that ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁would ▁issue ▁one - time ▁only ▁c ash ▁reb ates ▁of ▁$ 1 7 5 ▁per ▁child ▁and ▁low - in come ▁sen iors ▁and ▁reduce ▁the ▁H ST ▁from ▁ 1 2 % ▁to ▁ 1 0 %. ▁While ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁budget ▁was ▁presented ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 5 ▁by ▁Campbell ' s ▁fin ance ▁minister ▁Col in ▁Hans en , ▁Clark ▁and ▁her ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁Kevin ▁Fal con ▁updated ▁the ▁budget ▁in ▁Fall ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁after ▁the ▁H ST ▁refer endum . ▁Following ▁the ▁re jection