▁of ▁the ▁H ST , ▁Fal con ▁estimated ▁the ▁government ▁would ▁in cur ▁$ 2 . 3 ▁billion ▁in ▁costs ▁( over ▁three ▁years ) ▁for ▁rest oring ▁P ST , ▁effectively ▁tri pling ▁that ▁year ' s ▁def ic it . ▁Clark ▁also ▁kept ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁fall ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁provincial ▁election ▁open . ▁Clark ▁won ▁a ▁spring ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁V ancouver - Point ▁Grey ▁and ▁Parliament ary ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Natural ▁Gas ▁Pat ▁P imm ▁briefly ▁left ▁the ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁c au cus ▁and ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁secretary ▁position ▁while ▁under ▁investigation ▁for ▁a ▁domestic ▁dispute . ▁ ▁By ▁June , ▁Parliament ▁had ▁ 1 5 ▁b ills ▁given ▁royal ▁ass ent , ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁government ▁b ills . ▁The ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁Cru el ty ▁to ▁Anim als ▁Am end ment ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁en act ed ▁the ▁recommend ations ▁of ▁the ▁S led ▁Dog ▁Task ▁Force , ▁a ▁task ▁force ▁led ▁by ▁fellow ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁M LA ▁Terry ▁Lake ▁created ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 0 ▁s led ▁dogs ▁were ▁cul led ▁in ▁Wh ist ler ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁drop ▁in ▁tour ism ▁and ▁re venue ▁after ▁the ▁Olympics . ▁The ▁New ▁West ▁Part ners hip ▁Trade ▁Ag re ement ▁Im plementation ▁Act ▁en act ed ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁West ▁Part ners hip . ▁The ▁Civil ▁For fe iture ▁Am end ment ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁made ▁it ▁easier