▁along ▁party ▁lines ▁with ▁the ▁minor ity ▁N DP ▁voting ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁pet ition ▁by ▁sending ▁a ▁draft ▁H ST ▁Ext ingu ishment ▁Act ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁BC ▁Liber als ▁voting ▁to ▁initi ate ▁a ▁province - wide ▁refer endum . ▁The ▁un pop ular ▁H ST ▁resulted ▁in ▁low ▁appro val ▁ratings ▁for ▁the ▁BC ▁Liber als ▁and ▁Premier ▁Campbell ▁who ▁initi ated ▁a ▁late - Oct ober ▁major ▁re - sh uff ling ▁of ▁his ▁executive ▁council , ▁rest ruct uring ▁the ▁minist ries ▁and , ▁two ▁weeks ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁submission ▁of ▁the ▁Select ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁on ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁Government ▁Services ' ▁report ▁on ▁budget ▁prior ities , ▁committed ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁budget ▁to ▁income ▁tax ▁redu ctions . ▁Nevertheless , ▁Campbell ▁announced ▁his ▁res ignation ▁as ▁Premier ▁in ▁early - Nov ember ▁and ▁the ▁BC ▁Liber als ▁revers ed ▁the ▁income ▁tax ▁redu ctions . ▁Following ▁the ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁leadership ▁election , ▁Christ y ▁Clark ▁was ▁named ▁Premier , ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁un related ▁BC ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁leadership ▁election ▁Ad rian ▁D ix ▁was ▁named ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁opposition . ▁▁ 3 rd ▁Session ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁session ▁formally ▁began ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁the ▁Spe ech ▁from ▁the ▁Th r one ▁delivered ▁by ▁Lieutenant - G overn or ▁Point . ▁Once ▁Clark ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁Premier ▁she ▁appointed ▁her ▁own ▁cabinet , ▁removing ▁Col