3 rd ▁Session ' s ▁Coast al ▁Fer ry ▁Am end ment ▁Act ' s ▁review ▁of ▁BC ▁Fer ries ▁and ▁its ▁related ▁legisl ation ▁by ▁en han cing ▁regul atory ▁o vers ight ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁commission er . ▁The ▁Motor ▁Ve h icle ▁Am end ment ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁respond ed ▁to ▁a ▁court ▁r uling ▁by ▁eas ing ▁the ▁Im mediate ▁Road side ▁Pro hib ition ▁program . ▁▁ 5 th ▁Session ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁nine - month ▁break ▁between ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁sessions , ▁Premier ▁Clark ▁adjust ed ▁her ▁Executive ▁Council , ▁removing ▁Kevin ▁Fal con , ▁George ▁Abb ott , ▁Bla ir ▁Le k st rom , ▁and ▁Mary ▁Mc Ne il ▁who ▁had ▁all ▁announced ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁standing ▁for ▁re - e lection ; ▁Na omi ▁Yam am oto ▁was ▁also ▁dem oted ▁from ▁a ▁minister ial ▁position ▁to ▁a ▁Minister ▁of ▁State . ▁John ▁Y ap ▁and ▁Norm ▁Let nick ▁were ▁given ▁minister ial ▁positions ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁along ▁with ▁Bill ▁Ben nett , ▁Ben ▁Stewart ▁and ▁Mo ira ▁St il well ▁who ▁were ▁former ▁minister s ▁under ▁Gordon ▁Campbell ; ▁Ralph ▁Sultan ▁was ▁also ▁promoted ▁to ▁Minister ▁of ▁State . ▁Meanwhile , ▁John ▁van ▁D ong en ▁left ▁the ▁BC ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁and ▁John ▁Sl ater ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁both ▁to ▁sit ▁as ▁independ ents . ▁ ▁The ▁legisl ature ▁re - con ven ed