ed , ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Sol ic itor ▁General , ▁introduced ▁the ▁Police ▁( M is con duct , ▁Comp la ints , ▁Investig ations , ▁Dis cipl ine ▁and ▁Pro ceed ings ) ▁Am end ment ▁Act ▁which ▁increased ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Police ▁Comp la int ▁Commission er ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁investigate ▁public ▁compla ints ▁against ▁police , ▁though ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁perpet u ating ▁" c ops ▁investig ating ▁c ops " ▁investig ations ▁rather ▁than ▁implementing ▁civil ian ▁o vers ight . ▁He ed ▁also ▁spons ored ▁the ▁Motor ▁Ve h icle ▁Am end ment ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁which ▁b anned ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁cell ▁ph ones ▁while ▁driving ▁( except ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁hands - free ▁technology ) ▁and ▁the ▁Body ▁Arm our ▁Control ▁Act ▁which ▁introduced ▁the ▁requirement ▁for ▁perm its ▁and ▁lic ens ing ▁for ▁the ▁sale ▁and ▁ownership ▁of ▁body ▁arm our . ▁To ▁help ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁p ine ▁be et le ▁ep ide mic , ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁For ests ▁and ▁Range ▁Pat ▁Bell ▁introduced ▁the ▁Wood ▁First ▁Act , ▁which ▁required ▁that ▁all ▁new ▁prov inci ally ▁fund ed ▁buildings ▁use ▁wood ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁building ▁material ▁and ▁increased ▁the ▁maximum ▁height ▁for ▁wood ▁structures ▁from ▁four ▁store ys ▁to ▁six ▁in ▁the ▁Building ▁Code . ▁The ▁Prote cted ▁Are as ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Am end ment ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁created ▁the ▁Sk aha