▁Bl uff s ▁Provin cial ▁Park ▁near ▁P entic ton ▁and ▁the ▁Det ▁san ▁E colog ical ▁Reserve ▁near ▁Smith ers . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ial ▁new ▁laws ▁included ▁the ▁Ass istance ▁to ▁Sh elter ▁Act ▁which ▁allowed ▁police ▁to ▁use ▁force ▁in ▁taking ▁a ▁person ▁at ▁risk ▁to ▁emer gency ▁sh el ters . ▁Even ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁government ▁bill ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Rich ▁Cole man , ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Social ▁Development , ▁it ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁back ben cher ▁and ▁fellow ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁Norm ▁Let nick . ▁The ▁law ▁was ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁hom eless ▁V ancouver ▁woman ▁during ▁a ▁weather ▁event , ▁but ▁critics ▁saw ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁measure ▁to ▁remove ▁und es irable ▁people ▁from ▁streets ▁during ▁the ▁Winter ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁An ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Social ▁Development ▁Stat utes ▁Act ▁stopped ▁the ▁pay ments ▁of ▁w elf are , ▁dis ability , ▁or ▁other ▁income ▁assistance ▁to ▁people ▁with ▁out standing ▁war r ants . ▁It ▁was ▁critic ized ▁as ▁target ing ▁people ▁accused , ▁not ▁proven ▁guilty , ▁of ▁cr imes ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁several ▁protest s . ▁Following ▁a ▁labour ▁dispute ▁and ▁a ▁seven - month ▁strike ▁by ▁the ▁BC ▁Am bul ance ▁Service , ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁Kevin ▁Fal con ▁introduced ▁back - to - work ▁legisl ation ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 ▁( and ▁given ▁royal ▁ass ent ▁five ▁days ▁later ) ▁with ▁the ▁Am bul ance ▁Services