▁contract ▁negoti ations ▁between ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁BC ▁Te ach ers ▁Federation ▁and ▁subsequent ▁es cal ating ▁job ▁action ▁by ▁teacher ▁which ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 - day ▁strike ▁in ▁March . ▁The ▁legisl ation ▁ordered ▁the ▁members ▁back ▁to ▁work , ▁enabled ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁medi ator , ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁$ 1 6 5 ▁million ▁Learning ▁Im prov ement ▁Fund ▁for ▁school ▁districts ▁to ▁h ire ▁additional ▁special ▁education ▁assist ants , ▁increase ▁teaching ▁time , ▁and ▁fund ▁professional ▁development ▁for ▁teachers . ▁The ▁Aud itor ▁General ▁for ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁aud itor ▁general ▁office ▁that ▁would ▁focus ▁on ▁municipal ities ▁and ▁regional ▁districts . ▁The ▁Off ence ▁Am end ment ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁am ended ▁the ▁Off ence ▁Act ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁courts ▁with ▁numerous ▁conditions ▁( like ▁not ▁possess ing ▁weapons ▁or ▁into xic ating ▁subst ances ) ▁for ▁prob ation ▁sentences ▁and ▁to ▁allow ▁police ▁officers ▁to ▁arrest , ▁without ▁war rant , ▁those ▁found ▁viol ating ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁their ▁prob ation . ▁ ▁In ▁May , ▁ 2 9 ▁more ▁b ills ▁were ▁adopted . ▁ ▁New ▁laws ▁included ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Sales ▁Tax ▁Act ▁re inst ating ▁the ▁P ST ▁( and ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁H ST ), ▁the ▁New ▁H ous ing ▁Trans ition ▁Tax ▁and ▁Reb ate ▁Act ▁which ▁provided ▁H ST ▁reb ates ▁for ▁new ▁houses , ▁the ▁Family ▁Day ▁Act ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁second ▁Monday ▁of ▁February ▁a