▁incident , ▁John ▁Sl ater ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁after ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁end or se ▁his ▁re - e lection ▁nom ination ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁John ▁van ▁D ong en ▁crossed ▁the ▁floor ▁to ▁the ▁BC ▁Conserv atives ▁before ▁leaving ▁that ▁party ▁to ▁sit ▁as ▁an ▁independent , ▁and ▁both ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁Bill ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁N DP ▁Bob ▁Sim pson ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁their ▁c auc uses ▁for ▁critic izing ▁their ▁leaders . ▁Three ▁ML As ▁were ▁subject ▁of ▁police ▁investig ations : ▁K ash ▁He ed ▁for ▁election ▁irregular ities , ▁Jane ▁Th orn th wa ite ▁for ▁dr unk ▁driving , ▁and ▁Pat ▁P imm ▁for ▁a ▁domestic ▁dispute . ▁Two ▁ML As , ▁both ▁from ▁the ▁BC ▁Liber als , ▁res igned ▁their ▁seats ▁forcing ▁by - e lections : ▁I ain ▁Black ▁in ▁Port ▁Mo ody - Co quit lam ▁and ▁Barry ▁Pen ner ▁in ▁Ch ill iw ack - H ope . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Cons umption ▁Tax ▁Reb ate ▁and ▁Trans ition ▁Act ▁which ▁implemented ▁the ▁H ST , ▁major ▁new ▁legisl ation ▁adopted ▁during ▁the ▁ 3 9 th ▁Parliament ▁included ▁the ▁C lean ▁Energy ▁Act , ▁which ▁listed ▁and ▁enabled ▁provincial ▁object ives ▁regarding ▁electric ity ▁generation ▁and ▁consumption . ▁The ▁Am bul ance ▁Services ▁Collect ive ▁Ag re ement ▁Act ▁forced ▁the ▁workers ▁at ▁the ▁BC ▁Am bul ance ▁Service ▁back ▁to ▁work ▁after ▁a ▁seven - month ▁strike . ▁The ▁S