 Following announcements of BC Ferries route cuts and fare increases and a scandal involving executive bonus payouts, Trevena initiated in a well-received comparison review of the BC Ferries system with Washington State Ferries system.Also in this critic role, she criticized fellow MLA Jordan Sturdy for not delivering a petition from his constituents on Bowen Island to the legislature regarding ferry cuts.In May 2014 Trevena introduced a private member bill (Bill M-213) titled "Provincial Shipbuilding Act, 2014" which would have required new public transportation vessels, like ferries, be constructed in Canada and that the procurement process give weight to bids that demonstrate direct economic benefits to B.C.