 While Minister of Health, Cull opposed the federal government's proposal to extend patent protection for brand name drugs, and appeared in Ottawa before a Commons legislative committee to speak against the plan.Cull established regional health authorities in BC to bring the governance and delivery of health services "closer to home", legalized midwifery and initiated a home birth pilot project, and commissioned a report to study access to reproductive health care services across BC.In 1993, in the mid-term cabinet shuffle, Harcourt appointed Cull Minister of Finance (the first woman to ever hold the position) and Deputy Premier.