▁was ▁sufficient ▁grounds ▁to ▁halt ▁the ▁ad option . ▁While ▁they ▁continued ▁with ▁the ▁ad option ▁system , ▁they ▁expl ored ▁other ▁options ▁and ▁a ▁friend ▁offered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sur rog ate ▁mother . ▁The ▁couple ▁agreed ▁and ▁their ▁son ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Provin cial ▁politics ▁▁ 3 8 th ▁Parliament ▁After ▁Lor ne ▁May enc ourt ▁announced ▁his ▁res ignation ▁as ▁M LA , ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁announced ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁seek ▁the ▁N DP ▁nom ination ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁result ant ▁ ▁by - e lection . ▁Art ▁Griff ith s , ▁the ▁former ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Can uck s , ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁BC ▁Liber als . ▁While ▁Griff ith s ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁star ▁candidate , ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁Point ▁Grey , ▁outside ▁the ▁r iding . ▁Chan ra ▁Herbert ▁was ▁still ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁favour ite . ▁The ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁also ▁cont ested ▁by ▁Green ▁Party ▁candidate ▁Dr ini ▁Read , ▁BC ▁Conserv ative ▁Ian ▁Mc Le od , ▁and ▁Mar iju ana ▁Party ▁leader ▁Marc ▁Em ery , ▁but ▁Ch anda ▁Herbert ▁won ▁with ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 7 , ▁joined ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 ▁during ▁the ▁fourth ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁Parliament