. ▁He ▁introduced ▁his ▁first ▁bill ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁a ▁private ▁members ' ▁bill ▁called ▁the ▁Long ▁Term ▁R ent ers ▁Prote ction ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁( B ill ▁M - 2 2 8 ). ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁was ▁active ▁helping ▁rent ers ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁who ▁were ▁experien cing ▁high - profile ▁increases ▁in ▁rent ▁being ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Res ident ial ▁Ten ancy ▁Branch . ▁The ▁act ▁sought ▁to ▁stop ▁these ▁large ▁rent ▁increases ▁by ▁removing ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁Res ident ial ▁Ten ancy ▁Branch ▁to ▁appro ve ▁rent ▁increases ▁based ▁on ▁ge ographic ▁area BC ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁province ▁in ▁Canada ▁that ▁has ▁this ▁ge ographic ▁component ▁to ▁ten ancy ▁legisl ation . ▁The ▁bill ▁only ▁reached ▁first ▁reading ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁adopted , ▁but ▁the ▁rent ▁increases ▁were ▁over - turn ed ▁in ▁court . ▁ ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁critic ▁for ▁arts ▁and ▁culture . ▁In ▁this ▁role , ▁he ▁introduced ▁another ▁private ▁members ' ▁bill , ▁Cons umer ▁Prote ction ▁in ▁T icket ▁Sales ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁( B ill ▁M - 2 0 2 ) ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁which ▁would ▁make ▁scal ping ▁event ▁ad mission ▁tick ets ▁illegal . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁federal ▁Compet ition ▁Bureau ▁to ▁pro be ▁against ▁T icket master ▁for ▁price - g oug ing ▁and ▁a ▁class - action