▁law suit ▁against ▁T icket master ▁which ▁British ▁Columb ians ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁join ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁law . ▁The ▁bill ▁did ▁not ▁advance ▁beyond ▁first ▁reading ▁but ▁similar ▁measures ▁foc using ▁on ▁requiring ▁the ▁dis closure ▁of ▁additional ▁fe es ▁added ▁by ▁the ▁secondary ▁ticket ▁s eller ▁and ▁b anning ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁autom ated ▁ticket ▁purch asing ▁software ▁would ▁be ▁adopted ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁T icket ▁Sales ▁Act ▁( B ill ▁ 2 7 ) ▁during ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Parliament ▁once ▁the ▁BC ▁N DP ▁formed ▁the ▁government . ▁▁ 3 9 th ▁Parliament ▁In ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁provincial ▁election , ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁was ▁again ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁Green ▁Party ▁candidate ▁Dr ini ▁Read , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁and ▁gay ▁rights ▁advoc ate ▁Laura ▁Mc Di arm id . ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁was ▁again ▁expected ▁to ▁win , ▁which ▁he ▁ultimately ▁did rece iving ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vot eb ut ▁his ▁party ▁again ▁formed ▁the ▁Official ▁O pp osition ▁to ▁a ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁majority ▁government . ▁As ▁the ▁ 3 9 th ▁Parliament ▁began , ▁party ▁leader ▁Car ole ▁James ▁kept ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Tour ism , ▁Culture ▁and ▁the ▁Arts . ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁disapp ro ved ▁of ▁the ▁absor ption ▁of ▁the ▁industry - run ▁Crown ▁corpor ation ▁Tour ism ▁BC ▁into ▁the ▁min istry . ▁According ▁to ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert