▁fresh water ▁dwell ing ▁invas ive ▁species , ▁such ▁as ▁qu ag ga ▁and ▁z eb ra ▁muss els . ▁▁ 4 1 st ▁Parliament ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁sought ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁British ▁Columbia ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁faced ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁N ig el ▁Elli ott , ▁BC ▁Green ▁James ▁Marshall , ▁and ▁Libert arian ▁John ▁Clar ke . ▁He ▁won ▁with ▁slightly ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁His ▁party ▁began ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Parliament ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁as ▁the ▁Official ▁O pp osition ▁but ▁the ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁minor ity ▁government ▁lost ▁a ▁confidence ▁vote ▁and , ▁effective ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁BC ▁N DP ▁formed ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁confidence - and - supp ly ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁BC ▁Green ▁Party . ▁Premier ▁John ▁H organ ▁created ▁the ▁R ental ▁H ous ing ▁Task ▁Force ▁consisting ▁of ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁and ▁fellow ▁ML As ▁Ron na - R ae ▁Leonard ▁and ▁Adam ▁O ls en ▁to ▁report ▁to ▁Minister ▁of ▁Municipal ▁Affairs ▁and ▁H ous ing ▁Sel ina ▁Robinson ▁with ▁recommend ations ▁to ▁modern ize ▁and ▁improve ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ' s ▁resident ial ▁ten ancy ▁laws ▁and ▁policies . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁task ▁force ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁cities ▁across ▁the ▁province ▁and ▁provided ▁a ▁suite ▁of ▁recommend ations ▁in ▁December . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁history ▁ ▁| -