), ▁which ▁included ▁giving ▁right ▁of ▁first ▁ref us al ▁to ▁existing ▁residents ▁during ▁a ▁str ata ▁conversion ▁and ▁giving ▁existing ▁residents ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁returning ▁to ▁renov ated ▁apart ments ▁at ▁a ▁rent ▁increase ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁would ▁otherwise ▁be ▁law ful . ▁He ▁also ▁introduced ▁the ▁G ender ▁Identity ▁and ▁Expression ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Rec ogn ition ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁( B ill ▁M - 2 0 7 ), ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁included ▁gender ▁identity ▁and ▁gender ▁expression ▁in ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁sex ▁in ▁the ▁BC ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Code ▁as ▁a ▁characteristic ▁protected ▁from ▁disc rim ination . ▁As ▁private ▁member ▁b ills , ▁they ▁all ▁received ▁first ▁reading ▁but ▁none ▁were ▁adopted . ▁▁ 4 0 th ▁Parliament ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁British ▁Columbia ▁general ▁election , ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁was ▁project ed ▁to ▁win ▁re - e lection , ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁government ▁worker ▁Scott ▁Harrison ▁for ▁the ▁BC ▁Liber als ▁and ▁can nab is ▁rights ▁activ ist ▁J od ie ▁Em ery ▁for ▁the ▁BC ▁Gre ens . ▁With ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁he ▁won ▁his ▁r iding , ▁with ▁the ▁second - place ▁ch allen ger , ▁Harrison , ▁att aining ▁only ▁ 2 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁but ▁his ▁party ▁again ▁formed ▁the ▁Official ▁O pp osition ▁to ▁a ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁majority ▁government . ▁As ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁Parliament ▁began , ▁he ▁was ▁re - ass igned ▁to