▁environment ▁critic ▁to ▁Sp encer ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert . ▁Upon ▁D ix , ▁res ignation ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁BC ▁N DP , ▁F lem ing ▁was ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁candidate ▁and ▁act ively ▁considered ▁seeking ▁the ▁role . ▁However , ▁after ▁both ▁John ▁H organ ▁and ▁Mike ▁F arn worth ▁announced ▁their ▁intention ▁run , ▁F lem ing ▁decided ▁he ▁would ▁not . ▁F lem ing ▁later ▁end ors ed ▁H organ ' s ▁candid acy . ▁H organ ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁leader ▁and ▁kept ▁F lem ing ▁in ▁his ▁education ▁critic ▁role . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁F lem ing ▁fired ▁his ▁constitu ency ▁assistant ▁who ▁was ▁subsequently ▁arrested , ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁for ▁def ra ud ing ▁the ▁Victoria - Sw an ▁Lake ▁constitu ency ▁office ▁of ▁$ 1 2 0 , 4 2 0 ▁since ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁F lem ing ▁spons ored ▁the ▁private ▁member ▁bill ▁Youth ▁V oter ▁Reg istration ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁( B ill ▁M - 2 0 5 ) ▁which ▁sought ▁allow ▁prov is ional ▁vot er ▁registration ▁of ▁people ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁or ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁recommend ations ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁Chief ▁Elect oral ▁Officer . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁not ▁advanced ▁and ▁he ▁re - int rodu ced ▁it ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁as