▁defeated ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁She ila ▁Or r ▁and ▁Green ▁Party ▁candidate ▁and ▁small ▁business ▁owner ▁Steve ▁Filip ov ic . ▁F lem ing ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁Victoria ▁city ▁coun c ill or ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁New ▁Dem ocrat ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Official ▁O pp osition . ▁▁ 3 8 th ▁Parliament ▁In ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁Parliament , ▁F lem ing ▁and ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Select ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁on ▁Public ▁Account s ▁and ▁part ▁way ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁session ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Select ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁on ▁Education ▁which ▁focused ▁on ▁adult ▁liter acy . ▁He ▁introduced ▁several ▁pieces ▁of ▁legisl ation , ▁including ▁the ▁Pay day ▁L ending ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁license ▁pay day ▁l enders ▁and ▁reg ulate ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁pay day ▁lo ans , ▁including ▁plain ▁language ▁rules , ▁rights ▁to ▁can cellation , ▁sign age ▁requirements . ▁While ▁Sol ic itor ▁General ▁John ▁Les ▁stated ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁reg ulations , ▁he ▁felt ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁prem ature ▁and ▁that ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁C riminal ▁Code ▁were ▁required ▁before ▁proceed ing ▁with ▁such ▁reg ulations , ▁despite ▁other ▁provinces ▁already ▁having ▁passed ▁similar ▁legisl ation . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁granted ▁first ▁reading ▁on ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁but ▁without ▁the ▁government ▁support ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁not ▁adopted .