ate ▁of ▁seven ▁candidates ▁with ▁the ▁Green ▁Party . ▁F lem ing ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁voting , ▁se cur ing ▁him ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁eight - member ▁council . ▁F lem ing ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁council ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁election . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 3 - member ▁deleg ation ▁of ▁election ▁obser vers ▁to ▁monitor ▁the ▁president ial ▁election . ▁ ▁While ▁on ▁Victoria ▁City ▁Council , ▁F lem ing ▁gained ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁" f isc ally ▁pr udent ▁dem ocr atic ▁social ist ". ▁He ▁supported ▁the ▁legal ization ▁of ▁secondary ▁su ites , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Save - On - F ood s ▁Memorial ▁Centre ▁( but ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁have ▁it ▁priv ately ▁operated ), ▁and ▁am end ments ▁to ▁byla ws ▁to ▁target ▁ag gress ive ▁pan hand ling . ▁As ▁a ▁director ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Capital ▁Regional ▁District , ▁F lem ing ▁was ▁vice - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁CR D ▁H ous ing ▁Corporation ▁where ▁he ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁an ▁Aff ord able ▁H ous ing ▁Trust ▁Fund . ▁He ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Regional ▁Trans it ▁Commission ▁and ▁has ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁trans it ▁service ▁expansion ▁and ▁light ▁rail ▁in ▁the ▁Capital ▁Region . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Capital ▁Commission ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁to ▁vote ▁against