Good afternoon, back east. I am speaking to you from my home office in Port Coquitlam, which is on the traditional lands of the Kwikwetlem nation.
In British Columbia, our current legislature is not in session at the moment. We have a total of 87 members, which includes 42 B.C. Liberal Party members, 41 B.C. NDP members, two B.C. Green Party members and two independent members, being the Speaker and the former leader of the Green Party. We have a confidence and supply agreement between the B.C. NDP and B.C. Green Party. We have fixed dates for elections. The last general election was in May 2017. The next election is scheduled for October 2021.
In order to function, we have to ensure we have—