With the alongside a Green coalition and the Liberal government defeated, MLAs around the province are adjusting to how their roles will play out.
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Letnick is joined by Kelowna-Mission MLA Steve Thomson and MLA Christy Clark for Westside-Kelowna as the three Central Okanagan representatives.
Thomson resigned as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, and while Clark remains the leader of the opposition, Letnick is positive she will stay put as the MLA of Westside-Kelowna.
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As far as working with the NDP as the opposition, Letnick says between his eight years an MLA and his previous stint as a city councillor he has had reasonable experience with different forms of government.
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