Listen Live

KAREN MCPHERSON LEAVES NDP CAUCUS

In a Facebook post Wednesday Calgary Mackay Nose Hill MLA Karen MacPherson announced her departure from the NDP caucus. She says that she has chosen to sit as an independent and wished her former party colleagues well. McPherson explains her choice by highlighting the fractured nature of politics now in Alberta and around the world saying in a tweet, “Our world is becoming increasingly polarized with pressures of left & right politics. I don’t reflect either of those options.”

“Continuing to do politics the way it’s being done will lead to further polarization. We are missing the middle where we have more in common with each other than we are different. Albertans need political choices that inspire them, not scare them.”

“Health care and education are the two largest items in the provincial budget and, while they are being adequately managed, they need to be transformed. Our economy is slowly recovering from a revenue collapse, leaving deficits that Albertans have deemed unacceptable, and there’s no clear path to alleviating the deficit. The answer doesn’t lie in drastic cuts or in a slow downward trend in rising costs. Things have to be evaluated with a fresh perspective. It’s more important now than it’s been in at least a generation.”

Caucus members have also taken to social media to wish McPherson the best, including St. Albert MLA Marie Renaud.

Premier Rachel Notley has not yet publicly commented on the departure. Former PC member Rick Fraser made a similar announcement in September.

Story by Erica Fisher. 

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Blue-green algae advisory issued for Moose Lake

AHS issued a health advisory for Moose Lake after cyanobacteria, known as blue-green algae, was found in the water. 

Suspect arrested after a shelter in place in Cold Lake

A shelter in place that was put in place in a Cold Lake neighbourhood was lifted less than two hours after it was issued Tuesday night, following an arrest of a suspect. 

St. Paul RCMP seeking help in identifying suspects in purse and vehicle theft

St. Paul RCMP is seeking for the public's help in identifying two female suspects involved in a purse and vehicle theft on June 25. 

Man facing charges after stolen truck recovered near Kehewin

A stolen truck was reported missing and was recovered on July 3 south of Bonnyville after RCMP were called to the location along Highway 41. 38-year-old driver Peter Trottier of Frog Lake, was arrested and charged.

Cold Lake approved supportive living facility for minors needing 24 hour care

Cold Lake city council approved to change the former Stepping Stones Crisis Centre at 5201 50th St, into a supportive living accommodations for minors with medical needs. 
- Advertisement -