Alison Redford spoke on a podcast of how she pushed forward a socially progressive agenda, and warned the ruling United Conservative Party that ‘the Alberta that they think they’re governing is not Alberta.’
EDMONTON—Alberta’s first female premier has denounced “just horrible” sexism, racism and homophobia inside the government she was with until 2014, while also criticizing the current provincial government for being an old boys’ club.tenure marked by infighting and division within her now-defunct Progressive Conservative party.
“I don’t think anybody who’s looking at the government today would think the old guard is gone,” she added. “I was naïve to think that I was making as much progress as I thought I was.” Danielle Smith then led Wildrose, and now hopes to win the governing United Conservative Party’s leadership to become premier on Oct. 6.