Canada's Most Conservative Province Elects Leftist Party
ORONTO — Alberta, Canada's most conservative province, elected a left-of-center government, ending a 44-year-old conservative party dynasty,
Voters in the western oil-rich province chose a New Democratic Party government in Tuesday's election. Few had predicted such a result just 28 days ago when the election was called by Progressive Conservative Alberta Premier Jim Prentice, a former cabinet minister in Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative federal government.
"Pigs do fly," CTV television host Don Martin tweeted.
After the votes were tallied, Prentice announced that he is done with public life and is stepping down as the leader of the Progressive Conservative party in the province. He also will vacate the seat he won in Tuesday's election.
Alberta is sometimes called the Texas of the North.
"I think we might have made a little bit of history tonight," incoming New Democratic Premier Rachel Notely said. "Change has finally come to Alberta."
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