City Solicitor seeking Red Deer-South nomination for Alberta NDP
The City of Red Deer’s top legal advisor announced Wednesday she is seeking the NDP nomination in the provincial constituency of Red Deer-South.
The constituency has been held by the UCP and MLA Jason Stephan, also a lawyer, since 2019.
From a downtown restaurant, Michelle Baer, City Solicitor, plus Manager of Legal and Legislative Services, said simply that it’s time for change, noting that health care and education are paramount to her.
She lamented the actions of Stephan, but also of Red Deer-North MLA and Education Minister Adriana Lagrange, who Baer said has forged ahead on a curriculum that the vast majority of teachers have voted against. She said the UCP’s curriculum focuses too much on remembering dates instead of critical thinking.