Mayor, premier and others react to MLA Adriana LaGrange’s appointment as Health Minister
Reaction poured in Friday after it was announced that Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange will become Health Minister in Premier Danielle Smith’s new UCP cabinet.
rdnewsNOW was speaking to Red Deer Mayor Ken Johnston at the grand opening of the Red Deer Dream Centre on Friday, breaking the news to him shortly after the announcement had been made by Smith in Edmonton.
“I admire Adriana for the effort she’s put into education. It’s a difficult portfolio, and she had to navigate through COVID. I think the premier has recognized an extraordinary talent, and an extraordinary ferocity of purpose in Adriana,” Johnston said.
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