Calgary MLA who left NDP joins Alberta Party

CALGARY – A Calgary MLA who left the NDP caucus earlier this month to sit as an Independent has joined the Alberta Party.

Karen McPherson represents the constituency of Calgary-Mackay-Nosehill.

She was elected in May 2015 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Neil Brown.

In a statement issued when she left the NDP, McPherson said Albertans need political choices that inspire them, not scare them.