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Alberta Premier Alison Redford resigned on March 19, 2014 less than two years after winning a majority government in the 2012 provincial election. Her resignation came after almost a month of constant bad news that included a caucus and party revolt, an ongoing expense scandal over the costs of her trip to South Africa to attend Nelson Mandela’s funeral in Nov. 2013, and worsening poll numbers.
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The Calgary Journal sent reporters in all directions on this first snowy day of spring. The goal — ask Calgarians about Alison Redford’s decision to step down as their premier. News of her resignation blanketed the city. Our reporters rode the C-train, visited the Legion, hung out at a S.E. mall, and wandered the streets in search of reaction.
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“I think probably the most surprising thing about it was the timing. It looked like the party executive and Alison Redford had been planning for a more measured response to the problems to see if they could do something to get the party on track and if not, plan in a more strategic way for future succession. So I was surprised this decision came when it did.”
The resignation in 140 characters or less
Taking you on a social media tour of the reaction as Redford steps down
The moment Alison Redford took to Twitter saying she was going to be making an announcement – social media erupted with reaction.
When she finally made the announcement that she would be resigning, a stream of hashtags ranging from #RedfordResigns to #abpoli began trending all over Canada.
Redford quits
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“Quite frankly too much time has been spent in the last few weeks on questions of loyalty, allegiances and character,” Redford said.
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