Former Alberta Tory leadership candidate Sandra Jansen crosses floor to NDP
EDMONTON — Alberta Progressive Conservative member Sandra Jansen crossed the floor to the governing NDP Thursday, saying the moderate party she called home for 30 years is moving to embrace a far-right ideology.
“I need to be true to the values of my constituents and my own values,” Jansen told reporters at the legislature, standing beside Premier Rachel Notley at a news conference.
“So I’m supporting a party now that believes in those values, too.”
Jansen, a two-term MLA for Calgary North West, has been a longtime champion of equality issues, such as allowing gay-straight alliances in schools.