Former Alberta cabinet minister Stephanie McLean was being paid while on leave during the fall session of the Legislature, a government spokeswoman confirmed Thursday. The former Calgary-Varsity MLA's resignation was announced Wednesday evening in a Facebook post by Premier Rachel Notley. The resignation came as a surprise to many, even after McLean announced in May that she wouldn't be seeking re-election. "The only things I can think of are medical leave or stress leave, something along those lines, but we don't know," said Mount Royal University political scientist Duane Bratt. It's not yet known if the current legislature will hold another sitting before the spring election, which has to be called by May 31.

Source: CBC News January 04, 2019 00:33 UTC