EDMONTON—In her first statement as a member of the Alberta NDP caucus, Sandra Jansen stood in the legislature Tuesday and read a sample of the “offensive, threatening and abusive” messages she’s received over the past week. She said Albertans have sent her messages labelling her as “dead meat,’’ a “useless tit” and a “dumb broad,” and some that told her she should stay in the kitchen. After her statement, the MLAs in the legislature gave her a standing ovation. Jansen, who crossed the floor from the Progressive Conservatives to the NDP late last week, used her first member’s statement to recount comments Albertans have sent her. I think we needed that moment,” Jansen said, in an interview afterward.

Source: thestar November 23, 2016 13:49 UTC