Calgary backbencher quits Harper’s team to work for Redford

Calgary MP Lee Richardson has resigned to work for Alberta Premier Alison Redford.

Mr. Richardson, a centrist Tory and backbencher, will work in the senior role of principal secretary in Ms. Redford's Edmonton office, reporting to her chief of staff.

Both Ms. Redford, 47, and Mr. Richardson, 64, hail from the progressive wing of so-called red Tories, a group that has dwindled under the federal Conservative Party, which is dominated by the former Reform and Alliance parties. Ms. Redford cast her election win over the right-wing Wildrose party as a victory for progressive conservative values – values Mr. Richardson has chosen over remaining a backbencher federally.

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