A plainspoken, two-term Alberta United Conservative backbencher who courted controversy is quitting the job effective immediately.
Shane Getson says he is leaving due to personal and family reasons but does not elaborate.
“I can no longer give the time and attention that I have over the last seven years,” Getson said Monday in a statement written for local newspapers and shared by caucus.
“Providing anything less would diminish both my responsibilities to the people I serve and to my family.”
Getson has represented Lac. Ste. Anne-Parkland, a mostly rural riding northwest of Edmonton, since 2019.
In his time, he was known for speeches and comments riling up the political left.
In his goodbye statement, Getson writes, “Don’t chase the wackado woke, DEI, socialist easy fix for nothing ideas because of emotions getting ahead of logic.
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“At the same time, keep your ears and minds open. Listen to different perspectives.”
Getson never served in cabinet but for a time was the United Conservative caucus whip.
He made headlines for controversial comments, including comparing transgender surgery to livestock castration in 2025. He later spoke of overcoming his own childhood abuse through religion, sports and hard work.
Even he had enough of the ucp and their flippety floppety leader.
Not sure who is the bigger clown, this guy resigning, or the people commenting things that have nothing to do with the article (joe and wendy)
HE IS 110 % CORRECT ! CANNOT SPEAK THE TRUTH ANYMORE ! BIG FACTS
one bad dude gone…..let’s hope more are following in his footsteps.
smith is a lame duck premier
The UCP is in turmoil. Smith has become a self proclaimed Federalist instead of putting Alberta first. MLAs shouldn’t resign because of that, Smith just has to removed and a new Primer found that puts Alberta first.
If Yankee doodler governor smith had any morals at all , the then anti Canadian, now self proclaimed federalist, would resign immediately. Canadians must unite and demand the removal of this parasite before its starts to continue its separatists agenda again
Family?
Right.