Men Only: Notley’s Defeat Leaves Canada With No Women Premiers
- Boys club after Alberta election contrasts with 2013 lineup
- Women have never won back-to-back votes in Canadian provinces
Photographer: Martin Ouellet-Diotte/AFP via Getty Images
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Canada’s provincial leaders are a boys club again.
Jason Kenney’s victory in the Alberta election Tuesday ends the tenure of Premier Rachel Notley, who took power in the oil-producing province in 2015. Her departure means that for the first time since 2008, not a single province or territory in Canada will be led by a woman.