Former premier Rachel Notley, after almost a decade at the helm of Alberta’s NDP, is stepping down from the top job.
Notley, the Official Opposition leader, said a leadership race will be called and she will stay on as leader until a replacement is chosen.
That means she will remain on the front bench during the upcoming spring sitting.
Notley said she doesn’t know her next steps after that, including whether she will fulfil her current term as the legislature member for Edmonton-Strathcona, a riding she has won handily in five consecutive elections.