Former Wildrose leader Brian Jean resigns from Alberta legislature

The subject who is truly loyal to the Chief Magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures.

Brian Jean, left, and former house leader of the PC's Ric McIver sit together during the first meeting of the new United Conservative Party caucus in Edmonton Alta, on July 24, 2017.

The former leader of Alberta's Opposition is quitting the legislature, months after losing a bid to lead the province's new United Conservative Party.

Brian Jean said in a statement that now is an important time to "draw closer" to his family as well as finally rebuild his home, which was destroyed in a massive wildfire that hit Fort McMurray in 2016.

Jean was leader of the Wildrose party in the 2015 election that saw the NDP win power after more than 40 years of Progressive Conservative rule.

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