- Majority of Albertans reject Klein Tories, who take three quarters of Legislature seats
- MLA severance pay totals over $6 million for defeated and retiring MLAs

EDMONTON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today responded to the Alberta election results by renewing its call for a citizens' assembly on electoral reform, and the abolition of the fat severance pay packages which Liberal and Tory MLAs voted themselves in 2001.

"Albertans voted for a Tory minority, not for a Legislature in which Tories have almost three quarters of the seats," stated CTF-Alberta director John Carpay.

"The wide spectrum of Alberta opinion, from Green to Alberta Alliance to Social Credit, is not represented in the Legislature. Albertans are once again not getting what they voted for," continued Carpay.

Taxpayers are on the hook for more than six million dollars to be paid out to retiring and defeated MLAs in severance pay, as follows:

RETIRING
Halvar Jonson $516,222
Pat Nelson $477,949
Stan Woloshyn $477,949
Don Tannas $379,047
Lorne Taylor $356,101
Murray Smith $356,101
Ken Nicol $335,082
Gary Friedel $275,317
Judy Gordon $274,142
Debbie Carlson $229,243
Don Massey $205,271
Marlene Graham $173,508
Karen Kryczka $163,520
Albert Klapstein $161,117
Bill Bonner $146,039
Dave Broda $146,039

DEFEATED
Mark Hlady $274,463
Julius Yankowski $274,142
Mary O'Neill $181,111
Mark Norris $112,405
Drew Hutton $90,213
Ian McClelland $86,534
Bob Maskell $82,615
Tony Vandermeer $78,464
Jon Lord $78,464
Gary Masyk $70,976
Brent Rathgeber $69,593
Broyce Jacobs $72,149
Thomas Lukaszuk $80,008


TOTAL: $6,223,784