Former Alberta Tory leadership candidate says no

CALGARY – Former Alberta treasurer and one-time Tory leadership candidate Jim Dinning says he won’t be in the running to replace Alison Redford.

Dinning has tweeted a link to a piece he wrote for the Calgary Herald in which he says his political “best-before” date has passed.

He says he remains an ardent Progressive Conservative but it’s time for new blood.

Dinning was treasurer between 1992 and 1997 under then-premier Ralph Klein.

The Calgary-based Dinning ran in the 2006 Tory leadership race won by Ed Stelmach. The party is expected to officially open the call for nominations for the current race sometime this week.