EDMONTON – A photo showing a cutout of Rachel Notley’s head being used as a golf target is making the rounds on Twitter.
It was posted Friday with the caption ‘just love the #notley target at the oilmen’s golf tourney.’
The photo was allegedly taken during a golf tournament in Brooks.
The tweet has since been removed.
On Saturday, Ken Fleury apologized for the tweet.
Late Saturday evening Fleury’s Twitter account was deleted.
The photo set off a fire storm online Saturday afternoon.
Minister for the Status of Women, Stephanie McLean called the tweet “appalling” in the wake of the death of a British MP last week.
Several Twitter users shared their disgust for the photo– calling on Wildrose MLA Derek Fildebrant who was mentioned in the tweet to respond.
Fildebrant represents the Brooks area.
Late Saturday afternoon Fildebrant took to Facebook where he shared a lengthy response.
“This certainly isn’t something that brings us together,” Marie Renaud, St. Albert NDP MLA said. “I think we’re better than this and I think for the most part Albertans don’t think this is funny– it’s inappropriate.”
Renaud also brought up the recent death of British MP Jo Cox as well as the recent attacks in Orlando questioning when the hate and violence would end.
“There’s so many other things you can do for fun at a golf tournament than having a photograph of our Premier as a target.”
Watch below: A private golf tournament in southern Alberta has stirred up quite a bit of controversy. An oilmen’s group was trying to make a point about the NDP’s carbon tax but as Tom Vernon explains, they’re now being accused of generating threats of violence.