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Former Wildrose Leader Brian Jean and wife Kim welcome baby girl

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Former Alberta Wildrose leader Brian Jean & wife expecting baby
WATCH ABOVE: In January 2019, former Wildrose leader Brian Jean took to Facebook to announce he and his wife Kim were expecting a baby – Feb 14, 2019

Brian Jean and his wife Kim welcomed a baby girl on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

In a message on Twitter, the former Wildrose Party leader said they named the little girl Annabella Frances Jean.

A photo of Jean with Annabella appears to show the infant with a feeding tube, but Jean said in his message: “Mom and baby are doing great.”

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The couple announced they were expecting in a Facebook video on Jan. 8.

Jean resigned as MLA of Fort McMurray-Athabasca in March of 2018 after losing in the United Conservative Leadership race to Jason Kenney.

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READ MORE: ‘Albertans are furious’ at state of province and Canada: Former Wildrose leader Brian Jean

On Jan. 15, he released a statement, “An Agenda to move Alberta Forward,” saying “Alberta’s future looks bleak unless bold action is taken” and “Canada is broken.”

Jean also called Alberta’s financial situation a “mess” and said the NDP government isn’t doing its job in areas such as healthcare, education, social services, and looking after seniors.

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“None of our political leaders understand the current anger of Albertans — Albertans want a ‘Mad as hell’ Party, that isn’t going to take it anymore,” he wrote.

— With files from Global News’ Slav Kornik

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