UCP backbencher Shane Getson made the comment in legislature debate over a bill that uses the notwithstanding clause to protect a trio of transgender laws from court challenge.

Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland MLA Shane Getson has come under fire for comments made on Facebook regarding AHS' handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opposition Leader Rachel Notley says the Alberta government should make a public apology for comments a United Conservative Party MLA made last week that imply some people in the province are refusing work because of the CERB program.