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In our words, in our actions every day from all sides if we don’t feed it, we must oppose it. Please oppose it. Don’t ignore it. Don’t look the other way. Don’t excuse it. Our daughters are watching us. They are watching the challenges facing women in politics today. Imagine if we let that poison become normalized or if our daughters forgo the political arena altogether. That scares me.

I am so proud to have joined a pragmatic centrist government which has a place for moderate women. Together we will fight for women. We will fight against this language of harassment and violence, and I hope everyone in this house fights it, too. Thank you.

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Snatch this column from your kids if you don’t want them reading gross language from an unexpected place — the Alberta legislature.

Sandra Jansen, the former Progressive Conservative member of the legislature, read a list on Tuesday of vile things said about her and Premier Rachel Notley after she crossed the floor to the NDP last week.

They are, in ascending order of disgust:

“What a traitorous bitch …

“You are both a disgrace to Alberta, lying bitches …

“Now you have two blond bimbos in a party that is clueless …

“Another useless tit goes NDP …

“Dead meat …

“Sandra should stay in the kitchen where she belongs …

‘”Fly with the crows and get shot …

“Dumb broad — a good place for her to be is with the rest of the queers.”

I’ve probably heard and read a million words from that legislature, but never anything like that.