A decade ago this coming spring, Alison Redford resigned as Alberta premier, largely under the crushing weight of revelations of her profligate flight habits.
At the time, some commentary wondered why government-funded flying proved fatal to Redford but never seemed to dent former premier Ralph Klein, whose use of provincial aircraft prompted critics to dub the fleet Air Ralph. Was there some sort of gender double standard?
Sexism might always lurk in some form or another around our politics. But let’s propose another factor into why high-flying felled one Tory premier and not another:
When the chips were down, Klein had a broad
