Derek Fildebrandt resigns from UCP caucus, cites controversy over mistakes
EDMONTON – A member of Alberta’s new United Conservative Party has quit caucus after repeatedly making headlines in recent days for his conduct.
“I have made honest mistakes – always doing what I believed was best at the time – and I accept responsibility, and am truly sorry,” Derek Fildebrandt said Tuesday night in an email.
“As media attention now passes from public issues to private issues, taking responsibility is not enough, and so I have submitted my resignation from the UCP Caucus to our Interim Leader Nathan Cooper.”
Last week Fildebrandt took a leave of absence from his job as UCP finance critic after news surfaced that he was renting his taxpayer-funded apartment out through Airbnb.