When Rachel Notley was elected Premier of Alberta I thought it was a shining moment for that province.
I thought she would be able to make Alberta more than a one-party petrostate, the land of the Con zombies, and the home of the Harperites.
And would finally end its reputation as a haven for religious bigots and violent rednecks.
But sadly that shining picture has darkened, and now some of those rednecks are threatening to assassinate her.