This is the Canadian province known for oil, cowboys and rodeos, and as the adopted home of Prime Minister Stephen Harper , whose Conservative Party has long dominated politics. So it seemed especially jarring when a boisterous crowd in this bastion of conservative voting known as Canada ’s Texas celebrated its new premier this weekend: a woman regarded by much of the country as a leftist who vows to take on big oil and champion the poor. The 51 newly elected New Democratic Party members who sat behind the premier, Rachel Notley, their leader, in the swearing-in ceremony on Sunday did not resemble typical revolutionaries. Largely political novices, they dressed like […]