By Justina Contenti

No one likes being lied to.

Even worse, no one likes being lied to and then being told they aren't being lied to.

Premier Alison Redford was elected as the Progressive Conservative party leader in October, and so far I am having trouble keeping track of all the lies and broken promises.

Any Albertan who followed the leadership campaign and isn't annoyed with how the aftermath has played out clearly isn't paying enough attention now.

During the election I wrote a column about how I was torn between wanting to vote for Alberta's Premier, but having to become part of the PC party to do so, I haven't yet firmly placed my faith in any one party.

Now, I am glad I saved my five dollars and kept my vote because it appears I may have voted for campaign promises that will never be executed.

Over the last few months a seemingly endless series of flip-flops and communication errors by the Alberta PCs have left at least this voter very confused.

It started just days after the election when Redford cancelled the fall sitting of the legislature only to change her mind and re-schedule a short sitting amid angry cries from the opposition and much public criticism.

Soon after, a "miscommunication" between her and Energy Minister Ted Morton led to the announcement that three major power line projects in Alberta were being put on hold. Shortly after the announcement Redford issued a correction saying only two lines were under review while the Heartland Transmission line, which is the largest (and most contentious), is going ahead.

Her promise for fixed election dates turned into legislation for a flexible election time period. The province is now pushing for a law that will allow an election to be called between March 1 and May 31 every four years.

This despite Redford being quoted saying, "Fixed election dates give Albertans the opportunity to focus on issues that matter and mobilize for an election, without the behind-the-scenes deal-making and manipulation that sometimes characterize the timing of an election."

She backtracked on her promise to call a public judicial inquiry into accusations of doctor intimidation and MLAs using their influence to jump health queues.

In June Redford was quoted saying, "It speaks to a core value that Albertans have in health care we have an understanding and trust… we need to know what happened and get to the truth."

However, now she has introduced legislation that will allow the government-funded Health Quality Council of Alberta to form a panel to conduct the inquiries.

They have the power to decide if a judge will preside over the inquiry (or not). Further, the results of any inquiry will likely not be announced until after the provincial election. How convenient.

It appears the only promise she may actually keep is the return of $107 million of education funding back to the people of Alberta.

The government appears to be making things up as they go and if they don't get it together soon they can't act shocked when they lose votes in the next election.

Empty promises that turned into lies won Redford the leadership race, but in the end, those lies won't be winning the PCs any more votes.