An Edmonton NDP MLA is being slammed for mocking the death of the Iron Lady – former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher..“I can still go on to enjoy the fact that Margaret Thatcher is dead. The only thing I regret about Margaret Thatcher’s death is that it happened probably 30 years too late,” said Marlin Schmidt, MLA for Edmonton-Gold Bar, in the Legislature Wednesday afternoon..Thatcher is known around the world as a conservative icon..Schmidt’s comments drew the ire of former Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall..“Keepin’ it classy. @abndpcaucus” Wall tweeted.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .Thatcher served as British PM from 1979 to 1990. She was the first woman to hold the position..A Soviet journalist dubbed her the “Iron Lady.”.Thatcher was also credited with crushing the powerful British union movement and being in charge when Britain defeated Argentina in a war over the Falkland Islands..Thatcher died in 2013, at the age of 87, after suffering a stroke..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
