Alberta’s NDP premier-elect Rachel Notley said in her victory speech Tuesday night that “spring has arrived,” as she ended 44 years of Progressive Conservative rule.
It was a stunning outcome that many in the province thought would never happen. On Twitter, they had a different season in mind.
CTV declares NDP has taken Alberta. Hell has frozen over.
— Jeff Davies (@daviesjeff) May 6, 2015
Then things got a little strange. On Wednesday morning, voters in Edmonton and other parts of the province woke up to snow.
It was official.
Hell has officially Frozen over in Alberta. #yegwx #abvote pic.twitter.com/w5q5awyQUj
— Lance Taylor (@lancetay) May 6, 2015
TODAY IN ALBERTA: Hell has frozen over with PCs reign ending, and we get the snow to prove it in May. #abvote #NDP pic.twitter.com/5EWQBbbYxR
— Salty Panda (@saltiestpanda) May 6, 2015
OMG Alberta... I think hell has actually frozen over. pic.twitter.com/xxc5pNJVvG
— Darcy Hoover (@Darcyleehoover) May 6, 2015
Right-wing pundit Ezra Levant appears to have predicted the win, and the weather.
He pointed to polls last week suggesting an NDP victory and concluded that “hell might be freezing over.