The Alberta Advantage party chose Marilyn Burns, an Edmonton lawyer and founding member of the Wildrose Party, to become its first leader.

Burns, 61, grew up west of Edmonton and has been practising law for the last 21 years.

She laid out the party’s platform during a meeting in Springbrook on Saturday.

Recall legislation is a key piece of it and the first policy Burns lists.

“People are concerned in Alberta about the lack of integrity of politicians,” she said. “We don’t have to wait four years to recall an MLA who isn’t doing their job.”

The second would be a repeal of Bill 24, an amendment to the province’s School Act passed last year that requires schools to establish Gay-Straight Alliances should students ask for them. The bill also prohibits school officials form telling parents if their child is participating in one.

Burns also calls for reform of Canada’s equalization formula when it comes up for review in 2019.

Gil Poitras has been the Alberta Advantage Party's interim leader.

The party still needs to collect 8,000 signatures to register with Elections Alberta as an official party.

Its existence is a response to the movement that led to the United Conservative Party’s formation.

“The UCP was built on fear. They roused up the emotion of fear,” Burns said. “Most people feel there are no options. They really don’t want to vote for Jason Kenney, that’s what I’m told. But they can’t suffer Rachel Notley’s NDP government. We are going to offer a positive choice.”

However, Burns said she’s considering extending an invitation to UCP MLAs to defect.

The Springbrook meeting drew about 25 people. Burns declined to say how many members the party has.

In December, one of its members, Wayne Leslie, ran in the Calgary-Lougheed byelection. He received 42 votes. United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney won the riding.