Wildrose Candidate's 'Bring Your Wife's Pie' Poster Prompts Apology, Twitter Storm

Another day, another controversy for the Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta.

Yesterday, Calgary candidate Russ Kuykendall was sent packing after it emerged he had written a blog post criticizing a gay pride event that was held in a Catholic church hall.

Today, Drumheller-Stettler candidate Rick Strankman is apologizing after a poster advertising an "Old Fashioned Pie Auction" encouraged people to "Bring Your Wife's Pie."

“I apologize for our poster. It was posted by our volunteers through my account. As soon as I saw it, I asked them to take it down #abvote"
— Rick Strankman (@RickStrankman) April 16, 2015

Mr. Strankman, I don't think it means what you think it means... #bringyourwifespie #abvote http://t.co/29J5fzEyCt pic.twitter.com/buXPrYsqMp
— Meghan Potkins (@mpotkins) April 16, 2015

What does Rick Strankman have against cake, cookies, brownies, etc. anyway? Bakedgoodsauvinest!
— CatelliNQU/IT Monkey (@Catelli_NQU) April 16, 2015

BRING YOUR WIFE'S PIE! Come on, that can't be for real. https://t.co/ZxNn9ZqbFu
— Emmett Macfarlane (@EmmMacfarlane) April 16, 2015

Is this for real? If so, 1950 just called... #abvote #BYWP #bakeoffire pic.twitter.com/gTarYY0J7U
— Emily Woods (@EmilySPWoods) April 16, 2015

And in other news Royal Tyrrell Museum finds evidence of new dinosaurs in DrumhellerStettler courtesy of @RickStrankman #abvote #bakeoffire
— Natasha Soles (@NatashaRSoles) April 16, 2015

Only my wife's pie? Or can I bring my lesbian, aboriginal neighbour's pie too? I'm just asking cause it's not 1953... #BakeOfFire #BYWP
— Dan St. Pierre (@stpierredan) April 16, 2015

@stpierredan Dan, I'm gonna suggest something radical here- you can bake your own pie! Despite rumour, men can make pastry too! #BakeofFire
— Natasha Soles (@NatashaRSoles) April 16, 2015

@ScreamQueenB @janelleaker @frndsWObnfts @baconhound @cspotweet @Terahj Alternate event title suggestion. #bakeoffire pic.twitter.com/74BPowHwuC
— Jason Halbauer (@JasonHalb) April 16, 2015

#wrp doomed as #pcaa troll uncovers #bakeoffire Pie in the sky hopes? Baked idea? Pied and proven strategy? We shall see #abvote #ableg
— Question Everything! (@RickNewcombe) April 16, 2015