Alberta’s minister of arts, culture and Status of Women has apologized for using an expletive in a voice message she left for a constituent.

Tanya Fir, the United Conservative Party legislature member for the Calgary-Peigan riding, says the fact that she has been referred to by the same expletive in political disagreements and in recent messages to her office, doesn’t make her use of the word OK.

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“It was inappropriate,” Fir said at a news conference Monday.

“It was a flippant comment.”

She said the constituent involved has accepted her apology.

Fir used the foul language in a voice mail recording that Alberta columnist Doug Firby released over the weekend.

The message begins with Fir confirming to a constituent that she has received their feedback regarding the pr

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