Alberta Premier Alison Redford, left, scrums with the media following her meeting with B.C. Premier Christy Clark to discuss the Northern Gateway pipeline in Calgary on Monday, October 1, 2012. Redford ??? fending off accusations she had been caught red-handed in a patronage scandal involving her ex-husband ??? faced calls Thursday to step down and be cited for contempt of the legislature.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh