Wayne Anderson (left) with Wildrose leader Brian Jean

Wildrose MLAs are busy at caucus meetings in Medicine Hat this week.

Highwood MLA Wayne Anderson says a hot topic of discussion Tuesday was Premier Rachel Notley's comments, where she described Alberta as the "embarrassing cousin no one wants to talk about".

Notley said Alberta needs to “make progress on our environmental record - as opposed to being the embarrassing cousin that no one wants to talk about.”

Anderson says he's embarrassed for Notley.

"That's a really, very disappointing statement, I mean obviously our caucus in Wildrose and all Albertans are all proud of what all Albertans are doing," he says. "We still represent the biggest engine in the economy in Canada, but for her to make that comment, that's very disappointing."

He says if if that's how she speaks publicly it's hard to imagine what's said behind closed doors.

Anderson says the premier needs to apologize to all Albertans for her comments.