Career
Kirkland was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election. He ran for a second term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Albert Klapstein.
Kirkland was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election. He ran for a second term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Albert Klapstein.
He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997.