Danielle Smith has until the new year to call the race in Lethbridge-West, after the riding's former NDP legislature member, Shannon Phillips, resigned in July.
Facing demands from Opposition New Democrats to call the byelection, Smith is in turn putting pressure on Nenshi to set his sights on a legislature seat.In the meantime, the premier has been campaigning in Lethbridge for the UCP’s local candidate, John Middleton-Hope.
She said either Nenshi has no interest in sitting in the legislature, or his caucus doesn’t want to make room for him. After being voted leader of the UCP in late 2022, Smith opted to run in a byelection in Brooks-Medicine Hat left open by former UCP legislature member Michaela Frey. He added that if Smith created a vacancy in Calgary by firing one of her ministers, he’d be “thrilled.”
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