From left, the five people vying to be the next leader of the Alberta NDP are: Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Kathleen Ganley, Sarah Hoffman, Gil McGowen and Naheed Nenshi.
Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi is expected to be the centre of attention as the first debate in the Alberta NDP leadership race is held Thursday night. Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi is expected to be the centre of attention as the first debate in the Alberta NDP leadership race is held Thursday night.
"It's going to be a tricky thing because each of them is going to want to distinguish themselves without hurting the chances of whoever wins," said Lori Williams, a political science professor at Calgary's Mount Royal University."It's a delicate balance in a leadership debate because you want to be supportive of the party and supportive of whoever becomes the leader. You don't sort of want to kneecap them so they can't serve effectively ...
Other candidates include three current NDP members of the legislature: Calgary's Kathleen Ganley and Edmonton representatives Sarah Hoffman and Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse.Current leader Rachel Notley announced in January her plan to step down after a decade at the helm of the provincial New Democrats. She is staying on as leader until June's leadership vote.Williams said she expects there will be questions directed at Nenshi during the debate but they won't be personal attacks.
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