Nenshi finding his feet leading an Alberta NDP still under construction
Naheed Nenshi delivers his acceptance speech after being named the new leader of the Alberta NDP in Calgary on June 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshNaheed Nenshi is still looking to find his feet — and a seat in the legislature — after six months on the job as leader of Alberta's NDP.
"It's almost been useful for me to have the freedom to go talk to the nurses or the teachers or the parents or the cops, rather than be sitting in that room watching really, really bad acting and really terrible drama on the other side of the aisle," he said. "The premier will delay the byelection to keep me out so that I can't be part of the budget debates," he said.Hanging over Nenshi's head is a steady stream of UCP attack ads accusing the provincial New Democrats of being under the thumb of Jagmeet Singh's federal NDP.
There, members are also expected to steer the direction of what has largely remained a blank slate of a plan and platform. "Throw open the curtains so that we can see all of the grift and corruption that has happened under this government to make sure it's not repeated ever," he said.The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop.
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