Today Alberta New Democrats overwhelmingly elected former Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi with 86% of the vote to be the leader of their party, ushering in an era of change on the Opposition side of the Alberta Legislature. With that in mind, we offer some reflection and...
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley, who announced yesterday that she is stepping down, was a transformative force in provincial and even national politics. When she took over the job in 2014, she was part of a four-member caucus in the fourth party in the Alberta...
Political parties spend millions of dollars on research, advertising and a leader’s tour to shape how voters view each election, and the choices offered. It’s an exercise known as “setting the ballot question.” The more success a party has in defining that question,...
March 8, 2018 – With just over a year until Albertans go to the polls, Premier Rachel Notley’s Throne Speech today starts to set out the terms of debate for the May 2019 election campaign. Today’s speech answered the question as to just how far the Notley...
