NDP leader Naheed Nenshi
Naheed Nenshi and the Alberta New Democrats want to talk to Albertans about building the future.
The party last week launched the “Better Together Summer,” with visits planned to many communities.
“This summer is all about listening, connecting, and showing Albertans that they’re not alone,” Nenshi said. “Because when we lead with hope, and when we show up for one another, that’s when Alberta is at its best.”
“That’s what it means to be Better Together.”
The New Democrat leader will be in Lethbridge on Monday, Aug. 18.
Nenshi, recently elected as MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona, said the province-wide initiative will focus on connecting with Albertans and pushing back against what he calls Premier Danielle Smith’s “separatist agenda.”
“Danielle Smith’s separatist agenda puts everything at risk — investments, jobs, and the everyday systems we rely on like health care — all to hold her political coalition together,” Nenshi said.
“That’s not leadership; it’s self-serving recklessness. Albertans are proud of this country, and they deserve a government that feels the same.”
Nenshi and his NDP caucus plan to travel across Alberta, knocking on doors, attending community events, hosting town halls and listening directly to Albertans about what building a strong future for Canada looks like.
Nenshi said in a news release the UCP government continues to isolate Alberta from the rest of the country, with costly and destabilizing policy ideas like withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan, replacing the RCMP, and lowering the threshold for a referendum on separation.
“Albertans want leadership that builds bridges, not walls,” Nenshi said. “They want a government that listens and that understands that unity, not division, is the path forward.”
Details at the “Better Together Summer” tour are at BetterTogetherSummer.ca.
People also have the chance to share thoughts on-line by responding to the following questions:
- Do you have a burning idea on how to build our economy for the future?
- Do you think we’ve missed a critical sector that requires further consideration?
- Do you just want to get involved in some way, shape or form?
The Web site advises the NDP ideas to grow the economy will be built around five principles:
- Job security for Albertans.
- Equity and inclusion of all Albertans.
- Diversification as a priority.
- The recognition of the role of the public service in growing the economy.
- The rejection of a race to the bottom.
