Alberta NDP needs more representation in rural areas: Nenshi [Video]

The NDP’s path to success in a general election that’s still three years away places a new emphasis on small-town Alberta, party leader Naheed Nenshi said.

“I think it’s fair to say that in the past, Alberta’s New Democrats have not been as visible as we should be outside of Calgary and Edmonton. So we have to show up in cities like Red Deer and Lethbridge and Medicine Hat and Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray more than we have,” Nenshi told The Macleod Gazette in a recent interview.

“We also need to show up in smaller communities and in truly rural areas, and really help folks see what our offer is.”

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