Naheed Nenshi says Lethbridge West will ‘send a message’ to UCP at town hall meeting [Video]

Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi laid out a path to the premier’s office at an NDP members’  town hall meeting Saturday at the University of Calgary.

Citing the latest polls, Nenshi said the numbers show that support for the Alberta NDP already puts them on the cusp of a majority if an election were held today.

“According to the latest poll, we would win a majority just in Calgary and Edmonton,” Nenshi said.

He was responding to a reporter’s question about what the NDP could do to counter Danielle Smith’s UCP strategy, which is to sweep rural ridings and add 10 to 15 urban seats in Edmonton and Calgary, which gave the UCP its victory in May, 2023.

Nenshi pointed to Lethbridge West, where nominations were recently held for both parties in the riding vacated by NDP veteran Shannon Phillips.

“What you’ve seen in Lethbridge is really interesting,” Nenshi said. …