ICYMI: Notley pitches rate caps, new schools and hiring campaigns at NDP AGM ableg abpoli
Speaking to a packed room in the Imperial Ballroom at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Calgary, Notley called Alberta’s largest municipality an “NDP stronghold” during a campaign-style speech ahead of a spring general election in which her party will look to form government.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Notley stressed the fact that oil and gas prices would ebb and flow and stressed the importance of expanding other sectors of the economy to protect from when prices aren’t as rosy as they currently are. The 2022 NDP AGM was held Friday and Saturday with more than 1,300 people registered to attend. Notley said it was the biggest convention in the party’s history and urged members to carry that energy and momentum forward into the new year.
“ are very concerned about health care, the state of our health care, education, what it looks like for kids in our classes, post-secondary. They want to see an economic recovery that includes everybody — not just a few at the top,” said Notley. “They’re talking about those things, and then they’re also talking about how can we help.