NDP Leader Rachel Notley is seeking re-election after four years of economic turmoil, while the United Conservative Party’s Jason Kenney is betting that merging the province’s political right will make the New Democrats the province’s first one-term government
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The ballot question has always been the economy and which leader is best equipped to pull Alberta out of a downturn that began when oil prices crashed in 2014 and has yet to show meaningful signs of recovery. The two leaders have presented starkly different approaches to jump-starting the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline project and how Alberta should present itself to the rest of Canada, with Mr. Kenney promising a combative stance and Ms.
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