Alberta NDP holds rally in Calgary, UCP talks about crime, mental health supports
Notley told about 1,200 cheering supporters, who lined up around the block to get into the event, that her party offers the best way to build a better future for Albertans.
“The Alberta NDP shares your love for this great province — the towering ambition of our cities, the wild ruggedness of our landscapes and the warmth of our people,” she said Saturday. “Albertans are compassionate and hardworking and honest and you deserve a government that lives up to those values.”“She wants to go after my record. I’m proud of my record,” she said to more cheers. “My record, our record is more jobs, better health care and cutting child poverty in half.”Article content
Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley attends a campaign rally with supporters in Calgary on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Albertans go to the polls on May 29.Smith said Friday she would aim to lower the level of political polarization in Alberta if her party wins what has been a tight and often bitter race.Two Calgary UCP candidates, Nicholas Milliken and Mike Ellis, held a news conference later Saturday morning to announce affordable mental health supports for children, youth and all Albertans.
There was also a statement from Lethbridge UCP candidate Nathan Neudorf that his government would work to reduce crime and disorder, while supporting mental health and addiction.More than 655,000 people had already voted this week as of noon local time Saturday. That’s comparable to the 696,000 who voted early in the 2019 general election.— This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 27, 2023.
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