Edmonton remained under air quality statements on Sunday and the smoke shows no signs of going anywhere during Labour Day weekend.
Smoke covers Edmonton for much of the long weekend
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You’ve changed, man: How the Alberta NDP lost its way
You’ve changed, man: How the Alberta NDP lost its way
From having just two seats in the Legislature in 2008 to forming government in 2015 and solidifying Alberta as a two-party province after decades of Progressive Conservative rule, there’s no denying Alberta’s NDP has come a long way.
But at what cost?
The historically social-democratic party explicitly pivoted to the centre in an effort to win over soft-conservative voters in the 2019 and 2023 elections against a united right. In neither case was this sufficient to get over the finish line, although the party markedly improved its vote share from 2019 to 2023.
Beneath the surface, discontent has been brewing. Ricochet spoke with more than a dozen NDP volunteers, candidates, and former MLAs, both on and off the record, including some who have left the party and others who remain in an effort to influence it from within. Some were involved with the party during the days when it had only a handful of MLAs, while others got involved after the 2019 defeat. |Read more https://ricochet.media/en/3984/youve-changed-man-how-the-alberta-ndp-lost-its-way|