Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi is expected to be the centre of attention as the first debate in the Alberta NDP leadership race is held Thursday night.
WATCH ABOVE: Alberta NDP leadership candidate Rakhi Pancholi has dropped out of the race and put her support behind Naheed Nenshi , who has doubled the NDP's membership since entering the race. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports – Mar 26, 2024But a political scientist is expecting the exercise to be more civil than civil war as the five candidates meet up in Lethbridge, Alta., to put their best foot forward.
“It’s going to be a tricky thing because each of them is going to want to distinguish themselves without hurting the chances of whoever wins,” said Lori Williams, a political science professor at Calgary’s Mount Royal University.“It’s a delicate balance in a leadership debate because you want to be supportive of the party and supportive of whoever becomes the leader. You don’t sort of want to kneecap them so they can’t serve effectively … but at the same time you’ve got to distinguish yourself.
Williams said she expects there will be questions directed at Nenshi during the debate but they won’t be personal attacks.“I don’t think it’s just about convincing people who’ve bought memberships. I think this is about reaching out and conveying to broader Alberta what this party has to offer,” she said.The next debate will be in Calgary in May and a third is scheduled for Edmonton in June.
Williams said now that the deadline has passed for people to buy party membership and vote, it’s important for candidates to explain how their visions of the future are best for all Albertans. “I think we’re basically in the beginnings of the next election campaign and they’ve got to start winning people over from here forward.”TikTok vows to sue over potential U.S. ban. What’s the legal outlook?
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