NDP leader Rachel Notley gives a concession speech after the provincial election in Edmonton on April 16, 2019.Alberta’s Opposition New Democrats will be spending the next several months releasing detailed proposals aimed at reshaping the province’s economy, as the party attempts to increase its credibility on an issue that is widely seen to have contributed to the party’s election defeat last year.
She said the goal is to reach not just NDP supporters but also people who traditionally see the United Conservative Party or its conservative predecessors as the strongest option for the economy. The NDP will release its first discussion paper on Friday, outlining its ideas to develop a hydrogen industry in the province. Ms. Notley said the paper will include concrete recommendations such as immediately building an inventory of hydrogen infrastructure to determine what else is needed, as well as working to develop incentive programs to ensure Alberta can compete with other jurisdictions.
The UCP government has made several recent announcements aimed at diversifying the province’s economy, such as the hydrogen strategy, a plan to develop the plastic and recycling industries, and legislation to encourage geothermal power projects. The government has also criticized the NDP for failing to move fast enough on those issues while in power.
On the other hand, Prof. Williams said the province’s current economic challenges provides an opening for new policy proposals. She said if the province continues to struggle, the NDP could argue that the UCP’s main theme of the 2019 campaign – jobs, economy and pipelines – hasn’t worked.
MORE TAXES!!!! GIVE MORE POWER TO THE UNIONS!!!!
That's just Nutley.
Haha, what?