Alberta’s New Democrat Caucus launches ‘Better Together Summer’
Today, Naheed K. Nenshi, MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona, stood alongside Alberta New Democrat MLAs to launch the ‘Better Together Summer’ plan. The new province-wide initiative will focus on connecting with Albertans and pushing back against Premier Danielle Smith’s separatist agenda.
“Danielle Smith’s separatist agenda puts everything at risk — investments, jobs, and the everyday systems we rely on like health care—all to hold her political coalition together. That’s not leadership; it’s self-serving recklessness,” said Nenshi. “Albertans are proud of this country, and they deserve a government that feels the same.”
Over the summer, Nenshi and Alberta’s New Democrat Caucus will travel across Alberta, knocking on doors, attending community events, hosting town halls and listening directly to Albertans about what building a strong future for Canada looks like. The UCP government continues to isolate Alberta from the rest of the country, with costly and destabilizing policy ideas like withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan, replacing the RCMP, and lowering the threshold for a referendum on separation.
“Albertans want leadership that builds bridges, not walls,” said Nenshi. “They want a government that listens and that understands that unity, not division, is the path forward.
The Better Together summer will focus on mid-size and smaller communities, where many Albertans feel left behind by a government more interested in division than solutions.
“This summer is all about listening, connecting, and showing Albertans that they’re not alone,” said Nenshi. “Because when we lead with hope, and when we show up for one another, that’s when Alberta is at its best. That’s what it means to be Better Together.”
Albertans are invited to attend events and town halls with Nenshi and other Alberta New Democrat MLAs, with details at BetterTogetherSummer.ca.