The most engaging and promising politicians in Alberta today are two women at opposite ends of the political spectrum.
Rachel Notley of the Alberta NDP and Danielle Smith of the Wildrose Alliance Party are the kind of engaging public figures any political party would give its ideological eyeteeth to possess. Notley, 46, is a labour lawyer and first-term MLA for the riding of Edmonton-Strathcona. Smith, 39, is a former journalist and TV personality with ties to right-wing think tanks like the Fraser Institute. Both are good public speakers and hard workers. If you could be a fly on the wall at local meetings of any of Alberta’s other political parties, the question you would hear rank and file activists asking themselves and each other would be, “Why the heck don’t we have candidates like that?”
Nevertheless, despite their undoubted talents and remarkable political skills, both Smith and Notley face critical challenges, not least because of the high expectations they generate among supporters and opponents alike.
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The most engaging and promising politicians in Alberta today are two women at opposite ends of the political spectrum.
Rachel Notley of the Alberta NDP and Danielle Smith of the Wildrose Alliance Party are the kind of engaging public figures any political party would give its ideological eyeteeth to possess. Notley, 46, is a labour lawyer and first-term MLA for the riding of Edmonton-Strathcona. Smith, 39, is a former journalist and TV personality with ties to right-wing think tanks like the Fraser Institute. Both are good public speakers and hard workers. If you could be a fly on the wall at local meetings of any of Alberta’s other political parties, the question you would hear rank and file activists asking themselves and each other would be, “Why the heck don’t we have candidates like that?”
Nevertheless, despite their undoubted talents and remarkable political skills, both Smith and Notley face critical challenges, not least because of the high expectations they generate among supporters and opponents alike.
To read the complete news story please visit Rabble.Ca