DrCaleb DrCaleb:
The 'Redmonton' party no more: Alberta NDP's base has shifted to Calgary$1:
New Democrats might also be encouraged by the new size of their base in the city that was the key battleground in the last election. There are more NDP members in Calgary now than there were UCP members there in 2022 for its leadership vote — despite Danielle Smith's party having more members province-wide.
Smith has been very good for the NDP.
While I don't doubt Smith has pissed off a lot of people, I think Nenshi is the bigger factor in this. If he wins the vote this weekend, the NDP will be in a very good position to form the next government in 2027.