Running, limping, falling: One year since Notley crushed Alberta’s Tories
EDMONTON — Premier Rachel Notley and her NDP government blow out the candle this week on the one-year anniversary of an historic election win followed by a year of change Alberta has not seen in a generation.
In 12 months, Notley has laid the foundation to fundamentally remake the economy — and the identity — of her province at a time when it has been knocked to the canvas by low oil prices.
It’s a blueprint of bold measures underwritten by mammoth debt.
Notley says the enormity of the plan hits her at times, perhaps when she’s out for a run or is recounting the bullet points while vetting a speech.