Halfway there – Notley and Alberta NDP hit mid-mark in government term
EDMONTON – Premier Rachel Notley and her NDP hit the halfway point of their term Friday, riding an orange wave of popularity into office to lead Alberta’s sluggish economy toward a green future, buoyed for now by barrels of red ink.
May 5, 2015, was one for the history books, when Notley’s team toppled a Progressive Conservative dynasty that in the eyes of some had rotted from within after more than four decades in power.
There have been achievements and botch jobs, with polls suggesting Notley’s team will need help if it wants a second term in the spring of 2019.
But one scholar said Notley’s signal achievement may be not only what she’s done but what she has shown is possible for women in public life.