Naheed K. Nenshi

Nenshi alleges the UCP secretly authored and promoted a partisan 'minority' electoral map to rig boundaries in their favour, calling it egregious and shameless, and claims the government is using procedural pretexts to implement UCP-appointed members' recommendations.

Nenshi opposes Alberta separatism, launching the 'For Alberta, For Canada' campaign to mobilize citizens against separatist sentiments, arguing a referendum threatens the province's economy, pits neighbours against each other, and that Albertans should defend national unity and patriotism.

Nenshi opposes Alberta separatism, accusing Premier Danielle Smith of fueling separatist sentiment, calling her rhetoric meaningless, and launching a pro-Canada campaign (For Alberta, For Canada) to mobilize residents against a potential separation referendum.

Nenshi says the government is opening the door to political interference in an independent electoral boundaries process and that any action short of fully implementing the commission's majority report would amount to election rigging.

Nenshi says the provincial NDP is distinct from the federal party and supports allowing party members to discuss potentially changing the party name; he believes Albertans can recognize the provincial party as an alternative government in waiting.

Nenshi supports a strong, enforceable universal code of conduct for municipal councils, arguing penalties must be meaningful rather than weak measures like removing committee duties, indicating endorsement of substantive provincial enforcement instead of toothless local sanctions.

Nenshi opposes the provincial government's move to oversee municipal councils, arguing the United Conservative government previously violated ethics rules and its attempt to police other levels of government is like 'the fox guarding the hen house.'

Naheed Nenshi says Premier Danielle Smith should be disqualified from receiving higher security clearance to receive foreign interference briefings, arguing she is untrustworthy due to accepting gifts from foreign actors and lack of concern about the separation campaign.

Nenshi criticizes the UCP's use of procedural changes and the notwithstanding clause to shield laws from constitutional scrutiny, saying the government is trying to “ram through” legislation without debate and that the parliamentary system must allow the opposition to oppose.

Nenshi opposes Alberta separatism, urging UCP MLAs who signed the petition to reveal themselves. He says separation won't solve health care, education or cost-of-living issues, will scare away investment and cost jobs, and criticizes Premier Smith's control.

Nenshi rejects Alberta separatism as a serious and dangerous threat to Canada, condemning Danielle Smith and the UCP for encouraging and coddling separatist elements and criticizing the use of separatism as cynical leverage against the federal government.

Nenshi says the government's amendment is a 'smokescreen' and does not restore the chief electoral officer's authority to refer petition questions to the courts; he argues the change is inadequate to address separation-of-powers and constitutional concerns.

Nenshi says social media has shifted from a conversational tool to a hostile, algorithm-driven space. He argues bots, trolls and aggressive commenters make it much harder to 'get the message out' and have real conversations with voters, undermining public discourse.