The messaging campaign, developed behind closed doors by NDP staffers, was focused in part on linking Kenney to the education policies of Ford's Conservative government in Ontario. Alberta Education Minister David Eggen was the front man for the government's talking points during the Ontario premier's visit to the province. "And I just want to remind people and warn people that Jason Kenney looks enviously at Doug Ford and actively says he wants to emulate the Doug Ford model here in our province." The internal NDP documents obtained by CBC show that, unofficially, the campaign has been going on already for "a very long time," Williams said. "I think what is fairly clear is, that wasn't the priority when Doug Ford came out," Williams said.

Source: CBC News February 11, 2019 12:56 UTC