CALGARY—In the wake of a disappointing loss in the provincial election nearly three weeks ago, Rachel Notley regrouped in Calgary on Saturday with a speech to rally and energize the NDP’s labour base. The NDP leader spoke to a crowd at the Alberta Federation of Labour Convention on Saturday afternoon in downtown Calgary. Notley visited Calgary as the now-official opposition leader on Saturday to reach out to the party’s labour base. ( JASON FRANSON / The Canadian Press )On Saturday, Notley pledged to fight to maintain the progress the party made on labour issues. Notley listed protecting Alberta’s $15 minimum wage for all workers and overtime pay as two significant labour issues she’ll fight to keep in legislation.

Source: thestar May 05, 2019 00:22 UTC