Rural Alberta politicians say Premier Jason Kenney and his governing United Conservative Party need to start listening to and caring about the issues faced by ordinary Albertans. Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips asked the councillors what their constituents would tell Kenney if they could talk to him face to face. "They would say start doing the right thing for Alberta rather than for your party," Shaw said. Blatz-Morgan said Kenney needs to take care of issues like the access to physicians and the new curriculum without turning them into political issues. The Alberta NDP has started focusing on rural areas to get ready for the next provincial vote in 2023.

Source: CBC News June 06, 2021 02:41 UTC