NDP Joins Riding Boundary Review, UCP Holds Majority

0:00Alberta's opposition NDP is jumping into a fresh review of provincial writing boundaries, even though they call it illegitimate and suspect premiere. Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are stacking the deck for the next election. The first commission deadlocked after nearly a year of work, splitting along party lines with one side pushing to cut two rural seats in ad urban, one's in Edmonton and Calgary, while the other favored hybrid urban rural writings to protect rural voices. NDP leader Nihid Nenshi slammed the process, but says showing up is the best shot at keeping the UCP in check, especially since they hold the house. Majority and force this redo. Now the plan adds four extra seats total, bringing the legislature to 91 from 87, using the original majority map as a base, with A. New MLA oversight committee watching a fresh advisory panel that mirrors the old setup. Nenshi named his picks for the committee former Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley and House Leader Christina Gray, while the UCP promises there soon.

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