Ex-Calgary mayor Nenshi says he's the better choice to lead Alberta's NDP | Power & Politics

Naheed Nenshi has officially entered the race for Alberta NDP leadership. The ex-Calgary mayor joins Power & Politics to discuss his decision and what he sees as the incompetence of the current government. He says the UCP 'are not only incompetent, but they're immoral and they're dangerous.' And, the Power Panel weighs in on Nenshi's announcement.
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[@xrsroofingsolutionscanada2151]

Do yourselves a favour and don't vote NDP or liberal if you want anything done or any answers to where your money goes.

[@SkepticalChris]

instead of everything being privatized, services cut to increase profits and having to answer to corporations instead right?

[@simpletown323]

Tired of being conned by the Cons. NDP got my vote

[@JohnnyTightlips2007]

@@simpletown323 No you're voting for Liberals. Singh already sold out that party.

[@cwx8]

​@@simpletown323conned how? Get a job.

[@jiggycalzone8585]

​@@SkepticalChris as if that's not currently happening anyway. You think getting rid of corrupt ceos is hard, try corrupt politicians

[@maxinearmstrong9566]

No surprise where Nenshi’s loyalties lie. He would never have been a regular contributor to CBC Power & Politics otherwise.

[@HotStuff2476]

He endorsed Gondek!! Remember that??? No, thank you!

[@stevehardingham1121]

Yep he did to! I forgot about that!!

[@Drumsticksmcgee]

Who supports NDP? That's why we are in this mess in the first place.

[@patrickroach7289]

NDP and Liberals are one coalition. Remember this. Never again.

[@Augie-r9q]

She is one of the worst mayors in Calgary history

[@ThatWriterWriter1]

Um, hello@@patrickroach7289, Nenshi is running to lead the PROVINCIAL NDP, which is unrelated to, not directed by and has no relationship with the federal NDP. Try to keep up, m'kay?

[@sungmincha]

Why is Lisa on this panel? She has no clue what’s going on in Alberta. Calls AB’s MLA’s MPP’s. She should recuse herself instead of making a fool of herself on national TV.

[@InstigatingInsulator]

Not qualified for anything else

[@tobiasfrost86]

It's what she does best

[@medw7013]

Useless Mayor will make a Useless Premier. With a little practice he could be a useless Part time drama teacher as well

[@marvinolson8942]

He will get in bed with the federal NDP and then we’re sunk for sure. We don’t like, want, or need socialism here in Alberta.

[@gaywizard2000]

People like you don't know what you're talking about!

[@bpindorie8353]

WHO ARE "WE"? You may speak for yourself at best. I consider NDP to be the best political party in Canada right now for helping common man. PC is a party of the rich and mighty...

[@nohemymartinez1799]

Exactly

[@mariuspopescu284]

@@bpindorie8353 How is NDP helping the common man? Only if the common man is actually LGBTQ+, Islamic, Antisemitic and working for the government. I am a common man that worked all my life and never been helped by NDP. Maybe the opposite is true.

[@gaywizard2000]

The last time minimum wage went up in Alberta was when the NDP were in charge.

[@constancemackenzie6416]

No more Nenshi!

[@InstigatingInsulator]

Ndp- nenshi deserves punishment?

[@johnhughes7037]

A grown man that lives with his mommy. One of the worst mayors that Calgary ever had.

[@sonnylambert4893]

I bet he decides when there’s new drapes or towels or which flowers to go in the garden…

[@ronpfeiffer9157]

Purple drapes and flowers

[@thrillhouse7867]

Aren't mommy basement dwellers the conservative base?

[@ronpfeiffer9157]

It takes all kinds

[@ThatWriterWriter1]

He does not live with his mother. He did - 20 years ago.

[@chrisinsley502]

Last time alberta had n d p in power we almost went bankrupt not again

[@gaywizard2000]

Not true. Minimum wage went up tho.

[@seamusmatthews3170]

you are incorrect, the NDP actually got oil moving after the crash where your cons could not....quality of life increased in Alberta for the first time in 50 years of corruption...btw the NDP inherited a 11.9 billion dollar deficit,our deficit now is $80 billion...cheers to the cons...lol

[@crrassh69]

You obviously didn’t pay attention to stats and facts.

[@RichardBatten]

He will beat Danielle Smith

[@pike194lp]

@@AbeYousefdon’t expect coherent responses from these people. They hear something on AM radio and believe it without any forethought

[@larrymacdonald4241]

This guy is the perfect example as to what is wrong with Canada, a 5 year old child in an adult body that believes his own lies.... with the common sense of a rock...

[@TheAceInfinity]

Yeah, he'd rather focus on reducing speed limits over fixing real world problems.

[@shaunrobbins5902]

​@TheAceInfinity yeah like feeding ourselves.....he does look the part as the leader of the party leading the pdf file charge in education

[@thrillhouse7867]

A child? Smith called most Albertans nazis, then backtracked and blamed her ❄️ feelings. Sad

[@Supertrooperalicecooper]

Alison Redford. Thrown out Jason Kenney Thrown out. Danielle Smith Will be thrown out. Rachel Notley - Not thrown out. I see a pattern here.

[@saltymonkey8874]

​@@SupertrooperalicecooperDidn't Rachel Notley retire?

[@BW-vx1tr]

Nenshi boy needs to stay in his mother's basement he won't win after the mess he made of Calgary

[@kevingoodwin5177]

Comments on... why pick and choose ?

[@georgehampton25]

Good point. They're monitoring the discussion and are ready to shut them down.

[@sonnylambert4893]

You have to wonder right? I’ve been thinking the same for a couple of weeks are they simply collecting information that they were deemed inappropriate or hateful or that sort of thing to use as examples to build their case for a need for national Internet censorship? Of course no matter what is commented they can turn it twisted contorted which is what these freaks do with everything

[@William.Driscoll]

I've recently read, if memory serves, that the CBC is run by people, and the people who prepare this work for Canadians to come together, across the country, they read the comments. When comments are destructive, rather than discussing the issue more meaningfully than calling for resignations, it gets depressing for the people who work to produce this work. So, the comments section--and its dysfunction--is often closed. Lastly, I'll offer my own input, which is that it attracts foreign-bot accounts set up to de-stabilize Canada by working to divide Canadians: When we argue among ourselves, and fear/hate the other, we aren't working to solve problems we face or and we aren't working to compete on local, national, and international markets, to attract capital/cash and quality of life to Calgarians, Albertans, and Canadians.

[@VictorD-y7j]

CBC always does that. Same thing happened with the parents rights law. CBC allows people to comment but if they see the majority support goes against their agenda they shut it down

[@thrillhouse7867]

Because conservatives are toxic on too many issues

[@Natalie-k9h]

Every politician is a liar.

[@scott192]

He is the incompetent one

[@InstigatingInsulator]

Socialist

[@kevinhill135]

Naheed Nenshi wants to get back on the government pension gravy train and get a third government pension.

[@uyaiisong53]

May the God of heaven help all of us.

[@tombrodzinski157]

Useless 25 minutes funded by tax payers.

[@Folkboat11]

How can he run a Province when he could not run a city?

[@goldenhourkodak]

He was a very well liked mayor. Leaving with a 60% approval rate is higher than Danielle Smith has EVER had. And that’s when he left.

[@judistench2167]

@@goldenhourkodakLOLOL Nenshi was DESPISED when he left - and you only have to look at the TROUNCING LOSS he took on the Olympic Bid plebiscite to see exactly how little Calgarians thought of him.

[@patrickr8540]

@@goldenhourkodak😂 hey his approval rate was 60% he must be Awsome ! I bet the same survey finds most Canadians like Trudeau too

[@goldenhourkodak]

@@patrickr8540 If you want to dent empirical evidence, that's on you. And I am not surprised. Conservatives are great at this.

[@goldenhourkodak]

@@judistench2167 He was not despised. He had a very high approval rating for a mayor in his fourth term. Nenshis approval after 11 years is higher than Danielle Smiths approval rating is right now!

[@karlrodier6449]

He’d be the worst choice for Alberta

[@maestroadam]

Oh the CBC loves this

[@joannedoetzel9024]

Nenshi is a loser. He won’t help the NDP party at all !

[@cherrytreepermaculture756]

Really? Because all he's ever done is win...

[@thrillhouse7867]

He was mayor for 11 years

[@dman4697]

If he's loser, he'll fit right in with the NDP

[@thrillhouse7867]

@@dman4697 he was mayor for 11 years and left with a high approval rating 🤷‍♂️

[@axl-t2g]

defund the cbc

[@William.Driscoll]

Defund divisive foreign-bot accounts.

[@0e0]

weakling conservatives pay so much money for those..it's probably the biggest item in their budgets @@William.Driscoll

[@PramJam5]

​@@William.Driscoll And the CBC ❤

[@VinylForest]

What are you saying? CBC has helped bring Canada together as a nation from coast to coast to coast since the 1930’s.

[@PramJam5]

@@VinylForest So has the horse and buggy, landline phones and newspapers.

[@frank5d289]

Everyone knows why he stepped back and didn’t run in the last City of Calgary election.

[@bjmzhang]

How can he say UCP is incompetent, immoral and dangerous? Alberta has the best economy leading the country. He is trying to scare people.

[@johnnafarrell3336]

Pffft! Not a chance! PC all the way

[@SynergyGamingTV]

He destroyed Calgary. Raised property taxes over 71% in the city. Calgary has some of the highest utility fees as well.

[@TheOffGridHunter]

If by better choice he means open the public coffers and drain all of our money then he’s right. Just remember folks he over doubled the city taxes then moved outside city limits so he would t have to pay them himself.

[@sylvi4444]

No thanks Nenshi.

[@danpopescu5716]

God help us, God help Alberta!!!!!!Inmates running the asylum!!!!!!!!!

[@glenbarker6927]

not one of these members know how bad of a mayor he was , and how disliked he is in calgary , they are out of touch saying nothing

[@bellas_adventure_s]

He was an amazing Mayor in Calgary actually ! And alot of us support him and what he stands for. He was elected 3 times for that reason.

[@glenbarker6927]

@@bpindorie8353 lol , no lies or misinformation , wow this how you counter ,under him taxes went up , city hall was a mess , he is all about himself and only his self

[@glenbarker6927]

@@bellas_adventure_s I glad you voted , but I never heard anyone call him an amazing Mayor , I have heard a lot of other names he was called , but cant repeat here !!!

[@InstigatingInsulator]

I lived in Calgary 96-2002 and never even knew when there was an election but worked out of town 75% of the time…. No wonder only 27% voted last one dam placed electorate

[@bpindorie8353]

@@glenbarker6927 Sure, many racists would do that...

[@ryansalwaysright]

The party is unrecoverable

[@friendofvinnie]

Enjoy your 13c Alberta tax on gas April 1st

[@albertaman6390]

they should have never been.....We were sold a bill of goods by the media........truth is ALBERTA NEVER ndp'er's

[@marvinolson8942]

Oh no, not this guy.

[@josephgrant9563]

He is not the better choice.

[@michaeleidt-ez7yt]

He’s awful, but so are the NDP so he’ll fit right in.

[@user-ld6wo4rv8h]

Since when has the NDP ever balanced a budget?

[@JimManning-p5n]

He is the most intelligent man in the province. Don’t believe me, just ask him!

[@MrNohab]

😀

[@MollyMarine]

Lol. The ubermench of Alberta!

[@lynneweselowski9125]

Omg. This guy is the incompetent one. Thought he was liberal. And he has no values

[@joannedoetzel9024]

Now there is no difference between NDP or liberal. Nenshi. The federal and provincial NDP party is under the same constitution , only party that operates that way !

[@William.Driscoll]

1:29 Edit: 1:47

[@TaylorMaid-ho2xw]

He's a flamer

[@peterbutz642]

Liberal or NDP candidates what the difference both tax and spend

[@skbuydens7717]

I agree. The NDP shouldn't get into power in Alberta for another 40 years.

[@lendirk902]

nope, nope, nope - to the guy who truly believes he is the smartest man in the room.

[@dcb_75]

Perfect choice - horrible mayor can now become a horrible leader of the opposition because there is no way Alberta will let NDP rule again.

[@davidforsythe3037]

Think Canadians have had more than enough of lib and ndp

[@thebridgela]

I'm so excited to see Nenshi become the next Premier of Alberta and save us from the UCP vultures who are currently picking away at our public healthcare, education systems, and environment so they can line their own pockets and enrich their wealthy donor friends. We need a leader like Nenshi who actually has the best interests of ALL Albertans at heart, not just the wealthy few.

[@KarlGreen-h6i]

Sorry but the new premier and her party are consistent and common sense approach to the energy industry and the provincial goals. They are and she is the best premier in canada and I wish we had her in Nova Scotia. She calls a spade a spade and calls trudeau on his bullshit and his insane environmental agenda. She is soft spoken and answers questions without rhetoric .. awesome premier.

[@dunynelgeiger3930]

Might be a good choice for NDP, but the party has zero relevance to the economy

[@nohemymartinez1799]

NDP-LIBERAL..DO YOU LIKE HOW IS CANADÁ DOING???OPEN YOUR 👀👀👀use your 🧠🧠🧠

[@patrickr8540]

So we promoting this clown once a hour ? Canadian journalists have their marching orders.Get this guy in office 🤡

[@IdrisFashan]

Clearly you could use a 101 in public relations. There are videos right here on KZbin. 😅

[@InstigatingInsulator]

I just wonder how many people he’s getting to buy memberships?

[@andrewlipp2296]

Nenshi may be the nail in NDP coffin- what a way to end his legacy.

[@2ZZGE100]

We suffered through 8 years of Nenshi. No way in hell Nenshi has any chance against UCP. Much less the NDP. No one is voting out UCP.

[@screech3859]

As a Calgarian, I immediately thought, "Oh god, no!"

[@cvanunen]

Nenshi is absolutely oblivious to how disliked he is.

[@buchholzstephen7562]

Nenshi buggered Calgary so much.

[@LisaHudson-q3i]

Why is this guy thinks he is better for this job??? Sound to me like he is in for the money and fame.

[@jptrainor]

I'll never forget this guy spouting off about vaxes as a lowly *mayor* and CBC giving him a platform to do that. Particularly spouting off in criticism of NACI when they recommended halting one of the early vaxes. As if he has, or had, even the slightest credibility in the subject.

[@colleenkline8758]

Go Smith Go.

[@truthinthefaceoftyranny]

we didn't like his policies in Calgary (preferring one religious group over another) so now we are going to change our mind on him controlling *ALL* of Alberta. We like Danielle Smith. She is looking out for what is best for Alberta, its people (even if some cannot see that) and its natural resources. Alberta is an oil and gas rich province, we need leaders who will help its resources not destroy it.

[@hc174]

😂 The activist party of Jagmeet is so fringe in Alberta. This is truly an epic collapse to witness.

[@CCisRight]

Fringe and cringe

[@albertaman6390]

Aint that the truth....

[@lanenewton6031]

Why so he can ruin Alberta the way he ruined the once beautiful city of Calgary??!! He has no affiliation to the NDP or their policies so ask yourself why he wants to run for leader of the party??!! To appease his own ego and continue to bow before the Liberal Master!!

[@Matthew-h6e]

Vote NDP if you want to see costly legisltaion for mandatory bike lanes in rural communities.

[@stoneywalker5852]

There are always choices Nenshi! You would be less than my last choice. Your path is the path to poverty. By the way, your values are only shared by extreme socialists. Contrary to what you say, you are not an Albertans, you are pro Trudeau, pro dictatorship.

[@oldtimer7979]

Before anyone can buy an ND membership to vote in the leadership, they must sign an affidavit they don't belong to any other party. Most ND's have already backed an ND candidate, so who can Nenshi sell memberships to? I just don't see him getting anywhere close to selling enough memberships to win the leadership.

[@TrevorsBench]

Another hate monger just like Nutley, no thanks

[@hollybritton6119]

No, he's not he was the worst mayor before gondack. Who wants communism/socialist. Recall gondack!! Sign the petition people save calgary

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

You don't even know how to spell her name. 😂

[@adrianthomas5104]

If rainbow crosswalks are your priority going forward then this is your guy.

[@Augie-r9q]

That's exactly right. He will paint the entire province with a rainbow brush. We can't elect him

[@Gillz34]

What a joke😂😂after what the country is going thru with the ndp/liberals

[@VinylForest]

Really, is that why Canada is getting a national dental plan now? As a senior, I need that.

[@alexisb240]

Pharmacare, 10 a day daycare so people can work and take care of their families!!! NDP 🍊

[@albertaman6390]

@@VinylForestthats a national DENIAL plan..........ndp.....case u missed it gran......

[@marekfilipiak3402]

LOL how is the AB NDP different from the fed NDP... Get real... Kick rocks...

[@alfredfleming3289]

Yes he sunk Calgary into tremendous debt so he would be the perfect leader for the ndp.

[@johnhess9443]

I won't vote liberal or ndp again after what they've done to this country. They need to be rebuilt from the ground up before people trust these parties again.

[@Matthew-h6e]

If this guy had any guts, he would try to resurrect the Alberta Liberal party. But instead, he is just looking for a free ride to a paycheck.

[@jhardworkingcanadiancitize9186]

Ndpee is not ever getting my vote

[@duanevanwinkle3488]

Neheed still thinking way too high of himself. Talking to himself to convince others he is still perfect!!!

[@enlightenedss]

No thankyou notley was horrendous for alberta and now nenshi ......scary stuff

[@nephilimshammer9567]

No he's a horrible politician

[@user-xj8mt6hj4x]

What about what you did toCalagary

[@angelrose2616]

Worst Mayor ever in Calgary. The one now in competition to take that title. My opinion they were both selected, not elected.

[@AmmoC9M]

still looks a little f^cked up from taking the Jim Jones Juice

[@i.m3149]

NDP will still remain NDP. Wants our money for unions.

[@nephilimshammer9567]

No wrong. They want union workers which is awesome.

[@victoews6842]

Smith wants all money for the 1%.

[@brucie7350]

Unions are a joke.

[@brucie7350]

Unions are a joke.

[@patottenbreit988]

Nenshi is a true tax and spend politician. Spent half a million for the big blue ring, how many millions for the downtown library. Taxes doubled under his leadership, and spending was totally out of control

[@maggiemayormaynot1610]

Lol he doesn't know that the Alberta NDP is just a branch office with zero autonomy from the federal NDP. No way he can work for Albertans while being associated with a federal party who doesn't recognize the provinces as separate entities. At least he admits he's a clown!

[@Magnolia7932]

Neshi=disaster!

[@edwardsmith7396]

As a senior, I admire Mr. Nenshi's courage to put his name in the ring for the NDP leadership. In my opinion, he is intelligent, authentic, and down-to-earth. He is well-educated with a lot of practical experience in politics and knows what it is like to grow up poor. It's time to put Alberta back on an even keel and establish the province as a leader in Canada. Nenshi can do it.

[@nickd4310]

Ralph Klein was mayor of Calgary.

[@miked.5287]

I miss king Ralph..

[@dcb_75]

Yeah but he wasn't a fool like this guy is.

[@thrillhouse7867]

Ralph was a drunk

[@brucie7350]

That's not saying much then if a drunk can run the province better than the hacks we have now.

[@safanamakhdoomable]

Didn’t he destroy the heritage fund?

[@Camberlea17]

Time for new not repeated failures 😢

[@brendastebeleski6168]

OMG He destroyed Calgary. Lol

[@goldenhourkodak]

Explain how, lol.

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

​@@goldenhourkodak they never can

[@judistench2167]

@@goldenhourkodakMASSIVE hikes in property taxes - esp Business taxes that drove companies big and small out of Calgary and out of Alberta. MASSIVE increases in homelessness, drug abuse, and crime downtown and all along the LRT routes. Shoddy road work and endless inner city road construction. I could go on…

[@goldenhourkodak]

@@judistench2167 1. If a 7% property tax increase crushed your business, that's on you. 2. A mayor has little control on the sources behind drug addiction and homelessness. 3. Road construction is a product of car-dependancy. Driving is a drain on cities. Would you rather they did not fix the roads..?

[@brendastebeleski6168]

Look at the cost to live there now. He shut down the housing and piled on debt. Oh yea. He was a bully.

[@neilwallace6756]

He's a joke! His track record speaks for itself. He loves Trudeau!

[@JudySagriff]

He'd be better going back into retirement.

[@InstigatingInsulator]

Yeah the sob story of how he grew up so poor well how did he end up in university with Ms.Smith?

[@michelle1970-u2r]

Hell no

[@guyst.pierre8010]

Here we go again! Never forget what the NDP has done in the past,and never go there again. We don’t need the waste of public funds again!

[@crrassh69]

Says the guy backing the UCP who have wasted 25 billion dollars at a minimum in these 3 years.

[@Germany._.Kit77]

Don't waste time on ndp😢

[@jiggycalzone8585]

We should take the ndp, and the liberals and combine them to make a new party: the liberals Since the coalition makes the ndp wholly redundant instead of just partially

[@TheChristineLindsay]

As a senior couple living in Alberta my husband and I lived first with dismay then outright fear living under the UCP government. Afraid that we would have to move out of Alberta if Smith got her hands on our CPP converting it into an APP, we now have hope that in 4 years she will be voted out. As a Christian I abhor much of what the UCP stands for, and while not an outright leftie, I feel more hope that this moderate Naheed Nenshi will get this province set back on the right footing. He will get both our votes.

[@Crzybinet]

No Thks

[@kevinlatulippe6944]

The last time the NDP got in Alberta they ruined years of what Albertans had built with ethical, environmental and safety No to NDP. No rats in Alberta

[@jeffvandepol8900]

Im an Ontario transplant. I've been here for 13 years. Don't change what makes Alberta great. All these left-wing policies can stay in the welfare provinces. If you bring these ideologies with you, you can leave. We don't need you here.

[@brucie7350]

100% with you on that one.

[@thebridgela]

I'm born and raised in Alberta and I don't think we need more self-serving "conservatives" coming to Alberta from other places. We need people to stop identifying with the group that wants to strip away people's rights, privatize every government service (driving the costs up to the actual people), and destroy every natural resource we have through unchecked extraction, lining their own pockets while impoverishing the entire world because of the environmental destruction they reap.

[@dougsnow7155]

Not a chance!

[@johnandrews3434]

OMG.. really. NDP dies not have a chance to run Alberta. Mind you he will get the Islamic vote.

[@ThatWriterWriter1]

What a ridiculous comment. Nenshi won by an absolute landslide when he ran for mayor. LANDSLIDE. Last time I checked, this city is highly diverse and people from every echelon voted for him - three times in a row. Also, the difference between win/lose in the last election was 3000 votes and NDP would have absolutely won had the Alberta Party not been splitting the centrist vote.

[@Cabal97]

If you actually look at the policies, the Islamic voters lean way more right than Nenshi or the NDP. Maybe you cons should welcome them as they are right wing voters...they don't like pride parades, gays, trans...so right up the right wing alley.

[@bobnordstrom5944]

All the Muslimes voted for him .

[@pistolpeteforlife]

Dear lord help us!

[@user-sp6zq2qo1i]

Amen!!!!

[@calvinquadros7980]

Seriously a vote for nenshi is a vote for Trudeau wakeup wakeup wakeup 😳

[@kevinlatulippe6944]

If our federal government was on par we could make Alberta great but with NDP and liberals giving our taxes and resources to other countries and not taking care of Canada

[@paulselebay4402]

Barnys back great......The purple blob just cant stay away.

[@rio4u]

Plz leave Alberta alone

[@foreverfreeshu]

H e l l NO!