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CALGARY — The organizer of a controversial petition campaign taking aim at Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s government is now planning a takeover of the NDP from the inside.

George Clark, organizer of the Albertans First campaign, called Friday for opponents of the NDP government to actually join the provincial New Democratic Party.

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With about a dozen supporters gathered with him in the parking lot of Calgary’s Westbrook Mall, Clark accused Notley of not listening to the wishes of Albertans, only the wishes of NDP members.

We’re going to join the NDP party. We’re going to all take party memberships, you can do it online.

“We’re going to join the NDP party. We’re going to all take party memberships, you can do it online,” he told reporters.

“We’re going to play by their rules so we have a voice at the table in front of the premier. Because if she won’t listen to us as ordinary citizens, we pray that she respects democracy enough to listen to us as members of the NDP party of Alberta.

“I’m calling upon the entire province to jump up and let’s have 500,000 new NDP members.”