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In advance of the April 16 provincial election, Postmedia has asked the major party leaders to tell us why they should become premier of Alberta. In the last of our series, we present Rachel Notley, leader of the Alberta NDP.

This election is about who will be premier, about who will lead in today’s Alberta.

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My main opponent, Mr. Jason Kenney, believes that Alberta can return to an imagined past. He promises to roll back action on diversification and climate, shout at Canada about pipelines, and re-open long settled social issues. Moreover, Mr. Kenney and his leadership campaign are under RCMP investigation for alleged voter fraud.

Is this what Alberta needs right now? I think we can do better.

No doubt, the last four years have been challenging for workers, families and businesses affected by the oil price collapse. The steps I took to deal with the crisis were not always popular, that’s true, but they were always grounded in principle: in tough times government has a responsibility to lead, to act with integrity, and to support people.