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Mandel in Edmonton

Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel is door-knocking Sunday morning in the Edmonton-McClung riding. It is the only event he is scheduled for Sunday.

However, the Alberta Party released plans Sunday to do away with paper and plastic government ID cards in favour of digital identification. According to a Sunday news release, the plan would see plastic and paper identification for health care, drivers’ licenses, provincial ID and the Alberta WIN cards all converted digitally to a “government identification app with a portal to allow Albertans more flexibility when presenting ID.”

“My paper AHS card is a daily reminder Alberta is still using solutions from the 1970s,” Mandel said in the news release. “It’s time to start living in the present by consolidating identification for government licensing and access to services. Digital identity is commonplace. If we don’t develop or modernize, we’ll simply be left behind.”

Khan in Calgary

Alberta Liberal Leader Dave Khan is in Calgary Sunday making calls from his campaign office from 9-10:30 a.m., attending a campaign office grand opening for Calgary North East candidate Gul Khan from 1-3 p.m., and finally door knocking in the Calgary-Mountain View riding from 4:30-7 p.m.

On Sunday, the Alberta Liberals unveiled their platform policy for new Canadians, pledging to improve access to foreign credential upgrades, boosting settlement funding and investing in adult education and English-as-a-second-language programs.