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When Rachel Notley was elected leader of the Alberta NDP two years ago, she wasn’t exactly planning where to hang paintings in the premier’s office.

Yet she had a feeling her party would do well in the 2015 provincial election, that perhaps it was “very potentially going to be one of those historic opportunities.”

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It was.

With Notley at the helm, her party crushed the incumbent Progressive Conservatives, going from four seats to 54; Notley was catapulted from Edmonton-Strathcona MLA to party leader to premier.

Speaking with Postmedia during a quick break from cabinet on Tuesday, her two-year anniversary, Notley laughingly called the past 24 months “moderately successful.”

It’s also been rocky.

The NDP took power as the price of oil collapsed, slamming provincial finances and shedding jobs from the economy quicker than you can say “pipeline.”

Despite empty coffers and no relief in sight, the NDP continued with its plans; come hell or high water, the minimum wage will hit $15 by 2018, changes have been made to family tax credits, and it introduced mandatory workplace health and safety legislation for farm workers under the much-maligned Bill 6.