In honour of International Women’s Day, Alberta’s NDP is announcing that 53 per cent of its candidates running in the upcoming election are women.

“Women are and always will be a priority in Alberta's NDP,” said Rachel Notley. "I'm so proud to be going into the next election with a strong and determined team of candidates, more than half of whom are women. Our team has women from all walks of life - community leaders, healthcare providers, business leaders and teachers."

Following the 2015 election, Alberta had its first gender-balanced cabinet and we introduced the first stand-alone provincial Status of Women ministry in Canada.