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“Our commitment is to stay true to our word, to keep our promises,” he told his team.

“Of course events will happen and circumstances will change … but we must be seen to do everything we can to keep our promises … to Albertans and the commitment we made to get Alberta back to work.”

Notley touched on pillars of the NDP’s unsuccessful election campaign, including pipelines and energy diversification.

She slammed Kenney’s plan to carve up the NDP’s flagship climate leadership plan, which includes the carbon tax, and reiterated Friday she believes he’s putting “politics over pipelines.”

‘We will be tough. That’s our job.’

The NDP fell to the UCP in every part of Alberta save for Edmonton and a sliver of Calgary.

As such, Notley said her MLAs will cross the province regularly and spend time in Calgary despite her party’s power base in the capital.

She said the NDP’s goal will be to hold Kenney’s government to account.

“We will be tough. That’s our job,” she said.

In a similar vein, Kenney said UCP MLAs must listen and be responsive to all Albertans, and made a point of singling out Edmonton.

“That doesn’t mean that we’ll all agree on every issue all of the time, but it means we must be seen to act in good faith, and with integrity,” he said.

“We must be willing to listen to the voices of others and we must … in the future, when we make mistakes, acknowledge it and correct course.”

Kenney said he’s confident his team will “get Alberta back to work, and back on track,” despite what he called a “monumental” task ahead.

It will not be easy, he said, but encouraged the caucus to keep in mind the voters they met on the doorsteps.

“Today and in each of the next four years, remember their voices, and let them help you remain laser focused on the task at hand,” he said.

“Let’s get down to work and get ‘er done.”

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