Sarah Hoffman third NDP MLA to join party leadership race

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Edmonton-Glenora MLA Sarah Hoffman is running for leader of the Alberta NDP.

Posted: Feb 11, 2024 1:31 PM EST | Last Updated: 4 hours agoEdmonton-Glenora MLA Sarah Hoffman is resistant to the notion that an Alberta NDP with her as leader would be like Rachel Notley's party.

"I've thought of myself as somebody who isn't your typical candidate. Women like me aren't supposed to be in politics. I'm fat, I'm sassy. And I have a really hard time trying to be something that I'm not." Hoffman was chair of the Edmonton public school board, then deputy premier and health minister in Notley's government starting in 2015.

As wildfire smoke lingered during the provincial election campaign last spring, Hoffman said the Alberta NDP should have campaigned on doing more to prevent climate change. Like Pancholi, Hoffman said Albertans' appetite for a consumer carbon tax is gone. She pointed a finger at the federal Liberal government for applying the levy lopsidedly to fuels.Her experience in government and reputation as a politically tough, hard worker would be assets existing NDP members would favour when choosing a leader, Cournoyer said.

 

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