ALBERTA NDP APPOINTS CAUCUS LEADERSHIP TEAM, CRITIC ROLES

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ALBERTA NDP APPOINTS CAUCUS LEADERSHIP TEAM, CRITIC ROLES

EDMONTON – Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley announced Tuesday the Caucus leadership team, critic roles and some initial responsibilities for her 38-member team, the largest Official Opposition in the province’s history.

“We have an incredible, diverse and committed Caucus — and we are focused on what matters to Albertans,” Notley said. “We promised a better future for Albertans and that’s exactly what we intend to deliver for them.

“We will not only be the largest Official Opposition in Alberta history, but also the most effective.”

Notley said some initial priorities for the Caucus as a whole will be ending the crisis in healthcare, delivering better public education, pushing for real action to lower costs for Albertans and providing more affordable housing.

Notley said the Caucus will also focus on developing ideas to create good-paying jobs in critical economic sectors and on holding Premier Danielle Smith to account for breaking the law and threatening Alberta’s democracy.

“We have so much work to do,” Notley said. “We will hold the government to account and demand better for Albertans while also putting forward our own ideas.

“I am so excited for this team to come together and represent Albertans while putting ourselves in a position to form the next provincial government.”

Caucus Leadership Team Appointments & Critic Roles

Nagwan Al-Guneid – Energy & Climate (Electricity, Utilities & Renewables)
Brooks Arcand-Paul – Indigenous Relations & Reconciliation
Diana Batten – Childcare, Child & Family Services
Gurinder Brar – Small Business
Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse – Environment, Parks & Climate Resilience
Joe Ceci – Caucus Chair, Arts & Culture
Amanda Chapman – Services To Children With Disabilities, Families and Communities Committee Deputy Chair
Lorne Dach – Transportation & Economic Corridors
Jasvir Deol – Infrastructure
David Eggen – Caucus Whip
Court Ellingson – Technology & Innovation
Sarah Elmeligi – Tourism, Sports & Recreation
Janet Eremenko – Mental Health & Addictions
Kathleen Ganley – Energy & Climate (Oil & Gas, Natural Gas, Minerals & Hydrogen)
Nicole Goehring – Veterans Affairs & Military Liaison
Christina Gray – House Leader
Sharif Haji – Immigration & Accreditation
Julia Hayter – Status of Women
Sarah Hoffman – Deputy Leader, Assistant Whip, Municipal Affairs (Edmonton & Calgary)
Rhiannon Hoyle – Advanced Education
Nathan Ip – Jobs, Economy, Trade
Janis Irwin – Housing
Kyle Kasawski – Municipal Affairs (Mid-Sized Cities & Rural Alberta)
Samir Kayande – Deputy Assistant Whip, Finance (Fiscal Responsibility)
Rod Loyola – Alberta’s Economic Future Committee Deputy Chair
Luanne Metz – Health (Emergency & Surgical Care)
Rakhi Pancholi – Education, Public Accounts Chair
Shannon Phillips – Finance (Insurance & Pensions)
Marie Renaud – Community Social Services, Francophone Issues
Irfan Sabir – Deputy House Leader, Justice, Public Safety & Emergency Services
Marlin Schmidt – Resource Stewardship Committee Deputy Chair
David Shepherd – Health (Primary & Rural Care)
Lori Sigurdson – Seniors Issues, Continuing Care & Homecare
Parmeet Singh – Service Alberta & Consumer Protection
Heather Sweet – Deputy House Leader, Agriculture, Forestry & Rural Economic Development
Lizette Tejada – Anti-Racism, Diversity & 2SLGBTQ+ Issues
Peggy Wright – Deputy Caucus Chair, Labour

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