Alberta NDP candidate for Red Deer North Jaelene Tweedle said she is tired of Premier Danielle Smith claiming she has a mandate from voters. .“What you have is a mandate from barely over half of the UCP members who actually voted,” said Tweedle in a tweet. .“And it took you a 6th Ballot to even reach that threshold.”.Tweedle reminded people to vote for the Alberta NDP on May 29. .Alberta Institute President and Founder Peter McCaffrey said Tweedle is “opposed to how representative parliamentary democracy works.”.“This seems slightly problematic, given she wants to be a representative in that representative parliamentary democracy,” said McCaffrey. .Pension Ponzi author Bill Tufts said Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley became premier with 13,500 votes from her riding. .“Not exactly a resounding mandate from Albertans,” said Tufts. .“The next election will tell.”.The Alberta United Conservative Party demanded Notley apologize on December 1 for calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to quash the Alberta Sovereignty Act should it pass the legislature..READ MORE: UCP says Notley must apologize for calling on Trudeau to interfere with Alberta legislation.“This is one of the most anti-Albertan and undemocratic statements ever uttered by a member of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly,” said Alberta Chief Government Whip Brad Rutherford. .Rutherford said Notley is encouraging Trudeau to override an Alberta law she disagrees with, which follows a long-line of anti-Alberta comments from her.
