You knew he wouldn't stay out of the spotlight forever. Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi came out swinging against Danielle Smith with a vicious attack as he endorsed Rachel Notley's NDP at a Calgary rally. .Nenshi says he isn't partisan. He notes how purple is a combination of red and blue. He then goes full partisan with a rant in favour of his preferred party. .Saying one thing and doing another is par for the course for Naheed Nenshi however. .When Nenshi ran to be Calgary's mayor, he claimed to be the pro-business candidate. He then proved to be the most anti-business mayor in Calgary history with a series of tax hikes that drove desperate business owners to rally at city hall begging for relief. .Nenshi campaigned claiming he would bring transparency to city hall. Under Nenshi's mayorship, we saw more closed door council meetings hidden from public view than under any other mayor in Calgary history. .Nenshi said he would bring stability to city hall. Instead, there was so much council dysfunction under his stewardship, he had to bring in a psychologist to try and retain order. .In light of Nenshi's history, one has to take it with a huge grain of salt when he says he is simply concerned for Albertans when he took such a vitriolic swipe at Danielle Smith in the final days of an election campaign. .After mercilessly attacking Danielle Smith at the rally, Nenshi said "I hate saying that. I’ve known her for 30 years." .Yeah right. Nenshi relished in the roasting of Danielle Smith. He loved getting in front of a stacked crowd and drawing applause through attacking another. The shine is wearing off the title of being "former mayor" and Nenshi is hungering for public attention again. .The endorsement of Rachel Notley is just the beginning of Nenshi's formal foray into provincial politics. The odds look long for the NDP as the election comes to a close. If Notley doesn't win a majority in this election, she will be riding into the political sunset and Nenshi smells opportunity. .The NDP will be looking for a new leader and Nenshi is poising himself early to contest for the job. .Yes, many have speculated that Nenshi may be bound for the Senate. He is still young for that sleepy red chamber however and he won't be able to garner the adulation he craves from that seat. At 51 years old, Nenshi is still politically young. He isn't ready for pasture yet. .Rest assured, Nenshi wants to see his portrait hanging in the Alberta legislature among the rest of the premiers and his campaign has just begun.
You knew he wouldn't stay out of the spotlight forever. Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi came out swinging against Danielle Smith with a vicious attack as he endorsed Rachel Notley's NDP at a Calgary rally. .Nenshi says he isn't partisan. He notes how purple is a combination of red and blue. He then goes full partisan with a rant in favour of his preferred party. .Saying one thing and doing another is par for the course for Naheed Nenshi however. .When Nenshi ran to be Calgary's mayor, he claimed to be the pro-business candidate. He then proved to be the most anti-business mayor in Calgary history with a series of tax hikes that drove desperate business owners to rally at city hall begging for relief. .Nenshi campaigned claiming he would bring transparency to city hall. Under Nenshi's mayorship, we saw more closed door council meetings hidden from public view than under any other mayor in Calgary history. .Nenshi said he would bring stability to city hall. Instead, there was so much council dysfunction under his stewardship, he had to bring in a psychologist to try and retain order. .In light of Nenshi's history, one has to take it with a huge grain of salt when he says he is simply concerned for Albertans when he took such a vitriolic swipe at Danielle Smith in the final days of an election campaign. .After mercilessly attacking Danielle Smith at the rally, Nenshi said "I hate saying that. I’ve known her for 30 years." .Yeah right. Nenshi relished in the roasting of Danielle Smith. He loved getting in front of a stacked crowd and drawing applause through attacking another. The shine is wearing off the title of being "former mayor" and Nenshi is hungering for public attention again. .The endorsement of Rachel Notley is just the beginning of Nenshi's formal foray into provincial politics. The odds look long for the NDP as the election comes to a close. If Notley doesn't win a majority in this election, she will be riding into the political sunset and Nenshi smells opportunity. .The NDP will be looking for a new leader and Nenshi is poising himself early to contest for the job. .Yes, many have speculated that Nenshi may be bound for the Senate. He is still young for that sleepy red chamber however and he won't be able to garner the adulation he craves from that seat. At 51 years old, Nenshi is still politically young. He isn't ready for pasture yet. .Rest assured, Nenshi wants to see his portrait hanging in the Alberta legislature among the rest of the premiers and his campaign has just begun.
