Alberta NDP leadership candidates largely stuck to their scripts at an April 9 Edmonton meet-and-greet with no candidate having a clear advantage in support and a lot of members who still haven’t made up their minds. 

Much of the media coverage of Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse’s NDP leadership campaign since her Feb. 24 launch has focused on her water policy and the fact that she is a First Nations woman , but little has been said about the public office she held immediately before becoming an MLA: commissioner on the Edmonton Police Commission.

Israel’s unrelenting assault on Gaza, which the International Court of Justice has said could constitute genocide, is the biggest international and humanitarian issue of our time. According to Palestinian health officials, at least 31,272 Palestinians have been killed and 73,024 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attack, according to Israeli officials, stands at 1,139 while dozens continue to be held captive in Gaza. 

To date, the Alberta NDP 2024 leadership race has not been marked by much disagreement on policy. But on one issue some difference of opinion is emerging: rent control.

ANDP leadership hopeful Kathleen Ganley is promising, if elected premier, to hold an inquiry into the total orphaned and inactive well clean-up liability, hold a comprehensive review and overhaul of the Alberta Energy Regulator and force oil and gas companies to pay their back property taxes. 

Rakhi Pancholi has a made significant campaign promise in the world of K-12 education in her bid to become leader of the Alberta NDP with a particular focus on the K. 

If the candidates to replace Rachel Notley as Alberta NDP leader have some good policy ideas, they were certainly keeping their powder dry last week.

Kathleen Ganley and Rakhi Pancholi both burned bandwidth on pitches to disaffiliate the Alberta NDP from the federal NDP. Pancholi’s pitch is to commit to making membership in the federal NDP opt-out-able for Alberta NDP members. Kathleen Ganley’s take was part of her proposed Members’ Charter, where she commits to “provide members with the full information they need to make this decision” and ensure that “members have a choice on whether to sever ties.”

We're tracking the leadership commitments of the candidates here—as much for your information today as for accountability down the road.

Endorsements can give us some idea of where the candidates stand—and who and where they're garnering support from.