Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley makes a campaign announcement in Calgary, Thursday, May 4, 2023. The Alberta NDP is promising to build more hospitals, schools and light-rail transit lines in Calgary if the party is elected on May 29. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley makes a campaign announcement in Calgary, Thursday, May 4, 2023. The Alberta NDP is promising to build more hospitals, schools and light-rail transit lines in Calgary if the party is elected on May 29. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
CALGARY - The Alberta NDP is promising to build more hospitals, schools and light-rail transit lines in Calgary if the party is elected on May 29.
Leader Rachel Notley is to make an announcement to spend $1.2 billion on infrastructure at a rally this evening with supporters in northwestern Calgary.
She says in a statement that the money is to go toward projects such as light-rail transit, a north health campus and 40 new schools.
Notley says the funding will create thousands of jobs over the next three years.
She also repeated an earlier pledge to build a permanent post-secondary campus in the city's downtown.
Both parties have been focused on Alberta's largest city during this month's election campaign.
This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published May 11, 2023.
