More fallout from the Notley hospital campaign speech as 2 of the nurses standing behind Notley felt they were being used for political purposes.
The blame goes to United Nurses of Alberta Local 120 who asked health care staff to attend this event to stand behind their union leader who was to speak.
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LethbridgeNewsNOW has received information from two nurses who stood with Notley and state they are not comfortable with what transpired Saturday afternoon. Neither wanted to be seen as supporting a political campaign.
One of the nurses believed she and fellow nurses were asked to attend to support the union over what they believed was a government announcement. However, she did not realize it was outright campaigning for the NDP, until the Premier began to speak. At that point, she turned to the nurse beside her and asked "What 's happening right now?"
As she listened to Notley speak, she realized the premier was "delivering a prepared speech directed at an opposition party leader."
The nurse explained she wanted to leave, "But it seemed as though making a scene by storming out was not the best option. So I toughed it out. At the end of the whole ordeal, I finally turned around to look at the banner behind me. I had no idea that I was standing in front of an NDP banner the whole time. My exact thought was "well ****"
The nurse in question believes the event was misrepresented and she feels used for political gain.
"There is one word that describes how I feel about that event - USED!"
" I had no idea I was standing behind a specific political party. I would not have provided the background to political rhetoric. This is not a media photo I am proud of."
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