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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
I think one of the huge benefits of Nenshi being an outsider is that he doesn't need to take a seat right away. He can spend a full year or more building his team out and strategizing without burdening himself with any of the MLA obligations.
It's been less than a year since the election...it would be a dick move to force someone out, and glancing through the Calgary NDP MLAs I don't see an obvious option to take that bullet. Hell, it might be smart to hold out until the general election so he can run in a contested riding that he could push over the top to gain a seat. Calgary-Cross or Calgary-East would fit that bill (lost by 500-700 votes last time)
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I think there’s zero chance he’s sitting outside the leg for 3.5 years. He’s gonna need to get in there as leader of the opposition but the choice of seat will be interesting. Noteys would probably work.