The Perils of A Nenshi Leadership
Naheed Nenshi served as the mayor of Calgary from 2010 to 2021. He became the first Muslim mayor of an important city in North America. Nenshi is now the front-runner in the race to replace Rachel Notley as leader of Alberta's New Democratic Party, the NDP. In a future post, I will dive into his political record, policies and accomplishments as mayor, and ideas as an aspiring provincial leader. But this piece is about my experiences of him as a person.
I've encountered Nenshi a handful of times in professional settings, and from those few encounters, I've acquired a closer sense of his persona. These interactions allowed me to observe his attitude, words, and actions and better understand who he is. In turn, they allowed me to see how his personal disposition bears upon his role as a public representative and a political leader.
Based on a few insights through these interactions with him, I ask myself the question that many also have in mind: what kind of party leader or premier would he be?
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