Nenshi falsely blames Smith for Calgary’s decline in livability ranking
Former Calgary mayor and current Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi is taking heat for falsely blaming Premier Danielle Smith for Calgary’s drop in global livability rankings.
Former Calgary mayor and current Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi is taking heat for falsely blaming Premier Danielle Smith for Calgary’s drop in global livability rankings, despite the mayor and city council being responsible for the vast majority of the city’s performance factors.
“When I was mayor, Calgary was ranked the 5th most livable city in the world,” Nenshi said in a post to X. “Under Danielle Smith, it’s dropped to 18th. Leadership matters.”
The replies were flooded with comments pointing out that Smith is Alberta’s premier, not Calgary’s mayor, who is Jyoti Gondek.
