Heather Sweet (@heathersweetab) has been named the NDP’s Rural Economic Development Critic.
She will be tasked with engaging Albertans and developing a plan to grow and diversify the province’s rural economy. 1/6 #ableg #abfuture
She will be tasked with engaging Albertans and developing a plan to grow and diversify the province’s rural economy. 1/6 #ableg #abfuture
Heather will be reaching out to rural Albertans through the NDP’s Alberta’s Future initiative - a long-term project to hear from Albertans on ways to build a more diversified economy that works for everyone. 2/6 #ableg #abfuture
Last week marked one year since the NDP launched Alberta’s Future. To date, the NDP have held nearly 40 public consultations and have engaged over 50,000 Albertans through the project. 3/6 #ableg #abfuture
Heather will help continue this initiative as the NDP develops policies directly related to rural economic development such as a rural broadband strategy, generating agriculture innovation, and supporting small businesses. 4/6 #ableg #abfuture
She will work collaboratively with colleagues, such as Economic Development Critic Deron Bilous @DeronBilous and Service Alberta Critic Jon Carson @JonCarsonNDP, to develop and propose critical strategies in these areas and others. 5/6 #ableg #abfuture
Heather will also remain the Critic for Agriculture & Forestry. She is due to is host a consultation on Agricultural Innovation on Thursday and Albertans can register here: albertasfuture.ca/event-registra… 6/6 #ableg #abfuture
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