Naheed Nenshi, Alberta NDP leader and former Calgary mayor, figures he’s got most folks in the province on his side.

Nenshi has been hammering Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP over the drawing of boundaries for each of the Alberta ridings in the next election.

The NDP leader has been telling anybody who will listen how he believes Smith is up to no good.

On CBC, a few days back, Nenshi also revealed why he thinks Smith is trying to pull a fast one.

“Look, the latest poll shows that on today’s map, if an election were held today, we would win a majority,” proclaims  Nenshi.

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“That is what this is really all about.”

Nenshi believes if Albertans voted today he would win and Smith would not.

In Nenshi’s mind, Smith is on the run.

“She really is saying: Listen, the demographics of this province have changed. It is no longer advantageous to me. I’m trying to figure out a way I can win.

“I call that cheating. I call that stealing the election, I call it rigging an election.”

Smith insists the drawing of riding boundaries will be........

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