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Rob Breakenridge: Naheed Nenshi bends the knee to Avi Lewis and the far left

Alberta NDP leader's apology for photo with Israeli ambassador shows he is no moderate

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CALGARY — Foreign policy is not typically a top of mind concern for voters at the provincial level in assessing those aspiring to lead as premier.

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No one in Alberta was looking to NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi for insight on Israel, Palestinians, or conflict in the Middle East. And despite the self-inflicted controversy Nenshi now finds himself embroiled in, we still don’t really have any meaningful insight into his views on any of this.

Rob Breakenridge: Naheed Nenshi bends the knee to Avi Lewis and the far left Back to video

The fact that he’s being dragged down by this issue is less a story about his own views, and more a story about his own judgement and — perhaps more importantly — the forces within his own party that he is clearly beholden to.

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