NDP has 'practical and attainable commitments'

The NDP has practical solutions that will help all Albertans, says Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills candidate Kristie Krezanowski.

“I think the strength is that the NDP has practical and attainable commitments that will improve the lives of all Albertans. It's a party platform that will affect all of us individually. That's kind of the perspective of the NDP, is to make the government work for us in the everyday aspects of our lives,” she said.

As a parent, Krezanowski sees education – both at the early childhood level and post-secondary level – as one of the best investments the government can make in its citizens.

“There's no more important investment in our future than in the education of our children,” she said.

Re-regulating electricity is another plank of the NDP platform that Krezanowski sees as important. She said higher prices have hurt all Albertans and should be brought under control.

“The party platform is to regulate those prices again in Alberta to ensure that we have stable prices and that all of us can afford those costs … because right now we're paying the highest real costs for power in Canada and I don't think that's the way it should be,” she said.

Health care is also at the top of the NDP agenda. Krezanowski said the party wants to improve the system so that everybody can get the access they need, when they need it.

“We want to improve on our public health-care system, to provide more responsive health care that provides both quality care inside and outside of hospitals,” she said.

Krezanowski said she plans on attending all the forums that are scheduled for the riding, and is attempting to talk to as many people as possible about the NDP's priorities.

Krezanowski has a B.A. from the University of Alberta in psychology and women's studies. She has worked with clients in the mental health, child and family services, and school fields. She currently works for the Government of Alberta delivering front-line services, helping to connect them to the programs that would most help them with issues they are facing.