Five women and seven men appear to be ready to influence by word or deed in the coming year.
Tim Harper, Jan 01 2016: By word or by deed, 12 people, five women and seven men, including a prime minister, a mayor, three premiers and a First Nations leader, are set to be the most influential dozen political personalities in 2016.
- Naheed Nenshi (Calgary)
The Calgary mayor has had a national profile since his election in 2010 when he first introduced the country to the new, multicultural Alberta. The first Muslim to lead a major North American city was re-elected with 74 per cent of the vote in 2013.
But in 2015, he became the country’s most eloquent voice in support of Canadian diversity and against intolerance. He has spoken far and wide on Canada’s need to welcome refugees, something that will continue to top the news as government-sponsored Syrians arrive in this country in 2016 and the Donald Trump echo chamber from the south continues to receive Canadian attention.
Nenshi is only 43. Given his influence on the national stage, his political future is whatever he chooses it to be.
More at the source: Toronto Star
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