Purple Power, as it was called, elected Naheed Nenshi to the mayor’s office. And if it worked then, orange is the new colour Nenshi is now drumming up to persuade Albertans to stay in Confederation. As leader of the provincial New Democrats, he has launched “For Alberta, For Canada.” Splashed across the usual digital platforms, the campaign sidesteps the inconvenient reality of Avi Lewis, the newly elected leader of the federal NDP, and his unabashed attacks on the province’s hydrocarbon economy.