[4] In a typical election campaign, Rankin goes door-to-door and distributes pamphlets, as she tries to engage voters in discussions about the party's main platforms.

[4] In the 1980s, these included the nationalization of transnational oil and gas companies, and making Alberta a nuclear weapons-free zone.

[5] Since then, issues on the Communist Party agenda have included opposing privatization,[6] doubling the corporate tax rate, and making drastic cuts to military spending.

[6] As a candidate, Rankin has aimed to spread her message beyond the party's traditional targets such as trade unions, environmental groups, women's organizations, and farmers.

[5] Rankin sings in the "Notre Dame des Bananes” choir,[9] which performs songs about social justice,[7][9] and has also sung as a tenor with the Richard Eaton Singers.