Blue Storm The Rise and Fall of Jason Kenney

In 2019, the United Conservative Party, under the leadership of Jason Kenney, unseated the New Democratic Party to form the provincial government of Alberta. A restoration of conservative power in a province that had seen the Progressive Conservatives win every election from 1971-2015, UCP quickly b...

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Other Authors: Bratt, Duane (Editor), Sutherland, Richard (Editor), Taras, David (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: University of Calgary Press 2023
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