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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 began to make political waves. This is the first scholarly analysis of the 2019 election and the first years of the UCP government, with special focus on the path of Jason Kenney’s rise to, and fall from, provincial political power. It opens with an examination of the election from a number of vantage points, including the campaign, polling, and online politics. It provides fascinating insight into internal UCP politics with chapters on the divisions within the party, gender and the UCP, and the symbolism of Kenney’s famous blue pickup truck. Explorations of oil and gas policy, the Energy War Room, Alberta’s budgets, health care, education, the public sector, Alberta’s cultural industries, and more provide unprecedented insight into the actions, motivations, and impacts of Kenney’s UCP Government in power. Contributions from top political watchers, journalists, and academics provide a wide range of methods and perspectives. Concluding with a survey of the impacts of COVID-19 in Alberta and a comparison between Jason Kenney and Doug Ford, Blue Storm is essential reading for everyone interested in Alberta politics and the tumultuous first years of the UCP government. Providing key insights from perspectives across the political spectrum, this book is a captivating deep-dive into an unprecedented party, its often controversial politics, and its unforgettable leader.

Alberta --- Economic conditions. --- Politics and government. --- Government of Alberta --- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections. --- Alberta COVID. --- Alberta budget. --- Alberta debt. --- Alberta education. --- Alberta gas. --- Alberta health care. --- Alberta nurses. --- Alberta pipeline. --- Alberta politics. --- Alberta surplus. --- Alberta teachers. --- Alberta union. --- Energy War Room. --- Jason Kenney resigns. --- Jason Kenney scandal. --- Jason Kenney. --- UCP Canada. --- UCP government. --- UCP leadership review. --- UCP. --- United Conservative Party.

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In 2015, the New Democratic Party won an unprecedented victory in Alberta. Unseating the Progressive Conservatives -- who had won every provincial election since 1971 -- they formed an NDP government for the first time in the history of the province. Orange Chinook is the first scholarly analysis of this election. It examines the legacy of the Progressive Conservative dynasty, the PC and NDP campaigns, polling, and online politics, providing context and setting the stage for the unprecedented NDP victory. It highlights the importance of Alberta's energy sector and how it relates to provincial politics with focus on the oil sands, the carbon tax, and pipelines. Examining the NDP in power, Orange Chinook draws on Indigenous, urban, and rural perspectives to explore the transition process and government finances and politics. It explores the governing style of NDP premier Rachel Notley, paying special attention to her response to the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire and to the role of women in politics. Orange Chinook brings together Alberta's top political watchers in this fascinating, multifaceted analysis.

Alberta --- Politics and government --- Conference papers and proceedings. --- Political ideologies --- Peace studies & conflict resolution --- Politics & government --- Alberta politics --- Alberta election --- Rachel Notley --- 2015 election --- Political Science --- New Democratic Party Alberta

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Presents the collected memories of Lola Rozsa - of her life and service to her family, her church, and her community as she and her husband, Ted, made their way from the tiny towns of the Depression-era, dust bowl southern plains to the burgeoning oil fields of Alberta in 1949.

Philanthropists --- Biography. --- Rozsa, Lola, --- Family. --- Alberta --- Social conditions

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This book explores a relatively small but interesting and unusual region of Alberta between the North Saskatchewan and the Battle Rivers. The Beaver hills arose where mountain glaciers from the west met continental ice-sheets from the east to create a complex and diverse landscape. MacDonald relates how climate, water levels, wildlife, vegetation, and fire have shaped the possibilities and provided the challenges to the people who have called the region home.

Strathcona (Edmonton, Alta.) --Biography. --- Strathcona (Edmonton, Alta.) --History. --- Canada --- Regions & Countries - Americas --- History & Archaeology --- Strathcona (Alta. : County) --- History. --- Alberta --- Government of Alberta --- Alberta history --- prairie ecology --- HISTORY / Canada / General. --- Strathcona (Edmonton, Alta.)

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With lively, informative contributions by both scholars and activists, Bucking Conservatism highlights the individuals and groups who challenged Alberta's conservative status quo in the 1960s and 70s. It uncovers the lasting influence of Alberta's noncomformists and poses thought-provoking questions for contemporary activists.

Political activists --- Political participation --- Conservatism --- History --- Nicoll, Marion, --- Alberta --- Politics and government --- Conservativism --- Neo-conservatism --- New Right --- Right (Political science) --- Political science --- Sociology --- Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Social participation --- Politics, Practical --- Activists, Political --- Persons --- History. --- Politics and government. --- 1900-1999 --- Alberta Conservatives. --- Alberta Gay Alliance. --- Alberta New Democratic Party. --- Alberta Progressive Politics. --- Alberta Social Credit Party. --- Alberta Social Movements. --- Alberta Women's Groups. --- Alberta politics. --- Birth Control. --- Citizen Activism. --- Edmonton. --- Environmental Advocacy. --- Gay Liberation. --- Gay Rights. --- Indian Status Rights. --- Indigenous Education. --- Indigenous Women. --- Left-Wing Activism. --- Marion Nicoll. --- Mill Creek Park. --- Peace Activism. --- Sid Marty. --- South African Apartheid. --- Tom Flanagan. --- United Church. --- University of Calgary. --- War Resisters. --- Woodsworth-Irvine Socialist Fellowship. --- urban development. --- Wianamatta /South Creek (N Sydney NSW SI56-05)