{"product_id":"kenneyism-jason-kenneys-pursuit-of-power-9781459752658","title":"Kenneyism: Jason Kenney's Pursuit of Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe harsh moralistic worldview of Jason Kenney has spurred right-wing populism to the mainstream in Canadian politics, but he unleashed forces he couldn't control.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Jason Kenney's days as an anti-abortion activist at the University of San Francisco, and through his years as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation lobbyist, Reform MP, top cabinet minister in the Harper government, and Alberta premier, he has been single-mindedly driven to bring his harsh moralistic worldview into the mainstream. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKenney took on the old guard of Canada's liberal consensus and won, playing a key role in shifting the country's political discussion to the right. But the very right-wing populist forces Kenney cultivated would come back to haunt him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Appel has observed Alberta politics and reported on various aspects of Kenney's agenda since 2017, when Kenney made his way across the province in his big blue pickup truck to rile up aggrieved conservatives. \u003ci\u003eKenneyism\u003c\/i\u003e examines Kenney's political beliefs, his rise through federal political ranks, and his ultimate resignation from the leadership of the United Conservative Party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeremy Appel\u003c\/strong\u003e has been covering politics in Alberta since 2017. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eCBC News\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNational Observer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJacobin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRicochet\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eBreach\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eMaple\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eCanadian Jewish News\u003c\/em\u003e, among other places, and writes the \u003cem\u003eOrchard\u003c\/em\u003e newsletter on Substack. He lives in Edmonton.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50488027087122,"sku":"9781459752658","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4bc9de6-d545-4afd-9216-4967fca94412.jpg?v=1730463967","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kenneyism-jason-kenneys-pursuit-of-power-9781459752658","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}