The state of politics in Alberta, as well as recent history is the subject of essays in the new collection Orange Chinook: Politics in the New Alberta (University of Calgary Press, 2019), co-edited by Duane Bratt, of Mount Royal University, who discusses it and more with Joseph Planta.
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Orange Chinook: Politics in the New Alberta edited by Duane Bratt, Keith Brownsey, Richard Sutherland, and David Taras (University of Calgary Press, 2019).
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Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca. The great political change in Alberta is chronicled and reflected upon in a new collection Orange Chinook: Politics in the New Alberta. It is an eminently readable collection that looks at what’s happened and what could happen. From the fall of the Progressive Conservative dynasty in 2015 at the hands of the fourth place NDP, led by the now-premier Rachel Notley, to the forthcoming campaign that features Notley head-to-head with the former MP Jason Kenney, leader of the United Conservative Party, there’s lots in the book to discuss. One of the book’s editors Duane Bratt joins me now. With Keith Brownsey, Richard Sutherland, and David Taras, Dr. Bratt has gathered Alberta’s top political watchers, and they’ve complied a collection that analyses how the Notley government has done, as well as looks at how Alberta has changed demographically, that’s seen a great change in how politicians are viewed. Duane Bratt is professor and chair in the Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University in Calgary. He is a frequent commentator on political matters. His Twitter handle is @DuaneBratt. This new book is published by University of Calgary Press. I spoke to Duane last Friday, before an eventful four days where first, CBC News has broken a story over Jason Kenney’s purported relationship with a fellow candidate in the UCP’s leadership race, which Kenney won. Then, on Monday, a candidate for the UCP stepped down after controversial comments from the past surfaced. All this before Tuesday’s election call. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Duane Bratt; Professor Bratt, good morning.
