A timely oral history of the resurgent left wing and the youth vote in Canadian politics
Explains how left-leaning, younger and urban Albertans found common ground with disillusioned Conservative voters weary of a dysfunctional dynasty in Alberta, and why this could be good for everyone
Book moves from the municipal level, with the election of Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, to the provincial level with Notley and the NDP, ending on the national level with the triumph of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party, and examines how these were part of a chain reaction
Argues against the view that Alberta was ever politically stable, and instead shows the beginning of discontent in the province
Both authors well-known journalists in Alberta and nationally and have authored various political books
