Ralph vs. Rachel: A tale of two Alberta premiers - Couverture souple

Milke, Mark

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0968791557 ISBN 13 : 9780968791554

Editeur : Thomas & Black, 2018

Synopsis

Albertans elected two starkly unique premiers in the past 25 years.

The first was Ralph Klein, a high-school dropout who, as premier, cut government spending, and taxes, and saw his popularity soar. Klein was a hard-drinking, reforming politician far more comfortable with blue-collar Albertans than bluebloods. He never lost an election and was known simply as “Ralph.”

Another premier, Rachel Notley, defied expectations and in 2015 broke up the 44-year Conservative government dynasty. Notley, presiding over Alberta’s first NDP government, soon wrenched the province in a radically new direction: with higher taxes, green-friendly policy, and activist government. The new premier entered office just as oil prices plunged, as did her chance at a balanced budget.

In Ralph vs. Rachel, Mark Milke dives into the history of both premiers. He describes how both entered office in similar fiscal crises and what that meant for unemployment lines, careers, and Albertans.

In a contrarian take on both premiers, Milke argues that Notley was delivered a bad hand from the start and that Klein saved health care and education, protected the Heritage Fund, and rescued Canada’s unemployed from coast to coast—and few of Klein’s successes were due to luck.

• “In this well-researched, entertaining read, Mark Milke takes readers on Alberta’s sometimes bumpy journey over the last 30 years. After reading Ralph vs. Rachel, you may long for the days of balanced budgets, flat taxes, and, yes, even Ralph-bucks.” Scott Hennig, Vice President, Canadian Taxpayers Federation
• “While Mark Milke paints on the Alberta canvas, the landscape for his ideas—and the cogent explanation of them—is universal. Milke examines the ideas, slogans, and policies of many who call themselves progressives. He deconstructs them to help us understand why good intentions are never good enough.” Charles Adler, Host of Corus Entertainment’s Charles Adler Tonight

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thomas & Black
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0968791557
• ISBN 13: 9780968791554
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 198
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