THE DRAMATIC FALL OF JASON KENNEY.

Kenney's brand and style of conservatism was a major reason the UCP gained control of government in 2019. Kenney's tone was a noticeable departure from the tempered forms of "progressive" or "compassionate" conservatism that had defined the governments of Peter Lougheed and Alison Redford. This was a banner night for conservatism in Alberta as former federal cabinet minister and movement leader Jason Kenney rode to the stage in a signature blue pickup truck to claim the new United Conservative Party's mantle. KENNEY CONSCIOUSLY TIED HIS BRAND of Alberta conservatism to a version of the prosperity doctrine that has dominated thinking on the religious right for generations. [Extracted from the article]