Kenneyism

Appel traces with unsparing candor how a politician who saw himself as the smartest man in the room proved instead too incompetent to hold high office. Ultimately, however, the fall of Jason Kenney is not a tragedy. The tragedy lies in the wreckage he has left in his wake. * Trevor Harrison, author, Of Passionate Intensity, and Professor of Sociology, University of Lethbridge *
In this lively and readable account, Appel makes sense of Jason Kenney's ideology and the legacy he leaves in Ottawa and in Alberta. * Lisa Young, Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary *

Piercing through the absurdly generous tributes that greeted its namesake's political downfall, Jeremy Appel has achieved something vital with Kenneyism; a rigorous critical reflection on one of the most significant reactionary politicians in modern Canadian history.

* Luke Savage, author of The Dead Center *
A thoughtful, well-researched, and accessible book that sheds sorely-needed light on the pervasive political influence of Jason Kenney. * Steve Sladkowski, musician, PUP *
One of the first in-depth looks at Kenney's rise and fall in Canadian politics. * Dave Cournoyer, writer, Daveberta *
Provocative, insightful and meticulously researched. * Graham Thomson, freelance columnist and long-time Alberta politics observer *
An insightful, comprehensive investigation and explanation of the rise and sudden fall of Jason Kenney - one of Canada's most consequential conservative activists of the 21st century. * Keith Brownsey, Professor of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies, Mount Royal University *
More than the political biography of one man; it is a history of the populist far-right formations that have been gaining ground in Canada since the 1980s - in which Jason Kenney has been a central figure. * Laurie Adkin, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta *
Jeremy Appel's deep dive into the political life of Jason Kenney illuminates the life and intentions of an important though confusing political operative. All political watchers owe Appel a great debt for this in-depth look at such an enigmatic figure. * Nora Loreto, author of Spin Doctors *