Alberta Politics Uncovered: Taking Back Our Province

by Mark Lisac

In Alberta Politics Uncovered Mark Lisac delivers a clear message that Albertans must stop believing in money and the myth of western alienation and start believing in balanced leadership. In this concise and highly readable explanation of Alberta’s government policies, Lisac examines the &quotbalanced budget,&quot and other current issues, and reminds Alberta voters that we all have the responsibility to hold our government accountable.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

Mark believes readers deserve writing of good quality and tries to deliver it. His most recent work is The Carbon Eaters, a novel that can be read as a satirical portrait of Alberta, with an element of magic realism or science fiction. That book is a sequel to Where the Bodies Lie, and followed Red Hill Creek, a novel set in Hamilton, Canada in 1957 and about friendship, loyalty, and the legacy of war.
Mark grew up in Hamilton and worked as a journalist for forty years in Saskatchewan and Alberta before turning to fiction.
Where the Bodies Lie, was shortlisted by Crime Writers of Canada for its best first novel award in 2017.
Non-fiction produced during his work career included The Klein Revolution, the first book-length study of a crisis period in Alberta politics, and Alberta Politics Uncovered, which won the Writers' Guild of Alberta award for non-fiction in 2005.
He lives in Edmonton with his wife.

Reviews

[Itisme]

2004

[Kyle Riley]

I have a thing for more obscure and local political analysis, not least in my home province. Certainly interesting enough to justify the cost and read.