{"product_id":"9781459757240","title":"Dark Phoenix","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwice resurrected from political death, Danielle Smith now serves as the friendly face of MAGA-style populism in Canada as Alberta’s premier.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom her short-lived tenure as a Calgary school board trustee to her decision to blow up the Wildrose Party and her most recent re-emergence as the conspiracy-minded, separatist-adjacent premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith has always demonstrated a penchant for following the prevailing winds within the global conservative movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a little help from her friends in the mainstream media and corporate worlds, as well as her undeniable populist charisma and talents as a communicator, Smith successfully used pandemic anxieties and a uniquely Albertan style of grievance politics to mount her seemingly improbable comeback.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDark Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeremy Appel charts how Smith has risen from the ashes in alignment with dark, authoritarian forces who are using the spectre of U.S.-aligned Alberta separatism to restructure the state as a corporate entity, with Smith as its CEO.","brand":"Jeremy Appel (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67720306098544,"sku":"9781459757240","price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0985\/0463\/8832\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a27e5f5d-c82e-4a40-9055-ad708eadbe15.jpg?v=1792036653","url":"https:\/\/papervalebooks.com\/products\/9781459757240","provider":"Papervale Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}