Jason Kenney: former Alberta premier, conservative firebrand, and lifelong political animal

Jason Kenney has been a political animal since he was a teenager growing up in Saskatchewan. He was first elected to the House of Commons while still in his 20s, and over the next 18 years rose to become a trusted cabinet minister under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He returned to Alberta to unify a splintered conservative movement under one banner and become Premier in 2019, only to be dramatically deposed from within in a right-wing revolt over his handling of the pandemic.Today, Kenney has settled into life out of elected politics but still very much engaged in public debate over Alberta separatism, energy development and keeping the Conservative brand fresh and loud.In this interview with Christy, Jason recaps a 30-plus-year career in the public eye and reveals some surprising details about his political journey and its high and low points, such as:He became politically active in his teens as a young LiberalHis conservative awakening at a U.S. collegeBC Premier David Eby makes Justin Trudeau seem humbleThe economic dangers of even just flirting with separatismThe radical right takeover of Alberta’s United Conservative PartyAlbertans need to take ‘yes’ for an answerFinding his family roots in Ireland after he was ousted as PremierPierre Poilievre deserves another shot as CPC leaderThe Christy Clark Showthechristyclarkshow.comInstagraminstagram.com/christyclarkbcLinkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/the-christy-clark-show/Inquiries [email protected]