The Klein Revolution

by Mark Lisac

The Klein Revolution is a radical remaking of the province of Alberta, the government of Alberta, and the people of Alberta. Using his columns from the latter months of the Getty government and the early days of the Klein government as well as newly written chapters for the book, Mark Lisac provides an analysis of how the changes to Alberta evolved, what they mean to the people of Alberta and could mean to the people in other provinces.

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 9, 1995

About the author

Mark believes readers deserve writing of good quality and tries to deliver it, but not in a showoff manner. His most recent work is Dream Home, a novel that can be read as a satirical portrait of an Alberta politician, and/or as a parody of a famous work of fiction, or as a story that stands on its own. That book followed Red Hill Creek, a novel about friendship, loyalty, and the legacy of war — set in Hamilton, Canada, in 1957.
Mark grew up in Hamilton and was a journalist for forty years in Saskatchewan and Alberta before turning to fiction when not busy making wine and pizza, and watching CFL football.
His first fiction book, 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.