Made In Alberta: The Ray Martin Story

by Ray Martin, John Ashton, Rachel Notley (Introduction)

"MADE IN ALBERTA" is the unique story of Ray Martin, a rural athlete, educator, and the most sucessful leader of the Alberta NDP until 2015. He has been a fixture in Alberta politics for 40 years.

Ray left his burgeoning teaching career to organize for the Alberta New Democratic Party. He led his party to a then-record 16 seats in 1986. This was a result that stunned Albertans and garnered attention across Canada.

In "Made in Alberta", Ray describes his roller-coaster political career. This includes his three runs for Premier and 15 election campaigns. He also desribes his rural upbringing, fraternity life at the University of Alberta, and his accomplished career in teaching and coaching.

"Made in Alberta" is an indispensable book for those seeking to understand life in mid-20th Century Alberta and the politics of the time. It's also an inspiring story for young Albertans looking to make an impact on their province.

188 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 27, 2018

Reviews

[Vivian Zenari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ray is my father in law. I learned a lot about his career and Alberta politics from this book.

[Don Aitken]

A history of which I shared many years with Ray Martin as Alberta NDP President and later as Sec/Treasurer & President of the Alberta Federation of Labour.