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b'\\u201cFirst elected in 1993 on a platform of \\u201ccommon sense revolution,\\u201d a little over a decade later Ralph Klein\\u2019s Conservative party remain in power, but the gloss is off its \\u201crevolution.\\u201d Deficits and debts have been eliminated, but new problems and new issues have arisen, such as energy deregulation and water shortages. Efforts to export the revolution \\u2026 have stalled. Meanwhile, at the world level, neo-liberal globalization is in retreat \\u2026 The Return of the Trojan Horse re-examines Klein\\u2019s Alberta after a decade of deficit-slashing, tax-cutting conservatism.\\u201d \\n\\nPresentation by three of the authors:\\n\\n\\u201cThe Klein Revolution and Alberta\\u2019s democratic deficit\\u201d \\u2013 a talk by Trevor W. Harrison \\n\\n\\u201cAlberta\\u2019s Finances\\u201d \\u2013 a talk by Greg Flanagan\\n\\n\\u201cWater Under Fire\\u201d \\u2013 a talk and video presentation by Jim Byrne\\n\\nSpeakers:\\n\\nTrevor W. Harrison is Professor of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge and former Research Director of Parkland Institute. He is an author, editor and frequent commentator on political events provincially and nationally.\\n\\nGreg Flanagan is Assistant Dean in the Faculty of Management at the U of L. Trained as a public finance economist, he has numerous publications dealing with public policy issues to his name.\\n\\nJim Byrne is a Professor of Geography at the U of L. He leads an ongoing research program investigating the impact of climate change on water resources in western North America. Together with the U of L\\u2019s Dr. Rick Mrazek and Lethbridge video producer George Gallant, Jim produced a seven-part television series \\u2013 Water Under Fire \\u2013 on the state of water in Canada, which has been telecast nationally.\\n\\nModerator: Trevor Page\\n\\nLocation: Lethbridge Public Library Theatre Gallery, 810 5th Ave. S.\\nTime: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.\\nAdmission: By donation \\n\\n\\nDownload the Audio of this session.\\nDownload the Audio of Audience Q&A from this session.'