Ted Morton
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| Minister of Energy | |
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| Premier | Alison Redford |
| Preceded by | Ron Liepert |
| Succeeded by | Ken Hughes |
| Minister of Finance and Enterprise | |
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| Premier | Ed Stelmach |
| Preceded by | Iris Evans |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Snelgrove |
| Minister of Sustainable Resource Development | |
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| Premier | Ed Stelmach |
| Preceded by | David Coutts |
| Succeeded by | Mel Knight |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Foothills-Rocky View | |
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| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
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| Born | Frederick Lee Morton Script error: No such module "person date". Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Other political affiliations | Reform Party of Alberta (1998) Canadian Alliance (2001) |
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Frederick Lee "Ted" Morton ECA (born March 28, 1949) is an American-Canadian politician and former cabinet minister in the Alberta government[1] As a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, he represented the constituency of Foothills-Rocky View as a Progressive Conservative from 2004 to 2012.[2] He was a candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association in 2006 and 2011.[3] Morton is currently Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Calgary.[4]
Personal life
Morton was born in Los Angeles on March 28, 1949.[5] In 1952, he moved with his parents to Casper, Wyoming.[5] Morton moved to Canada in 1981 and became a Canadian citizen in 1993.[6][5] Morton and his wife Patricia (known as "Bambi") have three children.[5]
Political views
In 2001, Morton, Stephen Harper, Tom Flanagan, Rainer Knopff, Ken Boessenkool, and Andrew Crooks co-authored a letter to Alberta Premier Ralph Klein, which became known as the "Firewall Letter".[7] The manifesto urged Alberta to exercise its constitutional powers to limit federal government influence, including the withdrawal from the Canada Pension Plan and the creation of a provincial police force.[8]
Academic career
Morton obtained his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Colorado College in 1971, followed by a Master of Arts in 1975 and a Doctor of Philosophy in political economy in 1981, both from the University of Toronto.[9] During his undergraduate studies, he was involved in protests against the Vietnam War.[5] In 1981, he joined the faculty of the University of Calgary as a political science professor.[4] In 1995, he was awarded the Bora Laskin Fellowship in Human Rights.[5]
He has published several books focusing on judicial activism and Charter of Rights jurisprudence, including The Charter Revolution and the Court Party (2000), co-authored with Rainer Knopff.[10] His work Morgentaler v. Borowski: Abortion, the Charter and the Courts (1992) won the Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction from the Writers' Guild of Alberta.[5]
Calgary School
Morton is a prominent member of the Calgary School, a group of conservatively inclined academics at the University of Calgary.[5] His political and academic views are characterized by support for judicial restraint, economic conservatism, and private health care options.[5]
Political career
His political and academic views are characterized by support for judicial restraint, economic conservatism, and private health care options.[5] In 2001, he served as Parliamentary Director of Policy and Research for the Canadian Alliance.[5]
MLA for Foothills-Rocky View
In the 2004 Alberta general election, Morton was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as the MLA for Foothills-Rocky View.[11] During his tenure, he advocated for fixed election dates and opposed same-sex marriage.[12] He introduced Bill 208 in 2006, which sought to allow marriage commissioners to refuse to perform same-sex marriages; the bill did not proceed to a vote.[12]
PC leadership candidate, 2006
Morton placed third in the 2006 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election.[3] His platform emphasized the implementation of the "Firewall Letter" principles, tax reductions, and the introduction of private health care clinics.[13]
Minister of Sustainable Resource Development
In December 2006, Morton was appointed Minister of Sustainable Resource Development (SRD).[5] Morton, as Minister of Sustainable Resource Development, argued that the replacement policy complied with the Supreme Court's R v Powley decision by requiring harvesters to provide specific evidence of ancestral connections to contemporary Métis communities.[14] During his tenure, the provincial government unilaterally cancelled the Interim Métis Harvesting Agreement in 2007.[15] Morton, as Minister of Sustainable Resource Development, argued that the replacement policy complied with the Supreme Court's R v Powley decision regarding Métis hunting rights.[16] The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) challenged this move, asserting it violated constitutional harvesting rights.[15]
In 2011, a CBC News investigation reported that Morton had used an alternative email address under the name "Frederick Lee" for ministerial communications.[17] Morton stated the account was used for internal drafting and revisions of land-use legislation.[17]
Minister of Finance
On January 15, 2010, Morton was sworn in as Minister of Finance and Enterprise.[18] In this role, he criticized the Canada Health Transfer and joined Quebec's finance minister, Raymond Bachand, in opposing the creation of a federal securities regulator.[19]
PC leadership candidate, 2011
Morton resigned from the cabinet in January 2011 to launch a second bid for the Progressive Conservative leadership.[20] He finished fourth in the election with 11.73% of the vote on the first ballot.[21]
Energy Minister
Morton served as Minister of Energy from October 2011 until the 2012 provincial election.[22] He lost his seat in the 2012 Alberta general election to Bruce McAllister of the Wildrose Party.[23]
After politics
Morton is an Executive Fellow at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy.[24] In 2018, he was a co-recipient of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation's TaxFighter Award, alongside other members of the "Calgary School."[25]
In 2020, Morton co-edited Moment of Truth, discussing Alberta's role in the federation.[26] In 2024, he published his memoirs, Strong & Free: My Journey in Alberta Politics.[27]
Election results
1998 Senate nominee election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst | |
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| Reform Party of Alberta (1989–2004) | Bert Brown | 332,766 | 37.32 | {{{change}}} | |
| Reform Party of Alberta (1989–2004) | Ted Morton | 274,126 | 30.75 | {{{change}}} | |
| Independent | Guy Desrosiers | 148,851 | 16.70 | {{{change}}} | |
| Independent | Vance Gough | 135,840 | 15.24 | {{{change}}} | |
| Total formal votes | 891,583 | 100.00 | {{{change}}} | ||
2004 general election: Foothills-Rocky View
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst | |
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| Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta | Ted Morton | 6,782 | 60.3 | {{{change}}} | |
| Alberta Liberal Party | Herb Coburn | 1,956 | 17.4 | {{{change}}} | |
| Green Party of Alberta | Shelley Willson | 1,188 | 10.6 | {{{change}}} | |
| Alberta Alliance Party | Jason Herasemluk | 1,088 | 9.7 | {{{change}}} | |
| Alberta New Democratic Party | Roland Schmidt | 232 | 2.1 | {{{change}}} | |
| Turnout | 11,246 | 50.5 | {{{change}}} | ||
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Member Information: The Honourable Dr. Frederick L. (Ted) Morton". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wesley, Jared. "The 2006 Federal Liberal and Alberta Conservative Leadership Campaigns" (PDF). Canadian Political Science Association. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Political Science Directory: Emeriti and Retired Professors". University of Calgary. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."F. L. (Ted) Morton". Canadian Justice Review Board. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ted Morton – Fairness Alberta". Fairness Alberta. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The full-text of the Alberta "firewall" letter" (PDF). Documentation Capitale. January 26, 2001. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Alberta agenda". Policy Options. April 1, 2001. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ted Morton Biography". Cambridge House International. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Morton, F. L.; Knopff, Rainer (2000). The Charter Revolution and the Court Party. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781551110899.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2004 General Election Results: Foothills-Rocky View". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Varcoe, Chris (May 8, 2006). "Controversial bill stalls in legislature". CBC News. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Morton pitches 'Firewall' at PC leadership launch". CBC News. June 15, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Métis Harvesting in Alberta – July 2007" (PDF). Government of Alberta (via IAAC). Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Métis Nation of Alberta Deeply Disturbed by Alberta Government's Actions on Métis Harvesting" (PDF). Otipemisiwak. Vol. 4, no. 1. Métis Nation of Alberta. Summer 2007. p. 4. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Defending our Métis rights against Ted Morton's unilateral and arbitrary Métis harvesting policy" (PDF). Otipemisiwak. Vol. 4, no. 3. Métis Nation of Alberta. Winter 2008. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rusnell, Charles (September 8, 2011). "Morton used covert email for ministerial communications". CBC News. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Massolin, Philip (2010). "Legislative Reports: Alberta". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 33 (1). Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alberta and Quebec urge provinces to resist federal push on national securities regulator" (Press release). Government of Alberta. September 13, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alta. finance minister Morton resigns from cabinet". CBC News. January 27, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stewart, David K.; Sayers, Anthony M. (June 2012). "An Analysis of the 2011 Alberta Progressive Conservative Leadership Election" (PDF). Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association. University of Calgary. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alberta Premier Redford names new cabinet". CBC News. October 12, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Report on the April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election (PDF). Elections Alberta. 2012. p. 86. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ted Morton - Senior Fellow". Fraser Institute. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Canadian Taxpayers Federation. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Moment of Truth". Sutherland House Publishing. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Strong & Free". University of Calgary Press. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
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