19 Facts About Ted Morton

Ted Morton did not win reelection in the 2012 Alberta general election.

Ted Morton was a candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association in its 2006 and 2011 leadership elections.

Ted Morton is currently Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Calgary.

In 1952, Ted Morton moved with his parents to Casper, Wyoming.

Ted Morton moved to Canada in 1981 and became a Canadian citizen in 1991.

Ted Morton obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado College and earned his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in political economy from the University of Toronto.

In 1981, Ted Morton joined the faculty of the University of Calgary as a political science professor.

Ted Morton has published more than fifty scholarly articles and his columns have appeared in the National Post, the Calgary Herald, The Globe and Mail and the Calgary Sun.

Ted Morton introduced Bill 208, which would have legislated protections for individuals who oppose gay marriage, allowed provincial marriage commissioners to refuse to perform same-sex marriages, and added an opt-out clause for students and teachers where same-sex marriage is included in the curriculum.

Ted Morton's platform included implementing the components of the Firewall Letter, opposing judicial activism, implementing the provision of Bill 208, introducing fixed election dates, lowering taxes and capping public spending growth, and introducing private health insurance and clinics.

On December 15,2006, Ted Morton was named Minister of Sustainable Resource Development.

The SRD adopted a replacement policy which Morton contended complied with Metis hunting rights as set out in the Supreme Court of Canada's R v Powley decision.

Ted Morton introduced an online licensing system and community website for fishing and hunting, and expanded youth hunting opportunities by allowing Sunday hunting and introducing an official Provincial Hunting Day and Waterfowler Heritage Days.

Ted Morton oversaw the opening of the Bow Habitat Station, an aquatic ecosystem interpretive centre that promotes the education of stewardship to youth.

On January 15,2010, Ted Morton was sworn in as minister of finance and enterprise by Premier Ed Stelmach in a major cabinet shuffle.

Ted Morton's renewed leadership bid coupled with his 2006 support for bringing private health care into Alberta's public health care system has raised concerns by Friends of Medicare, and others about the negative consequences of American-style health care being brought to Alberta.

Ted Morton lost his seat in that election to Bruce McAllister of the Wildrose Party.

Ted Morton is currently an Executive-in-Residence at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary and Senior Fellow, Energy and Environment, at the Manning Foundation.

Ted Morton serves on the Board of the Alberta Land Institute and was a member of the Board of Governors of the Council of Canadian Academies from 2013 to 2016.