In a rare convergence of academic and political worlds, Professor Morton draws on his experience as a former cabinet minister and leadership contender, inviting readers into a reflection on Alberta’s future.
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Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Half Title Page 2
- Full Title Page 4
- Copyright Page 5
- Dedication 6
- Table of Contents 8
- Preface 12
- Acknowledgements 16
- Illustrations 17
- 1 | From Professor to Politician (1981–1997) 28
- INTRODUCTION 28
- HOW I BECAME A CONSERVATIVE (1967–1980) 29
- ALBERTA: THE EARLY YEARS (1981–1997) 35
- 2 | From Waiting to Running (1998–2004) 40
- ALBERTA SENATOR-IN-WAITING ( 1998) 40
- CANADIAN ALLIANCE LEADERSHIP (2000) 48
- FIREWALL LETTER (2001) 51
- ML A FOR FOOTHILLS-ROCKY VIEW (2004) 59
- 3 | Life on the Back Bench (2005–2006) 68
- FIRST CAUCUS MEETING 68
- FIRST DAY IN THE LEGISLATURE 71
- FOOTHILLS-ROCKY VIEW CONSTITUENCY 72
- DE-KLEIN: OVERSPENDING 73
- MAIDEN SPEECH AND THE LEADERSHIP RACE 75
- BILL 208: PROTECTING FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND RELIGION 77
- 4 | PC Leadership Campaign: The Accidental Premier (2006) 90
- KLEIN’S LONG GOODBYE 90
- MORTON CAMPAIGN TEAM 91
- CANDIDATES 92
- ISSUES: THE FIREWALL CANDIDATE 95
- CAMPAIGN AND ENDORSEMENTS 97
- FIRST-ROUND RESULTS 101
- SECOND-ROUND RESULTS 107
- ED STELMACH: THE ACCIDENTAL PREMIER 111
- 5 | Legislating Conservation: Success and Failure (2007–2009) 114
- OH RANCH: HERITAGE RANGELAND (2008) 120
- SUNDAY HUNTING AND PROVINCIAL HUNTING DAY (2008) 123
- LAND USE FRAMEWORK AND ALBERTA LAND STEWARDSHIP ACT (2009) 126
- ALBERTA LAND TRUST GRANT PROGRAM AND THE WALDRON RANCH(2009) 133
- BOW HABITAT STATION AND KIDS CAN CATCH TROUT POND (2009) 135
- HUNTING FOR HABITAT (2008) 139
- RECREATIONAL ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN (2009) 143
- UPLAND BIRDS ALBERTA AND PHEASANT RELEASE PROGRAM (2010) 145
- MICREX MINE AND THE LIVINGSTONE RANGE (2010) 150
- POSTSCRIPT 156
- 6 | How I Became Finance Minister (2009) 160
- THE KLEIN LEGACY 160
- STELMACH: BUYING THE 2008 ELECTION 162
- STAMPEDE CAUCUS 2008: SPENDING $4 BILLION THAT WE DID NOT HAVE 167
- DEFICITS AND DEBT: MEMOS TO STELMACH AND SNELGROVE (2008–2009) 168
- BUDGET 2010 AND THE WILDROSE CHALLENGE 173
- LEADERSHIP REVIEW 176
- BECOMING FINANCE MINISTER 177
- 7 | Finance Minister (2010) 180
- BUDGET 2010 180
- THE MINISTER’S CAVE 181
- FIGHTING THE FEDS I: SECURITIES REGULATOR 183
- FIGHTING THE FEDS II: PENSION REFORM 187
- FIGHTING THE PREMIER’S OFFICE: NORTH WEST UPGRADER 192
- POSTSCRIPT 200
- 8 | How I Unbecame Finance Minister (2010) 202
- RECESSION 203
- THE NEW NORMAL 204
- A NEW FISCAL FRAMEWORK 208
- LOSING THE FIGHT 211
- STAY OR LEAVE? 215
- 9 | The Prairie Putsch (2011) 218
- WHEN TO LEAVE 218
- RECRUITING ALLIES 220
- HOW TO LEAVE 226
- JANUARY 25: THE PUTSCH 227
- RAUCOUS CAUCUS 231
- 10 | Redford and Prentice: The End of the PC Dynasty (2011–2015) 234
- 2011 PC LEADERSHIP: TWO-MINUTE TORIES STRIKE AGAIN 234
- MINISTER OF ENERGY 245
- 2012 PROVINCIAL ELECTION 247
- THE REDFORD DEBACLE 251
- PRENTICE TO THE RESCUE … NOT 254
- 2015: THE END OF THE PC DYNASTY 259
- 11 | The Decline and Fall of the PC Empire: A Post-Morton 262
- FLAWED LEADERSHIP SELECTION PROCESS 262
- VOTE SPLITTING ON THE RIGHT 265
- DYNASTY SYNDROME: POWER REPLACES PRINCIPLES 266
- THE RESOURCE CURSE 268
- WESTERN ALIENATION 275
- 12 | The Alberta Agenda: From Fringe to Mainstream 280
- KENNEY’S HOSTILE TAKEOVER OF THE PC PARTY 280
- EQUALIZATION REFERENDUM AND THE FAIR DEAL REPORT (2019) 281
- DANIELLE SMITH AND THE SOVEREIGNTY ACT 283
- THE NEXT CHAPTER 284
- APPENDIX 1 | Power to the Parents: A Vindication of Bill 208 288
- UNIVERSITIES 289
- HUMAN RIGHTS ACTS 293
- EDUCATION CURRICULUM 295
- PARENT POWER: THE DEI BACKLASH 297
- CULTURE WAR COMES TO CANADA 299
- APPENDIX 2 | The Family as the Moral Foundation of Freedom: The Forgotten Dimension of Liberalism 304
- INTRODUCTION 304
- PUBLIC MORALITY: LIBERALISM’S FORGOTTEN DIMENSION 306
- CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL CAPITAL 307
- THE NEW EGALITARIANS 309
- THE FABRIC OF FREEDOM: RESPONSIBILITY 311
- PRO-FAMILY POLICIES 312
- CONCLUSION 316
- POSTSCRIPT 317
- APPENDIX 3 | After 40 years, the Charter is still one of the worstbargains in Canadian history 318
- POSTSCRIPT (2024) 321
- F.L. (Ted) Morton Bibliography 322
- Books 322
- Constitutional Reform and a Fair Deal for Alberta 322
- Energy and Pipeline Politics 324
- Alberta Politics and Policies 325
- The Supreme Court and the Court Party 325
- Notes 328
- Notes to Chapter 1 328
- Notes to Chapter 2 329
- Notes to Chapter 3 334
- Notes to Chapter 4 335
- Notes to Chapter 5 337
- Notes to Chapter 6 340
- Notes to Chapter 7 342
- Notes to Chapter 8 344
- Notes to Chapter 9 345
- Notes to Chapter 10 345
- Notes to Chapter 11 348
- Notes to Chapter 12 352
- Notes to Appendix 1 354
- Notes to Appendix 2 358
- Notes to Appendix 3 360
- Index 362
- Back Cover 368
