- Dr. Dennis Modry, founder and executive chair of the Alberta Prosperity Project
- Michael Wagner - author "No other Option" a guide for Alberta self determination.
- Cory Morgan - journalist and author Western Standard
- Mr Vince Byfield - Northern Alberta UCP director, a passionate Albertan and Ted's son
- Mr Danny Hozack - Past chair of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association
Cory Morgan | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Independence Party of Alberta | |
| In office 2000–2001 | |
| Succeeded by | Dave Bjorkman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 53–54) Red Deer, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Independence Party of Alberta (2000–2001) |
| Other political affiliations | Separation Party of Alberta (2004) Alberta Alliance (2006) Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta (2008) Libertarian Party of Canada (2015) |
| Residence(s) | Priddis, Alberta |
| Alma mater | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Columnist, blogger, activist |
Cory Morgan (born in 1971) is a Canadian blogger, Alberta independence politician and activist, and columnist for the Western Standard.[1] He was one of the founders of the Alberta Independence Party in 2000. He was also a founding member of the Wildrose Party.
Biography
Morgan was born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, raised in Banff, Alberta, and later lived in Priddis, Alberta.[2] He is a survey consultant in the field of energy exploration, particularly oil field surveying.[2][3] He is also a blogger, with a focus on individual rights, particularly property rights.[2] He is a Senior Alberta Columnist for the Western Standard.[4]
He was one of the founders of the Alberta Independence Party.[5][6] In 2001, he ran as an independent candidate in the riding of Banff-Cochrane.[7]
Following the dissolution of the AIP at the end of 2000, Morgan joined the Separation Party of Alberta. He was the SPA's candidate in Highwood in the provincial election of 2004. Morgan later joined the Alberta Alliance in 2006.
He was a founding member of the Wildrose Party.[2] He served in the provincial executive positions of VP Policy and Southern zone director.[2] He was a candidate for the Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta, in the constituency of Calgary Mountain View in the Alberta general election of 2008, finishing in third place with 887 votes.[2]
On November 6, 2011, Morgan drove his pickup truck into the Occupy Calgary camp at Olympic Plaza park. Morgan refused to leave his truck until police removed him, was fined $200 and towed.[8] His purpose was part of a counter-protest against Occupy Calgary and a bid to highlight what he felt was unequal enforcement of city bylaws with respect to the Occupy camp and the public at large.[9]
Morgan ran in the 2015 Canadian federal election as a Libertarian in Foothills, finishing in fifth-place with 424 votes.[10][3]
Following the 2019 Canadian federal election, Morgan returned to his Western separatist roots, calling on his supporters to join him.[11]
Electoral history
| 2001 Alberta general election: Banff-Cochrane | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Janis Tarchuk | 9,418 | 70.2 | 9.1 | ||||
| Liberal | Norman Kent | 2,147 | 16.0 | -10.0 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cathy Harrop | 1,311 | 9.8 | 3.4 | ||||
| Independent | Cory Morgan | 538 | 4.0 | – | ||||
| Total | 13,414 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 51 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 27,228 | 49.5 | -0.4 | |||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | 10.0 | ||||||
Source(s) |
| 2004 Alberta general election: Highwood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Groeneveld | 6,737 | 63.6% | −16.3% | ||||
| Liberal | Lori Czerwinski | 1,846 | 17.4% | 5.4% | ||||
| Alberta Alliance | Brian Wickhorst | 731 | 6.9% | |||||
| Green | Sheelagh Matthews | 547 | 5.2% | 1.7% | ||||
| New Democratic | Catherine Costen | 433 | 4.1% | −0.6% | ||||
| Separation | Cory Morgan | 300 | 2.8% | |||||
| Total | 10,594 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 81 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 23,519 | 45.4% | ||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | −10.9% | ||||||
| Source: "Highwood Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election"(PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 30, 2010. | ||||||||
| 2008 Alberta general election: Calgary-Mountain View | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | David Swann | 7,086 | 51.5% | -1.8% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Leah Lawrence | 4,252 | 30.9% | 0.5% | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Cory Morgan | 892 | 6.5% | 2.1% | ||||
| Green | Juliet Burgess | 865 | 6.3% | -0.3% | ||||
| New Democratic | John Donovan | 661 | 4.8% | -0.5% | ||||
| Total | 13,756 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 45 | 33 | 8 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 33,311 | 41.5% | -8.1% | |||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | -1.1% | ||||||
Source(s) |
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Barlow | 46,166 | 75.7 | -2.1 | $66,508 | |||
| Liberal | Tanya MacPherson | 8,149 | 13.4 | +9.8 | $3,837 | |||
| New Democratic | Alison Thompson | 3,919 | 6.4 | -3.7 | $9,097 | |||
| Green | Romy Tittel | 1,983 | 3.3 | -1.5 | $16,307 | |||
| Libertarian | Cory Morgan | 424 | 0.7 | – | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Marc Slingerland | 345 | 0.6 | – | $9,192 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,986 | 100 | $237,098 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 141 | 0.2 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 61,127 | 74.2 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,380 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -6.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||
References
- "Nous ne pouvons trouver cette page web". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
External links
Who is Markham Hislop?
People reading this are already thinking, “Who the hell is Markham Hislop, and why is he worth writing about?”
Both are fair questions, and I will answer both.
Markham
Hislop is a failed digital news media producer who rebranded himself a
few years ago as an energy expert. He tried formed an outlet called
Beacon News about a decade ago. The content was uninspiring and he used
what he called “advertorials” where paid space was dedicated to OpEds. I
believe Craig Chander’s PGIB used that service.
The Beacon failed and Hislop retreated to the West Coast where he formed Energi News from the table of a McDonald’s outlet. That’s all fine. Many startups are lean and it’s a free market.
Hislop is a bitter little man, though,h and holds successful media
outlets in contempt. He was howling online and threatened to report the
Western Standard to AHS for COVID violations because the Standard
remained in operation during the pandemic for example. He really gets
upset seeing outlets succeed where he failed.
The problem is he
didn’t and still doesn’t know a damn thing about energy. He has no
experience or education in the industry, yet he chose that niche to
carve out a little spot for himself on the internet. From there, he has
blathered about an energy transition that hasn’t happened and continues
with failed peak oil predictions.
Now, that’s not a problem in itself. The internet is loaded with bullshit artists.
The problem with Hislop is that some legacy media outlets give him oxygen and some people may be fooled into thinking this guy has a clue what he is talking about.
He appears regularly on a talk radio show in Alberta and the host gets roasted for it every time. Alberta is jam packed with real energy experts. Why does this outlet insist on bringing Hislop on?
Further, how does Hislop pay his bills?
His website isn’t
subscription-based and appears devoid of any advertising of substance.
His YouTube channel barely registers a blip.
Still, he continues to produce content and share it with any platform
willing to give him time. Is his site sponsored by energy transition
activists perchance?
That certainly would explain some things.
Either way, it’s important that folks like Hislop are documented online. When people are scratching their heads and wondering who the hell the guy they listened to on the radio was and Google the name, it’s important that they find a source to explain his background and his presence.
If it sounds like he doesn’t have a clue what he is talking about, it’s because he doesn’t. Your ears don’t deceive you.
Don’t take anything you hear from him seriously.
My public service posting for the month.
Contact
News :
Email: markham@energi.media
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