F.L. (Ted) Morton Bibliography
Books
Strong and Free: My Journey in Alberta Politics. University of Calgary Press, 2024.
Law, Politics and the Judicial Process in Canada. Fifth edition. Co-edited with Dave Snow. University of Calgary Press, 2024. First edition, 1984.
Moment of Truth: How to Think About Alberta’s Future. Co-edited with Jack Mintz and Tom Flanagan. Sutherland House, 2020.
The Charter Revolution and the Court Party. With Rainer Knopff. Broadview Press, 2000.
Morgentaler v. Borowski: Abortion, The Charter and The Courts. McClelland & Stewart, 1992.
Charter Politics. With Rainer Knopff. Carleton University Press, 1992.
Federalism and the Charter: Leading Constitutional Decisions. With Peter Russell and Rainer Knopff. Carleton University Press, 1989.
Constitutional Reform and a Fair Deal for Alberta
Moment of Truth: How to Think About Alberta’s Future. Co-edited with Jack Mintz and Tom Flanagan. Sutherland House, 2020.
“Sovereignty Act shows Ottawa that Alberta will continue to fight for its rights.” Calgary Herald, December 2, 2022. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/morton-sovereignty-act-shows-ottawa-that-alberta-will-continue-to-fight-for-its-rights.
“Alberta premiers have a history of challenging the status quo.” Calgary Herald, October 15, 2022. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/ted-morton-alberta-premiers-have-history-of-challenging-status-quo-to-ensure-control-of-our-resources.
“Ottawa would ignore at its peril Alberta’s clear desire for equalization reform.” Calgary Herald, October 30, 2021. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/morton-ottawa-would-ignore-at-its-peril-albertas-clear-desire-for-equalization-reform.
“Vote Yes to abolishing the federal equalization program on October 18.” Calgary Herald, October 13, 2021. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-vote-yes-to-abolishing-the-federal-equalization-program-on-oct-18.
“Alberta’s equalization referendum will start dialogue on Canada’s future.” Calgary Herald, February 27, 2021. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/morton-albertas-equalization-referendum-will-start-dialogue-on-canadas-future.
“What the Supreme Court’s carbon tax ruling means and what to do about it.” C2C Journal, April 30, 2021. https://c2cjournal.ca/2021/04/what-the-supreme-courts-carbon-tax-ruling-means-and-what-to-do-about-it/.
“Alberta at the Cross-roads: the Status Quo Must Go.” Canadian Club of Calgary, October 18, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvpUS5d-33w.
“The great divide between Edmonton and Ottawa.” National Post, September 23, 2020. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ted-morton-the-great-divide-between-edmonton-and-ottawa.
“Securing Alberta’s future.” With Jack Mintz and Tom Flanagan. National Post, September 20, 2020. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-securing-albertas-future.
“Canada’s Constitution is out of step with economic reality.” National Post, September 20, 2020. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ted-morton-canadas-constitution-is-out-of-step-with-economic-reality.
“The Prime Minister’s dangerous game.” National Post, February 21, 2020. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ted-morton-the-prime-ministers-dangerous-game.
“We shouldn’t be fighting with ourselves over Alberta’s deficit but with Ottawa.” Calgary Herald, November 26, 2020. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/morton-we-shouldnt-be-fighting-with-ourselves-over-albertas-deficit-but-with-ottawa.
“Alberta has been targeted for its tax dollars by design.” Calgary Herald, August 8, 2020. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/morton-alberta-has-been-targeted-for-its-tax-dollars-by-design.
“More than ever, Canada needs a national infrastructure corridor.” Calgary Herald, June 27, 2020. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/morton-more-than-ever-canada-needs-a-national-infrastructure-corridor.
“It’s sales tax time for Alberta without costing a penny more.” Calgary Herald, April 25, 2020. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/morton-its-sales-tax-time-for-alberta-without-costing-a-penny-more.
“The Status Quo Must Go.” Economic Education Association of Alberta, July 23, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1-98qbohCI.
“Screwing the West to Pay the Rest: Referendum Time?” C2C, April 3, 2018. https://c2cjournal.ca/2018/04/screwing-the-west-to-pay-the-rest/.
“Liberal Party Wins, Canada Loses.” In David Schneiderman, ed., The Quebec Decision: Perspectives on the Supreme Court Ruling on Secession. Lorimer, 1999. 120–23.
“Empowering Quebec: The Unity Strategy that Wasn’t.” Gravitas (Summer, 1996). 8–11.
“The Effect of the Charter of Rights on Canadian Federalism.” Publius 25, no. 3 (Summer 1995). 173–88. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3330693.
“Judicial Politics Canadian-Style: The Supreme Court’s Contribution to the Constitutional Crisis of 1992.” In Curtis Cooke, ed., Constitutional Predicament: Canada After the Referendum of 1992. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1994. 132–48.
“The Charter Revolution and the Court Party.” Osgoode Hall Law Journal 30, no. 3 (1992). 627–52. https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1718&context=ohlj.
“How Not to Amend the Constitution.” Canadian Parliamentary Review 12, no. 4 (Winter, 1989–90). 9–10. http://www.revparl.ca/english/issue.asp?param=131&art=831.
Energy and Pipeline Politics
“Someone tell Trudeau: energy is now about security.” Financial Post, January 19, 2023. https://financialpost.com/opinion/trudeau-energy-security.
“Stars are aligning for a better deal for Alberta and all provinces.” Calgary Herald, July 16, 2022. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/morton-stars-are-aligning-for-a-better-deal-for-alberta-and-all-provinces.
“Excess profits tax would kill investment, alienate the West.” National Post, June 8, 2022. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ted-morton-excess-profits-tax-would-kill-investment-alienate-the-west.
“Line 5 fiasco shows Trudeau is a failure on energy policy.” National Post, May 18, 2021. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ted-morton-line-5-fiasco-shows-trudeau-is-a-failure-on-energy-policy.
“Canada may win the Line 5 battle, but we’re still losing the war.” National Post, May 13, 2021. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ted-morton-canada-may-win-the-line-5-battle-but-were-still-losing-the-war.
“What the Supreme Court’s Carbon Tax Ruling Means and What to do About it.” C2C Journal, April 30, 2021. https://c2cjournal.ca/2021/04/what-the-supreme-courts-carbon-tax-ruling-means-and-what-to-do-about-it/.
“Alberta’s pipeline problem is not from want of sharing.” Financial Post, February 2, 2021. https://financialpost.com/opinion/ted-morton-albertas-pipeline-problem-is-not-from-want-of-sharing.
“Trudeau’s nightmare comes true as he’s forced to choose between climate activists and national unity.” Financial Post, February 20, 2020. https://financialpost.com/opinion/ted-morton-trudeaus-nightmare-comes-true-as-hes-forced-to-choose-between-climate-activists-and-national-unity.
“Another Canadian oil company flees Trudeau and Notley for the US.” Financial Post, November 6, 2018. https://financialpost.com/opinion/ted-morton-another-canadian-oil-company-flees-trudeau-and-notley-for-the-u-s.
“The Trudeau Liberals are campaigning on strangling our oil industry.” Financial Post, March 6, 2018. https://financialpost.com/opinion/ted-morton-the-trudeau-liberals-are-campaigning-on-strangling-our-oil-industry.
“Keystone to American Prosperity.” 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCiXz1a6jto.
“Export Pipelines and Provincial Rights: How Best to Get to the West Coast and Asian Markets,” School of Public Policy Communique 5, no. 2 (February 2013). https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2240576.
Alberta Politics and Policies
“Woke is killing free speech on campuses and here are five ways we fight back.” Western Standard, March 13, 2023. https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/morton-woke-is-killing-free-speech-on-campuses-and-here-are-five-ways-we-fight-back/article_c733fd42-c1b9-11ed-a484-af3ff6fe70e2.html.
“Racial discrimination at the University of Calgary.” Western Standard, December 6, 2022. https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/morton-racial-discrimination-at-the-university-of-calgary/article_ffbe65d0-74b6-11ed-89bd-e34078cc3267.html.
“Now Hiring by Skin Colour! The University of Calgary’s “Inclusion” Policy that Discriminates Against Nearly Everyone.” C2C Journal, November 30, 2022. https://c2cjournal.ca/2022/11/now-hiring-by-skin-colour-the-university-of-calgarys-inclusion-policy-that-discriminates-against-nearly-everyone/.
“Why Alberta Needs a Fiscal Constitution.” University of Calgary School of Public Policy Research Papers 11, no. 25. 2018. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3251587.
“The North West Sturgeon Upgrader: Good Money after Bad?” University of Calgary, School of Public Policy SPP Communique 7, no. 3, April 2015. https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/north-west-sturgeon-upgrader-morton.pdf.
“The Siren Song of Economic Diversification: Alberta’s Legacy of Loss,” with Meredith McDonald. University of Calgary School of Public Policy Research Papers 8, no. 13. March 2015. https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/siren-song-economic-diversification-morton-mcdonald.pdf.
“Leadership Selection in Alberta, 1992–2011: A Personal Perspective.” Canadian Parliamentary Review 36, no. 2 (Summer 2013). 31–38. http://revparl.ca/36/2/36n2_13e_Morton.pdf.
The Supreme Court and the Court Party
Law, Politics, and the Judicial Process in Canada. Fifth edition. Co-edited with Dave Snow. University of Calgary Press, 2024. First edition, 1984.
The Charter Revolution and the Court Party. With Rainer Knopff. Broadview Press, 2000.
Morgentaler v. Borowski: Abortion, The Charter and The Courts. McClelland and Stewart, 1992.
“Judicial Appointments in Post-Charter Canada: A System in Transition.” In Kate Malleson and Peter H. Russell, eds., Appointing Judges in an Age of Judicial Power: Critical Perspectives from Around the World. University of Toronto Press, 2006. 56–79.
“Taking Section 33 Seriously,” in Daniel Cere and Douglas Farrow, eds., Divorcing Marriage: Unveiling the Dangers in Canada’s New Social Experiment. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2004. 135–54. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780773572874-011/html.
“Can Judicial Supremacy Be Stopped?” Policy Options (October 2003). 25–29. https://policyoptions.irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/assets/po/who-decides-the-courts-or-parliament/morton.pdf.
“Dialogue or Monologue?” in Paul Howe and Peter H. Russell, eds., Judicial Power and Canadian Democracy. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2001. 111–17.
“Feminists and the Courts: Measuring Success in Interest Group Litigation in Canada.” With Avril Allen. Canadian Journal of Political Science 34, no. 1 (March 2001). 55–84. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-political-science-revue-canadienne-de-science-politique/article/abs/feminists-and-the-courts-measuring-success-in-interest-group-litigation-in-canada/9DF529F507A79F0890DF102894C440EE.
“Judges, The Court Party and the Charter Revolution.” With Rainer Knopff. Policy Options (April 2000). 55–60.
“The Charter Revolution and the Court Party.” Osgoode Hall Law Journal 30, no. 3 (1992). 627–52. https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1718&context=ohlj.
“Vriend v. Alberta: Judicial Power at the Crossroads?” Canada Watch 7, nos. 4–5 (1999). 77–79.
“The Supreme Court as the Vanguard of the Intelligentsia: The Charter Movement as Post-Materialist Politics.” With Rainer Knopff. In Janet Ajzenstat, ed., Canadian Constitutionalism, 1791–1991. Ottawa: Canadian Study of Parliament Group, 1992. 57–80.
“Judicial Review and Conservatism in the United States and Canada.” In Barry Cooper, Allan Kornberg, and William Mishler, eds., The Resurgence of Conservatism in the Anglo-American Democracies. Duke University Press, 1988. 163–84.
“The Political Impact of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.” Canadian Journal of Political Science (March 1987). 31–55. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-political-science-revue-canadienne-de-science-politique/article/abs/political-impact-of-the-canadian-charter-of-rights-and-freedoms/B30FAF444810C9892CEC472E0BE60861.