User:BernieMorton

Bernie Morton is a Canadian conservative public affairs and communications strategist and is involved in campaign and political strategy at all levels of government. He also serves as a senior associate to Sussex Strategy Group, a government relations and communications firm with offices in Ottawa and Toronto. Prior to joining Sussex Strategy Group he served as Vice- President, Government Relations and Clients Services, at Urban Intelligence - a Toronto municipal government relations firm.

In the public sector, Bernie spent many years working in municipal politics for Toronto City Council who he joined after attending the University of Guelph as a political science major.

Known as a capable and media savvy political strategist, he served as campaign manager to the Canadian Hall of Fame journalist Peter Kent, who ran for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2006. He serves on various boards and agencies and is well connected to Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Leader, John Tory. He sat on Mr. Tory's municipal campaign team when he ran for Mayor of Tornto in 2003, was involved in Mr. Tory's provincial leadership race in 2005, and is John Tory's campaign chair in his riding of Don Valley West for the 2007 Provincial election.

Born in 1968 in Toronto, Canada, Bernie Morton lived in Argentina in the early 80's with his family who were on foreign assignment with Atomic Energy of Canada's CANDU nuclear program.

Upon returning to Canada he entered Denis O'Connor Catholic High School in Ajax, Ontario.

An avid soccer fan and golf enthusiast, he is active in his community, serves on a variety of local boards and associations.