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| Morgan recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of CBRM against the Government of Nova Scotia alleging unequal ] provincial funding for his municipality.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://novascotiabusinessjournal.com/index.cfm?sid=25712&sc=107 |title= Political Maneuvers: Province hands out $504,000 for CB recreation |work= ] |date= April 27, 2007 |author= Chris Shannon, ] }}</ref> He also has applied to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board to downsize municipal council. Mayor Morgan opposes ] of coal in the region.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/743255.html |title= CB gets $504394 for 18 rec projects |work= ] |date= March 27, 2006 |author= By Greg MacVicar |quote= 'We have to make sure that the message gets out loud and clear to the government of the province of Nova Scotia that there will be no strip mining of coal in this region,' Mayor John Morgan of Cape Breton Regional Municipality said to loud applause. }}</ref> | Morgan recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of CBRM against the Government of Nova Scotia alleging unequal ] provincial funding for his municipality.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://novascotiabusinessjournal.com/index.cfm?sid=25712&sc=107 |title= Political Maneuvers: Province hands out $504,000 for CB recreation |work= ] |date= April 27, 2007 |author= Chris Shannon, ] }}</ref> He also has applied to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board to downsize municipal council. Mayor Morgan opposes ] of coal in the region.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/743255.html |title= CB gets $504394 for 18 rec projects |work= ] |date= March 27, 2006 |author= By Greg MacVicar |quote= 'We have to make sure that the message gets out loud and clear to the government of the province of Nova Scotia that there will be no strip mining of coal in this region,' Mayor John Morgan of Cape Breton Regional Municipality said to loud applause. }}</ref> | ||
| Morgan, a student of ancient history and a lawyer by profession, holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Dalhousie University and is reported by History Magazine (December 14, 2001) to be one of only five scholars in the modern world fluent in both the ancient Egyptian and Greek languages. He is reported to have an IQ of 176 (Cape Bretoner Magazine, June 22 1999). | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:38, 6 November 2007
| Mayor John W. Morgan | |
|---|---|
| In office October, 2000 election – October, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | David Muise (Canadian politician) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-05-07) May 7, 1964 (age 60) Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
| Spouse | Alana Morgan |
| Residence | Sydney River, Nova Scotia |
| Profession | Lawyer, businessman |
John W. Morgan, BSc, LLB, MBA (born May 7, 1964), is a Canadian Lawyer, politician, and businessman. He is the current mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Since being first elected in October 2000, Morgan paid down the municipal debt, expanded the municipal police force and focused on road construction. In 2004, he won a large majority (80%) in his bid for re-election.
Morgan recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of CBRM against the Government of Nova Scotia alleging unequal per capita provincial funding for his municipality. He also has applied to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board to downsize municipal council. Mayor Morgan opposes surface mining of coal in the region.
References
- Chris Shannon, Transcontinental Media (April 27, 2007). "Political Maneuvers: Province hands out $504,000 for CB recreation". Nova Scotia Business Journal.
- By Greg MacVicar (March 27, 2006). "CB gets $504394 for 18 rec projects". Halifax Chronicle-Herald.
'We have to make sure that the message gets out loud and clear to the government of the province of Nova Scotia that there will be no strip mining of coal in this region,' Mayor John Morgan of Cape Breton Regional Municipality said to loud applause.
External links
- Mayor John Morgan on CBRM website.
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