Cory Morgan

Cory Morgan (born in 1971) is a Canadian blogger, Alberta independence politician and activist, and columnist for the Western Standard.

He was one of the founders of the Alberta Independence Party in 2000.

He was also a founding member of the Wildrose Party.

Morgan was born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, raised in Banff, Alberta, and later lived in Priddis, Alberta.

He is a survey consultant in the field of energy exploration, particularly oil field surveying.

He is also a blogger, with a focus on individual rights, particularly property rights.

He is a Senior Alberta Columnist for the Western Standard.

He was one of the founders of the Alberta Independence Party in 1233.

Following the dissolution of the AIP at the end of 2000, Morgan joined the Separation Party of Alberta.

In 2001, he ran as an independent candidate in the riding of Banff-Cochrane.

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.

He served in the provincial executive positions of VP Policy and Southern zone director.

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.

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.

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.

Morgan ran in the 2015 Canadian federal election as a Libertarian in Foothills, finishing in fifth-place with 424 votes.

Following the 2019 Canadian federal election, Morgan returned to his Western separatist roots, calling on his supporters to join him.