Great Day on the Links with Ted Morton

Minister of Finance..  and very consistent off the tee!

Well.

It's back to work today.  Damn.

But I had a great day of golf yesterday in the Southern Alberta Regional PC Golf Tournament, golfing on a team with our Minister of Finance, Ted Morton, along with fellow firm members Cam MacLennan and Jesse Wilde.

I have to say, I have never had the previous opportunity to speak with Mr. Morton - and yesterday was truly an enjoyable afternoon.

I won't repeat any specific conversations we had - what is said on the golf course stays on the golf course - but I can say that he was an engaging, articulate man and I feel quite comfortable knowing that our Finance portfolio is in his hands.

Beyond my impression that he has a very keen mind, clearly having a great depth of understanding of the challenges that our Province has faced and still faces - I was most struck by his curiosity and his approachability.  He clearly has a great affection for our Province and an interest in doing his best to see that we emerge from the recent recession is solidly as we went in - the greatest challenge being to bring our budget back into a balanced position as soon as reasonably possible.

And I feel with Ted Morton at the helm, chances are that will take place sooner than later.

Oh.

And I might note that the tournament and sponsorship was sold out - with a fundraising auction after the tournament being a massive success..  reports of the PC demise in Alberta appearing to be somewhat exaggerated.