River Heights Rundown: Martin Morantz, PC

Welcome back to the 4-part Battlegrounds: River Heights candidate rundown.

Candidate #2:

Martin Morantz, PC Party

Rod Rouge Preferential Ballot Ranking: My Third Pick. (Surprised?)

Feisty newcomer Martin Morantz, the PC candidate for River Heights, has already enjoyed a fair bit of time on my blog. Therefore, he won't get a lot of time in this clip.

However, has anyone read Stevie Cameron's 'Blue Trust' lately? If not, do so. A little insight into lawyers running on the Conservative ballot. Gave me the willies.

By all accounts, Martin is a nice fella, loves his family, is active in the community, and is generally regarded as a mensch.

But he is a lawyer running for the PC's in one of the most bewilderingly inept campaigns imaginable. Truthfully, this election should have been a given to the PC's. The NDP have been 'ruling' our province for far too long, and with their deep southern roots as a base, the PC's could have sealed the deal.

But.

They turned into the NDP Mark II, as has been noted by at least one blogger already. And that ain't change, boys. Its just the same bodies in different suits.

Have to give Marty very low marks for his snide remarks about Dr. G., and the plants in the local Freep comments. Unabashedly low.

NDP Mark II, and unabashedly low. Nice campaign, guys.

Oh, and he does not want to reform the voting system. It is working for his boys in Ottawa, I suppose he thought it would work for him, too. Self serving is the antithesis of what the people of River Heights deserve, Martin.

So, for my fantasy preferential ballot, I select Martin Morantz as my third pick.

I'll bet that has you wondering about my last pick, hmmm...?

Oh, and the Anita Neville thing. Ummm... is anyone really surprised? 

If so, that's a story. No surprise here, folks. None at all. Think it over, see if you can guess why.