Hugh Moran
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Hugh Moran is a Manitoba
businessman and politician.
In 1975, Moran became president of By-Pass Ranch Ltd. The company has operated a ranching business, a top producing real estate brokerage, Canada Trust Moran Real Estate and one of Canada’s leading management companies, BPR Communications.
Moran has been president of BPR Communications since 1991 (www.bprcommunications.ca). The company provides executive leadership, strategic planning, communications counsel and management services to help organizations manage the challenge of change occurring in the economic, social and political environments in Canada.
Moran has represented the $200 million salmon farming
industry in Atlantic Canada; was a strategist behind a lobbying campaign in response to the closure of a Canadian Forces Base that enabled the community obtain operating control of a valuable economic asset; led a Federal/Provincial Government Industrial Adjustment Committee to deal with the closure of the Campbell Soup plant; managed a hospital restructuring study for the Ontario Ministry of Health; developed a strategic plan to position the telecommunications industry as an important voice in the lobby for competition in long distance telephone services; managed a Feasibility Study–Business Plan Report prepared to preserve a historic Canadian Pacific Railway Station; and developed a strategic plan to position a not-for-profit recycling business as a leading edge environmental and sustainable development company.
Moran has been involved with a number of the charitable, not-for-profit, and professional organizations: Canadian and Manitoba Real Estate Associations, Canadian Cancer Society, United Way, VoicePrint, and the Rotary Club.
Moran ran as a Liberal candidate in Portage La Prairie in the provincial election of 1977
, but finished behind his Progressive Conservative
and New Democratic
opponents.
At the Manitoba Liberal leadership convention held on November 30, 1980, Moran was defeated by United Church
minister Doug Lauchlan
by 493 votes to 400. Moran, who was thirty years old at the time, had campaigned on a platform of asserting Manitoba's position on issues involving the Federal Government and greater cooperation between labour, business and government. He was supported by Guy Savoie
, Peter Cole, and perennial candidate Lloyd Henderson.
Moran ran again in Portage La Prairie in the 1981 provincial election
, finishing third.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
businessman and politician.
In 1975, Moran became president of By-Pass Ranch Ltd. The company has operated a ranching business, a top producing real estate brokerage, Canada Trust Moran Real Estate and one of Canada’s leading management companies, BPR Communications.
Moran has been president of BPR Communications since 1991 (www.bprcommunications.ca). The company provides executive leadership, strategic planning, communications counsel and management services to help organizations manage the challenge of change occurring in the economic, social and political environments in Canada.
Moran has represented the $200 million salmon farming
Aquaculture of salmon
Salmon, along with carp, are the two most important fish groups in aquaculture. In 2007, the aquaculture of salmon and salmon trout was worth US$10.7 billion. The most commonly farmed salmon is the Atlantic salmon. Other commonly farmed fish groups include tilapia, catfish, sea bass, bream and...
industry in Atlantic Canada; was a strategist behind a lobbying campaign in response to the closure of a Canadian Forces Base that enabled the community obtain operating control of a valuable economic asset; led a Federal/Provincial Government Industrial Adjustment Committee to deal with the closure of the Campbell Soup plant; managed a hospital restructuring study for the Ontario Ministry of Health; developed a strategic plan to position the telecommunications industry as an important voice in the lobby for competition in long distance telephone services; managed a Feasibility Study–Business Plan Report prepared to preserve a historic Canadian Pacific Railway Station; and developed a strategic plan to position a not-for-profit recycling business as a leading edge environmental and sustainable development company.
Moran has been involved with a number of the charitable, not-for-profit, and professional organizations: Canadian and Manitoba Real Estate Associations, Canadian Cancer Society, United Way, VoicePrint, and the Rotary Club.
Moran ran as a Liberal candidate in Portage La Prairie in the provincial election of 1977
Manitoba general election, 1977
The Manitoba general election of October 11, 1977 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which took 33 seats out of 57...
, but finished behind his Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...
and New Democratic
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
opponents.
At the Manitoba Liberal leadership convention held on November 30, 1980, Moran was defeated by United Church
United Church of Canada
The United Church of Canada is a Protestant Christian denomination in Canada. It is the largest Protestant church and, after the Roman Catholic Church, the second-largest Christian church in Canada...
minister Doug Lauchlan
Doug Lauchlan
Doug Lauchlan is a Canadian politician, minister and educator. From 1980 to 1982, he was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party.Lauchlan was an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada, and was the President of Mount Royal College, Calgary during the 1970s...
by 493 votes to 400. Moran, who was thirty years old at the time, had campaigned on a platform of asserting Manitoba's position on issues involving the Federal Government and greater cooperation between labour, business and government. He was supported by Guy Savoie
Guy Savoie
Guy Savoie is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a city councillor in Winnipeg from 1980 to 1989.Savoie first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1973, campaigning as a Liberal in Brandon West...
, Peter Cole, and perennial candidate Lloyd Henderson.
Moran ran again in Portage La Prairie in the 1981 provincial election
Manitoba general election, 1981
The Manitoba general election of November 17, 1981 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the opposition New Democratic Party, which took 34 of 57 seats. The governing Progressive Conservative Party took the remaining 23, while the...
, finishing third.