Martin B. "Marty" Morantz (born April 7, 1962) is a
Canadian
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lawyer, businessperson, philanthropist and politician from Winnipeg. He has served in the
House of Commons of Canada
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as
Member of Parliament
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Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley
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since the
2019 Canadian Federal Election
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. Morantz ran as the
Conservative
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candidate, unseating
Liberal
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incumbent Doug Eyolfson in the riding.
Prior to serving in the House of Commons, Morantz served as city councillor for the Charleswood-Tuxedo-Whyte Ridge ward on
Winnipeg City Council
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In 2011, Morantz secured the
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
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2011 Manitoba general election
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against incumbent, the then
Manitoba Liberal Party
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Origins and early development (to 1883)
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leader,
Jon Gerrard
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. He won more than eight percentage points more than the party's candidate in the riding had won in the 2007 provincial election but he came second to Gerrard.
Early life and education
Morantz earned a
Bachelor of Arts
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in Political Studies at the
University of Manitoba
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at
York University
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in
Toronto
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to acquire his law degree. He spent twenty-three years as a partner at a downtown Winnipeg law firm.
In 2009, Morantz became president of Jernat Investments Ltd., a property investment and financial services firm with holdings primarily in multi-unit apartment buildings.
Morantz has also served on the boards of many community groups, including those focused on autism advocacy and research, assisted living, and numerous groups in the Jewish community.
and the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. In 2020, he served as the Conservative Shadow Minister for National Revenue, focused on CRA-related matters.
In September 2020, Morantz became a member of the multipartisan Interparliamentary Task Force on Combatting Online Antisemitism with elected officials from other countries across the world.
In November 2020, Morantz introduced Bill C-256, the Supporting Canadian Charities Act. This bill amends the Income Tax Act by providing a similar tax treatment to privately held shares or real estate as is currently given to public shares when the proceeds are donated to a charitable organization. Estimates project this legislation would generate up to $200 million per year in donations, and is widely supported by charitable organizations from across Canada.