X Ethical Oil SpokesThing Running For Tim Hudak

Jamie Ellerton, his name is, and he's running down in Parkdale High-Park.  Click through link below for more on him:

@SunNewsNetwork @JEllerton The old ED for @Ethical_Oil is running for Tim Hudak? The BCLSB file on him: http://t.co/HSuMHixehL #onpoli
— Bigcitylib (@Bigcitylib2) May 31, 2014

 His bio is interesting:

As the Executive Director of a national NGO, Jamie gave expert testimony to the House of Commons Finance Committee on the 2012-2013 federal budget.

The NGO he is referring to is, of course, Ethical Oil.  But note that he will not refer to it by name.

Ethical Oil--Still Dead?

Back in December 2012, former Executive Director of the Ethical Oil Institute Jamie Ellerton wrote:

I remain with Ethical Oil as the part-time spokesperson. Stay tuned for what's to come in the new year.

Four months into the new year, and the stench of death still envelopes their website.  E-mails to Jamie (last one sent in February) have gone unanswered.  Halloo?   Haaalllooooo?

Ethical Oil Update: Jamie Ellerton Demoted?

I emailed Jamie Ellerton, who until recently was listed as Executive Director of the Ethical Oil Institute, and he was kind enough to respond as follows:

I remain with Ethical Oil as the part-time spokesperson. Stay tuned for what's to come in the new year.

Now that's interesting, as it implies he no longer holds the above-noted title.  And, more specifically,  "part-time spokesperson" is what Kathryn Marshall became after her epic on-air meltdown in late 2011 (or was it early 2012?).  So...a demotion for Jamie?  I asked him also if he was behind the resurgent EO twitter-feed, but he has not yet responded.  I strongly suspect he is not, just based on the fact that Kathryn has had very little to do with the organization since the shake-up that saw her, as it were,  busted down to private.

So, is EO back to being a one man operation until Ezra Levant finds himself another shill?

Kathryn Marshall Steps Back From Ethical Oil

The New head-shills for EO are Jordan Graham and Jamie Ellerton.  Jamie is an ex-Kenney aide who also did time with Tim Hudak.  So behind the scenes puppet master Ezra Levant is keeping things all in the Tory family.   Jordan served as city councillor in Fredericton, New Brunswick and describes himself as a Libertarian.  Oh my!

Kathryn will apparently still blog for the astro-turf group on an occasional, but I suspect after her famous on-air meltdown we won't be seeing her on tv as much.  Alas, the world has become a little less blonde.

Goodbye, Kathryn, goodbye!

Update: On October 2, 2015, Ms. Marshall contacted me and suggested that my original post title was misleading.  I have changed it to reflect her remarks.