Morneau had faced calls to quit after revealing he forgot to repay $41,366 in expenses to WE Charity. Morneau attended St. Thomas More Collegiate High School in 1994–95, for his grade 8 year, where he played basketball.

He is listed as winning the Memorial Cup in 1998 with the Winter Hawks. [3] Morneau produced with his new contract, as he played in all 162 of the Twins' games and hit .300 with 23 home runs and 129 RBI. Bill Morneau has announced his resignation as finance minister after meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government officially nominated former finance minister Bill Morneau to be secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. He continued to play basketball and hockey while in high school. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. [13] On October 4, 2010, the Twins announced that Morneau would not return for the 2010 season, regardless of how far the team went in the postseason. Morneau was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 election and was immediately appointed finance minister by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Morneau had his first career three home run game on July 6, 2007, against the Chicago White Sox. He was subsequently eliminated with only one homer on 5 chances in a tie-off. In 2004, after Morneau compiled impressive minor league numbers, the Twins dealt veteran first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz to the Boston Red Sox and Morneau became the Twins' starting first baseman. The Canadian seeks to replace Angel Gurria, who announced in July that he would not seek a fourth term as chief of the Paris-based OECD. [1] Morneau remained on Portland's Protected Player List until he decided to focus on baseball instead of hockey. He was up first and hit 4 homers and ended up tying with Albert Pujols in the first round. "This isn't about Minister Morneau's ethical lapses — it's about the prime minister's failure to work for people instead of for himself," Singh said late Monday evening in a statement. Bill Morneau has announced his resignation as finance minister, and will also step down as the MP for Toronto Centre, after meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier Monday.

Internationally, Morneau represented Canada at the 2006, 2009, 2013, and 2017 World Baseball Classic. Starting in 2006, he wore #33 for the rest of his Twins career. [31], Morneau married Minnesota native Krista Martin on January 10th, 2009 at Landmark Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. On February 2, 2008, the city honored him by renaming Moody Park Diamond #5 to Justin Morneau Field. His mother is a retired teacher and his father works in a warehouse. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted.

Trudeau says Morneau has his 'full support' as rumours swirl over finance minister's future, Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney advising PM on COVID-19 economic response, Ethics commissioner expands probe into Morneau over WE-sponsored travel expenses, Conservatives call for Morneau's resignation as finance minister says he repaid $41K in WE trip expenses, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. In six minor league seasons, he hit .310 with 87 home runs, 153 RBIs and 122 doubles. In May 2007, Morneau won the Player of the Month in the American League for the first time in his career.

Coaches approached him to play for the school's famed football program, based on his athletic ability, but he declined. Morneau made his major league debut with the Twins on June 10, 2003 against the Colorado Rockies, batting clean-up. He converted to first base in 2001 while playing for the Class-A Quad Cities River Bandits. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. All of the previous are career lows disregarding his rookie season. On August 9, Morneau became the first Twin since 1987 to hit 30 home runs in a single season.

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