Bernadette Jordan (born April 7, 1963) is a Canadian politician who served as

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from 2019 to 2021. A member of the

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, she was elected to represent the riding of South Shore—St. Margarets in the

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in the

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and was defeated by

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Early life and education

Born in

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immigrants, her family moved to Middle LaHave, Nova Scotia in 1975. She participated in

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programs as a Brownie, a Guide, and as an adult volunteer member. Jordan graduated from

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in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

Before politics

From 2006 to 2014, Jordan worked as a development officer for the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore, where she was in charge of organizing fund raising events for health services foundation.

Political career

She narrowly won the Liberal Party's nomination in the South Shore riding by 22 votes of the 450 cast over Jennifer Naugler, school board chairwoman for the

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. Jordan was sworn into the federal cabinet on November 20, 2019, by

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as the

, which is responsible for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the Canadian Coast Guard. She served as Minister of Rural Economic Development from January until November 2019. Jordan was defeated in her riding in the 2021 federal election by conservative candidate

. In 2023, Jordan was named Consul General of Canada in Boston (United States of America).

Education

Through its COVID-19 Resilience Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. Two-level of government will allow over 250 public elementary schools to create new outdoor learning spaces or enhance existing ones. Schools will be able to this funding for things like school gardens, outdoor performance areas, and learning areas. Jordan supported investing $5.6 million in partnership with the province to contributing $1.4 million. Minister Jordan and the Canadian government is supporting seven undertakings in three schools Aspotogan Consolidated School,

Bayview Community School Bayview Community School is located in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. It was built on a reclaimed marsh in September, 2000. There are 430 students currently enrolled in the school from primary (or kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool education ...

and Chester District Elementary School are set to go through significant work to their HVAC frameworks which are expected to significantly reducing their carbon footprint.

Environment

As Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, Jorden has committed to protecting ocean habitats from harmful activities, allowing marine ecosystems and species to recover and better withstand the impacts of climate change. As minister Jorden has committed to working towards protecting 30% by 2030. While working towards new ambitious global biodiversity targets under the

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at the 15th Conference of Parties in Kunming, China in 2021.

Personal life

She and her husband, Dave, have three children.South Shore - St. Margaret's - Nova Scotia Liberal Party
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Electoral record

References

External links

Official Website

Bio & mandate from the Prime Minister
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