Joyce Bateman
| Joyce Bateman | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre |
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In office 2011–2015 |
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| Preceded by | Anita Neville |
| Succeeded by | Jim Carr |
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| Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party |
Liberal (to 2009) Conservative (2011-present) |
| Residence | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Profession | Accountant |
Joyce Bateman is a Canadian politician. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the electoral district of Winnipeg South Centre from 2011 to 2015.
Joyce Bateman is a Chartered Accountant and prior to her election into Parliament, Bateman was a trustee on the Winnipeg School Board. She had been a Liberal for decades federally, though her membership had lapsed in 2009. She said that she opted to run as a Conservative due to misgivings with what she called the Liberals' "reckless" fiscal policy.
Bateman graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in Honors Business Administration (from the Richard Ivey School of Business).
Bateman is married to Darrell Hancock and has two children.
In a move that was widely condemned by the larger scientific community, the Conservative government eliminated funding to the Experimental Lakes Area and issued layoff notices to dozens of staff and scientists. In a 2013, Ms. Bateman sent a flyer to constituents where she took credit for solving the problem the government created by transferring ownership of the ELA to the IISD and the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario. Supporters of the ELA were angered by her comments and claimed that taking credit, when it was the federal budget cuts that nearly resulted in its closure, was misleading. In an earlier flyer sent to constituents, Ms. Bateman claimed that the research the ELA conducts no longer aligns with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ priorities. The research conducted at the ELA has resulted in continent-wide policy shifts on acid rain, changes to the construction of hydroelectric dams, a ban on phosphorus in detergents and huge advancements in combating the algae that pollute Lake Winnipeg.
Bateman announced $860 thousand for the Composites Innovation Centre in Winnipeg to continue research looking for alternatives to plastic and fibreglass, such as wheat, hemp and flax fibres combined with resins.
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