Bernadette Jordan

Bernadette Jordan PC (born April 7, 1963) is a Canadian politician who served as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, she was elected to represent the riding of South Shore—St. Margarets in the House of Commons in the 2015 and 2019 elections, before being defeated by Rick Perkins in 2021.^[1]

The Honourable Bernadette Jordan PC
Jordan in 2021
Consul General of Canada in Boston
Incumbent
Assumed office December 4, 2023
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau Mark Carney
Preceded by	Rodger Cuzner
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard
In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Jonathan Wilkinson
Succeeded by	Joyce Murray
Minister of Rural Economic Development
In office January 14, 2019 – November 20, 2019
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Maryam Monsef
Member of Parliament for South Shore—St. Margarets
In office October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021
Preceded by	Gerald Keddy
Succeeded by	Rick Perkins
Personal details
Born	(1963-04-07) April 7, 1963 (age 62) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	David Jordan
Residence	West Dublin, Nova Scotia
Alma mater	St. Francis Xavier University
Profession	Development officer

Early life and education

Born in Montreal to Scottish immigrants, her family moved to Middle LaHave, Nova Scotia in 1975.^[2][3] She participated in Girl Guides of Canada programs as a Brownie, a Guide, and as an adult volunteer member.^[4] Jordan graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.^[5]

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.^[6][7]

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 South Shore Regional School Board.^[6] Jordan was sworn into the federal cabinet on November 20, 2019, by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, which is responsible for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the Canadian Coast Guard.^[8] She served as Minister of Rural Economic Development from January until November 2019.^[9]

Jordan was defeated in her riding in the 2021 federal election by conservative candidate Rick Perkins.

In 2023, Jordan was named Consul General of Canada in Boston.^[10]

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.^[11][12]

Minister Jordan and the Canadian government is supporting seven undertakings in three schools Aspotogan Consolidated School, Bayview Community School 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.^[13]

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 Convention on Biological Diversity at the 15th Conference of Parties in Kunming, China in 2021.^{[14] [15][16] [17]}

Personal life

She and her husband, Dave, have three children.^[18]

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: South Shore—St. Margarets
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Rick Perkins	20,454	40.90	+12.83	$114,937.56
	Liberal	Bernadette Jordan	18,575	37.15	-4.52	$101,389.53
	New Democratic	Olivia Dorey	9,541	19.08	+3.16	$21,851.45
	Green	Thomas Trappenberg	1,434	2.87	-14.47	$2,256.32
Total valid votes/expense limit			50,004	100.0	–	$115,179.35
Total rejected ballots			400
Turnout			50,404	63.16	-4.53
Registered voters			79,797
Source: Elections Canada[19]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: South Shore—St. Margarets
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bernadette Jordan	21,886	41.67	−15.26	$101,013.68
	Conservative	Rick Perkins	14,744	28.07	+5.51	$86,186.65
	New Democratic	Jessika Hepburn	8,361	15.92	−0.91	none listed
	Green	Thomas Trappenberg	6,070	11.56	+8.65	$3,255.40
	People's	Robert Monk	667	1.27	New	none listed
	Independent	Steven Foster	376	0.72	New	$662.21
	Independent	Shawn McMahon	165	0.31	New	$0.00
	Veterans Coalition	Jason Matthews	125	0.24	New	none listed
	Christian Heritage	Kevin Schulthies	124	0.24	New	$234.83
Total valid votes/expense limit			52,518	100.0		$109,434.66
Total rejected ballots			439	0.83	+0.40
Turnout			52,957	67.69	−2.14
Eligible voters			78,238
	Liberal hold		Swing		−10.38
Source: Elections Canada[20]

2015 Canadian federal election: South Shore—St. Margarets
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bernadette Jordan	30,045	56.93	+38.97	–
	Conservative	Richard Clark	11,905	22.56	–19.42	–
	New Democratic	Alex Godbold	8,883	16.83	–19.25	–
	Green	Richard Biggar	1,534	2.91	–1.08	–
	Independent	Trevor Bruhm	257	0.49	–	–
	Communist	Ryan Barry	151	0.20	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			52,775	100.0		$216,554.85
Total rejected ballots			226	0.43	–0.24
Turnout			53,001	69.83	+7.60
Eligible voters			75,904
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+29.20
Source: Elections Canada[21][22]