Nancy Hartling
Nancy Hartling | |
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SenatorforNew Brunswick | |
Assumed office November 10, 2016 | |
Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
Appointed by | David Johnston |
Personal details | |
Born | Tatamagouche,Nova Scotia,Canada | February 1, 1950
Political party | Independent Senators Group |
Residence(s) | Moncton,New Brunswick |
Alma mater | St. Francis Xavier University |
Occupation | Executive director |
Nancy J. HartlingONB(born February 1, 1950) is a Canadian Senator fromMoncton,New Brunswick.She was Executive Director of Support to Single Parents Inc., as well as a founding member of St. James Court Inc., anon-profithousing complex which providessingle parentswithaffordable housing.On October 27, 2016, Hartling was named to theSenate of Canadaby Prime MinisterJustin Trudeauto sit as anindependentand assumed office on November 10, 2016.
Early life and education
[edit]Hartling was born inTatamagouche,Nova Scotia,to aRoyal Canadian Navyfamily. She moved frequently with her family acrossEastern Canada,attending school inOttawa.Hartling settled inMoncton,New Brunswick.She obtained a bachelor's degree fromNorwich University,and a master's degree inadult educationfromSt. Francis Xavier University.[1]
Career
[edit]Hartling founded Support to Single Parents Inc. in 1982, and remained the director until its dissolution in 2016.[2]She spent most of her career advocating for women's issues and was a lecturer on family violence issues at theUniversity of New Brunswick.[3]She also helped to create St. James Court Inc., an apartment complex for single parents.[4]St. James Court received funding in part from theCanada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,and operates as anonprofit organization.[5]She co-chaired a New Brunswick working group onviolence against womenconvened by the provincial government.[6]
Senate of Canada
[edit]Hartling was appointed to the Senate of Canada upon retirement in 2016, after applying through the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments.[7][8]
Awards
[edit]- Order of New Brunswickinducted in 2016.[9]
- Governor General's Award,2011.[10]
References
[edit]- ^"Graduate Studies in Adult Education and Community Development".Retrieved2017-04-25.
- ^"Resource for single parents in Moncton will close its doors in June".CBC News.Retrieved2017-04-21.
- ^"Introduction to Family Violence Issues | UNB".www.unb.ca.Retrieved2017-04-25.
- ^Bryden, Joan (October 27, 2016)."Trudeau Names 9 New Senators, Helping Independents Inch Closer To Control".Huffington Post.
- ^"St. James, Moncton".suburbanmonctonanglicans.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-10-17.Retrieved2017-04-28.
- ^"Minister's Working Group on Violence Against Women"(PDF).Retrieved2017-04-21.
- ^Canada, Service (7 July 2016)."Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments - Canada.ca".www.canada.ca.Retrieved2017-04-24.
- ^Bryden, Joan (October 27, 2016)."Justin Trudeau set to name nine new senate appointments".Global News.The Canadian Press.RetrievedOctober 27,2016.
- ^"Order of New Brunswick Recipients, 2016".18 August 2010.RetrievedApril 24,2017.
- ^"Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case".RetrievedApril 24,2017.
External links
[edit]- 1950 births
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
- Canadian activists
- Canadian senators from New Brunswick
- Women members of the Senate of Canada
- Independent Senators Group
- Living people
- People from Colchester County
- Politicians from Moncton
- Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case winners