1. Joan Crockatt was born on December 5,1955 and is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on November 26,2012.
11 Facts About Joan Crockatt
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From Alberta, Crockatt is a business journalist who worked most notably as a senior newspaper executive with the Calgary Herald, and later as a communications consultant and national public affairs commentator.
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Joan Crockatt was born and raised in Lloydminster and has called Calgary home for more than 18 years.
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Joan Crockatt earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan and was awarded a Southam Fellowship in Journalism at the University of Toronto.
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Joan Crockatt studied strategic thinking at the London School of Economics.
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Joan Crockatt has worked as director of editorial for CanWest Global Communications, and managing editor and editorialist for the Calgary Herald.
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Joan Crockatt has appeared as a political commentator on CBC News Network and Sun News Network.
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In November 2012, Joan Crockatt won a by-election against Liberal candidate Harvey Locke and Green candidate Chris Turner, focusing her campaign on door-knocking and personal interactions with constituents.
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Joan Crockatt served on the House of Commons Standing Committees for Natural Resources and the Status of Women.
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Joan Crockatt has been named one of the top 10 Alberta politicians in the use of social media.
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Joan Crockatt joined the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, in announcing a $135 million investment that will allow Environment Canada to make significant upgrades to the monitoring networks and to the weather warning and forecast systems, as to better predict events like the 2013 Alberta floods.