Charles Battershill
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Charles Battershill, (born June 17, 1956), PhD, is the nominated Green Party of Canada candidate[1][2] for the Toronto--Danforth federal electoral riding. Battershill has lived in the Toronto--Danforth riding for five years.
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[edit] Education and work history
Battershill received a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of Calgary in 1980, a Master of Arts (postgraduate) from York University in 1983 and a PhD, again from York University, in 1989.
Battershill is a professor of social science at York University,[3] where he teaches on such topics as global capitalism, technology and civilization, and the industrial revolution. He received his Ph.D. in 1989, and taught until 1994. Then he spent the next seven years in the securities industry in Toronto, working in finance and investment. For the next three years he worked with start up companies in health care and internet marketing. He returned to teaching in 2003.
[edit] Union involvement
At York University, Battershill is a member and All University Pensions Committee Representative of the Political Action and Research Committee of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.[4]
[edit] Political involvement
The next Canadian federal election will be Battershill's first time running for public office.[5] He will be competing with Jack Layton for the NDP[6] and Deborah Coyne for the Liberals.[7]
As a Green Party candidate, Battershill is a proponent of a tax shift involving carbon tax. He advocates for the use of public transport, and opposes the development of the Portlands Energy Centre.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Green Party selects federal candidates", InsideToronto.com, TorStar Digital, 2007-03-15. Retrieved on March 24, 2007.
- ^ Halpern-Hamu, Charlie. "Green Party candidate chosen", DanforthGreens.ca, Toronto-Danforth Federal Green Party Association, 2007-02-11. Retrieved on March 24, 2007.
- ^ York Atlas - Phone and E-mail Directory. York University. Retrieved on March 24, 2007.
- ^ Committee Members - CUPE Local 3903. Retrieved on March 24, 2007.
- ^ Coorsh, Karolyn. "Town Crier article", Town Crier. Retrieved on March 24, 2007.
- ^ Delacort, Susan. "Election fever gripping parties: Liberals and NDP hold nomination meetings in case Tories call vote", Toronto Star, TorStar Digital, 2007-03-24. Retrieved on March 24, 2007.
- ^ Coyne, Deborah (2007-03-24). Notes for remarks by Deborah Coyne on the occasion of her nomination as the federal Liberal candidate for the riding of Toronto Danforth (PDF). Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
