Jaime Battiste[a] MP (born 1979) is a Canadian politician who has represented the riding of Sydney—Victoria in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party since 2019.
[6] Battiste spent his formative years in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, graduating from Evan Hardy Collegiate in 1997.
[citation needed] Battiste was responsible for negotiating the memorandum of understanding that established treaty education in Nova Scotia.
[citation needed] Battiste has focused on environmental advocacy, with the passage of a private member’s motion, M-35.
[20][21][22] He announced his intention to run on January 13 and his registration was approved by the party's leadership vote committee.