Joyce Hayden
Encyclopedia
Joyce Hayden was a Canadian
politician, who represented the electoral district
of Whitehorse South Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
from 1989 to 1992. She was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party
.
. She married Earle Hayden in 1949, and the couple moved to the Yukon in 1953.
As founding president of the Yukon Status of Women Council, she spearheaded a campaign to institute a public transit system in Whitehorse
, securing an $80,000 grant from Transport Canada
to set up a community system, the Yukon Women's Minibus Society. She was also active in the Girl Guides of Canada
and the YWCA
.
She had been legally blind
since 1983.
, succeeding Roger Kimmerly
in the district of Whitehorse South Centre. She served as Minister of Health and Social Services in the final cabinet of Tony Penikett
. In that role, she briefly faced controversy when two young offenders
who had escaped from a youth detention facility turned themselves in to her office, and she spent some time talking to them over lunch before turning them back over to the police.
She did not run in the 1992 election
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who represented the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Whitehorse South Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Yukon Legislative Assembly
-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...
from 1989 to 1992. She was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
.
Background
Hayden was born and raised in Birch Lake, SaskatchewanSaskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. She married Earle Hayden in 1949, and the couple moved to the Yukon in 1953.
As founding president of the Yukon Status of Women Council, she spearheaded a campaign to institute a public transit system in Whitehorse
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
, securing an $80,000 grant from Transport Canada
Transport Canada
Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio...
to set up a community system, the Yukon Women's Minibus Society. She was also active in the Girl Guides of Canada
Girl Guides of Canada
Girl Guides of Canada - Guides du Canada is the national Guiding association of Canada. Guiding in Canada started in 1910 and was among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928. As of 2006, the association had 116,206 members.-History:Mary Malcolmson...
and the YWCA
YWCA
The YWCA USA is the United States branch of a women's membership movement that strives to create opportunities for women's growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common vision—to eliminate racism and empower women. The YWCA is a non-profit organization, the first of which was founded in...
.
She had been legally blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
since 1983.
Politics
Hayden was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 1989 electionYukon general election, 1989
The 1989 Yukon general election was held on 20 February 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party.-Results:-Results by riding:...
, succeeding Roger Kimmerly
Roger Kimmerly
Roger Kimmerly is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse South Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party....
in the district of Whitehorse South Centre. She served as Minister of Health and Social Services in the final cabinet of Tony Penikett
Tony Penikett
Antony David John Penikett is a mediator and negotiator and former politician in Yukon, Canada.-Life and work:An activist with the New Democratic Party , Penikett was campaign manager in 1972 for Wally Firth, the first indigenous northern MP ever elected to the House of Commons...
. In that role, she briefly faced controversy when two young offenders
Young Offenders Act
The Young Offenders Act was an act of the Parliament of Canada, granted Royal Assent in 1984, that regulated the criminal prosecution of Canadian youths...
who had escaped from a youth detention facility turned themselves in to her office, and she spent some time talking to them over lunch before turning them back over to the police.
She did not run in the 1992 election
Yukon general election, 1992
The 1992 Yukon general election was held on October 19, 1992 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the Yukon Party.-Results by party:-Yukon Votes 1992:...
.