Biography
Dr. Bateman was born in Toronto and has lived in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Camrose, and now Fredericton. He has bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees from the University of Calgary. His MA thesis, entitled 鈥淭he Law and Politics of Human Rights in British Columbia, 1983-1984,鈥 is a study of the law and politics of changes to British Columbia鈥檚 human rights legislation. His PhD is from the University of Alberta. His dissertation, 鈥淐harter Rights Application Doctrine and the Clash of Constitutionalisms in Canada鈥 is a study of the implications of the Supreme Court of Canada鈥檚 interpretation of Canadian Charter of Rights provisions setting out the institutions and entities bound by Charter rights.
Dr. Bateman has taught political science at Calgary鈥檚 Mount Royal College, Augustana University College in Camrose, Alberta, and has taught at St. Thomas University since 2003, where he has served as Chair of Political Science and as a member of the University鈥檚 Great Books Program.