Catherine McKenna
After leaving politics, McKenna founded the Climate and Nature Solutions advisory firm, became a visiting fellow at Columbia University, and served as the chair of the United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities.[1][3][4] After graduating from École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame (her father insisted that all his children be bilingual despite not knowing any French himself),[1] McKenna attended Saint Mary Catholic Secondary School.[3] Between 1996 and 1999, McKenna studied law at McGill University before beginning her legal career in Jakarta, Indonesia at the firm, SSEK where she focused on international trade, investment and constitutional issues.[11] She also led efforts to phase out coal, reduce plastics in oceans and waterways, and doubled the amount of nature protected in Canada in partnership with Indigenous Peoples.[11][18] Conservative MP Gerry Ritz caused controversy in September 2017 when he tweeted a link to a news story stating no industrialized nations were on pace to meet Paris Agreement carbon emission targets with the comment "Has anyone told our climate Barbie![21] In May 2018, the Trudeau government's decision to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5 billion was criticized by environmental activists as contrary to its climate change plans.[27][28] Following the 2021 federal election, she was succeeded as MP by Yasir Naqvi, a Liberal who served as the attorney general of Ontario in the provincial government of Kathleen Wynne.
Catherine McKenneyThe HonourableMinister of Infrastructure and CommunitiesJustin TrudeauFrançois-Philippe ChampagneDominic LeBlancMinister of Environment and Climate ChangeLeona AglukkaqJonathan WilkinsonMember of ParliamentOttawa CentrePaul DewarYasir NaqviHamilton, OntarioLiberalScott GilmoreThe GlebeAlma materUniversity of TorontoLondon School of EconomicsMcGill UniversityLiberal Party2021 federal electionvisiting fellowColumbia UniversityUnited NationsdentistQuebecbilingualFrenchSaint Mary Catholic Secondary Schoolinternational relationsCanadian Interuniversity Athletics Unionswimming at the 1988 Summer Olympicsmaster's degreeEast TimorUnited Nations peacekeepingTimor Sea TreatyStikeman ElliottAntonio LamerUniversity of Ottawapro bonobars of OntarioNew York StateChatham House2015 federal electionNew Democratic PartyNational Capital CommissionOttawa Public LibraryMemorial to the Victims of CommunismMinister of the Environment and Climate ChangeParis AgreementPan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate ChangeGreenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing ActSupreme Court in 2021Powering Past Coal AllianceWorld Bank'sG7 hosted by Canada in 2018Rebel NewsBarbieGerry RitzAndrew ScheerTrans Mountain pipelineGovernment of Ontario2019 federal electionFederation of Canadian MunicipalitiesCanada Infrastructure BankRoyal Canadian Mounted Policeattorney general of OntarioKathleen WynneLegion of HonourThe Glebe, Ottawa2019 Canadian federal electionNew DemocraticConservativePeople'sLibertarianAnimal ProtectionChristian HeritageCommunistElections Canada2015 Canadian federal electionRhinocerosMarijuanaHamilton SpectatorTwitterOttawa CitizenMetro NewsMaclean'sOttawa SunWayback Machine29th MinistryCabinetPrime Minister2015–presentAnita AnandGary AnandasangareeTerry BeechRachel BendayanBill BlairÉlisabeth BrièreJean-Yves DuclosTerry DuguidNathaniel Erskine-SmithDarren FisherSteven GuilbeaultPatty HajduMark HollandAhmed HussenGudie HutchingsMarci IenMélanie JolyKamal KheraDiane LebouthillierLawrence MacAulaySteven MacKinnonSoraya Martinez FerradaDavid McGuintyMarc MillerMary NgGinette Petitpas TaylorRuby SahotaHarjit SajjanYa'ara SaksPascale St-OngeJenna Sudds