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Introduction
Catherine McKenna is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, McKenna was the minister of environment and climate change from 2015 to 2019 and minister of infrastructure and communities from 2019 to 2021. She was a member of Parliament (MP) for Ottawa Centre from 2015 to 2021.
Early life
| Name | Catherine McKenna |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Height | 1.73m |
| Age | 50 years |
Catherine Mary McKenna PC was born on August 5, 1971 (age 50 years) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She is the eldest of four children of Dr. John McKenna, an Irish dentist and her mother Quebec-born Pat McKenna, who lived in the southwest part of Hamilton. After graduating from École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame (her father insisted that all his children be bilingual despite not knowing any French himself) McKenna attended Saint Mary Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. After graduating from the University of Toronto, she filmed a documentary in Asia.
Career
Catherine McKenna is trained as a lawyer. In 2005, McKenna co-founded Canadian Lawyers Abroad – Avocats canadiens à l’étranger (CLA-ACE), now called Level, a University of Ottawa-based charity that helps Canadian law students and law firms do pro bono legal work in developing countries.
McKenna was a senior negotiator with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in East Timor which culminated in the Timor Sea Treaty providing for the joint exploitation of petroleum resources in a part of the Timor Sea.
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She has practiced law at leading firms in Indonesia, focusing on international trade, competition, investment and constitutional issues. In 2002, she joined Stikeman Elliott LLP, working in the areas of competition, trade, and constitutional law. During this time she was senior counsel on the review of Canada’s military justice system, headed by Antonio Lamer, former chief justice of Canada.
Political career
Catherine McKenna defeated longtime New Democratic Party (NDP), MP Paul Dewar, in the riding of Ottawa Centre in the 2015 federal election. McKenna said that she knocked on 100,000 doors during her 522 days as a candidate. However, in November 2019, McKenna was appointed as the minister of infrastructure and communities.
McKenna was elected with 43 percent of the votes compared to Dewar’s 38 percent and had campaigned on issues such as reforming the National Capital Commission, funding for a new main branch of the Ottawa Public Library, and opposing the proposed Memorial to the Victims of Communism. McKenna was one of 50 women elected to the Liberal caucus in the 2015 election.
She was appointed Minister of Environment and Climate Change in Justin Trudeau’s first cabinet on November 4, 2015. One of her first appearances as Minister of Environment and Climate Change was at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. In this position, she played a significant role in implementing Trudeau’s Environmental policy.
In December 2016, Catherine McKenna led a clean-technology sector business delegation with Canadian and Chinese companies in China. Additionally, she served as the international executive vice-chair of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development and co-chaired the council’s annual general meeting with China’s Minister of Environmental Protection, Minister Chen Jining.
Some of McKenna’s critics have derisively nicknamed her “Climate Barbie”, a label McKenna considers a sexist insult. 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!” (referring to McKenna).
Ritz eventually deleted the original post, afterward posted another message stating: “I apologize for the use of Barbie, it is not reflective of the role the Minister plays”. Conservative leader Andrew Scheer condemned Ritz’s comment later in the day and stated he would reach out to McKenna personally to “assure the minister that this type of behavior has no place in the Conservative caucus”.
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In November 2018, in response to the Government of Ontario’s decision to cancel all climate action projects supported through the federal Low Carbon Economy Fund, McKenna announced that the Government of Canada would work directly with businesses to re-invest the $200-million remaining in the province’s Low Carbon Economy Fund.
In late June of 2021, Catherine McKenna announced she would not seek re-election to her seat in Parliament. 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.
Charity
McKenna was, before entering politics, the executive director of Level, a charity that she co-founded. Level is described as a catalyst for positive and social change. They believe that uniting the power of people, education and law will lead to a more equitable and just society.
Husband
Catherine McKenna is still married to Scott Gilmore, they had their wedding on August 14, 1999. Her husband is an entrepreneur and writer, with whom she has lived since 2002 in The Glebe, Ottawa. They have one daughter and two sons. The actor Patrick Gilmore is McKenna’s brother-in-law.
Catherine McKenna net worth
How much is Catherine McKenna worth? Catherine McKenna net worth is estimated at around $5 million. Her main source of income is from her career as a politician and businesswoman. McKenna salary and other earnings are over $2 million annually. Her successful career has earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. She is one of the richest and influential politicians in Canada.
