Catherine McKenna
(le français suit l'anglais)
Catherine McKenna practiced competition and international trade law in Canada and Indonesia and was senior negotiator with the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in East Timor. She also served as senior advisor on the former Chief Justice Antonio Lamer’s review of Canada’s military justice system. Catherine co-founded Canadian Lawyers Abroad, a charitable organizatio
03/08/2024
On International Women's Day and every single other day, giving a shout out to all the women and girls kicking it on climate in the negotiating rooms, boardrooms, in the classrooms, labs, on the streets and in their communities around the world. Just keep on going! 💪🤛🙏
01/05/2024
Great piece by . I get women politicians not wanting to highlight the online hate/abuse/threats they receive- I felt that too.
But if we don't call it out - men too - then it gets normalized. And it's not normal. It hurts women and our democracy. It needs to stop.
And if Canadian parliamentarians are so concerned about online hate against politicians - especially against women - could you please follow the example of Europe and finally hold Big Tech to account and pass the Online Harms Bill this year. Just do it.
(And if you're hurling abuse at me on FB, you're just proving the point.)
Why Canadian Politics Is Still Unsafe For Female Politicians Online hate against Canadian women in politics is on the rise, and despite cross-party agreement that it’s a problem, little action has been taken on the issue. Here’s why.
12/13/2023
Yes was historic by finally calling for the end of the fossil fuel era & real action this decade with 3x renewable energy. And establishment of hard fought loss and damage fund with initial funding is a win. But no clear phaseout and climate equity, justice & funding for most vulnerable still seriously lacking.
But for everything (good & bad), text is words on paper. Limiting warming to 1.5C requires governments, biz, investors acting on science now & being held accountable. The 🌎 is watching especially our kids. We know what we need to do. Time to finally do it.
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