Catherine McKenna

Prajakta Dhopade: Some people found McKenna’s tearful ode to her children ‘uncomfortable.’ I believe it showed strength.

As the face of the climate change file, McKenna has endured a torrent of vile abuse. Behind it is a powder keg of anxiety, resentment, and a lot of anger.

Andray Domise: Politicians have turned climate change into a spectacle, distracting average citizens from the hard truth that is—climate policy needs to change now

Paul Wells: Ministers have been eagerly pre-butting Scheer’s credibility. Not that their own party has much to brag about.

Ill-advised costume changes, a high-stakes pipeline purchase, populist politics, a presidential Twitter tirade, and more from a packed political year

Downtown Ottawa voters elected McKenney to city hall in 2014, and McKenna to the House of Commons in 2015. They both ride bikes to work. It can get confusing.

Paul Wells: Most governments routinely blow their emissions reduction targets, punting solutions down the road. Why should anyone expect that to change?

From cabinet ministers to volunteers, dozens of women say sexual harassment and violence on Parliament Hill have gone unchecked for too long

Both Harper and Trudeau declared building pipelines to be in the ‘national interest’ yet so far they’ve come up short

Tabatha Southey pours one out for the men who relish cheap, crass jokes at the expense of women—which are now being met with silence

After a series of stumbles and setbacks the Liberals have an ambitious but risky plan to break their slump and get back on track

An interview with economist Chris Ragan on how to avoid hurting Canadian industry while still tackling climate change