Climate change barbie

[SASKFARMER3]

Ok chuck ill argue the Issue.


The Minister in over her head.

isn't Gender it isn't who she is it isn't anything other than she has no qualification to do the job she is in.

Period.

McDonalds has openings she probably would get that job.

[chuckChuck]

See as a Conservative I gave JT a Good 6 months to show us what he could do. Hell I Voted in the past for Ralph so I truly gave him a chance. Then the First years disasters started to happen and the media still loved him. Now were into year two and reality is setting in A Idiot Is running the country and His ministers have no Clue what is going on.

As for Ralph his true colours started to show and Many in Wascana realized Ralph was done and became a Yes man. No Mam Yes. He will retire and sad part in the beginning he actually cared about Saskatchewan and Regina.

This is all a matter of opinion and you are welcome to express yours. But governments only have some influence over economic activity. Other than some increased spending the primary difference between Harper and Trudeau has not been all that substantial on most issues. I doubt that Harper would have forced energy east through Quebec. Trudeau is in favour of Keystone XL and Transmountain.

[chuckChuck]

Catherine McKenna was elected the first female Member of Parliament (MP) in Ottawa Centre on October 19, 2015. On November 4, 2015 she was appointed Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

Before a career in politics, Catherine co-founded and was the Executive Director of Canadian Lawyers Abroad, a charitable organization based at the University of Ottawa. She was the Executive Director the Banff Forum, a leading Canadian organization that brings together young leaders to discuss how to tackle key public policy challenges facing Canada. Catherine taught at the Munk School of Global Affairs and was a board member of the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. She has worked internationally as a legal adviser for the UN in East Timor and on trade issues in Indonesia.

Catherine is an active member of the Ottawa Centre community. She was Vice President of the Glebe Community Association and has served on the boards of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa and Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool. She enjoys coaching children’s soccer and swimming with the National Capital Region YMCA Masters Swim Team.

Catherine is married and has three children.

Wikipedia
Catherine Mary McKenna PC MP (born August 5, 1971) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Ottawa Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. She was appointed as Minister of Environment and Climate Change in the Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau, on November 4, 2015. She holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics and a law degree from McGill University.[2]

Contents

1 Education
2 Career
2.1 Legal career
2.2 Teaching
3 Federal politics
3.1 Minister of Environment and Climate Change
4 Personal life
4.1 Community involvement
5 Charity
6 Electoral record
7 References
8 External links

Education

Catherine McKenna holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics where she studied International Relations, and a law degree from McGill University. She also holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto.

After graduating from École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame (her father insisted that all his children be bilingual despite not knowing any French himself)[3] and then Saint Mary Catholic Secondary School[4] in Hamilton, Ontario, McKenna attended the University of Toronto and studied French and International Relations. After graduating from the University of Toronto, she filmed a documentary in Asia, “Real Travels: 60 days in Indonesia.” McKenna then completed a master's degree in International Relations at the London School of Economics and a law degree at McGill.[5]

While studying at the University of Toronto, McKenna was captain of the national champion varsity swim team. She continues to train and compete with the National Capital YMCA Masters Swim Team.[6]
Career
Legal career

McKenna is trained as a human rights and social justice lawyer.[7] McKenna is the co-founder of Canadian Lawyers Abroad, a University of Ottawa-based charity that helps Canadian law students and law firms do pro bono legal work in developing countries.[1][7][8]

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.[9] She is also a lecturer at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs.[7]

McKenna has practised 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.[5] During this time she was senior counsel on the Right Honourable Antonio Lamer’s review of Canada’s military justice system.[10]
Teaching

McKenna has taught at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and was a board member at the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies.[10]
Federal politics
McKenna on November 4, 2015, shortly before being sworn into cabinet.
McKenna with Bruce Heyman and Gina McCarthy in 2016.

In the 2015 federal election, McKenna defeated longtime New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) Paul Dewar in the riding of Ottawa Centre.[11] McKenna said that she knocked on 100,000 doors during her 522 days as a candidate.[12] McKenna was elected with 43% of the votes compared to Dewar's 38%.[13] McKenna 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.[11]

McKenna is one of 50 women elected to the Liberal caucus.[12]
Minister of Environment and Climate Change

McKenna was appointed Minister of Environment and Climate Change in Justin Trudeau's first cabinet on November 4, 2015.[14] One of her first appearances as Minister of Environment and Climate Change was at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.[15]

In December 2016, 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.[16]
Personal life

Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, she is the eldest of four children of Dr. John McKenna, an Irish dentist and his Quebec-born wife Pat McKenna, who still live in the southwest part of Hamilton.[3][4][17] On August 14, 1999, McKenna married entrepreneur and writer Scott Gilmore, with whom she lives since 2002 in The Glebe, Ottawa.[1][3] They have two daughters and one son.[3] The actor Patrick Gilmore is Catherine's brother-in-law.
Community involvement

McKenna is the past Vice-President of the Glebe Community Association and has served as a board member of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa and the Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool.[10]
Charity

McKenna was, before entering politics, the Executive Director of Level, a charity that she cofounded.[6] 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.[18] McKenna is also known for her Dare to Dream program that mentors and inspires Aboriginal students through justice education and outreach activities by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal lawyers. The program was piloted in Toronto and has now expanded to Calgary and Ottawa.[6]

[chuckChuck]

Ok chuck ill argue the Issue.


The Minister in over her head.

isn't Gender it isn't who she is it isn't anything other than she has no qualification to do the job she is in.

Period.

McDonalds has openings she probably would get that job.

Shes more than qualified. You just disagree with her!

[burnt]

Dont bring up Ritz again! LOL

For some people it's all partisan whining all the time. It gets tiresome. Argue the issue and don't make the people the main issue.

Which is exactly what we are doing - demanding an answer to the issue climate barbie raised when speaking to the press.

chucky boy, you are a master at diversion! Good for you! You win a Climate Barbie sticker!

[furrowtickler]

Chuck , do you think the purchase of those vehicles 🚗 was justified?
What percentage of the population actually drives vehicles like that ?
Would you agree this is a big waste of tax payers money ? Really , two Porsche ?
These are just clearly going to be used as personal vehicles for Mckenna and her buddies. One would have to be a complete idiot not to see what that's all about .
The "knuckle drggers" you just blasted can see the truth in this ..... can you ?
This is a blatant misuse of tax payer money .

[danny W1M]

upchucky,

you know who the real knuckle dragger is ????

It's a sockboy PM, who picks his cabinet ministers based on whether they have a vagina or not! For cripes sakes, it's the 21st century, and this Prime Minister is still evaluating people by the sex organs they have!

Instead of weighing peoples talents for the positions that need to be filled, he just divides the names based on sex and fills the jobs equally from both lists, whether they a damn "Barbie" or not.

Look at climate change Barbie for example, she's so uneducated, she thinks that carbon in the atmosphere is "pollution", ya, no kidding. What does she think is responsible for plant growth on the planet. Not to mention the idiot incharge(supposedly) of RCA, what about the loser running the MMIW hearing, no experience/no talent, how about that crooked Morneau, filling his pockets with millions of dollars in only a matter of a year and a half, how about the defense minister who lied about his roll in the armed forces, how about the lying women who was in charge of Voting reform, entered the country illegally and gets a job in Trudeau's cabinet, other immigrates who did the same thing actually got kicked out of the country by Chretien of all people,,,,there's more,,the list just keeps going on....

[RWT101]

Let's see now.

Gore is a LAWYER pushing AGW.

Suzuki is a FLY scientist pushing AGW.

McKenna is a LAWYER pushing AGW and BIG CARBON TAXES.

Can't see where any of them were trained in climatology or meteorology.

And all of them are FOS when it comes to AGW and the earth's thermodynamic system.

McKenna blew her qualifications for the job when she declared CO2 was a pollutant.

Only a scientifically illiterate person make a statement like that.

[chuckChuck]

Here is the reasons given on the purchases of cars in question. This does not seem like a big deal to me since the Conservatives also purchased "luxury vehicles" for testing as well.

Farmers are routinely buying loaded up trucks for work which would fit into the luxury class as well. All tax deductible.

http://nationalpost.com/news/politics/how-a-112k-tesla-put-the-liberals-on-the-defensive-over-emissions-testing
"In answer to questions from the Post, the department clarified that it has purchased 47 new and used light-duty vehicles for emissions testing since the Liberals were elected in November 2015. They ranged in price from $11,020 to $92,724, and 13 were luxury brands. The Tesla was purchased partly to test its battery in the Canadian climate.

Butts was quick to point out on Monday that the vehicles were bought for emissions testing, not for official use. But that did little to stem the tide of criticism, with some suggesting the government should rent or borrow the cars instead of buying them.

In an email, the department explained that buying cars is the most cost-effective way to test them, as the testing can often take several months and the cars are sometimes modified in the process.

Still, it may not be quite true that there are no alternatives. In the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency requires car makers to provide vehicles for testing — free of charge — to confirm the manufacturers’ own emission results. In the wake of the 2015 Volkswagen emissions scandal, the agency also borrows vehicles directly from owners for two weeks of in-use testing, in exchange for a loaner vehicle and a small amount of money.
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna makes her way to speak with media at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, Wednesday September 20, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

But George Iny, executive director of the Automobile Protection Association, said Canada should absolutely not take cars from manufacturers for testing. “That would worry us because of the possibility of cheating,” he said. “Definitely you cannot borrow them from a car maker.”

“Other than the optics, (buying cars) is the right thing to do,” said Eli Melnick, owner of Toronto’s Start Auto Electric, in an email. “You cannot ask the manufacturers for a loaner for obvious reasons (can you spell VW?) or even hint to anyone that you’ll be testing vehicles.”

Canada’s process for testing vehicle emissions is nothing new. The department says it’s been purchasing vehicles for testing since 1999, and cars were previously bought through Transport Canada for the same purpose. Marlo Raynolds, McKenna’s chief of staff, has tweeted a list of luxury vehicles he claims were purchased by the former Conservative government for the same reason.

What has changed recently is that Ottawa is now purchasing more vehicles as part of its own investigation into the Volkswagen scandal, which broke in September 2015 when it was revealed the car maker was selling diesel vehicles with “defeat devices” designed to cheat emissions tests."

[agstar77]

Where are the moderators for this forum? This should be a place for respectful discussion, not name calling and derogatory remarks.

[chuckChuck]

For the scientific record CO2 is necessary for life but in excess, increases the greenhouse effect.

Therefore in excess it is considered a pollutant. Check out the Scientific American article on CO2.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-worst-climate-pollution-is-carbon-dioxide/

You guys are grasping at straws with your lame arguments.

Politicians are not the experts in climatology or climate change although there may be a climate scientist in politics somewhere.

In government they have scientific experts who draw on the current research. There are numerous Environment Canada climatologists or experts to advise the minister.

Some you guys need a lesson in how governments work.

[chuckChuck]

upchucky,

you know who the real knuckle dragger is ????

It's a sockboy PM, who picks his cabinet ministers based on whether they have a vagina or not! For cripes sakes, it's the 21st century, and this Prime Minister is still evaluating people by the sex organs they have!

Instead of weighing peoples talents for the positions that need to be filled, he just divides the names based on sex and fills the jobs equally from both lists, whether they a damn "Barbie" or not.

Look at climate change Barbie for example, she's so uneducated, she thinks that carbon in the atmosphere is "pollution", ya, no kidding. What does she think is responsible for plant growth on the planet. Not to mention the idiot incharge(supposedly) of RCA, what about the loser running the MMIW hearing, no experience/no talent, how about that crooked Morneau, filling his pockets with millions of dollars in only a matter of a year and a half, how about the defense minister who lied about his roll in the armed forces, how about the lying women who was in charge of Voting reform, entered the country illegally and gets a job in Trudeau's cabinet, other immigrates who did the same thing actually got kicked out of the country by Chretien of all people,,,,there's more,,the list just keeps going on....

If you need to blow off steam rant on, but it would be more effective if you stick to one issue at a time.