{"id":1003,"date":"2019-11-22T22:37:18","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/yow\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2019-12-01T05:21:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T05:21:44","slug":"mckenna-leaves-environment-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/yow\/2019\/11\/22\/mckenna-leaves-environment-role\/","title":{"rendered":"McKenna leaves environment role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/yow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YOW-logo.png&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/yow\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; height=&#8221;270px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_social_media_follow use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; min_height=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-85px||-32px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||1px|||&#8221;][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=&#8221;instagram&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yowpublication\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#e8377c&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]instagram[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=&#8221;twitter&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yowpublication&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#5ce1e6&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]twitter[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=&#8221;youtube&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCj4rs1qjq7orfknOqBrnaKw&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffb859&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]youtube[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; dropdown_menu_bg_color=&#8221;#f2f2f2&#8243; dropdown_menu_line_color=&#8221;#5ce1e6&#8243; dropdown_menu_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; logo=&#8221;https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/yow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Copy-of-About-YOW-2.png&#8221; show_search_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; search_icon_color=&#8221;#5ce1e6&#8243; cart_icon_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; search_icon_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; menu_font=&#8221;News Cycle|600|||||||&#8221; menu_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.81)&#8221; menu_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; menu_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f2f2f2&#8243; min_height=&#8221;48px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-1px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_right=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;0px&#8221; menu_line_height__hover_enabled=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_menu][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;4px||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;73.1%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title categories=&#8221;off&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; title_font=&#8221;News Cycle|700|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; meta_font=&#8221;Source Sans Pro||||||||&#8221; meta_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;261px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||16px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|0px||&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;58px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-25px||-31px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;19px||2px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><span>Ottawa youth march downtown on Friday to protest climate change. Photo by \u00c9milie Warren.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; min_height=&#8221;183px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-4px|||&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;News Cycle&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'News Cycle'; font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>For Ottawa\u2019s climate activists, new cabinet raises new questions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Environmental advocates in Ottawa will now have to work with a new environment minister, one that lives thousands of kilometres away.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna was appointed the minister of infrastructure and communities on Wednesday. Previously, and since she was first elected in 2015, she was Canada\u2019s minister of environment and climate change.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This week, North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson was given the environment portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As the second-longest serving environment minister in Canadian history, I learned a few things \u2014 and I&#39;m excited to bring that knowledge with me to this new portfolio. We have to invest in sustainable infrastructure and we have to build for a changing climate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jv3gtVP3n3\">pic.twitter.com\/Jv3gtVP3n3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catherine McKenna \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (@cathmckenna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cathmckenna\/status\/1197882488292610054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; min_height=&#8221;80px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Sharon Coward is the executive director for EnviroCentre, an organization that encourages Ottawa residents to adopt sustainable lifestyles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>She said Friday that having a local MP as the environment minister was helpful because McKenna had, \u201ca very local focus and understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/yow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Yanira-L..jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;36px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-2px||5px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;11px||1px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>Yanira Lobat\u00f3n attends a climate protest on Parliament Hill on Friday. 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Beijer is a founding member of Fridays for Future Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had four years of trying to pressure this local MP and it\u2019s honestly quite tiring, because in Ottawa it\u2019s a lot of the same people,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Beijer added that the change of ministers will give local advocacy groups in the new minister\u2019s riding the chance to pressure the new environment minister.<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph --> <!-- \/divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph --> <!-- \/divi:paragraph -->[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/yow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mia-B.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;31px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px||10px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px||1px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Mia Beijer, a founding member of Fridays for Future Ottawa, said the change in environment ministers gave the group an opportunity to regroup and re-examine its priorities. 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