Environment minister confronts Rebel reporter about ‘climate Barbie’ name
VANCOUVER — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna confronted a reporter for The Rebel on Friday, demanding he make a commitment that the far-right website stop calling her “climate Barbie.”
The exchange occurred at a news conference after a meeting of provincial, territorial and federal environment ministers in Vancouver.
Christopher Wilson identified himself as a Rebel reporter and asked McKenna a question about the federal government’s opinion on the role of hydroelectricity as a clean power source.
“So you’re the Rebel Media that happens to call me ‘climate Barbie.’ I certainly hope that you will no longer use that hashtag,” McKenna said.