Once dubbed ‘Green Jesus,’ Guilbeault’s activist past could help, or hurt, his environmental portfolio

Environmentalists who worked with Steven Guilbeault say he's the real deal, now they're hoping he will act like it as he takes the reins of the government's climate change file.

Steven Guilbeault, pictured on Oct. 26 arriving at Rideau Hall with his partner, Renée-Ann Blais, left, had a distinguished career as an environmental activist, and a brief and controversial tenure as federal Heritage minister before his appointment to lead Environment and Climate Change Canada on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

November 8, 2021

In a serendipitous way, Steven Guilbeault’s June 9 birthday perhaps offered a clue as to the green direction his life would follow. Former federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) marks her birthday on that day, as does Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner. Ms. M...

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