Steven Guilbeault is a former environmental activist and current Minister of Environment and Climate Change. He is also the member of Parliament for Laurier–Sainte-Marie in the House of Commons. Previously, Guilbeault was the Minister of Canadian Heritage. Before entering federal politics, he chaired the Committee on Emerging Renewable Energy for the Government of Quebec. Guilbeault has been a commentator for CBC/Radio-Canada, La Presse and Corporate Knights magazine, and has been a columnist for the Métro newspaper for nearly a decade.