Saskatchewan MP Gerry Ritz has apologized for calling Environment Minister Catherine McKenna a "climate Barbie" on social media Tuesday night. The apology came about 20 minutes after McKenna and others responded, calling the comment sexist. Later, McKenna said Ritz's "sexist comments" won't stop women from entering politics, and she asked whether he uses that kind of language with his family. Ritz later deleted the tweet and apologized, saying the word Barbie "is not reflective of the role the Minister plays." He later apologized for the remark, which then-prime minister Stephen Harper's office had called tasteless and completely inappropriate.

Source: CBC News September 20, 2017 12:48 UTC