page_title: Megan Leslie
section_title: Awards and accolades
hierarchical_section_title: Megan Leslie / Awards and accolades
caption_attribution_description: English: Megan Leslie, Rathika Sitsabaiesen and Mike Sullivan at the NDP Caucus strategy session in Saskatoon.
context_page_description: Megan Anissa Leslie is a Canadian politician and environmental advocate. She is the president and CEO of World Wildlife Fund Canada and on the advisory board of the Leaders' Debates Commission.
  She was previously the federal Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Halifax from the 2008 Canadian federal election until her defeat in 2015. She is a member of the New Democratic Party and served as the party's critic for the environment.
  In 2012, Leslie was named as one of the deputy leaders of the Official Opposition – one of the youngest MPs ever to be selected for the post.
context_section_description: In 2011, Leslie was chosen as one of the "five best Canadian members of Parliament" by The Mark News.
  In May 2009, Leslie was chosen as "Best Rookie" by Maclean's in their third annual Parliamentarians of the Year awards.
  In February 2010, an essay by Leslie was featured in an Americas Quarterly issue titled "Voices from the New Generation", which featured 29 young business, political, and civic leaders from across the Americas.  In her essay Leslie expressed her belief in her generation's recognition of the complexity of social change, and her style of politics that recognizes the need for robust community participation as well as representation in parliament.
  In December 2010, she was voted as the favourite "Up and Comer" on Parliament Hill and was picked as one of the year's top MPs by columnist David Akin.
  Readers of The Coast weekly newspaper in Halifax voted her as "Best Halifax Member of Parliament" in 2009  and 2010 and 2011 and 2012 and 2013 and 2014. In 2008, she was Voted "Best Activist".
  In 2013, Megan received the Paul Harris Fellow recognition by the Rotary Club of Halifax Northwest.
  In 2015, Megan Leslie was named a Top 10 Environmental Leader in Canada by Power & Influence magazine. In the same year, she was also named one of the most influential people in government and politics by The Hill Times.
  Before entering politics she received: Muriel Duckworth award for raising consciousness of women's issues and feminism in the legal community; Holly House Heroes award (Elizabeth Fry) for work in housing and homelessness; Weldon Community Commitment Award; Dalhousie Governor's Award for exceptional leadership in the University and community; MacIntosh Bursary for outstanding public service; CBA Law Day Award for encouraging and promoting access to justice.
caption: Megan Leslie, Rathika Sitsabaiesan and Mike Sullivan at the NDP Caucus strategy session in Saskatoon.
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