Catherine Clark

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Catherine Jane Clark (born November 6, 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian television broadcaster, and the daughter of former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark and Maureen McTeer.

Born the same year Joe Clark first became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Catherine Clark attended Neuchâtel Junior College in Neuchatel, Switzerland prior to pursuing studies in Art History at the University of Toronto. Later she worked in public relations for Hill & Knowlton.

She became a popular media personality^{[citation needed]} in 1998, when her father campaigned successfully for his partial second term as leader of the party. Although the media and the public were initially drawn to her blond hair and youthful good looks^{[citation needed]}, she also proved to be a smart, strong campaigner whose dynamic, modern and appealing public image attracted a lot of attention at a time when the Progressive Conservatives badly needed it.

She also played a prominent role in the federal election of 2000, when she was credited by her father as one of his smartest and most trusted political advisors. She was also a prominent advocate for engaging youth in the political process.

In 2001, she began a career in broadcasting, hosting a television news magazine, Unzipped, for the new Canadian digital cable network iChannel. The show was cancelled the following year, due to financial constraints at the network^{[citation needed]}, but Clark continued to work in other capacities for the network. In 2004, she joined Rogers Television as host of a daily talk show in Ottawa. Following the birth of her daughter, Catherine returned to television and is now the host of CPAC's Sunday Sound Off, seen Sunday mornings at 11:00am (EST).

On June 8, 2002, Clark married Chad Schella, Director of Player Services for the NHL Ottawa Senators. They have a daughter, Alexandra Charmaine Maureen Schella, born on May 26, 2006.

Clark was one of several children of former Prime Ministers who became Canadian media personalities between 1998 and 2001. The others were Ben Mulroney, Justin Trudeau and Alexandre Trudeau.