Manon Perreault

Who is Manon Perreault?

Manon Perreault is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of Montcalm as a member of the New Democratic Party until June 6, 2014 when she was suspended from the NDP caucus after being charged with public mischief. She currently sits as an Independent.

Perreault was a municipal councillor in Sainte-Marie-Salomé, Quebec from 2002 to 2009. Before being elected to parliament, Perreault was an administrator and trainer. As a person living with restricted mobility, she worked with Kéroul, an organization promoting tourism for people with disabilities, and Handami, a regional association for people with disabilities. Perreault became a paraplegic, following an equestrian accident in 1993.

She joins cabinet minister Steven Fletcher as a member of Parliament who uses a wheelchair, and plans, among others, to use her parliamentary position to defend people with disabilities. Following her election, she was named to the NDP's shadow cabinet as critic for people with disabilities.