Amanda Simard | |
|---|---|
 Amanda Simard MPP (Ontario) | |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | |
| In office June 7, 2018 – June 2, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Grant Crack |
| Succeeded by | Stéphane Sarrazin |
| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Francophone Affairs | |
| In office June 29, 2018 – November 29, 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Gila Martow |
| Russell Township Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – June 7, 2018 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 27, 1989 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (until 2018) Independent (2018–2020) |
| Domestic partner | Yvan Baker (e. 2023) |
| Residence(s) | Embrun, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Politician, Political staffer |
Amanda Simard is the former MPP for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 42nd Parliament of Ontario. Simard was elected in the 2018 provincial election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario,[1] but left the PC caucus on November 29, 2018 after Ontario premier Doug Ford eliminated the province's French-language services commissioner and cancelled plans for a new French language university.[2] On January 16, 2020, Simard joined the Ontario Liberal Party.[3] She lost her seat in the 2022 Ontario general election.[4]
During the 2022 provincial election Simard was defeated by Stéphane Sarrazin.[5]
She is president of the International Network of Young Parliamentarians.[6]
- ^ "PC Amanda Simard elected in Glengarry–Prescott–Russell". CBC News. June 7, 2018.
- ^ "MPP Amanda Simard leaving PCs, will sit as an independent". CBC News. November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ Ferguson, Rob; Benzie, Robert (January 16, 2020). "Amanda Simard joins Liberals a year after quitting Doug Ford's Tories over French-language cuts". Toronto Star.
- ^ "PC Stéphane Sarrazin wins Glengarry-Prescott-Russell". ca.news.yahoo.com. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Stéphane Sarrazin wins in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell". CityNews Ottawa. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Le Réseau des jeunes parlementaires". Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-27.