[4] Following her election to the National Assembly in 2022, she was chosen to be the opposition critic for Environment, Wildlife and Parks; Natural Resources and Forests; Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Youth; and Relations with English-speaking Quebecers.

Born in Lima, Peru in 1988,[1] Zaga Mendez emigrated to Canada when she was fourteen.

[4] She first became involved in politics as a result of the 2008 shooting of Fredy Villanueva, and participated in the 2012 Quebec student protests on the campus of McGill University.

[5] She has a master's degree in natural resource management from McGill University and a doctorate in sustainable development from Université du Québec en Outaouais.

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