She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Charlesbourg from 2007 to 2008.
She graduated from Université Laval in 2003 after obtaining a bachelor's degree in international law.
She worked as a clerk for the Manitoba Ministry of Justice and was a lawyer for three years for the Quebec City-based law firm of Daignault et associés.
[1] She is also a member of organizations such as Avocats sans Frontieres (Lawyers without borders), the Quebec Chamber of Commerce and the Quebec businesspeople Chamber of Commerce.
Morissette took office on April 12, 2007, and was named the critic for immigration and cultural communities.