Formerly Assistant Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Whole, and a former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1997–1999).
[2] She argues that women continue to face serious obstacles to full participation in public life.
She suggests that women bring a different character to the policy making process and they should be encouraged to enter politics in greater numbers.
Bakopanos holds a Bachelor of Arts with honours in political science and history from McGill University, where she also studied law.
She ran in the provincial riding of Crémazie in the 2012 election for the Quebec Liberal Party but was defeated.