[1] She previously served on Montreal City Council as councillor for the district of Sault-au-Récollet in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville from 2013 to 2017.
[2] Earlier, she also served as head of the Centrale des syndicats du Québec from 1988 to 1999, and was the first woman to lead a major labour union in the province.
[1] She ran in the 2013 municipal election as a candidate of the Vrai changement pour Montréal party.
[1] On election day, she won the seat by a margin of just one vote over Nathalie Hotte of the Équipe Denis Coderre.
She stated that the party was created as a vehicle for Melanie Joly, who has since left for federal politics, serving as the heritage minister.