Michelle Simson (born July 10, 1953) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the Ontario electoral district of Scarborough Southwest as a Member of Parliament from 2008 through 2011.
Before being elected as an MP, she was the vice-president and general manager of a leasing firm located in Scarborough and was a former president of the Ontario Women's Liberal Commission.
On July 7, 2009, Simson made history by becoming the first federal politician in Canada[1] to publicize her claimed expenses for the fiscal year on her website,[2] saying: "I have been a taxpayer a lot longer than I ever have been an MP, and as a taxpayer this was a real bone of contention.
"[4]Simson was also a founding member and co-chair of the Parliamentary Committee on palliative and Compassionate Care (PCPCC), a non-partisan Parliamentary group aimed at promoting awareness of glaring deficiences in Canada's palliative and compassionate care framework.
After serving for just over two-and-a-half years as an MP, Simson ran for re-election in her Scarborough Southwest riding in 2011.