He graduated from Sir Robert Borden High School, and studied criminology and public administration at Carleton University.
[3] After university, Menard worked as a strategic analyst for the Department of Justice and then as manager of government relations for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
[5] Menard ran on a progressive platform of reducing fares for public transportation, barring planning committee members from taking developer donations, and eliminating single use plastics.
Menard claimed the win as a "referendum on development" in the area, while Chernushenko blamed his defeat on being out organized by an "NDP campaign".
[7] Menard ran for a second term on Ottawa City Council in the 2022 Ottawa Municipal Election, he was endorsed by mayoral candidate and previous Somerset Ward councillor Catherine McKenney.