Désirée McGraw

Responsibilities

Temporary Chair
Official Opposition Critic for Social Economy
Official Opposition Critic for International Trade and Relations
Official Opposition Critic for the Fight Against Climate Change

Biography

Designated a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum in 2010 and one of Canada's 100 most influential women by the Financial Post, Désirée McGraw was a senior policy advisor to the Paul Martin government on international cooperation.

Co-founder of Al Gore's Climate Reality Project in Canada and President of Pearson College from 2015 to 2019, this social entrepreneur, environmentalist and mother of one has dedicated her professional life to recruiting, training and partnering with next-generation leaders. Deeply committed to her community of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Montreal West, Désirée McGraw will respond with ambition and skill to the issues facing her fellow citizens.

"Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is not only my home, but also my community, which is very dear to me. I have dedicated a large part of my professional life to environmental causes. I've been fortunate to work with extraordinary leaders like Maurice Strong, David Suzuki, Elizabeth May and Al Gore. We need ambitious public policies on the environment. We can no longer put off achieving our goals. As your Member of Parliament, I will work hard every day to serve the interests and aspirations of my fellow citizens of NDG."

- Désirée McGraw, Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce