Monsef Derraji, the voice of Nelligan’s Residents in Parliament
Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and Liberal Health and Social Services Critic, Monsef Derraji has been working as an MNA to ensure the well-being of his fellow Nelligan residents since 2018. He was named a Rising Star by La Presse newspaper’s parliamentary ranking and was awarded third place on the podium as Parliamentarian of the Year in 2019 and 2020. In 2021, he was also awarded third place in the category of most persistent opposition critic.
During his mandate to serve the citizens of Nelligan, Monsef Derraji, who holds a doctorate of public health from the Université de Montréal, has demonstrated leadership on health, immigration, labour, the economy, SMEs, innovation and research as a Liberal critic. He has also sat on several parliamentary committees, including those on public finance, the economy, and labour and social services. The MNA for Nelligan was also Vice-Chair of the Delegation of the National Assembly for Relations with Morocco.
Throughout his mandate, Monsef Derraji has lent his voice to the victims of the reform of the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) tabled by the Minister of Immigration, Simon Jolin-Barrette, who would eventually backtrack on the reforms. He also stood up several times in the house to question the CAQ’s mode of governance and to call for an end to the decreed renewal of the state of health emergency. Monsef Derraji has also been able to bring the priorities of his fellow citizens to the forefront through subsequent interventions questioning the CAQ’s pandemic management methods.
The Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition introduced an amendment that was close to his heart to ensure the recognition of Parkinson’s disease as an occupational disease caused by pesticides. Monsef Derraji also initiated the tabling of 2 bills, both adopted unanimously, respectively the bill for an Act to improve support offered to entrepreneurs and farmers in relation to mental health and the bill for the Act to temporarily limit the charges that restaurateurs may be required to pau online for order services and meal delivery services.
