Nathalie Provost
Nathalie Provost | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State (Nature) | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of Parliament for Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Brenda Shanahan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 or 1966 (age 58–59) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Known for | Gun control activism |
Nathalie Provost PC MP is a Canadian engineer, gun control advocate, and politician. She survived being shot during the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre. Provost and other survivors founded the PolySeSouvient gun-control advocacy group, for which she served as a spokesperson. She has continued as an activist for gun control and to reduce violence against women. From 2017 to 2019 Provost served as vice-chair of the Government's Canadian Firearms Registry, but resigned because of belief they were not strong enough. She works as an engineering civil servant for the government of Quebec. With Provost's permission, Canadian author Louise Penny featured her as a character in her 2022 novel A World of Curiosities.
A member of the Liberal Party, she has been a member of Parliament for Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville since 2025.