Christina Perreault – Conservative candidate for St. Paul’s
Drawn to running for public office by a passion for fairness, equality of opportunity and the promise that is Canada, Christina Perreault has a long track record of standing up for her beliefs.
Christina’s interest in politics began as a young child, canvassing for her uncle who ran for the Conservatives in Nova Scotia. A volunteer on countless election campaigns at both the federal and provincial levels, Christina is actively involved at the grassroots level in Toronto Conservative politics.
Christina studied political science at McGill University in Montreal. Upon graduation, Christina moved to Paris, France where she continued her studies in French linguistics and French civilization at the Sorbonne University.
Christina has a proud history of serving her local community. During her fourth year at McGill, she co-founded and was President of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research Club at McGill (CANFAR @ McGill), a charity organization dedicated to raising funds for the fight against AIDS. In its first year, McGill University formally recognized CANFAR @ McGill for its outstanding fundraising abilities. CANFAR @ McGill remains an important organization at McGill, and has been a model for similar clubs in universities across Canada. In 2008, Metro Newspaper recognized Christina for these accomplishments. As one of the founders of The Frocktail Party, an event which aims to raise awareness and funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Christina continues to be an active participate in her community.
Christina is currently Issues Manager at the Ontario Medical Association, the professional organization which represents Ontario’s 25,000 doctors. In her role, Christina has worked on many initiatives to ensure the Government of Ontario takes action to improve our health care system for Ontario’s patients. While working full-time, Christina attended Ryerson University to receive her post-graduate designation in Public Relations.
