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Gun control activist and Polytechnique massacre survivor Nathalie Provost to join Mark Carney’s team: report

Nathalie Provost, a survivor of the Ecole Polytechnique shooting in 1989 speaks during an event in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. A prominent gun-control group fears the Liberal government has abandoned its commitment to enact a comprehensive ban on assault-style firearms, citing "no tangible progress" on key steps to fulfil the pledge. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

By News Staff

Posted March 21, 2025 9:32 am.

Nathalie Provost, spokesperson for the group PolySeSouvient and survivor of the École Polytechnique massacre, is about to make the leap into federal politics with Marc Carney’s Liberal team.

Known for her gun control activism, Provost is expected to announce Friday that she will represent the Liberal Party of Canada, according to Le Devoir.

She would run in the new riding of Châteauguay–Les Jardins-de-Napierville, in Monteregie on the South Shore.

In recent years, the Quebec engineer had criticized the party for failing to keep its promises to keep gun control in Canada, even though the Trudeau government has banned thousands of types of firearms.

Carney is expected to call a general election in Canada this Sunday.

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