OTTAWA — Out of the many federal public servants who ran as candidates in the last federal election, only one was elected: Caroline Desrochers, the Liberal member of Parliament for Trois-Rivières, Que.

Originally from Montreal, Desrochers worked at Global Affairs Canada for almost 25 years; her first posting was in Haiti. She later worked for about a decade on Canada-U.S. relations and was posted to New York during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first mandate.

During that time, she worked on the first round of tariffs and the renegotiation of the North American trade pact.

“I always knew one day I would want to do that,” Desrochers said of entering politics, adding that she was interested in doing work that felt closer to people.

“For me, it was important to have a solid experience to c

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