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Nathalie Des Rosiers (born 1959) is a lawyer, academic and politician in Ontario, Canada.
She was born in Montreal, studied law at the Université de Montréal and received a LLM from Harvard University. Des Rosiers practised law in London, Ontario with Lerners LLP. She also was a law professor at the University of Western Ontario. She then served as dean of the civil law section at the University of Ottawa. She was president of the Law Commission of Canada from 2004 to 2008. Des Rosiers served as general counsel for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) from 2009 to 2013.
During the 2010 G20 Toronto summit, Des Rosiers uncovered a provision invoked by the provincial government which greatly expanded police powers near a security fence on the perimeter of the summit's location. She brought this issue to the attention of the Canadian press and ensured that CCLA volunteers monitored the Toronto police for civil liberties violations during the conference. She also helped to discourage the practice of "carding", where police stop people who are not suspected of any criminal activity, ask for their identification and record that information for later review.
Des Rosiers received the Order of Canada in 2013 and the Order of Ontario in 2012. She was named one of Canada's 25 most influential lawyers by Canadian Lawyer in 2011 and in 2012.
She was chosen as Liberal candidate for a November 2016 by-election to be held in the Ontario riding of Ottawa—Vanier following the resignation of Madeleine Meilleur. She defeated Progressive Conservative challenger and former Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin.
Des Rosiers serves as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Status of Women, currently Indira Naidoo-Harris, and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Housing, currently Chris Ballard.