Demers was born in
Montreal,
Quebec. An administrator of health services and a restaurant owner, Demers was first elected into the
House of Commons of Canada in the
2004 Canadian federal election. She was the
Bloc Québécois candidate in the riding of
Laval and she defeated Liberal Pierre Lafleur by nearly 7,000 votes. She was the Bloc's critic to Families and Caregivers from August 6, 2004, to February 9, 2006, and Bloc's critic for Seniors until 2011. However, she was defeated in the
2011 election by
NDP's José Nunez-Melo. Demers died on July 3, 2024, at the age of 73. == References ==