As CREA’s former Manager of Government Relations, Mélanie Rivest helped advance key issues to REALTORS® by working closely with the federal government. She was responsible for developing CREA’s submission to the Budget process and participated in the planning of PAC Days. Prior to joining CREA, Mélanie worked as a policy analyst for Infrastructure Canada and as an economist at the Department of Finance. In her spare time, she enjoys hot yoga, tennis and travel.