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Work–family balance is a major challenge for parliamentarians. The demands of long hours, a constant heavy workload and frequent travel create real difficulties for elected officials seeking to reconcile political responsibilities with family life. These issues were the focus of a roundtable moderated by Xavier Mercier Méthé, Team Leader at the Bibliothèque de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec’s Service de la recherche. On that occasion, three Members of the Assemblée nationale—Madwa Nika Cadet, Pascal Paradis and Marilyne Picard—shared their experiences and the strategies they have adopted to combine public service with parenthood. Their testimonies provide insight into the challenges of work–family balance and a chance to reflect on institutional measures that could facilitate the exercise of parliamentary duties.
