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Jennifer Ross - Québec
Jennifer is a long-time champion of motorcycling in Quebec. A rider herself since 1973, she’s been a member of the Granby Motorcyclist Association (l'Association motocycliste de Granby, or AMG) since 1984 and served as president in 1988-89. She joined the Quebec Motorcyclist Federation (Fédération motocycliste du Québec, or FMQ) in 1985, serving as secretary to the board of directors from 1996 to 1998. She has been the FMQ’s political life officer since 2004. Jennifer also joined the Comité d’action politique motocycliste (CAPM) in 1994 and became the information sub-committee chair four years after that and a member of the board of directors in 2002. She took on the role of interim coordinator for the FMQ in October 2006. In her professional life, she has studied hotel management and business information systems. She’s currently teaching in computer applications, business math and English at a vocational school in Quebec. Before that, she was employed for 24 years as a business systems analyst and IT project manager. ‘I have been actively involved in the motorcyclist political movement for the past 12 years. Our main focus has been fair treatment from the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) which is Quebec's government-run personal-injury (no fault) insurance system. Our position has been in favour of maintaining mandatory rider training for new riders because of the SAAQ's tariff structure. We are currently embroiled in the fight of our lives over proposed huge premium increases which are putting the future of motorcycling in Quebec in peril. We are also fighting standardization of motorcycle components, as well as discriminatory helmet law enforcement with the aim eventually to have freedom of choice.’
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