CANADIAN PUBLIC POLICY EXPERT, BUSINESS OWNER, & WRITER.

Melissa Caouette smiling beside a window, September 2026 portrait.

A Canadian politico-turned staffer-turned consultant-turned lobbyist-turned-business owner on a mission to normalize one simple truth: political risks are business risks.

offerings

Melissa engages with organizations in several ways.

MC consulting

Principal

MC Consulting is a Canadian public policy practice focused on helping small, medium, and large corporations, non-profits, associations, and municipalities anticipate, interpret, and mitigate organizational, and political risk.

Pocket LobbyisT

Founder

Pocket Lobbyist is a membership-based platform offering government relations and lobbying tools for organizations that need to understand political risk.

Melissa Caouette seated in an armchair beside a window, September 2026.

WRITING & PERSPECTIVE

Perspectives on Canadian politics, public policy, and the forces shaping business and public life.