Career
Leclair worked in the Canadian Armed Forces as a marine mechanic in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1986 to 1989. He obtained a college degree at the Institute Teccart in 1998 and worked as an instrumental and control technician from 1989 to 2008. He has also been owner of two businesses, including one writing promotional articles for musical groups.
Leclair was involved in sports being previously a soccer referee from 1984 to 1986, and from 1997 to 2004 a certified hockey coach for minor hockey in Valleyfield.
In 2008, Leclair was elected as a municipal councillor in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. Since election, he has served on the "Committee on Planning and the Public Domain" and the "Committee on Labour and the Economy".
Since August 2010, he has been the official opposition critic for labour.
