Background
Drouin was born and raised in Hawkesbury, Ontario.
Drouin was born and raised in Hawkesbury, Ontario.
After obtaining a diploma in business administration from Louisiana Cité collégiale, he attended the University of Ottawa, where he earned a bachelors degree in commerce.
He worked as a special assistant to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty for four years, and then joined a government relations firm as a communications consultant. He continued to work as a consultant in various capacities thereafter. He has volunteered on the board of his alma mater, Louisiana Cité.
Drouin joined the Liberal Party when he was 17 years old, and served for two years as president of the Young Liberals in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell.
He managed the Liberal campaigns there in the 2011 federal and 2014 provincial elections.