Simard publicly denounced Ontario's decision to eliminate the independent office of the French-language services commissioner and a planned French-language university.
She broke ranks with her party again Wednesday in supporting an attempt to overturn the measures.
Simard, a rookie legislator who represents a largely Franco-Ontarian riding, backed what she called an "important" Opposition motion that aimed to revive the university project and the commissioner's office, saying the province's "partial backtracking" on the issue wasn't enough.
Simard said she is not satisfied by the Tory government's announcement late last week that it would create a commissioner position within the office of the provincial ombudsman, establish a Ministry of Francophone Affairs, and hire a senior policy adviser on francophone affairs in the premier's office. No changes were announced in regard to the university.