Marie-France Lalonde

The Honourable
Marie-France Lalonde
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Ottawa—Orléans
Assumed office
June 12, 2014
Preceded by Phil McNeely
Personal details
Born 1971 (age 45–46)
Ottawa, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Residence Orleans, Ontario
Profession Business owner, social worker

Marie-France Lalonde (born c. 1971) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2014. She represents the riding of Ottawa—Orléans. In 2015 she was appointed as Chief Government Whip. In 2016 she was appointed as a cabinet minister in the government of Kathleen Wynne as Minister of Government and Consumer Services and also is Minister for Francophone Affairs.

Background

Lalonde was born in Ottawa, Ontario and she grew up in Gatineau, Quebec. She attended Collège de l'Outaouais and later the University of Ottawa.[1] She worked for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Hospital and is co-owner of Portobello Manor, a senior's residence. She lives in Orleans, Ontario with her husband Alvaro and their daughter.[2]

Politics

Lalonde ran in the 2014 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Ottawa—Orléans. She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Andrew Lister by 11,472 votes.[3][4]

She was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure focusing on economic development issues. She was the also the Parliamentary Assistant to Madeleine Meilleur in her capacity as responsible for francophone affairs. On September 2, 2015, she was appointed Chief Government Whip and served until her appointment to cabinet.[5][6] In June 2016, she was appointed to cabinet as the Minister of Government and Consumer Services and the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs on June 13, 2016.[7] On January 12, 2017, she was move to the position of Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services replacing David Orazietti who resigned unexpectedly in December 2016.[8]

In March 2015 she introduced a Private Member's Bill to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Bill 75, which would ban the production and addition of microbeads to cosmetic products in Ontario. Ontario was the first provincial jurisdiction to address the growing concern of microbeads. In June Bill 75 went to public hearings at committee.[9][10]

In March 2016 MPP Lalonde introduced a motion that sought to have a monument to the first two female MPPs elected to the Ontario Legislature erected on the grounds of the legislature. The motion was debated on March 22, 2016 and received unanimous support from all three parties.[11]

Cabinet positions

Provincial Government of Kathleen Wynne
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
David Orazietti Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
2017-present
Also responsible for Francophone affairs		 Incumbent
David Orazietti Minister of Government and Consumer Services
2016-2017		 Tracy MacCharles
Special Parliamentary Responsibilities
Predecessor Title Successor
Bob Delaney Chief Government Whip
(2015-2016)		 Jim Bradley

Election Results

Ontario general election, 2014: Ottawa—Orleans
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMarie-France Lalonde 29,945 53.59 +7.15
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Lister 18,473 33.06 −7.32
New DemocraticProsper M'Bemba-Meka 4,909 8.78 −1.80
GreenBob Bell 2,041 3.65 +1.77
LibertarianGerry Bourdeau 512 0.92 +0.59
Total valid votes 55,880 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +7.24

References

  1. ↑ Pierroz, Sébastien (July 8, 2014). "Marie-France Lalonde, a new face for Ottawa-Orléans". Orléans Star.
  2. ↑ Kitts, Catherine (June 12, 2014). "Marie-France Lalonde wins handedly in Ottawa-Orléans". Orléans Star.
  3. ↑ Duffy, Andrew (June 12, 2014). "Lalonde builds on Liberal legacy in Ottawa-Orleans". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ "General Election by District: Ottawa-Orléans". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2016/06/12/bradley-steps-down-from-cabinet-role
  6. ↑ Reevely, David (September 4, 2015). "Orléans's MPP Marie-France Lalonde named Liberals' chief whip". Ottawa Citizen.
  7. ↑ "Reevely: Lalonde joins cabinet as Kathleen Wynne shuffles her ministers". Ottawa Citizen. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  8. ↑ "Kathleen Wynne appoints new corrections minister in small cabinet shuffle". CBC News. January 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ Smith, Joanna (May 14, 2015). "Banning microbeads from cosmetics and toiletries". Toronto Star.
  10. ↑ "Bill 75, Microbead Elimination and Monitoring Act, 2015". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. June 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Motion passed to have statue of female MPPs erected on Queen’s Park grounds". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
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