Linda Lapointe MP
Deputy Government Whip
In office August 31, 2018 – September 11, 2019
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Filomena Tassi
Succeeded by	Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Member of Parliament forRivière-des-Mille-Îles
Incumbent
Assumed office April 28, 2025
Preceded by	Luc Desilets
In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	Laurin Liu
Succeeded by	Luc Desilets
Member of theNational Assembly of Quebec forGroulx
In office April 25, 2007 – November 5, 2008
Preceded by	Pierre Descoteaux
Succeeded by	René Gauvreau
Personal details
Born	(1960-07-02)July 2, 1960 (age 65) Laval, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Other political affiliations	Quebec Liberal Party Action démocratique du Québec

Linda Lapointe (born July 2, 1960)^[1] is a Canadian politician and businesswoman fromQuebec. She has been theMember of Parliament for the riding ofRivière-des-Mille-Îles since the2025 Canadian Federal Election, serving as a member of theLiberal Party of Canada. Before this, she was anAction démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of theNational Assembly for the electoral district ofGroulx from 2007 to 2008. She previously served as Member of Parliament for the same district, having first been elected in 2015, and sat until the2019 Canadian federal election when she lost her seat.

Lapointe has a college diploma inhealth sciences from theCEGEP Ahuntsic. In 1986, she received abachelor's degree inbusiness administration from theUniversité de Montréal. She worked at her Father’s grocery store,Provigo Lapointe et Fille, starting in her teenage years, serving as store manager from 1988 to 1997 and as owner from 1997 until selling the store in 2006.

In addition to her career as a manager, Lapointe was treasurer and member of the Board of the Association des détaillants en alimentation du Québec (Quebec food retailers association) from 2002 to 2006. In 2013, this association has appointed her as a member of its Hall of Fame. In her community, she has been president for the Regrouprement des gens d'affaires ofBoisbriand from 2009 to 2015. Since she was 26, she has been actively involved in her community, notably as organizer of Déjeuner de partage.

Lapointe was first elected to theNational Assembly of Quebec in the2007 election as a member of Action démocratique du Québec in the riding ofGroulx. Lapointe took office on April 12, 2007 and was named the critic for economic development and the Montreal region until 2008.^[2] She was also the assistant whip of the official opposition party.

Lapointe was defeated in the2008 election.

She changed parties and ran for theQuebec Liberal Party in the2012 Quebec general election and was again defeated.

After running again as MP in 2025 and winning as of April 28th, 2025, she became president of the Liberal Women’s caucus. She is also an active member of two committees, being the international commerce committee as well as the ethics, deontology and access to information.

On October 15, 2015, she was elected on the2015 federal election as a member of theLiberal Party of Canada for the riding ofRivière-des-Mille-Îles. She defeatedNDP incumbentLaurin Liu.^[3] Shortly after her election Lapointe posted photos on herFacebook page depicting her dressed in aHalloween costume—an Asian hat and robe—which was criticized forcultural appropriation and stereotypingChinese culture.^[4] Lapointe later apologized and removed the photos from Facebook. She was selected byPrime Minister Trudeau's cabinet to sit on two House of Commons parliamentary committees: Standing Committee of Official Languages and Standing Committee on International Trade.

As a member of this committee, she studied the Government of Canada programs designed to promote francophone immigration to francophone minority communities in Canada, to establish a new Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (2008-2013) in partnership with the Minister of Canadian Heritage,Mélanie Joly. Her responsibilities also included studying Air Canada's bilingual service and studying access to justice in both languages.

As a member of this committee, she, with the other members, directed studies and reports on various aspects of Canada’s international trade policy, such as theSoftwood Lumber Agreement between Canada et United States of America, theTranspacific Partnership, and theEU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

She introduced a private member's bill on the credit card acceptance fees on February 25, 2016 to members of the House of Commons. The bill was namedAn act to amend the Payment card Networks act.^[5]

^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ.

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