The Honourable Marie-France Lalonde ECOMP
Member of Parliament forOrléans
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Andrew Leslie
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
In office June 12, 2014 – September 20, 2019
Preceded by	Phil McNeely
Succeeded by	Stephen Blais
Constituency	Ottawa-Orléans (2014–2018) Orléans (2018–present)
Personal details
Born	1971 (age 54–55) Ottawa,Ontario, Canada
Party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Liberal (provincial)
Residence(s)	Notting Hill,[1]Orleans, Ontario, Canada
Profession	Former Businesswoman, Former Social Worker, Politician

Marie-France LalondeMP (bornc. 1971) is aFranco-Ontarian politician inOntario, Canada who has served as theMember of Parliament (MP) for theriding ofOrléans as a member of theLiberal Party of Canada since 2019. She also served as theLiberalMember of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the provincial riding ofOrléans from 2014 until 2019, when she resigned her seat to run federally.^[2] She then won in her riding with 54 percent of the vote.^[3]

In January 2017, she was appointed asMinister of Community Safety and Correctional Services.^[4] In July 2017, she was appointed as the firstMinister of Francophone Affairs.^[5] She served in those roles until the end of the government ofKathleen Wynne. She previously served asMinister of Government and Consumer Services and as Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs in the cabinet of Kathleen Wynne.

Lalonde was born inOttawa,Ontario, into a Franco-Ontarian family and grew up inGatineau,Quebec. She attendedCollège de l'Outaouais, theUniversity of Ottawa, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, and theUniversité du Québec à Hull.^[6][7] She worked for theChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and theOttawa Hospital for over ten years. She was also co-owner and general manager of Portobello Manor, a senior's residence in Orléans, for which she received the 2010 New Business of the Year Award from the Orléans Chamber of Commerce.^[8]

She has been living in Orléans since 1999.

Lalonde ran in the2014 provincial election as theLiberal candidate in the riding ofOttawa—Orléans. She won with 53.50% of the vote, beating Progressive Conservative Candidate by over 11,000 votes^[9][10]

She was theParliamentary Assistant to theMinister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure, focusing on economic development issues. She was also theParliamentary Assistant toMadeleine Meilleur in her capacity as responsible for francophone affairs. On September 2, 2015, she was appointed asChief Government Whip and served until her appointment to cabinet.^[11][12]

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.^[13] On January 12, 2017, she was moved to the position ofMinister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, replacingDavid Orazietti, who resigned unexpectedly in December 2016.^[14] In July 2017, she was created the Minister of Francophone Affairs.^[5]

In March 2015, she introduced aPrivate Member's Bill to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Bill 75, which would ban the production and addition ofmicrobeads to cosmetic products in Ontario. Ontario was the first provincial jurisdiction to address the growing concern of microbeads. In June 2015, Bill 75 went to public hearings at committee.^[15][16]

In September 2nd, 2015, she was appointed Chief Government Whip, a position she held until her cabinet appointment.^[17]

In March 2016, 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.^[18]

As Minister of Government and Consumer Services, she introduced Bill 59,Putting Consumers First Act, which introduced regulations for door-to-door sales, home inspectors and further regulations for alternative financial services.^[19]

In November 2017, she introduced legislation leading to a wholesale reform of thePolice Services Act. This act was informed by public consultation and a report by Justice Tulloch. The reforms introduced greater oversight for police, and significant changes to how police will operate in the province.^[20]

Running for re-election in the 2018 general election, she was one of seven Liberal MPPs elected securing 39.05% of the vote and a margin of fewer than 2,500 votes.

On March 20, 2018, she introduced Bill 6 – theCorrectional Services Transformation Act, 2018. It passed Third Reading in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and received Royal Assent on May 7, 2018.^[21] The Act will result in improved conditions, increased transparency, and will apply a consistent and evidence-based approach to rehabilitation and reintegration to better prepare those in custody for a successful and well-supported return to their communities. The Act transform Ontario's adult correctional system by setting rules and clearly defining segregation, improving conditions of confinement, increasing transparency and accountability, ensuring incarcerated individuals have access to appropriate health care services, and better supporting rehabilitation and reintegration.^[22]

In a 2017 episode of the television seriesPolitical Blind Date, Lalonde andCheri DiNovo discussed their differing perspectives on the issue of criminal justice and corrections.^[23]

On May 13, 2019, Lalonde announced that she would be running for the federalLiberal Party's nomination in the2019 federal election to attempt to succeed retiring MPAndrew Leslie inOrléans.^[24] She won the nomination on September 19^[25] and resigned her seat the next day.^[26]

On October 21, Lalonde won the riding of Orléans with 54 per cent of the vote and was re-elected on September 20th, 2021.^[27]

Lalonde had served as Parliamentary Secretary for various ministries including the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (March 19th, 2021- August 15th, 2021), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (December 3rd, 2021- September 17th, 2023), and Minister of National Defense (September 18th, 2023 - April 27th, 2025).

She was previously a member of the Standing Committee on National Defence and the Special Committee on the Canada–China Relationship, and previously served on the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, and the Standing Committee on Official Languages. She also the former President of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association and was awarded the rank of Chevalier in the National Order of Merit of the French Republic on February 1, 2024, at the French Residence in Ottawa.^[28]

She is the current chair of theStanding Committee on Veterans Affairs and also the Canadian Branch ofAssemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, or CAPF.^[29][30]

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