Omnipotent Father, we bless You for MPP Marie-France Lalonde and the love You have toward her and her entire household and extended family.
As a member of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies, we thank You that You have given her eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to serve her constituency in a spirit of humility and sincerity. Father, we thank You for her tender heart that is open to hear and receive truth and that she seeks to always side with justice and equity according to Your perfect will, in Jesus name.
Marie-France Lalonde was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2014 as the MPP for Orléans. She was re-elected on June 7, 2018 as the MPP for Orléans. Lalonde served as Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, and as Minister of Francophone Affairs. She currently serves on the Standing Committees on Government Agencies and Social Policy, as well as the Select Committee on Sexual Violence and Harassment.
With a degree in social work from the University of Quebec in Hull, she put her leadership and skills to work in a career that began at the Children’s Aid Society, followed by the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Hospital. Lalonde – who has lived in Ottawa—Orléans for 18 years – was also a Regional Director of Marketing and Sales in Eastern Canada for All Seniors Care Living Centres.