Francine Lalonde
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Francine Lalonde (born August 24, 1940 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a Quebec politician. Prior to being elected she was a lecturer, teacher and unionist. Pierre Godin, biographer of René Lévesque, describes Francine Lalonde as "sexy union diva", for her involvement in labour organizations. She was minister responsible for the status of women in Lévesque government, although she was never a member of the National Assembly of Quebec. Godin names Lalonde as one of Levesque's extra-marital partners in that time.
Currently, she is a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons representing the district of La Pointe-de-l'Île, since the 2004 election and Mercier from the 1993 election to 2004. She has in the past been the Bloc's critic of Human Resources Development and of Industry, and of Foreign Affairs.
On June 2005, Francine Lalonde introduced in Parliament a private Bill C-407 that would had been legalized assisted suicide in Canada. Re-elected in January 2006, Lalonde has promised to reintroduce her bill to legalize assisted suicide.
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- Contact information at Canada's House of Commons
- Parti Québécois leadership election, 1985
- Politics of Quebec
- Quebec sovereignty movement
| Preceded by: Carole Jacques, Prog. Cons. |
Members of Parliament from Mercier | Succeeded by: electoral district abolished in 2003 |
| Preceded by: electoral district created in 2003 |
Members of Parliament from La Pointe-de-l'Île | Succeeded by: (incumbent) |
