Background
Lalonde was born in Ottawa, Ontario and she grew up in Gatineau, Quebec.
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.
She represents the riding of Ottawa—Orléans. 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. 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.
She is a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure focusing on economic development issues. She is also the Parliamentary Assistant to Madeleine Meilleur in her capacity as responsible for francophone affairs
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.
On September 2, 2015 she was appointed Chief Government Whip.
She is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2014.