Linda Lapointe

Linda Lapointe (born July 2, 1960)[1] is a Canadian businesswoman and politician from Quebec. She was an Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Groulx from 2007 to 2008. She was elected as the federal Member of Parliament (MP) for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles in the 2015 election, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and sat until the 2019 Canadian federal election when she lost her seat.

Linda Lapointe
Deputy Government Whip
In office
August 31, 2018 – October 21, 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byFilomena Tassi
Succeeded byGinette Petitpas Taylor
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
In office
October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019
Preceded byLaurin Liu
Succeeded byLuc Desilets
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Groulx
In office
April 25, 2007 – November 5, 2008
Preceded byPierre Descoteaux
Succeeded byRené Gauvreau
Personal details
Born (1960-07-02) July 2, 1960
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Other political
affiliations		Quebec Liberal Party
Action démocratique du Québec

Biography

Lapointe has a college diploma in health sciences from the CEGEP Ahuntsic. In 1986, she received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Université de Montréal. Since her teenage years, she has been working at her father's grocery store Provigo. From 1988 to 1997, she worked as the director of the store. She officially took over the family business in 1997, she became the owned and director of Provigo Lapointe et Fille. She sold the store in 2006.

Community involvement

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 of Boisbriand from 2009 to 2015. Since she was 26, she has been actively involved in her community, notably as organizer of Déjeuner de partage.

Political career

Lapointe was first elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2007 election as a member of Action démocratique du Québec in the riding of Groulx. 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 the 2008 election.

She changed parties and ran for the Quebec Liberal Party in the 2012 Quebec general election and was again defeated.

MP for the 42nd Canadian Parliament

On October 15, 2015, she was elected on the 2015 federal election as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada for the riding of Rivière-des-Mille-Îles. She defeated NDP incumbent Laurin Liu.[3] After her election, she was selected by Prime Minister Trudeau's cabinet to sit on two House of Commons parliamentary committees: Standing Committee of Official Languages and Standing Committee on International Trade.

Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee of Official Languages

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.

Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade

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 the Softwood Lumber Agreement between Canada et United States of America, the Transpacific Partnership, and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

Private Member's Bill C-236

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 named An act to amend the Payment card Networks act.

Electoral record
2007 Quebec general election: Groulx
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueLinda Lapointe13,63037.45+18.07
Parti QuébécoisRachel Gagnon10,51328.89-9.78
LiberalPierre Descoteaux9,89827.20-12.34
GreenRobert Harenclak1,5034.13–
Québec solidaireAdam Veilleux8502.34+1.09*
Total valid votes 36,39499.15–
Total rejected ballots 3110.85–
Turnout 36,70575.35+1.83
Electors on the lists 48,715––
2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisRené Gauvreau11,22637.62+8.73
LiberalMonique Laurin10,82336.27+9.07
Action démocratiqueLinda Lapointe6,03620.23-17.22
GreenCarmen Brisebois9553.20-0.93
Québec solidaireAdam Veilleux7012.35+0.01
Parti indépendantisteSébastien Hotte1020.34–
Total valid votes 29,84398.41–
Total rejected ballots 4811.59–
Turnout 30,32461.33-14.02
Electors on the lists 49,441––
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecHélène Daneault16,71138.02+17.57
Parti QuébécoisRaymond Archambault14,94834.01-4.05
LiberalLinda Lapointe8,77619.97-15.70
Québec solidaireSylvie Giguère1,8924.30+1.92
Option nationaleAlain Marginean8952.04–
GreenAlec Ware5911.34-1.80
IndependentAlex Munteanu1400.32–
Total valid votes 43,95398.85–
Total rejected ballots 5111.15–
Turnout 44,46479.08 
Electors on the lists 56,228––
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois Swing +10.81

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

2019 Canadian federal election: Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisLuc Desilets23,62940.6+15.18
LiberalLinda Lapointe21,00936.1+3.73
New DemocraticJoseph Hakizimana5,0028.6-19.98
ConservativeMaikel Mikhael4,6818.1-2.41
GreenCeylan Borgers3,0155.2+3.24
People'sHans Roker Jr.8451.5–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,184100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,090
Turnout 59,27472.1
Eligible voters 82,203
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election: Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalLinda Lapointe18,78732.37+21.27–
New DemocraticLaurin Liu17,11129.48-19.64–
Bloc QuébécoisFélix Pinel14,75525.42-1.70–
ConservativeÉrick Gauthier6,09910.51+0.21–
GreenAlec Ware1,1361.96-0.41–
IndependentLuis Quinteros1580.27n/a–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,046100.00; $216,995.77
Total rejected ballots 9271.57–
Turnout 58,97372.42–
Eligible voters 81,429
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +20.45
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

Footnotes
  1. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/deputes/lapointe-linda-5883/biographie.html
  2. Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
  3. Kestler-D'Amours, Jillian (October 20, 2015). "Joe Oliver, Olivia Chow and more surprising election night upsets". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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