Fernand Lalonde is a lawyer and politician in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Quebec, who represented the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys

Marguerite-Bourgeoys

Marguerite-Bourgeoys is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1965 from parts of Jacques-Cartier and Montréal—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce...

 in the National Assembly of Quebec

National Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1973 to 1984.

The son of Maurice Lalonde

Maurice Lalonde (politician)

Maurice Lalonde was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became a lawyer by career....

 and Èléonore Cote, he was educated at the Séminaire de Mont-Laurier, the Séminaire de Saint-Jean-d'Iberville, the Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, the Université de Montréal

Université de Montréal

The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...

 and McGill University

McGill University

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. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1957 and practised law in Montreal

Montreal

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. In 1974, he was named Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel

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.

He was the coordinator of the Yes campaign in the Charlottetown Accord

Charlottetown Accord

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referendum of 1992.