Alexandrine Latendresse (born April 30, 1984) was the New Democratic
Party Member of Parliament for Louis-Saint-Laurent and was elected in
the 2011 Canadian federal election. She defeated former Minister of
Intergovernmental Affairs Josée Verner of the Conservative Party. She
had earlier run in Louis-Saint-Laurent in the 2008 federal election,
but lost.Latendresse introduced Bill C-419, which would require future
officers of Parliament to be able to function in both official
languages without the help of an interpreter.Latendresse declined to
run again in the 2015 election, saying the pace of parliamentary
debate had lost its appeal for her. Daniel Caron, a former ambassador
of Canada to Ukraine from 2008â€"2011, was acclaimed as the NDP
candidate in the district shortly thereafter.Latendresse was born in
Montreal and had a career as a child actor, starring in advertisements
in the 1980s that promoted cheese in Quebec. She then had several
roles in various television series, including Watatatow and Virginie.
She also participated in several films, including Montréal vu par...,
La fête des rois, Soho, Aline and Le Jardin d'Anna.
Party Member of Parliament for Louis-Saint-Laurent and was elected in
the 2011 Canadian federal election. She defeated former Minister of
Intergovernmental Affairs Josée Verner of the Conservative Party. She
had earlier run in Louis-Saint-Laurent in the 2008 federal election,
but lost.Latendresse introduced Bill C-419, which would require future
officers of Parliament to be able to function in both official
languages without the help of an interpreter.Latendresse declined to
run again in the 2015 election, saying the pace of parliamentary
debate had lost its appeal for her. Daniel Caron, a former ambassador
of Canada to Ukraine from 2008â€"2011, was acclaimed as the NDP
candidate in the district shortly thereafter.Latendresse was born in
Montreal and had a career as a child actor, starring in advertisements
in the 1980s that promoted cheese in Quebec. She then had several
roles in various television series, including Watatatow and Virginie.
She also participated in several films, including Montréal vu par...,
La fête des rois, Soho, Aline and Le Jardin d'Anna.
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