The Honourable Marc Lalonde PC, OC, KC, July 26, 1929-May 6, 2023. Marc Lalonde died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on May 6, 2023. He was 93 years old. Dear husband for 67 years of Claire (nee Tétreau); and father to Marie Pascale (Benoït Laurin), Luc (Mariette Brodeur), Paul (Magda Nicola), and Catherine (Guy Larochelle). Grandfather to Marc-Henri, Frédéric, Antoine, Marianne, Pascal, Viviane, Claire, Yonas, Jean-François and Louis, great-grandfather to Justin, Olivier, Théo, Édouard and Laurence; and beloved uncle and great-uncle to many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Marcel and sister Yolande and will be missed by his brother Claude and his sister Hélène. Born on a farm in Ile Perrot, Quebec, he lived most of his life in Montreal before returning to his family's beloved ancestral home where he never once failed to plant and tend a flourishing garden. His dahlias and tomatoes were legendary.

He started his educational journey in a one-room schoolhouse on Ile Perrot. He completed his cours classique at Collège Saint-Laurent then obtained a masters of Law from the Université de Montréal, a Master's degree from Oxford University, and a Diplôme d'études supérieures en droit (D.E.S.D.) from the University of Ottawa. He was a driving force in the Jeuness étudiante catholique and Cité libre in the 1950's.

In 1959, he worked in Ottawa as a special advisor to Progressive Conservative Justice Minister Davie Fulton. He then practiced law in Montreal until 1967, when he returned to Ottawa to work with Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. From 1968 to 1972, he was Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. He was elected as Member of Parliament for the riding of Outremont in 1972 and then re-elected three more times. From 1972 to 1984, he served as Minister of National Health and Welfare, Minister of Amateur Sport, Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of Energy Mines and Resources, Minister of Federal Provincial Relations and Minister of Finance.
After retiring from elected office in 1984, he returned to the practice of law with Stikeman Elliott in Montreal where he was partner then counsel until 2006 and where he won accolades as one of the World's most respected international arbitrators. He continued to practice as an independent arbitrator until he was ninety.

He was an avid fly fisherman, tennis and squash player, he loved skiing, being on Lac Saint-Louis, especially on his Laser sail boat with the mast humming in a stiff breeze. He was equally comfortable in the fishing camp, the board room, the Halls of academia and presidential palaces. He travelled the world but never forgot his roots and was never happier than in his old house, hosting big groups of family and friends.

The family will receive condolences on Wednesday May 24 and Thursday May 25, 2023, from 2p.m. to 5p.m. and from 7p.m. to 9p.m. at
Urgel Bourgie Funeral Home
1255 ave. Beaumont,
Ville Mont-Royal
Qc. H3P 3J1
The funeral will take place on Friday May 26, 2023 at 2p.m. at the Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal Church (1 rue de l'Église, Notre-Dame-de-l'Ile-Perrot, J7W 1G8).

In lieu of flowers, donation can be made to either the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, the Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal Foundation or the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.