Joël Lightbound (born February 8, 1988) is a

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politician serving as the

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(MP) for

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. A member of the

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, he was first elected following the 2015 federal election.

Background

In 2008, Lightbound was awarded the Cardinal Roy Trophy from

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. He later attended the

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, where he won the National Laskin Moot. He initially articled with the Montreal offices of

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, and prior to his election practiced law in the

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area, specializing in immigration.

Political career

Lightbound was elected in 2015. He was re-elected in 2019, becoming the first MP in three decades to hold Louis-Hébert for more than one term, and again in 2021. In February 2022, during the

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and

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protests, Lightbound held a press conference where he spoke out against politicians' handling of the pandemic, and denounced dismissing those with "legitimate concerns" while also calling for the convoy protesters to return home. Soon afterwards, Lightbound resigned his position in the ruling party as Quebec caucus chair.

Electoral record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lightbound, Joel 1988 births Franco-Ontarian people Immigration lawyers Lawyers in Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec New York (state) lawyers Politicians from Quebec City Politicians from Toronto McGill University Faculty of Law alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians