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QUEBEC – Former Liberal cabinet minister Marguerite Blais will be a candidate in the October election.

But this time she will be running for the Coalition Avenir Québec, sources confirmed Tuesday.

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In a fresh snub for Premier Philippe Couillard’s Liberals who are struggling to hand on to incumbent candidates — 14 Liberals have chosen to not run again — Blais is to jump ship and run for the competing CAQ.

Born in Montreal, Blais, a former radio and television personality, was the Liberal MNA for the riding of Saint-Hemri-Sainte-Anne from 2007 to 2015.

She was the minister responsible for seniors in the old government of Jean Charest.

But she left in 2015 disappointed when the new Liberal leader, Couillard passed her over for cabinet when he became premier in 2014.

She recently sided with the CAQ in criticizing a Liberal bill designed to protect seniors. She said the proposal didn’t go far enough.