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The Bloc Québécois has its first declared candidate for the leadership of the party.

Félix Pinel, 39, who ran unsuccessfully for the Bloc in the North Shore riding of Rivière-des-Mille-Îles in the 2015 federal election, has announced he intends run.

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A statement issued Wednesday describes Pinel as a high school teacher and father of two teenagers. It says Pinel intends to break “very clearly from the (PQ’s) deficient approach,” adding that Quebec has been “trapped by the referendum strategy … and refuses to act and build its de facto nation state.”

Meanwhile, Parti Québécois MNA Martine Ouellet has said she’s thinking about seeking the leadership of the Bloc but wants to wait for the results of the federal party’s general council meeting scheduled for this weekend before making a decision. The meeting will also lay out the rules for the leadership selection process.

Ouellet has already received expressions of support from some former Bloc MPs and party members.