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OTTAWA — Toronto-area MP Eve Adams crossed the floor to sit with the Liberals Monday but will likely be in for the political fight of her life in the upcoming election as she may face a tough Conservative opponent.

Adams said Monday she’ll run for a Liberal nomination in a Toronto-area riding but declined to identify the riding. However, she is expected to seek the nomination in Eglinton-Lawrence, currently held by Finance Minister Joe Oliver.

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Her choice of riding — won by Oliver in 2011 with a comfortable 4,000-vote lead over former Liberal cabinet minister Joe Volpe — suggests Trudeau’s team was not prepared to offer a safe seat in return for Adams’ defection.

Moreover, Liberal insiders say it has been made clear to Adams that candidates are responsible for the conduct of their campaign teams and any misconduct could be grounds for being barred from running.

Adam’s surprise defection had the full support of her fiance, former top Conservative operative Dimitri Soudas — long considered one of Stephen Harper’s fiercest loyalists and an architect of the Tories’ re-election strategy for 2015.