Sandra Morin is a

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provincial politician. She served as the

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member of the

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for the constituency of

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from 2003 until 2011, and as Minister of Culture, Youth and Recreation in the government of

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from May 2007 until the government's defeat in the

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. Morin herself lost her seat in the

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candidate

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. She chose not to run in the

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because of her civilian position with the

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. Morin was nominated to run in Regina Walsh Acres in the

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but her nomination was overturned when party leader

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declined to endorse her candidacy in August 2020 due to findings of a "confidential vetting process". Morin subsequently announced that she would be running as an

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. However, she did not win the election.

References

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