Health Minister Christian Dubé will be a candidate in the next provincial elections on October 3.

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“I had been thinking about this for a few weeks, and I made the decision to run for La Prairie in the next election,” he confirmed on the program Le Québec matin, on TVA Nouvelles.

Christian Dubé indicates that a reflection was necessary, as political life brings its share of challenges to the personal lives of elected officials. He says he has obtained the support of his family to seek a new mandate.

The recent tabling of a vast plan to reform the health system also played a part in his decision.

More details to come...