Jacques Duchesneau: Parti Quebecois

Quebec Dept: The third-most popular party in Quebec is hoping a star candidate who has just been at odds with the government will boost its hopes of vaulting into first place in the polls, according to Winnipeg Free Press. At a news conference, Duchesneau said he was also approached to run for the Parti Quebecois as well, but decided the Coalition was best suited to "clean up" the province and coalition Avenir Quebec leader Francois Legault, right, embraces CAQ candidate for the riding of Saint-Jerome Jacques Duchesneau following a news conference during an election campaign stop in Saint-Jerome, Que., Sunday August 5, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes Jacques Duchesneau, who led the charge for an inquiry into corruption in the province's construction industry, announced Sunday he will run for the upstart Coalition for Quebec's Future in the Sept. 4 election. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.