Blain Morin
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Template:Infobox officeholder Blain Kevin Morin (born September 30, 1960) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1998 to 1999 who was elected in a by-election. He represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the Sudbury, Ontario, area.
Background
Morin was president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Sudbury district.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He subsequently worked for the Ontario Federation of Labour.
Politics
Morin ran in a by-election to replace Floyd Laughren, who had retired in 1998. He was elected to the legislature in a by-election on October 1, 1998, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Gerry Courtemanche by 1,364 votes.<ref name=soft>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1999, the provincial ridings of Nickel Belt and Sudbury East were merged for the 1999 provincial election; even during the by-election campaign, Morin was already indicating that he did not intend to compete against Sudbury East's popular incumbent Shelley Martel for the merged riding's nomination.<ref name=soft /> There was some consideration that he might run for the NDP nomination in the neighbouring riding of Sudbury instead, but he did not do so.<ref name=soft />
Electoral record
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After politics
After leaving the legislature in 1999, Morin went back to work for CUPE as a health and safety representative.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>