QUEBEC — The Legault government’s new health remuneration bill was “badly put together,” and poorly explained to even Coalition Avenir Québec MNAs, most of whom voted on something they knew nothing about, the ousted MNA for Laporte says.

In a blistering statement — the one she had planned to read at her departing news conference Tuesday before it got cancelled — Isabelle Poulet tears a strip off the government and says she no longer recognizes her old party. She says she no longer shares the vision of Health Minister Christian Dubé either.

Poulet released her remarks Wednesday, a day after Premier François Legault booted her out of the CAQ caucus for trying, in vain, to find safe harbour politically with the Quebec Liberals .

“I no longer recognize the party that I ran for and committed

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