Trudeau congratulates Legault on Quebec election win, promises to work together
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Trudeau named climate change and the cost of living among issues he looked forward to collaborating on with Legault, but did not mention immigration or French language protections.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Francois Legault on his party’s re-election in Quebec Monday, adding he looks forward to working together on “issues of importance to Quebecers and all Canadians.”
“Together, we will make Quebec, which we are so proud of, an even better place to live,” the prime minister said in a statement.
Global News has projected Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec would form a second majority government, increasing its seats in the national assembly from 2018.
Trudeau named climate change, the cost of living and labour shortages among the issues he looked forward to collaborating on with Legault.
Yet the issues that dominated the campaign and Quebec’s relationship with Ottawa under Legault — immigration, French language protections and health-care funding — were not mentioned in the statement.
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