Legault praises Carney, but did not discuss immigration with him
Quebec Premier Francois Legault had glowing praise for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney after the First Ministers' Conference in Saskatchewan. (Francois Legault/X)
Premier François Legault has fallen under the spell of his federal counterpart Mark Carney.
Returning from the First Ministers' Conference held Monday in Saskatoon, he praised the economic speech given by the new leader of the federal Liberal government.
In a brief news scrum before heading to question period at the National Assembly on Tuesday, Legault said he had never talked so much about the economy with a Canadian prime minister as he did on Monday.
Rencontre constructive à Saskatoon, avec le premier ministre @MarkJCarney et mes collègues des provinces. On n'a jamais autant parlé d'économie avec un premier ministre du Canada. Nos projets ont été bien accueillis, et on a senti une réelle volonté du fédéral de réaliser des… pic.twitter.com/lOkJi73llG — François Legault (@francoislegault) June 2, 2025
The day before, Ontario Premier Doug Ford had literally delivered a declaration of love to Carney at the end of Monday's meeting, which did not, however, result in any firm commitments.
Legault did not, however, discuss the sensitive issue of immigration with Carney, a bone of contention between the federal government and Quebec.
In the House, he defended himself by arguing that the theme of Monday's meeting was the economy.
He also said that Ottawa was aware of Quebec's demand to halve federal immigration from 400,000 to 200,000.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on June 3, 2025.
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