{"id":336934,"date":"2026-05-19T00:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=336934"},"modified":"2026-05-19T00:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:06:38","slug":"quebec-may-help-france-in-many-areas-emmanuel-macron-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/quebec-may-help-france-in-many-areas-emmanuel-macron-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec may help France in \u2018many areas,\u2019 Emmanuel Macron says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Quebec may help France in \u201cmany areas,\u201d similar to \u201cresearch,\u201d \u201cAI\u201d and even \u201cstrategy,\u201d in line with French President Emmanuel Macron.<\/p>\n<p>These were the few words he addressed to the press when he welcomed the premier of Quebec, Christine Fr\u00e9chette, to the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuebec is at all times welcome,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>A number of minutes earlier, Fr\u00e9chette met with French Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu at Matignon.<\/p>\n<p>This meeting also provided a chance for Investissement Qu\u00e9bec to renew a reciprocal agreement with Business France. This agreement goals to support Quebec corporations in France and French corporations in Quebec.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Monday, Fr\u00e9chette championed Quebec as a \u201ctrusted partner\u201d for France and Europe within the critical and strategic minerals sector, while participating in a roundtable discussion with representatives of the French government and economic stakeholders. The event was held on the Quebec delegation in Paris.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The premier touted Quebec\u2019s \u201cgreat assets\u201d by way of critical minerals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFirst, we now have the resources in Quebec soil. So, a vital element: we now have the most important share of critical and strategic minerals in Canada. A superb portion of them. 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That is the case here in Europe, but it&#8217;s also the case in Canada, with a desire to boost the contribution to the NATO budget as much as five per cent. So, this may end in colossal spending related to defence,\u201d the premier explained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The minister of diplomacy and la Francophonie, Christopher Skeete, and the delegate general of Quebec in Paris, Henri-Paul Rousseau, were also present at this roundtable.<\/p>\n<p>That is Fr\u00e9chette\u2019s second mission abroad. She visited Washington just a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>The premier is in Paris until May 20.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quebec may help France in \u201cmany areas,\u201d similar to \u201cresearch,\u201d \u201cAI\u201d and even \u201cstrategy,\u201d in line with French President Emmanuel Macron. These were the few words he addressed to the press when he welcomed the premier of Quebec, Christine Fr\u00e9chette, to the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace on Monday. \u201cQuebec is at all times welcome,\u201d he added. 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