{"id":949659,"date":"2026-10-28T18:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T18:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/949659\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T18:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T18:06:19","slug":"pspp-has-not-said-whether-or-not-he-will-attend-the-canada-european-union-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/949659\/","title":{"rendered":"PSPP has not said whether or not he will attend the Canada-European Union summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is refusing to say whether or not he will attend the Canada-European Union summit organized by the federal government on Thursday and Friday in Montreal, after Mark Carney denied him the right to speak.<\/p>\n

During a press scrum Wednesday morning in Quebec City, he called on Ottawa to reverse its decision but left his attendance up in the air.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the PQ Premier accused the federal government of trying to silence him at this important international meeting, while Carney stated that he had been invited to dinner but that St-Pierre Plamondon had decided to leave \u201can empty chair.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most logical solution would be for Ottawa to correct its mistake,\u201d argued the PQ Premier, before heading to a meeting with Conservative leader \u00c9ric Duhaime.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s never too late to do the right thing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

St-Pierre Plamondon maintains that it is \u201cdisrespectful\u201d not to give the Premier of Quebec a seat at an event taking place in Quebec where Quebec\u2019s economic interests are being negotiated.<\/p>\n

He cites the G\u00e9rin-Lajoie doctrine, according to which Quebec can defend its own areas of jurisdiction and interests on the international stage.<\/p>\n

He added that his predecessor, Jean Charest, had set an \u201cimportant precedent\u201d in the negotiations for the current free trade agreement with the European Union by taking part in the discussions, because they had \u201ca significant impact on us.\u201d<\/p>\n

He argued that the trade balance with European Union countries was \u201cvery negative\u201d and that it is therefore vital for Quebec to be at the table to \u201ccorrect the course.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Federal Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly argued that the summit was a meeting of a \u201cfederal nature,\u201d organized by Canada, and that \u201cgeopolitics falls under federal jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n

While foreign trade is a federal jurisdiction, Quebec can exercise its jurisdictions abroad\u2014such as education and culture\u2014under the G\u00e9rin-Lajoie doctrine.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, in order to implement international treaties and agreements signed by Ottawa, the provinces must pass legislation, which therefore makes their collaboration necessary.<\/p>\n

\u2013This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews<\/p>\n

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