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Ottawa Denies Quebec Premier’s EU Summit Address Request

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 03:38 UTC · How we work

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Canada’s federal government refused Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s request to address the EU-Canada summit.
Justice Minister Marie-Claude Sarrazin confirmed Ottawa denied the premier’s request.
Premier St-Pierre Plamondon called the refusal a “serious lack of respect” and mocked a shrimp cocktail.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the premier turned down the Thursday-night summit dinner.
Quebec controls natural-resource policy and holds 22 of the EU’s 34 critical minerals referenced in summit drafts.

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Canada’s federal government refused Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s request to address the EU-Canada summit.
Justice Minister Marie-Claude Sarrazin confirmed Ottawa denied the premier’s request.
Premier St-Pierre Plamondon called the refusal a “serious lack of respect” and mocked a shrimp cocktail.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the premier turned down the Thursday-night summit dinner.
Quebec controls natural-resource policy and holds 22 of the EU’s 34 critical minerals referenced in summit drafts.