Quebec Premier meets with Trump, Zelenskyy and Musk during Paris trip
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Quebec Premier François Legault met up with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk while visiting Paris this weekend.
Quebec Premier François Legault met up with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk while visiting Paris this weekend.
On Saturday, Legault posted a photo of himself shaking hands with Trump on social network X. "With U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to discuss Canadian border control and tariffs on Canadian products," he wrote.
Later in the evening, he posted another photo of himself clasping elbows with Zelenskyy, saying Ukraine has Quebec’s support and solidarity. "Quebec is with Ukraine and will be until the war is over," he said, adding that the province has welcomed thousands of Ukrainian refugees.
Legault also said he met with Musk, Tesla's CEO, "to discuss, among other things, international trade and electric vehicles."
Earlier in the day, Legault met with Quebec's delegate general in Paris, Henri-Paul Rousseau. The two men discussed, among other things, the political situation in France and the United States, according to Legault.
From Paris, Legault tweeted a video of himself speaking at a news conference earlier this week where he said he wanted to "send a message to Islamists" that they "must respect Quebec values" like equality between sexes and secularism.
His government has been criticized after he said he would consider using the notwithstanding clause to ban praying in public.