The PM will meet with Macron and the boss of Airbus

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The prime minister Philippe Couillard will spend the week in France.

Charles Lecavalier

Sunday, march 4, 2018 12:33

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PARIS | Philippe Couillard begins Monday, a week-long mission in France where he will meet with French president Emmanuel Macron, and the CEO of Airbus.

The prime minister will be hosted Monday at the Élysée palace for a head-to-head for about thirty minutes with Emmanuel Macron. This is not the first time that the two men intersect. In 2015, Mr. Couillard had participated in a public event with the minister of Economy of the government of François Hollande.

Mr. Macron had committed a slight odd saying that Philippe Couillard had said that Quebecers were the ” Anglo-Saxon speaking French “. It was later clarified that it was rather ” North-Americans who speak French “.

Michaëlle Jean

Philippe Couillard, will speak then with Michaëlle Jean, secretary general of the international Organization of the Francophonie. As reported in The Newspaper, the improvement of the transparency of the organization will be the order of the day.

At a meeting of the member nations and governments of the OIF, on the 21st of February in Paris, the representatives of Canada and of Quebec have called for concrete measures to increase the level of transparency of the organization, we learned of the investigation Bureau.

Aerospace

The prime minister will then head to Toulouse to visit the Airbus facility. He will meet with the president of the multinational company, Tom Enders. The company hopes to increase its links with the province of Quebec since Bombardier has handed over the reins of the Series C.

Mr. Couillard will participate at a panel with major players in the aerospace industry “entitled” the consolidation of the supply chain “.

Next Thursday, Mr. Couillard will be to Matignon for the 20th meeting alternating prime ministers from france and quebec.

This year, Mr. Couillard will be accompanied by three ministers, compared with six during his visit to 2015. It had been flayed by the Figaro. The French media had criticized Mr. Couillard have justified the number of ministers by the fact that their costs of accommodation and local transport were supported by the French State.

In addition, nearly 35 quebec companies, including Bombardier, are involved in this mission that targets ” aerospace and the digital economy “.