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Quebec’s new separatist government wants a bigger role in EU ties

Summary by Politico Europe
The province is staking a claim in areas like natural resources as new Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon envisages a longer-term push for independence.

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The new separatist government of Quebec is using Canada's summit – the EU in Montreal to launch a diplomatic campaign to gain greater participation in the agreements between Ottawa and Brussels that affect the province, said the General Delegate of Quebec in Benelux and the EU institutions, Helen Drenville. "Quebeck should be at the negotiating table, and Canada is very well aware of this," said Drenville in an interview with the Political. She …

Quebec enters a new era of international relations! 🌍 At the EU-Canada Summit in Montreal, the province plans to defend its interests more actively at the global level. The separatists are back at the negotiating table, and this could seriously affect economic ties with Europe. 💧

Quebec's new separatist government sees this week's EU-Canada summit in Montreal as the start of a larger diplomatic campaign to get the province involved in talks whenever Ottawa and Brussels strike deals on its powers month.

The Canadian province of Quebec wants to have a greater say in negotiations with the European Union, especially on the issue of critical mineral resources.

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Politico Europe broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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