French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is scheduled to address Quebec’s legislature on April 11 afternoon.
It’s the first speech by a foreign leader at the province’s legislature since then-French president François Hollande addressed the national assembly in 2014.
Jacques Palard, a French political scientist, says the visit is a sign the French government wants to strengthen relations with Quebec.
Mr. Palard says this is Mr. Attal’s first trip outside of Europe since becoming prime minister in January.
Earlier on April 11, after a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Mr. Attal says he supports a policy of neutrality towards Quebec independence.
Mr. Attal is also scheduled to have meetings with Quebec Premier François Legault on April 11 and April 12, the first meetings between a Quebec premier and French prime minister since 2018.
