PM Trudeau meets with first ministers in Gatineau
Posted Nov 23, 2015 05:26:20 AM.
Last Updated Nov 23, 2015 11:24:57 AM.
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OTTAWA – For the first time in nearly seven years, Canada’s premiers will meet Monday as a group with the prime minister in Ottawa.
Justin Trudeau is hoping to reach agreement with his provincial and territorial counterparts on a national climate change plan in advance of the COP21 summit in Paris.
The United Nations meeting begins at the end of this month and the goal is to achieve a framework agreement on reducing emissions around the world.
Prince Edward Island Premier Wade MacLauchlan says it’s important the Paris summit proceeds despite recent terrorist attacks there.
The first ministers will also be talking about the federal plan to bring into Canada 25-thousand refugees who have fled the bloody conflict in Syria.
The Trudeau government is expected to unveil details of its refugee resettlement plan tomorrow.
New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant says he also wants to discuss infrastructure spending and job creation.
