Quebec Premier Christine Fr茅chette makes a funding announcement at the Rosemont-Maisonneuve Hospital in Montreal on Thursday, April 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Quebec Premier Christine Fr茅chette makes a funding announcement at the Rosemont-Maisonneuve Hospital in Montreal on Thursday, April 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
WASHINGTON - Quebec Premier Christine Fr茅chette says she touted the importance of Canada's supply management system for the dairy industry while meeting with a top U.S. official.
Fr茅chette met with Jamieson Greer, the top trade negotiator for President Donald Trump, in Washington on Monday.
Her trip to the U.S. capital comes ahead of negotiations between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico on the continental free-trade pact, scheduled to begin July 1.
American officials have repeatedly called for Canada to abandon its supply management system, which protects dairy and egg producers in Canada by restricting imports.
The U.S. has also listed Quebec鈥檚 language laws, which requires companies to translate labels into French, as a trade barrier.
After a day of meetings, Fr茅chette told reporters on Monday she defended the benefits of free trade and Quebec鈥檚 positions on the French language.
Fr茅chette said Greer did not push back about Canada鈥檚 supply management system.
鈥淗e didn鈥檛 press that point. Does that mean he agrees with me? I wouldn鈥檛 go that far, but he didn鈥檛 press the issue,鈥 Fr茅chette said.
This report by 好色tvwas first published April 28, 2026.
