Quebec is ‘on better terms’ with United States, according to PSPP
Posted November 4, 2026 9:06 am.
Quebec is “in a better position to perhaps find a solution” to the trade war with the United States following the results of the midterm elections, according to Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, who announced a diplomatic offensive south of the border on Wednesday morning.
Tuesday night’s election was interpreted as a repudiation of Republican President Donald Trump’s policies, as Democrats regained control of Congress.
Canada could therefore find allies to ease tensions between the two countries.
“The Americans have spoken, the game has changed,” and they will be more open to negotiating to end the current trade conflict, the primer concluded in a press scrum before heading to his office in Quebec City.
“What we are going to do is prepare a diplomatic offensive of discussions with the Americans to see if there is not, at this moment, a solution,” he continued.
The imposition of tariffs and various retaliatory measures by the Trump administration has hurt the Canadian economy.
Quebec is also one of the provinces most affected by American tariffs, which hit lumber, aluminum and various manufactured products.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
