French prime minister to address Quebec legislature today, meet with premier

QUEBEC — French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is scheduled to address Quebec’s legislature this 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. 

Palard says this is Attal’s first trip outside of Europe since becoming prime minister in January.