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By Patrice Bergeron Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is scheduled to meet with representatives of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador on Wednesday. St-Pierre Plamondon was criticized for his absence from a summit on Monday in Ottawa between premiers and Indigenous representatives. A spokesperson for the new PQ government announced the planned meeting. Last week, St-Pierre Plamondon\u2019s team had suggested that he would not attend the federally organized meeting due to scheduling issues. The Quebec government is in transition after the Oct. 5 election that gave the PQ a minority rule. In a social media post, the leader of the official Opposition Liberals, Charles Milliard, criticized the premier for leaving Quebec\u2019s seat empty, even though he had promised to collaborate with the rest of Canada. But the… <\/p>\n

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By Patrice Bergeron Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is scheduled to meet with representatives of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador on Wednesday. St-Pierre Plamondon was criticized for his absence from a summit on Monday in Ottawa between premiers and Indigenous representatives. A spokesperson for the new PQ government announced the planned meeting. Last week, St-Pierre Plamondon\u2019s team had suggested that he would not attend the federally organized meeting due to scheduling issues. The Quebec government is in transition after the Oct. 5 election that gave the PQ a minority rule. In a social media post, the leader of the official Opposition Liberals, Charles Milliard, criticized the premier for leaving Quebec\u2019s seat empty, even though he had promised to collaborate with the rest of Canada. But the... <\/p>\n

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