Overview

• Officials planned a closing news conference today at the Château Frontenac with François Legault, Doug Ford, and governors from participating U.S. states.
• Legault urged closer province–state collaboration due to uncertainty in Canada–U.S. relations and warned that tariffs have harmed both economies.
• He said Canada seeks to reopen CUSMA at next July’s review and called dairy supply management and French-language rules non-negotiable for Quebec.
• Summit discussions highlighted critical minerals, defence spending, the digital economy and AI, and the resulting surge in electricity demand.
• Attendees included Ontario and leaders from New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, with delegations from Ohio, Illinois, and Minnesota, in the group’s first meeting since President Trump returned to office as Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Washington for talks.