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by Keith Leslie

TORONTO

Canada’s two largest provinces are leading the fight on climate change and are key to Canada’s future economic development, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said in a historic speech to the Ontario legislature Monday.

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“When Ontario’s economy is strong, all of Canada benefits,” Couillard told the Ontario lawmakers. “And when Quebec and Ontario work together to forge a strong economy, when they display imagination and dare to go even further, then everything becomes possible.”

Quebec and Ontario account for more than 60 per cent of Canada’s population and almost 60 per cent of its gross domestic product, he said.

“We are natural allies,” said Couillard. “Central Canada is an economic force. It is a political force, and it is a force to be reckoned with for ensuring national prosperity.”