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QUEBEC — Premier François Legault says he is going to the United States to make it clear that Quebec is open for business.

A few hours before stepping on a flight to visit politicians and business leaders in New England and, later, Ontario, Legault said he’s ready to play the role of the province’s chief salesman on this, his first business investment foray outside Quebec.

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“I will be in Boston today and tomorrow,” Legault told a meeting of the Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités Wednesday. “I will be in Toronto Monday. I will have one message to deliver to people outside of Quebec. We are open for business.”

Legault made a point to saying the “we are open for business” line in English within a French speech.

“I want to talk about energy first,” he told reporters later when asked about the trip, which wraps up Monday with a meeting with Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Toronto.

“I would like to see if we can add to this (export) capacity. We have surpluses of electricity now and I’m open to build new dams.