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Doug Ford to meet with Quebec Premier Francois Legault in Montreal

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MONTREAL -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be meeting with his Quebec counterpart tonight, days before all provincial leaders get together in Toronto.

Ford says he will discuss areas of agreement with Francois Legault when the two meet for dinner in Montreal.

That means they won't discuss Bill 21 -- Quebec's secularism law that bans public employees from wearing religious symbols on the job.

Ford's Progressive Conservative government supported an NDP motion in the legislature this week condemning the controversial law.

A spokeswoman for Ford says the premier plans to raise issues of national unity, health care, infrastructure and economic development.

Ford joked that energy will likely come up as well, since Legault is always trying to sell some to Ontario.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 29, 2019.