Atlantic premiers to meet in P.E.I. Monday

The Council of Atlantic Premiers, along with federal ministers, are scheduled to meet in P.E.I. on Monday.

P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan and Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay, the minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will host the meeting in St. Peters Bay.

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Participants will include:

• New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant.
• Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball.
• Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil.
• Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship John McCallum.
• President of the Treasury Board Scott Brison.
• Minister of Fisheries,Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc.
• Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Developmen Navdeep Singh Bains.
• Minister of Public Services and Procurement Judy Foote.

A news conference is scheduled for noon Monday.

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