Premier François Legault said the province is looking to Ottawa to pay for a new power line connecting the province to Hydro-Québec’s generating station in Newfoundland and Labrador. In return, Quebec is open to the idea of an east-west pipeline through its borders—though acceptance will depend on the route, and whether it carries oil or natural gas. (Journal de Montréal)

Talking point: Pipelines will likely be one of the topics of discussion at next week’s first ministers meeting, for which the premiers have already drawn up their wish lists. Legault’s comments came as Quebec introduced a bill Friday that would allow the free flow of workers and goods through the province, with the right to exclude certain products, in advance of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s July 1 deadline to bring down interprovincial trade barriers.