Jean Charest is touting Lakehead University’s Class of 2016.
The former Quebec Premier talked about the importance of northern communities in his remarks to graduates, after receiving an honourary doctorate at Friday’s ceremony.
Charest says every one of those students will have a role to play in ensuring good paying jobs for other Canadians, adding development of the country’s northern regions is an effort that is key to Canada’s economic future.
Charest’s government introduced an $80 billion plan to develop Quebec’s north in 2011. (Photo: Caryn Ceolin)