Legault defends telling California governor all French-Canadians are Catholic
Dec 12, 2019 | 9:32 AM
SACRAMENTO, United States — Quebec Premier Francois Legault is defending comments made Wednesday to the governor of California in which he declared all French Canadians are Catholic.
Legault was making small talk with Gov. Gavin Newsom during an official visit to Sacramento, Calif., when he brought up religion.
He said the two leaders have something in common: They are both Catholics, although Newsom’s roots are Irish.
Legault went on to say all French-Canadians are Catholic, a contentious statement at a time when his government is pushing secularism as a core Quebec value.
