A 100-strong delegation joined Philippe Couillard’s first official visit to Israel by a Quebec premier. His priority was to open a Quebec trade office in Israel and set-up an artificial intelligence and metadata partnership. A $12 million program will support bilateral industrial R&D projects.

http://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/quebec-and-israel-want-to-unite-to-develop-artificial-intelligence

http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-quebec-set-up-12-million-bilateral-rd-program/

http://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/quebec-premier-meets-netanyahu-end-successful-mission