That's what I wanted to know, whether you would serve on it.
Ms. Guimont, you mentioned that it is important for Canada to move towards electric vehicles in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
I would like to ask about the supply of the elements needed to build the batteries for those vehicles. I have some concerns about that issue. I would like to go through the world's biggest producers of these various elements. For example, for batteries, we need cobalt and 65% of cobalt mines are located in the Congo. China produces 65% of the graphite we also need. Lithium is produced in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia, but two of those three countries are not known as places where business can be conducted normally. Indonesia produces 50% of the nickel. Nickel is actually the only element Canada can produce because we have a number of nickel mines.
How will Canada be able to supply itself with all the elements needed while developing Canadian industries?
I am also concerned about re-charging those batteries. Normally, the lowest level of use in each province's electricity grid is during the night. But that is going to change. For example, if each house has an electric vehicle, everyone will charge it at night.
Are our communities ready for that nighttime use of electricity?