I would suggest there are a number of strengths. Of course, the auto manufacturing footprint can't be discounted, even though we know that auto manufacturing is led by foreign firms. There is an opportunity for an EV production base in auto manufacturing to have a spinoff effect and support battery innovation.
Innovation and research are our real strength. We have seen innovative battery and battery production research from multiple nodes in Canada over the years. Now there's more of a recognition of how important that is, so let's act on that and make sure we support those firms and ensure the IP grows here.
I'm mostly in agreement with Mr. Hinton's remarks that we need to protect Canadian IP and battery material production and support those firms.
