Still with you, Dr. Wark, in June of last year, the White House released a report entitled “Building Resilient Supply Chains, Revitalizing American Manufacturing, and Fostering Broad-Based Growth”.
This report states that “global demand for lithium”, one of “the most important” inputs in “electric vehicle batteries, is estimated to grow by more than 4000 percent by 2040”. The report goes on to say, “The United States must secure reliable and sustainable supplies of critical minerals and metals to ensure resilience across U.S. manufacturing and defense needs....”
If Canada loses its lithium supplies, can you elaborate on what this would mean for lost opportunities, given the integration of Canadian and American supply chains?