I don't think that we can be completely self-sufficient, but we could be much less dependent on batteries from China, Korea or Japan, because we could develop the expertise.
The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec worked together to announce the launch of a battery plant for Lion Electric. Other projects are in development. The United States is moving in that direction too, because they are realizing that the key to electrifying transportation is in the batteries and the power trains.
Canada has the resources and we have to make use of them. We have to use our advantage and make sure that we have control of the resources, in the interests of national security.