I think we need a full electric mobility strategy together with all of the departments. Ten years ago, when I was in government for the Government of Quebec, we had an inclusive battery electric mobility strategy going from infrastructure and research and development to vehicle manufacturing, education and training, because this is very important. We want to have workers who know what to do with electric cars.
Yes, this is needed. This is something that we've talked about for a number of years. We have some catching up to do, and not just to the U.S. I will just give you a number here, when we're talking about battery manufacturing or electric vehicle manufacturing, from Bloomberg New Energy Finance: “China currently hosts 75% of all battery cell manufacturing capacity and 90% of anode and electrolyte production.” We have years of catching up to do with China. They are far ahead of us.
I see that the Inflation Reduction Act is making a difference, but Canada has to catch up with the U.S. and China especially.