Finance committee  That may be because the standard is not strong enough.

Finance committee  At present, there is an action plan for the electric vehicle supply chain, that is, for everything relating to critical minerals, batteries or assembly, in particular. Announcements have been made by the federal government. A few days ago, there was an announcement in British Col

Finance committee  For everything referred to as the critical minerals supply chain, one of the challenges that arises is the amount of time it takes for projects to be approved. There is a balance that is not easy to achieve: on the one side, you want to make sure the projects move forward as fast

Finance committee  When it comes to rail transportation, we are 50 to 75 years behind the rest of the planet. Forgive me, but we look ridiculous in North American when it comes to electrifying the railway system. Sometimes, when I compare our system to what is being done in Europe or Asia, I get th

Finance committee  Thank you for giving me the opportunity to appear before the Standing Committee on Finance. My name is Daniel Breton. I am the president and CEO of EMC. Founded in 2006, EMC is a nationally based industry organization dedicated exclusively to the advancement of electric mobili

International Trade committee  As I mentioned earlier, I think the Inflation Reduction Act is having quite an effect on the possibility for Canada to attract new players to build batteries and battery components in Canada. I think we really have to look into that. Let's be honest here. Minister Champagne has

International Trade committee  There's been no word yet regarding when that's coming, but we are expecting the news, I would say, in the 2023 budget.

International Trade committee  I began these discussions with the federal government 18 years ago. That's quite a while. As I was saying earlier, China has really got a head start of many years over the entire planet. It's not just a Canadian problem, but one that also affects Europe, the United States, Japan

International Trade committee  I'd like to suggest something else with respect to government tenders, at any level of government, which is that instead of accepting the lowest bid, preference should be given to green bids. That would not be incompatible with international free trade agreements and it would gi

International Trade committee  In one of the mandate letters, we are supposed to see a used EV rebate coming up soon. We are advocating for people who don't want to buy or just cannot buy a brand new electric vehicle to be able to have one through an EV rebate for used vehicles. It's been out there for a cou

International Trade committee  That's a question I'm asking myself, actually. In my initial presentation I did mention this, because I think the fact that they're giving incentives only for U.S. battery production can be a concern. It is something to look into.

International Trade committee  Thank you for the question. As we can see, we are looking at what's being done in Quebec and B.C., but also in the Atlantic provinces regarding accelerating EV adoption through rebates and infrastructure deployment. We are seeing that provinces willing to move forward in that di

International Trade committee  As I was saying, several of our members make light, heavy and off-road electric vehicles. I'm thinking of Tesla, Lion Electric, New Flyer, Girardin, Nova Bus and Taiga. The latter company had its snowmobiles and personal watercraft rated among the best inventions of the year byTi

International Trade committee  Do you mean the EV rebates?

International Trade committee  Yes, there is a connection, meaning that it shows that both of those provinces are serious about making sure that more and more people adopt electric vehicles, compared to other provinces where there are no incentives to buy one or any will to develop a serious EV infrastructure.