International Trade committee  No, I don't agree: It was two steps backwards. It was beyond the EV rebates. You also had the whole plan to deploy EV infrastructure that was stopped at the same time. That was a big blow.

International Trade committee  It's not for batteries; it's the whole supply chain.

International Trade committee  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 m

International Trade committee  Absolutely not. When we're talking about restrictions, we're talking about the ZEV mandate, for instance. We've been advocating for a ZEV mandate. The Government of Canada has announced that it wants to adopt a ZEV mandate by the beginning of 2023, or something like that, because

International Trade committee  If, as President Biden and the Prime Minister said in 2021, Canada and the United States truly want to be partners in the development of critical minerals and the battery industry, then it's impossible to say that electric vehicle batteries can only be manufactured in the United

International Trade committee  Rather than require that batteries be made in the United States, it should instead call for all batteries to be made in North America under the Canada—United States—Mexico agreement, CUSMA. For the time being, limiting battery manufacturing to the United States is a real problem.

International Trade committee  As to infrastructure, I completely disagree with what was said earlier about charging infrastructure across Canada. Quebec currently has 45% of the vehicles that need charging in Canada, by which I mean hybrid, rechargeable or 100% electric vehicles. There are 8,000 to 9,000 pub

International Trade committee  Surprisingly, given what is being proposed for infrastructure deployment, Canada is ahead over the United States. What worries me much more is what's being proposed for the manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles, because it would force the manufacturers to move to the U

International Trade committee  Thank you.

International Trade committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'd like to thank the members of the Standing Committee on International Trade for taking the time to listen to what we have to say about the United States Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. My name is Daniel Breton and I am the president and chief executi

Finance committee  Definitely. To give you an idea, air pollution caused by a single modern snowmobile is equivalent to about 40 cars. We are not only talking about GHG, but air pollution as a whole. The Yukon now offers rebates for purchasing electric snowmobiles. I think the federal government c

Finance committee  It does. Measurement Canada has been working at this. We were surprised to see that they were talking about level one. It's a plug on the wall.

Finance committee  Yes. Basically the issue is mostly with fast chargers, so level three. Starting with level two is a good step, but we have to move faster, obviously, because right now we are seeing some disparities depending on what type of electric vehicle you have. Some charge faster than othe

Finance committee  It's too long.

Finance committee  —and Europe has them and China has them.