Environment committee  Right now, the process is taking so long that we may miss major opportunities.

Environment committee  I would say that the first roadblock has to be about lack of education or information regarding electric vehicles, because a lot of people seem to think that if you have an EV, you can't drive in the winter. I've been driving partial and full EVs for more than 20 years now. I reg

Environment committee  It will be by helping put together programs from high school to colleges to universities. Two of our members are the FTQ—La Fédération de travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec—and Unifor, and these unions are worried about what's going to happen to their workers in those fields

Environment committee  Well, I'll be honest with you. I've been talking about the electric mobility industry to the people in the federal government for almost 20 years, and things have really accelerated, I would say, in the past two years, with the great work that has been done with Minister Champagn

Environment committee  We talk about four pillars at Electric Mobility Canada. There's the whole regulatory aspect that we just discussed, particularly the net-zero emissions standard. There are also the Clean Fuels Regulations, which Ms. Stilborn discussed, because that concerns the oil sector as much

Environment committee  Earlier we talked about developing a battery supply chain. The potential is extraordinary, and the U.S. government has understood that. The Chinese government also understood it 20 years ago. If we want to catch up to the countries that have taken the lead on transportation elect

Environment committee  That's a very important question because many people think we can achieve our objectives associated with the adoption of electric vehicles without regulating. Some automotive manufacturers—though not all—say the market should be allowed to operate on its own. The problem with th

Environment committee  Good afternoon. I want to thank the members of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development for taking the time to examine the advances that have been made in clean technologies in Canada and the potential they represent. My name is Daniel Breton, and I am

Natural Resources committee  Actually, we do need to support mechanics and workers who are working right now on internal combustion engine vehicles, because there is a huge lack, I can tell you that. I work on a regular basis with dealers, with people.... I worked at the GM assembly plant in Sainte-Thérèse b

Natural Resources committee  At this point, we still have a lot of work to do because we're playing catch-up. Some countries, like China, started developing this sector two decades ago. The United States, Canada and even Europe have sort of taken it for granted. Even though I've been talking about the elect

Natural Resources committee  When putting forward a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions like the one announced a few weeks ago, they have to make sure that the money is going to be invested in the right place. The government announced a $900 million investment, of which $400 million will go to Natural Re

Natural Resources committee  Okay. I'm sorry.

Natural Resources committee  Are you asking me?

Natural Resources committee  Yes, sure, but I'm not here to talk about wind and solar; I'm here to talk about Electric Mobility.

Natural Resources committee  Well, yes. Like—