Industry committee  It's important to talk about catching up. When I was young, in the 1970s, many Americans made fun of Japanese cars. In the 1980s, people made fun of Korean cars. Today, no one makes fun of Japanese or Korean cars, because they are good vehicles. We can play catch-up in Canada in

Industry committee  It is a fair comment. I would not want Canada and the U.S. to be in the same position that we were in with geopolitical tensions in the 20th century because of our dependence on foreign oil. What we are seeing right now in working in energy transition is that we want to make sur

Industry committee  Actually, right now some companies in Canada are already working on battery packs. Some companies want to invest in battery cells right now. We're moving forward in that direction. We have electric vehicles being built right now in Canada. As Brian Masse mentioned, whether it's c

Industry committee  As I said earlier, I think most western countries did not see the speed at which the transition to renewable energy and electrification of transportation would occur, nor the scale of the need for critical minerals. For geostrategic and military reasons, we need critical mineral

Industry committee  We shouldn’t wait, because Europe has really woken up. Since 2017, Europe has been developing a battery manufacturing ecosystem for electric vehicles. For this reason, we cannot discuss this issue for five or ten years, because other countries will have taken an insurmountable le

Industry committee  It was a pleasure.

Industry committee  Yes, we absolutely can. The time is pressing. I don't know if you remember back in 2009, when we had a financial crisis, there was an opportunity there to develop EV research and development, like the U.S. did. We did not do that in 2009. Now it's our second and last chance. We

Industry committee  If you look at the way things are unfolding around the world, the main markets for electric vehicle sales are regulated markets. Canada is unregulated, and in the third quarter of 2021, the percentage of sales of fully electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles was 5.4%. Let's look at

Industry committee  As far as the Build Back Better Act is concerned, there is certainly a concern for the Canadian auto industry. After all, the reason we’re here discussing critical minerals is to ensure that the electric vehicle industry—cars, trucks, buses and even snowmobiles—can develop in Can

Industry committee  I think it would be worthwhile, because we have talked about it, and several people here are talking about it. In terms of critical minerals, it is said that Canada is behind the rest of the world. In fact, it's not that Canada is behind, it's that most of the western world has

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. We would like to thank the members of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology for taking the time to study our recommendations on the sourcing and processing of critical minerals. Electric Mobility Canada was founded in 2006 and is one of the wor

Finance committee  Thank you.

Finance committee  It's something we often tend to underestimate. Earlier, we were talking about the future demand for electricity, given that there will be more and more electric vehicles on the market. Gradually, we'll arrive at what we call smart mobility and smart energy management. Be it in

Finance committee  It was my pleasure.

Finance committee  At this point, if we're going to achieve our goals, we have to provide financial incentives. I would like to remind people here that financial incentives to purchase vehicles that are less polluting began in 2006, under the Conservative government. At the time, hybrid vehicle tec