Industry committee  I don't think so. That's not something that will slow us down. Our mining standards in Canada are even an asset because that's what will set our batteries apart from others, such as Chinese batteries. We won't be competing with the Chinese on price, but on the fact that our batte

Industry committee  Exploration can take many years. It could take up to 10 years to actually get that moving. I think that right now is the time for us to order all equipment required for large-scale commercialization. I still think that cell production is a field in which we can definitely play a

Industry committee  Absolutely. We don't build motor vehicles in Quebec. We build other types of vehicles, which are very popular. In future, mobility will be much more shared, much more optimized, and there will be a lot more smart vehicles. Those vehicles will be in high demand. Ontario is focus

Industry committee  That would be desirable, assuming we process the resource rather than send our natural and strategic resources to be processed abroad. We should definitely keep them in Canada and do the processing near the resource. Battery cells could be produced in Quebec and then integrated i

Industry committee  Thank you very much for your question. As the other speakers noted, we're in a race that has begun around the world. The demand for electric vehicles is absolutely extraordinary, which means that all suppliers in the supply chain will be inundated with orders. If our corporation

Industry committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, for this opportunity to speak to you. My name is Sarah Houde, and I am the president and CEO of Propulsion Québec, Quebec's electric and smart transportation cluster. On behalf of our 250 members, I would like to thank

Natural Resources committee  I just wanted to piggyback on Mr. Thibault's idea to say that Europe is doing exactly what he said they are doing, but we still have the natural resources, and this is really the key item here. We're lucky enough to have this combination of natural resources. Other regions do not

Natural Resources committee  Did you first want me to answer your second question? I did not yet do so.

Natural Resources committee  I'll reply very quickly. For the list you mentioned, I think it's a very important first step so that we can identify what we need to work on strategically, and then really work on a second transformation to attract foreign direct investment and to work on all the other next step

Natural Resources committee  Regarding the truck, it's a good example of an ecosystem coming together to prototype a new type of truck, 100% electric, that will be tested at the Nouveau Monde Graphite mining site next year. It's a good example of a 100% Canadian, locally manufactured, locally developed with

Natural Resources committee  In Canada, several provinces are part of the answer. When the provinces are put together, we can win. That's why the federal government must coordinate each province's share to ensure that we have a complete set. The nickel that comes from your mines in Sudbury and that you're t

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much. I am joined by my colleague Simon Thibault, who is our battery expert. As president and chief executive officer of Propulsion Québec, Quebec's electric and intelligent transportation industry cluster, and on behalf of our 220 or so members, I would like to t