International Trade committee  When I originally thought of this joint program, we were looking at a loan guarantee. As a taxpayer, I said, “I don't need a handout; I'm happy to pay it back.” There wasn't an envelope. There wasn't a practice. The hardest thing for me was where do I go? In the government, every

International Trade committee  The rare earth work going on in Saskatchewan right now is fascinating. The Department of Defense in the U.S. is funding a rare earth plant in California, a project in California. That asset in particular, that initiative in Saskatchewan, should be viewed as a potential national

International Trade committee  Thank you for that question, Mr. Sheehan. It's good to see you again. If I go back to the day of that announcement, as a start-up in the Canadian market, it's hard. Capital formation is difficult. That's why I said, “Pick winners”, because there are a lot of wannabes. When I sta

International Trade committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to thank the members of the Standing Committee on International Trade for undertaking a study on Canada's exports of environmental and clean technology goods and services. Our presentation will focus on the export of batteries, specifically