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Prime MInister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet have described the energy transition as an opportunity — a chance to build a new clean supply chain that can power the economy for decades.
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Last week, unencumbered by the pandemic for the first time in years, the federal government released a budget that leans into this strategy and devotes billions of dollars to building a new critical minerals and electric vehicle supply chain.
This week’s episode of Down to Business features Pierre Gratton, president of the Mining Association of Canada; Trent Mell, chief executive of Electra Battery Materials Corp.; Dave Adams, president of the Global Automakers of Canada; and Josipa Petronic, president of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium.
The guests discuss the challenges that lie ahead in trying to build a new supply chain in Canada, and also how this budget marks a departure from the past.
