Canada has to become much more active in building a battery ecosystem

Ottawa needs to wake up before this becomes another lost opportunity.

Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand, pictured Oct. 8, 2020, at the Ford Connectivity and Innovation Centre in Kanata to announce the retooling of the Oakville Ford assembly plant to produce electric vehicles. The Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development says Canada has to become much more active in building a battery ecosystem. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

June 7, 2021

TORONTO—In the transition to a net-zero world, a key role will be played by electric vehicles powered by batteries. This is one of the most achievable ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make progress on our climate goals. The technology is already here. Climate change policy-makers from ...

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