China currently owns the battery supply chain and it’s time for Canada to redraw the map

There is a mineral resource vacuum just waiting to be filled by Canada with the exceptional rise in demand for batteries outstripping the existing supply of certain critical minerals.

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne attends an electric vehicle announcement in Oshawa, Ont., with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, on April 4. Canada's clean electricity grid gives it a competitive edge with automakers looking to source low-carbon materials and reduce the carbon footprint of the vehicles they produce, writes Joanna Kyriazis.Photograph courtesy of Twitter/FP_Champagne

Opinion

BY JOANNA KYRIAZIS

June 8, 2022

Electric vehicles are big business. A decade ago, there were 120,000 EVs sold worldwide. Today, that many are sold in a single week. By 2030, the number is expected to be ...

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