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Dreams are fine but results are much better

What we need now is less talk of Canada as a global champion in electric vehicle and batteries and a much clearer analysis of how we might best participate in the new electric age.

New federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 6, 2020. Canada has allocated $3-billion over five years under its Strategic Innovation Fund and its mandate includes support and development of 'a Canadian battery innovation and industry ecosystem' but without a business-led battery enterprise with the technology that meets industry needs, Canada may end up being a niche player, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion
BY DAVID CRANE
February 8, 2021

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 8, 2021

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