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Climate Change & the Environment

Batteries platforms

Here's what the 2021 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal

  • Build an end-to-end, sustainable battery supply chain.
  • Launch a Canada-US Battery Alliance for stakeholders in both countries to identify shared priorities & environmental requirements that lead to an integrated, world-scale battery supply chain.

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Build an end-to-end, sustainable battery supply chain.

Work to attract near-term multi-billion anchor investments in key areas like minerals processing and cell manufacturing.

Double the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit for materials on the Canadian list of critical minerals which are essential to the manufacturing of vital clean technologies, such as batteries.

Establish Canada as a global leader in battery recycling and reuse, to improve the environmental impact and build a competitive advantage.

Launch a Canada-U.S. Battery Alliance for stakeholders in both countries to identify shared priorities and create environmental requirements that lead to an integrated, world-scale battery supply chain

Work with stakeholders to identify new strategic priorities, including future battery types, ways to optimize batteries for cold weather performance and long-duration storage, and applications in heavy- duty transportation.

Address gaps in training and upskilling to ensure that all Canadians workers can take advantage of battery industry opportunities.

Use all tools, including the Investment Canada Act, to ensure the protection and development of our critical minerals from both an economic and national security perspective.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

Support improved electric vehicle battery repurposing & recycling.

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Supporting improved electric vehicle battery repurposing and recycling in order to lower the environmental impact of these batteries and lower the cost of vehicles on the resale market.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Batteries.
We don't have any NDP policies on Batteries.
We don't have any Green policies on Batteries.

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