Trudeau Announces Money for Quebec Firm That Produces Minerals for Electric Cars

Trudeau Announces Money for Quebec Firm That Produces Minerals for Electric Cars
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a question, in Ottawa, Oct. 7, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The federal government says it will invest $222 million to help a Quebec company increase production of critical minerals for goods such as electric cars and batteries.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement today after visiting the Rio Tinto Fer et Titane facility in Sorel-Tracy, Que., about 90 kilometres northeast of Montreal.