Quebec Premier François Legault and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Montreal on Monday to jointly announce funding for a battery plant project by Saint-Jérôme-based battery manufacturer Lion electric. As Global’s Tim Sargeant explains, the plant will produce batteries that will be used in electric buses and trucks, which will help reduce Quebec’s dependency on fossil fuels.
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