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Lithium is a “jewel” that Quebec has yet to exploit, Premier François Legault said on Sunday.
Speaking to the youth wing of the Coalition Avenir Québec meeting in Sherbrooke, Legault dreamed of a Quebec that would one day export lithium batteries around the world, noting that the province is home to the world’s third-largest deposit of lithium, an element essential to the manufacturing of batteries used by electric vehicles.
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Along with other “strategic metals” that are also found in Quebec, Legault said it would be possible to construct “100-per-cent Quebec batteries.”
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“We have the potential to take our place in this enormous market,” Legault said.
Legault also touted the growing artificial intelligence sector in Montreal as a means that would allow Quebec to put itself on the map in the field of driverless cars.
The premier also pointed to Quebec’s abundance of hydro-electric power as a means to reduce the province’s importation of hydrocarbons, which presently costs $10 billion annually.
“Between now and 2050, we can charge our batteries with our electricity and travel thanks to our expertise,” he said.
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