It will help incentivize the purchasing of electric vehicles and the driving of electric vehicles — something that's good for our climate." He made the remarks following what he called an "extremely effective" trilateral summit at the White House with Biden and his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador — the first so-called Three Amigos summit since 2016. The trilateral summit between Trudeau, Biden and López Obrador unfolded in the ornate East Room of the White House. "We are three countries with extremely strong ties between our people, with our values and visions for the future strongly united," he said. Trudeau used his first day in Washington on Wednesday to talk up Canada's competitive advantage on critical minerals, which are used in batteries for computers, cellphones, electric vehicles and other essential items.

Source: CBC News November 19, 2021 08:38 UTC