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The Honourable Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board, and the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, together with the Honourable Kinga Surma, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure, and Donna Skelly, Member of Provincial Parliament for Flamborough–Glanbrook, will make an announcement about improving high-speed Internet access in rural southern Ontario.
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Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François Legault, Premier of Quebec, and Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, announced funding of $644 million for the construction of a new battery materials production plant in Bécancour. This facility will be built by a consortium formed by the Ford Motor Company and South Korea’s EcoProBM and SK On. Valued at more than $1.2 billion, this project will create more than 345 jobs.
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The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will join François Legault, Premier of Quebec, and Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, to make an important announcement in Bécancour, Quebec.
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New Spectrum Outlook outlines plan to make spectrum available for more affordable wireless services, faster rollout of 5G and improved rural connectivity
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All Canadians need reliable high-speed Internet, no matter where they live. The governments of Canada and Ontario are taking action to bring high-speed Internet access to underserved communities across Ontario.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Jennifer O’Connell, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Ryan Turnbull, Member of Parliament for Whitby, on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, together with Amarjot Sandhu, Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure, and Lorne Coe, Member of Provincial Parliament for Whitby, will make an announcement about improving high-speed Internet access in rural Ontario.
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When innovative Canadian companies act as anchors in their communities, they create good jobs and build support for small businesses. The Government of Canada is committed to creating the best conditions to foster and grow more Canadian trailblazing companies—helping to ensure that our economy is strong here at home, but also that our businesses grow into leaders around the world.
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The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will announce the first cohort of innovative Canadian companies to be part of the Global Hypergrowth Project.