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Windsor’s efforts to land Canada’s first electric vehicle battery plant received a boost Friday when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the federal government would back the bid with the same level of financial commitment it has made to the Detroit 3 automakers’ electrification plans.
Windsor is trying to land a $2-billion battery manufacturing plant that would create 2,000 direct jobs.
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“Absolutely,” said Trudeau when asked if the federal government was prepared to invest at the same level to establish a domestic electric vehicle battery supply chain.