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Minister of Transport and Deputy Premier Genevieve Guilbault announced that Quebec will spend $60 million on the province's rail system on Tuesday, adding that it is part of the CAQ government's commitment to 'more low-carbon transport solutions.'
Province has already invested $249.3 million into stations as it attempts to reach its goal of 2 million electric cars on Quebec's roads by 2030.
This is the second major electric vehicle announcement the government has made this week alone, following Tuesday's news of a new copper foil factory for EV car batteries.
This summer, Horne Foundry will begin a new phase of land decontamination in the Notre-Dame district of Rouyn-Noranda, in Quebec's Abitibi-Temiscamingue region.
As wild garlic prepares to emerge from the ground, the Quebec government is reminding those who might be tempted to harvest it that this vulnerable plant is strongly regulated by law to ensure its preservation. Last year, the parks ministry tightened certain provisions of the Act respecting threatened or vulnerable species to punish offenders more severely. Violators now face fines ranging from $10,000 to $6 million or administrative monetary penalties of between $2,000 and $10,000.