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Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg
agreed, but the environmentalists (extreme ones) are very against developing more mines and they quite often get big $ backing them and rallying the youth / extremists.
local lithium vs bringing it in from China, which is better for the environment? don't think we need lithium, then EV, phones, etc all need it
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Yea I mean in an ideal world we shouldn’t extract resources for profit and preserve our minerals. However in a capitalist world those environmentalists are just denying reality. Manitoba is probably one of the most ideal places in the entire planet not only to find resources for electric vehicles, but we should be looking at manufacturing them as well considering our grid is all renewable energy.
Manitoba has huge lithium and nickel reserves as well as notable cobalt, manganese, and graphite reserves. All which are essential for EV batteries. With the right investment this could single-handedly erase our province’s deficits and can be a huge part in balancing our budget or even creating a surplus.
The best part is that both parties are all-in on mining investment because for the NDP a lot of the mining jobs would go to help boost our Indigenous population should they work in these lithium mines.