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‘The EV revolution is really here’: University of Toronto’s Dimitry Anastakis on industrial policy, Canada’s automotive sector, and the future of electric vehicles

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont., April 25, 2024. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press.

Dimitry Anastakis, the L.R. Wilson and R.J. Currie Chair in Canadian Business History at the University of Toronto, discusses the rise and apparent fall of neoliberalism, the history of the automotive sector in Canada, and the opportunities and challenges represented by electric vehicles.

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