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Episode #241: Hub Roundtable: Ambitious Immigration Targets & EV Bidding Wars
Season 1, Ep. 241
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This week’s Hub Roundtable discusses the Century Initiative's ambitious target to accelerate Canada's population to 100 million by 2100 by ramping up immigration targets. We also talk about the bidding wars between the Stellantis EV battery plant and the federal and Ontario provincial governments regarding subsidies.
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