Following a successful national conference (EVVE 2024) in Halifax, Daniel Breton, President & CEO of Electric Mobility Canada (EMC), and Christopher May, Director of Advocacy, set out on a tour of the Maritime provinces to meet with legislators, civil service and EMC members. The meetings were informative and insightful. The EMC team shared their industry priorities including, charging strategy, provincial ZEV mandates and skills training.

Daniel and Christopher had the pleasure of meeting with:

• Assistant Deputy Minister of New Brunswick’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, Dawn Vincent-Dixon

• Melanie Langille, CEO, and Andrew Holloway, Director of Programs of NB Lung

• Kelly Cain, Chief of Staff to the Opposition Liberal Caucus in New Brunswick

• Senior staff of OpportunitiesNB

• David Coon, Leader of the NB Green Party

• Staff from Nova Scotia Departments of Public Works and Natural Resources and Renewables.

• EMC member BlueGrid, whose CEO, Trevor Hennigar, coordinated the e-marine showcase at EVVE 2024

• Staff from EMC member Clean Foundation – President & CEO, CEO, Scott Skinner and Vice President, Erin Burbridge

• Andrew Murphy, Executive Director Nova Scotia Environment and Anthony Weatherby, Acting Executive Director – Climate Change.

• Peter Bevan-Baker, MLA and PEI Green Party’s green energy critic.

• Brian Matheson, Deputy Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, and Norbert Carpenter, Deputy Minister of Environment, Energy, and Climate Action, along with staff from each department

• Robert Henderson, PEI MLA with Official Opposition the Liberal Caucus and Chair of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability

• Nova Scotia’s Official Opposition Leader, Zach Churchill. Mr. Churchill slipped out of Province House to meet with Chris and during the meeting they discussed the importance of a provincial EV charging strategy along with the need for a NS ZEV mandate to ensure the availability of EVs in Nova Scotia. They also discussed the importance of upgraded skills training for technicians and electricians to seize the opportunity presented by the green economy and electrification.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to meet with EMC staff during their tour of Atlantic Canada. The organization looks forward to working closely with you in the near future.

(Left to Right): Christopher with Zach Churchill, Leader of Nova Scotia’s Official Opposition; Daniel with Trevor Hennigar, CEO of Bluegrid; Chris and Daniel with Robert Henderson, PEI MLA