In September 2023, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault stood on a Montreal stage alongside Northvolt executives and announced what they called a "historic" partnership: a plan to build a new mega-factory on Montreal's South Shore.

It was to be called Northvolt Six — a plant that would churn out electric vehicle batteries, create 3,000 jobs and contribute more than $1 billion to the economy.

Both the provincial and federal governments rolled out the red carpet for Northvolt, a Swedish company, to woo them into choosing Quebec for their first major factory outside of Europe.

Canada and Quebec said they would commit billions of dollars — both in direct investments and other incentive programs — to help the project come to fruition, and Quebec changed its own r

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