The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo finished off a recent trade mission to Ontario and Quebec by hosting a reception in Toronto's Hockey Hall of Fame. The Globe's Andrew Willis writes that Mr. Lombardo highlighted the potential to join forces with Quebec, to achieve the two jurisdictions' common goal: developing the entire EV supply chain, from mining lithium to making batteries and building cars. He talked up a partnership with Ontario on expanding export markets for North American EVs and batteries. Before an audience of around 100 mining executives, lobbyists and provincial politicians, Nevada's Governor made it clear the EV transition will boost his state's fortunes, and be equally good news for Canada's two most populous provinces. A generation back, Mr. Lombardo's pitch would have been unremarkable. In his speech, the Governor gave a shout-out to Canadian companies in the crowd -- including Barrick and Lithium Americas -- that are spending billions of dollars in his state on digging up and refining these critical battery components. Judging from the smiles on the faces of Barrick executives, it has been a while since their mines won praise from a politician.