The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday, Nov. 1, edition that the U.S. ambassador to Canada, David Cohen, says the shift to clean energy from fossil fuels by Canadian and American governments will succeed or fail depending on whether they can obtain a sufficient supply of critical minerals to make electric-vehicle batteries. The Globe's Steven Chase writes that Mr. Cohen said Tuesday that both countries need to build up their mining, refining and battery-making capacity quickly. He said, "The United States and Canada are investing billions to make all that happen." Countries, including Canada, are scrambling to become leaders in all elements of the electric-vehicle market. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants Canada to become "a world leader" in critical minerals. Mr. Cohen noted that at least three Canadian companies stand to benefit from an Oct. 13 announcement by President Joe Biden to award seven regional clean-hydrogen hubs $7-billion (U.S.) in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to accelerate the move to low-cost, clean hydrogen. Mr. Cohen noted that Enbridge is participating in the Mid-Atlantic Hub, TC Energy in the Heartland Hub, and AltaGas in the Pacific Northwest Hub.