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Former B.C. premier Horgan helps sell Canadian hydrogen in Germany

But recent agreement between Canada and Germany will largely benefit Atlantic Canada
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B.C. MP and energy minister Jonathan Wilkinson (right) last month signed an agreement with Germany represented by vice-chancellor Robert Habeck (left) to help “acclerate” the commercial-scale hydrogen trade between Canada and Germany. Former B.C. premier John Horgan, who now serves as Canada’s ambassador to Germany, attended the signing ceremony in Hamburg, represented by its Lord Mayor Peter Tschentscher. (Twitter)

Former B.C. premier John Horgan helped sell Canadian hydrogen to Germany, but B.C. won’t be one of the immediate beneficiaries of a recently signed agreement between the two countries.

Canada represented by B.C. MP and federal energy minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Germany represented by vice-chancellor Robert Habeck last month signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a program to “accelerate” commercial-scale hydrogen trade between the two countries.

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Wolf Depner

About the Author: Wolf Depner

I joined the national team with Black Press Media in 2023 from the Peninsula News Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.
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