Mark Plamondon

Hydrogen, Heavy-Duty freight, transportation, emissions reduction. Goals: Create a dedicated hydrogen freight infrastructure funding stream. Strengthen clean hydrogen tax incentives for transportation with clear eligibility for heavy-duty transportation, refuelling infrastructure, and downstream hydrogen applications. Close the early commercialization gap to improve the financial viability of early hydrogen freight projects and accelerate market adoption. Streamline approvals and regulatory alignment for hydrogen freight deployment Developing regulatory and fiscal framework for enable ammonia exports of Canada's West Coast to overseas markets. Advocacy also includes infrastucture investments to facilitate this emerging sector. Advocating for Investment Tax Credits or other incentives that help level the investment attraction playing field with competing jurisdictions around the world. Working with Transport Canada to explore means in which to improve rail reliability and safety to Canada's West Coast. Working with Global Affairs Canada (GAC - including Invest in Canada), Innovation, Science and Industry (ISI), Western Economic Diversification (WD), and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to jointly promote investment opportunities in Alberta's Industrial Heartland. Grant programs under the Innovation, Science and Industry Ministry that may apply to the petrochemical and hydrocarbon processing sector such as the Strategic Innovation Fund and Western Economic Diversification initiatives. Engaging with Natural Resources Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) and Canada Energy Regulator (CER) regarding Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) expansion regulatory timelines. Encouraging regulatory, policy, program, or financial support for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) infrastructure. Clean Fuel Standard guidelines and implementation.