The Honourable Shawn Skinner, Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, will participate in the launch of Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada's Clean Across Canada tour tomorrow (Tuesday, August 17) at Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site. The event will begin at 11:00 a.m.

As part of the tour, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada will take its zero emission electric car, i-MiEV, across Canada. The 7,500 kilometre journey will end in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 13.

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