While the exact details of what led to the collapse of Canada-U.S. trade talks last Friday remain unpublished, Prime Minister Mark Carney was quick to assure Canadians he “would never give exclusive access” to our critical minerals.
That’s as it should be.
Critical minerals are perhaps Canada’s most valuable asset in ensuring our energy security and economic sovereignty. And, ironically, for the U.S. president who started it, the Iran War has only emphasized this fact: Canadian allies such as the European Union and South Korea are reducing their reliance on fossil-fuel imports while accelerating renewables and electrification in direct response to the past few months of global uncertainty.
Keep reading this op-ed in the Toronto Star.
