BIden, Trudeau & Obrador meetings tomorrow in Washington The Prime Minister needs to drive home to the Americans that protectionism can turn into a two-way street, he added, pointing out that Canada holds large reserves of critical minerals that are needed for U.S. defence industries, electric vehicle manufacturers and producers of consumer products, such as smartphones.
“The Western industrialized nations are heavily dependent upon China for the supply of critical minerals. Canada has fortunately a significant amount of the global supply, and we can be an important part of the solution to prevent American industry from having to be so dependent on the goodwill of China,” he said.
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