Energy and Mining
Building industrial strength: a regional approach to Canada’s critical materials
No single jurisdiction has all the ingredients. But by leveraging its collective strengths as a whole, the region becomes competitive.
U.S.-proposed critical minerals trading bloc a ‘difficult sell,’ say natural resources experts
‘We’re obviously in a stage where people treat American trade deals with skepticism,’ says Heather Exner-Pirot, director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s energy, natural resources, and environment program.
The missing critical mineral underpinning Canada’s entire defence and industrial strategy
Canada cannot meet its defence and industrial goals without securing the critical steelmaking input: metallurgical coal.
Canada’s critical mineral moment is real, but delivery depends on people
Building a workforce for critical minerals is simultaneously building Canada’s clean energy workforce.
Mineral exploration and mining: a Canadian signpost for the future
Minerals, metals, and raw materials will be central to our evolution amid geopolitical changes not experienced in generations in the west.
Canada’s critical minerals opportunity runs through First Nation lands
When First Nations have the resources and tools to participate fully, projects are more stable for everyone involved.
In a tariff war, Canada’s resources are our strategic advantage
Canadians are realizing that it’s easier to expand existing overseas markets for commodities than develop new ones for manufactured goods.
Sometimes the resource roller-coaster is a great ride
Every generation, energy and resource busts turn to booms, and what a gift Canada’s resource endowment then becomes.
Why Canada should peacefully enrich its uranium
Peaceful uranium enrichment to feed the adoption of SMR technology is compatible with Canada’s long-standing domestic and international non-proliferation commitments.
