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Mining companies want Canada to double down on critical minerals amid U.S. trade war

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Carly Penrose
Carly Penrose

20 Mar 2025 • 8 min read

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Workers in reflective, high-vis vests stand in front of a large piece of heavy machinery.
Workers attend a July federal-provincial funding announcement to support critical minerals development in B.C. with infrastructure improvements. As the Canada-U.S. tariff war rages, major mining companies are lobbying about one of Canada's trade trump cards — critical minerals. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)

Carly Penrose
Carly Penrose

Carly is a Toronto-based journalist. She holds a master of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work has appeared in the National Post, This Magazine and The Canadian Press.

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