Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them? – National

An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump’s hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada’s rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to accelerate natural resource projects. Interest in the country’s critical minerals surged after Trump started musing about annexing Canada, experts say, and grew as the president’s global…

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Should Canada ban X and Tesla? Why calls are growing – National

As U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk take aim at Canada, some high-level observers are calling on the federal government to consider sanctioning or even banning corporations owned by those close to Trump — much as it did with Russian oligarchs after the invasion of Ukraine. “We better have a report coming up on American interference,” former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy said at a recent panel discussion. He told the Jan. 27 event held by…

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