Canada is fortifying a long-standing front in its ongoing battle with protectionist impulses in the United States: resurrecting the Second World War-era notion of the two continental allies working together to stockpile the arsenal of democracy.
Defence Minister Anita Anand and Economic Development Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne are joining forces in the U.S. capital, selling the idea that Canada's nascent critical minerals industry makes it an ideal partner in fortifying a North American defence industrial base.The appearance last week of what U.S.
"We will certainly ensure that our close relationship with the United States continues, in order to contribute to the overall protection and security of the North American continent." Today, following the COVID-19 pandemic, the global push to back Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia --combined with the western world's sudden scramble to end its dependence on China for semiconductors, critical minerals and rare earth metals -- has created an ominous echo.
"Buy American has been the law since 1933. But for too long, past administrations -- Democrat and Republican -- have fought to get around it. Not anymore," the president said to spirited applause.
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