Two recent federal initiatives reflect an increasingly strategic view of critical minerals as national assets as Canada hones its focus on defence readiness, supply chain security, and national economic resilience.
“The Canada Strong Fund and Defence Industrial Strategy together mark a redefinition of mining – particularly critical minerals mining – as strategic industrial and security infrastructure. For mining companies, the opportunity is significant, but so is the need for careful planning,” say Jennifer Wasylyk, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP’s Deputy Managing Partner, and Carla Potter, partner in Cassels’ Banking & Specialty Finance Group.
Read the full op-ed at MINING.COM here: https://www.mining.com/op-ed-what-canadas-sovereign-wealth-fund-defence-industrial-strategy-mean-for-miners/
