Canada’s next move starts a few thousand feet below the ground

There aren’t enough new critical mineral projects getting up and running to meet a basic level of demand, much less answer the world’s call for electrification.
Jonathan Wilkinson
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. The lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements that are kilometres beneath the surface of British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec are literally untapped potential, writes Alex Greco.

Regardless of your political position on electric vehicles, it’s a fact that there is a booming industry around the electrification of everything. It’s taken the world by storm in the past few years. Here in Canada, the federal government has committed, and—in some cas...

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