Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump at the recent G7 Summit in Alberta. Carney has indicated that defence infrastructure investment could include things like the development of Canada's critical minerals, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

June 30, 2025

OTTAWA—At last week's NATO alliance annual leaders' summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to boost the country's defence budget to meet the spending objective of five per cent of GDP.

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