Mining a collective defence against Trump’s threats

If the U.S. wants a reliable, non-Chinese source of tungsten for its arms industry, Canada should invest in securing a domestic supply for all of our NATO allies.

U.S. President Donald Trump is hell-bent on international defence dollars strictly benefitting U.S. arms manufacturers, writes Scott Taylor.White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

March 2, 2026

OTTAWA—In mid-February, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the Liberal government's new Defence Industrial Strategy, which promises to spend nearly half-a-trillion dollars on defence and security within the next decade.

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