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Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto in June. (Natural Resources Canada)
KEY POINTS
  • Canada’s federal government is looking to become a global leader in solar manufacturing, among other industries, through a series of targeted investments in the country’s mineral value chain.
  • Dubbed the Critical Minerals Strategy, the initiative looks to capitalize on the "generational opportunity" of supplying like-minded nations with the critical building blocks of a future clean economy.
  • But does this strategy have the support and political will to make the country a new solar manufacturing powerhouse?
The Critical Minerals Strategy outlines the cleantech industries with the highest potential for value chain integration across Canada.

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Brett Porter
Brett is a cleantech and climate communicator specializing in knowledge translation, public relations, and content and messaging strategy. He has a degree in Professional Communication from Toronto Metropolitan University with a minor in Canadian Government and Politics. On the side, he advises climate-friendly politicians. You can find brett at brettporter[dot]ca.

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