Canadian resources, innovations and services are valued the world over — when it comes to trade, the world truly does want more Canada. But this pandemic has revealed that Canada, like any country, cannot entirely count on trade to meet its needs for essential “strategic” materials and assets. When the threat of COVID-19 has ended, we must consider those critical resources and materials that we absolutely need, and need to think strategically about. It relies on American pipelines, American ports and American political goodwill; the Trans Mountain and Energy East pipelines have the advantage of transiting Canadian territory. But we must also ask ourselves what absolute essentials must remain under Canadian control, from raw materials through to finished products.

Source: National Post April 01, 2020 09:56 UTC