How do Canada’s critical minerals fit into tariff tensions?

From bnnbloomberg.ca

Critical minerals have become a point of tension between Canada and the U.S. amid an ongoing trade dispute and the resources, which are used to power modern economies, are essential to Canada’s national security, according to experts. Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau informed a group of executives that U.S. President Donald Trump wasn’t joking about the annexation of Canada, citing critical minerals as a reason. Following Trump’s election in November, he stated Canada could avoid tariffs by becoming the 51st state. On Feb. 1, Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on most goods imported from Canada into the ... (full story)