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Amidst last week’s wave of pipeline news and government announcements, the federal funding of $400 million to Teck to support germanium, gallium and antimony processing at its Trail BC refinery fell under the radar. These are critical minerals which China dominates and in which the market is manipulated and unhealthy. There is a clear public good and security aspect to them which justifies federal government funding. They are also minerals which Canada has processing capability, almost none of our allies do, and is an area where Canada can meaningfully contribute to western supply chain security. Alongside investments in graphite and scandium in the past year, Canada has chosen to demonstrate leadership and act unilaterally when able and needed on the most vulnerable defence-critical minerals, while still pursuing bilateral and multilateral initiatives with allies. PwC put out an assessment of critical mineral policy sophistication: Canada has jumped to the top in the last 18 months. The feds (mostly NRCan) deserve credit. https://t.co/kLAu4DyTkh