Canada is open to buying more US military hardware and forging a deeper critical minerals alliance with its southern neighbour, the country’s energy minister has said, as Ottawa lobbies to persuade Donald Trump not to impose swingeing tariffs.
Jonathan Wilkinson told the Financial Times that Ottawa was eager to build closer ties with Washington that could support the president-elect’s priorities of strengthening America’s energy independence and meeting the challenge posed by China’s rise as an economic and military power.
This could include purchasing submarines and other military equipment and developing more critical mineral projects in Canada that would displace Chinese products from US supply chains, he said.
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