Canada sees China as less 'dependable' partner on critical minerals, minister says

Canada wants to reach deals with countries that are more "dependable" trading partners than China for the supply and processing of the critical materials needed to power the energy transition, a Canadian minister said on Tuesday. "Much of the critical mineral resources around the world is controlled by China ... We are in a geopolitical universe where China is a trading partner that is probably not as dependable as the countries with whom we share values," Canada's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said at a Canada-UK critical minerals investment forum in London. “We have made pretty clear that…