Ken Ash, former OECD Director for Trade and Agriculture and a longtime Canadian trade official, discusses the global scramble for critical minerals, the impact of China's dominance on strategic supply chains, and the role Canada should play in building resilient industrial capacity — including in processing and refining — across these supply chains.

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