Cheryl Gallant at the National Defence Committee

March 9th, 2026 / 12:05 p.m.

Conservative

Cheryl Gallant Conservative Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Balsillie, how vulnerable does China's control of over 80% of critical minerals and rare earth processing make Canada's defence industrial base today? What specific binding policy changes would you recommend to build value-added IP into our rare earth processing?

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