Mr. Speaker, the energy minister said, “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste”.
It takes 20 years to get a mine built in Canada, while the U.S. approves mines on federal lands in 28 days under emergency crisis rules. Canada sends rare earths to Beijing, which controls 90% of world refining and processing, while Bill C-69 blocks the Ring of Fire with endless regional assessments. It sounds like a waste of a crisis to me.
When will the Prime Minister approve the Ring of Fire permits so the private sector can build mines here at home?