Federal Government Moves to Cut China out of Canadian Critical Mineral Industry

Federal Government Moves to Cut China out of Canadian Critical Mineral Industry
A wheel loader drives on a road near a "toxic lake" surrounded by rare earth refineries near the inner Mongolian city of Baotou on Aug. 19, 2012. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
The Canadian Press
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After a national security review, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is ordering three Chinese resource companies to sell their interests in Canadian critical mineral firms.
Champagne’s order comes less than a week after he said Canada would be limiting the involvement of foreign state-owned companies in the industry.