Ottawa Not Forcing Chinese State Investors to Sell Shares in 3 Canadian Mining Companies

Ottawa Not Forcing Chinese State Investors to Sell Shares in 3 Canadian Mining Companies
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 16, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The federal government will not be forcing Chinese state-investors to sell their substantial amounts of shares three of Canada’s largest mining companies, says Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Reuters reports.

Wilkinson made the comments during an interview with the news agency on March 7 at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto.