Biden’s Ottawa Visit Will Include Focus on Critical Minerals, Minister Says

Biden’s Ottawa Visit Will Include Focus on Critical Minerals, Minister Says
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 14, 2023. Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press
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Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there will be “lots of conversation” on the issue of critical minerals during U.S. President Joe Biden’s two-day visit to Canada that starts on March 23.

“It’s an area that’s really important, and that is not just cobalt and lithium and graphite—it’s also things like uranium and nuclear fuel cycle,” Wilkinson told reporters before attending his caucus’s weekly meeting on Parliament Hill on March 22.