In this episode, Pascale Massot, APF Canada Critical Minerals Hub’s key advisor and John H. McArthur Research Fellow, sits down with Bentley Allan, Vice President of the Future Economy at the Transition Accelerator, and Associate Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. An award-winning scholar, Allan regularly advises government and industry on geopolitics and industrial policy, including Canada’s critical minerals strategy.
Their conversation explores how Canada's Critical Minerals Strategy 2.0 can be restructured to meet the domestic needs of Canadian businesses. Allan explores the geopolitical challenges posed by market dynamics and the need for effective industrial policy, arguing that Ottawa must be willing to act at scale, take risks, and co-ordinate effectively when it comes to our domestic critical minerals industry.
Allan also discusses the value in learning from global partners, establishing diversified partnerships, and the implications of the U.S. critical mineral strategy for Canada, asking how Washington's new critical minerals initiatives will compete with Canada's ambitions, and how Canada can maximize its leverage ahead of the upcoming CUSMA review.
