“Nothing would make me happier than when the United States asks us for more electricity to say, ‘You know what, we’ve got a lot of mines we need to develop in northern British Columbia,’” Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said.
“Nothing would make me happier than just saying, ‘You know what, we’re going to use all our electricity here. We’re going to build new mines, new processing facilities.’”
Although Trump keeps insisting otherwise, the U.S. relies heavily on Canadian resources.
- In 2025, Canada provided 63.4% of the crude oil and close to 100% of the natural gas imported by the U.S. Canada also supplied 24.9% of the RPPs and 97.9% of the NGLs imported by the U.S.
- Canada was the source of 81.3% of the electricity imported by the U.S in 2025.
U.S. Ambassador to Canada has also singled out potash as something America needs.
Politico: Canada turns its critical minerals into leverage against Trump