The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that the threat of U.S. tariffs is firing up a brand of Canadian resource nationalism not seen in decades, inspiring a rallying call for this country to build more of its own energy, power and mining infrastructure. A four-bylined item led by Niall McGee says that executing on that plan will be no easy feat. Premier David Eby is already fast-tracking the permitting of resource projects, as he presses an agenda aimed at pivoting British Columbia's resource-heavy economy away from the U.S. The nickel industry is relatively well positioned to weather the tariffs. Mark Selby, chief executive officer of Canada Nickel, which is developing a massive nickel project in Ontario, said that Canadian nickel producers should be able to seamlessly shift sales to Europe because, like aluminum, the continent is a net importer of the metal. If the U.S. market is off limits, or difficult because of tariffs, Canada Nickel could benefit. It produces a zero-carbon product, so Europe is the place on the planet that cares most about the carbon footprint, Mr. Selby said. "So, we'll be a product of choice for that market," he said of nickel that will be produced at his company's Crawford mine.
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