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Canada-US Trade Deal Collapses, Ford Calls for Critical Minerals Cutoff

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Investing News Network (INN)

Author

Dean Belder

Date

24 August 2026

Access

Free to read

Link

investingnews.com/canada-us-trade-deal-mining/

Checked

29 September 2026

Events it documents

• about 2 September 2026US seeks an updated critical-minerals agreement with Canada; Ottawa rules out 'exclusive access'StatementTrade talksUnited States3 sources
• 24 August 2026Ontario Premier Ford threatens to cut off Ontario electricity and critical minerals to the US if the trade fight worsensStatementStatementOntario2 sources
• 14 August 2026Reported US ask in the August 2026 trade talks: a right of first refusal on Canadian critical minerals⚠ Caution: anonymous sourcesStatementTrade talksUnited States12 sources