FOG BLOG CANADA LOG: TRUDEAU VISITS RARE EARTH ELEMENTS PLANT IN SK, PREMIER MOE WASN'T MADE AWARE!

Justin Trudeau visits rare earth elements processing plant in Saskatoon Premier Scott Moe says his office wasn't informed that the visit was happening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited a rare earth elements processing plant in Saskatoon Monday as part of a tour to oversee the Canadian supply chain of metals and minerals needed for a greener world.

The world will look to Canada to step up its production of rare earth elements and bolster available supply chains, many of which have been plagued with issues throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, Trudeau said Monday.

"We need, of course, efficiency in our supply chains. But we also really need resilience in our supply chains," Trudeau said.

"This is an exciting time to be forward-looking at what the world needs from Canada… Canada is extraordinarily well-positioned to succeed in the decades to come."

In 2020, the World Bank predicted that demand for critical minerals — dozens of metals and minerals like lithium and copper that are used in batteries and clean energy generation — will soar 500 per cent by 2050.

Lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and the group of 17 metals and minerals known as rare earth elements are being prioritized for investments in exploration, production and processing as part of Canada's critical minerals strategy, announced by Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson last month.