Politicians are selling resource extraction as an economic cure—evidence suggests otherwise (The ORCA)

Supercharging resource extraction is all the rage in 2025, the solution to all Canada’s ills – from stagnant growth to impending trade wars to growing debt.

There is lots of talk of fast-tracking extraction, including BC Premier David Eby’s announcement this week of 18 resource projects being expedited “to reduce reliance on trade with the US.”

Is streamlined extraction the life raft we need in a U.S. trade storm? ...

... research points to some serious holes in these widely circulated narratives. First, almost half of the mines approved in BC in recent decades haven’t been built ...

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