Incoming U.S president Donald Trump has suggested he wants to buy Greenland, and one University of Calgary professor fears this could have a severe impact on Canada.
“This is really a story of access to land, and control of resources and, political power play, geopolitically,” said Tricia Stadnyk, Canada research chair and professor at the University of Calgary Schulich School of Engineering
Greenland is currently an autonomous territory of Denmark. Stadnyk said she fears that if the United States bought Greenland, thus gaining access to its resources, Canada might have less to stand on when it comes to the threat of Trump’s proposed tariffs.
“It’s all about the U.S. securing greater control of resources,” said Stadnyk. “In the case of Greenland, it’s about rare earth minerals or rare earth elements.”
Rare earth elements are used to make cellphones, electric vehicles, wind turbines and for national defense and even in space.
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