Make no mistake, there’s an economic war happening, and the West is losing

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Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, speaks with Vincent Laniece, of Vital Metals, during a tour of the Vital Metals rare earths element processing plant in Saskatoon on Jan. 16, 2023.Liam Richards/The Canadian Press George Salamis, Lieutenant-Colonel (Hon) of the Royal Westminster Regiment, is executive chair of Integra Resources, a Canadian-based mining company that develops gold and silver mines in Canada and the U.S. Mike St-Pierre is a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Canadian Navy. A global race is under way to secure critical minerals essential to power the next generation of civilian and military technology...