India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

“They were keen on a number of fronts,” Eby said in an interview at the BC Natural Resources Forum in the city of Prince George. “They were interested in direct investment, including potentially processing on-site to reduce transportation costs.” Eby said he was struck by Indian businesses’ confidence in a high long-term growth rate of 8% to 10% annually — which is driving them to urgently seek out energy sources like BC’s LNG and key mineral inputs. “They really want to secure those off-take agreements: rare earth elements, nickel, copper were key areas of interest for them,” Eby said. He’s…