Pressure Systems edition
Global Investors Gather in Toronto for Canadian Energy Push
September 15, 2026
What this edition shows
As Mark Carney courts global capital at the Toronto investment summit with a trillion-dollar portfolio of oil, gas, and renewables, domestic projects face severe friction from mining lease suspensions in Quebec and labor shortages in U.S. mineral extraction. Simultaneously, commodity traders like Glencore and Mercuria battle for African critical minerals, highlighting how state-backed resource strategies collide with regional industrial realities.
Reporting and analysis behind this edition 9 sources
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Can Trump Make Americans Mine Again?
The United States lacks the people to power its critical mineral ambitions.
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The government of Canada wants an AI 'supercycle.' Who will pay to power it?
Canada is pitching global investors on an AI-and-energy boom, but the electricity bill, and who pays it, remains an open question.
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Carney pitches Canada to global investors amid US trade war
Hundreds of investors overseeing nearly $120 trillion in assets will gather in Toronto for the Canada Investment Summit.
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Glencore vs Mercuria: The battle for critical minerals heats up
Long focused on hydrocarbons, the big commodity traders are now going head-to-head in the mining sector, with the latest round played out in Guinea.
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Who Needs Regulation When Trump Is President?
One consistent complaint against the Trump administration is that it is imposing personalist rule, in which the whims of the leader override the law. Now Donald Trump has come out forcefully against regulating artificial intelligence—and his argument is based almost explicitly on the superiority of…
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Canada pitches mix of 'conventional and clean energy' to power $1 trillion capital push
Ottawa is courting global investors at the first-ever Canada Investment Summit to buy into over 40 oil and gas and renewables megaprojects, part of a bid to lure in hundreds of billions of dollars in the next five years. Whether the pitchbook persuades major financial institutions and investment fun…
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Quebec graphite mine dispute deals blow to Canada's critical mineral push
Northern Graphite’s Lac des Îles mine is losing money and faces mounting challenges as a mining lease suspension stalls the restart of North America’s only commercial flake graphite operation.
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Caught between culture and commerce: Canada’s high-stakes trade clash with the United States
In recent weeks, Canada’s federal government has taken seemingly contradictory stances on the protection and promotion of Canadian culture. On the one hand, after years of efforts to legislate and regulate online streaming, the government slashed the royalties imposed on foreign digital streaming pl…
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Carney teases economic activity already spurring from investment summit
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has an unprecedented opportunity to build up the economy as global investors descend on Toronto for a high-stakes summit.