S1 E5 | Canada Today - The Rise of a Resource Superpower

Canada isn’t a marginal player in the global system. We’re one of the most resource-endowed stable democracies on Earth. The real question isn’t whether we have strength. It’s whether we recognize it.In this first installment of a five-part Thursday series, Christopher M. Michaud examines Canada’s position as a resource superpower in energy and critical materials. From oil and natural gas to uranium, lithium, nickel, copper, and rare earth elements, Canada sits at the center of the energy security and supply chain conversations reshaping the global economy.This episode moves beyond slogans and ideological noise to focus on measurable realities. What does it mean to hold the third-largest proven oil reserves in the world? How do critical minerals position Canada in the electrification and manufacturing race? And what happens if we fail to align policy, infrastructure, and national strategy with the advantages we already have?Thursdays on The Canadianist will now feature deep-dive, long-form conversations like this one for the next five weeks. The rest of the week continues with our regular daily episodes covering national news, commentary, and analysis.Canada has the assets. The question is whether we’ll act like it.