All this assumes the merger will be approved by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s interventionist Liberal government

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For tens of millions of Canadians huddled in densely populated urban centres, peering down from high-rise apartments onto busy city streets and flashing lights, or snoozing in suburban backyards surrounded by trees and neighbours and kids, the glorious natural resources heart of Canada’s economy seems remote, even non-existent.

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Copper, silver, nickel, zinc, lithium, gold and other minerals are produced by about 1,400 Canadian corporations that make up about half of the world’s publicly traded mining and mineral exploration companies. Natural Resources Canada reported earlier this year that in 2023, Canadian companies were present in 95 foreign countries, with $220 billion in foreign mining assets accounting for two-thirds of the $340-billion total value of Canadian mining assets.

As a member of Toronto’s downtown community, I am one of the few who like to self-indulgently boast about their personal experience in one of........

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