Dear Minister,
I am writing to express my concern regarding the government’s attitude toward the coal industry. While I understand your efforts to transition away from coal to reduce carbon emissions, I believe there are other factors important to consider.
Coal isn’t just a source of energy, it’s one of the building blocks of modern life. Without metallurgical coal, we can’t make steel, which means no modern houses, no cars, no skyscrapers, no bridges, no household appliances.
And especially amid this trade war, we can no longer rely on other countries like the United States to get these resources. It has to be Canadian coal.
But there’s more reasons why:
- Canada’s coal industry supports over 40,000 jobs nation-wide both directly and indirectly.
- Canada’s coal industry generates over $5 billion every year.
- Canadian coal is produced under strong labour, environmental, and human-rights standards.
- 59% of Canadian coal is used for steelmaking, not energy production.
- Canada is the third largest exporter of metallurgical coal in the world.
All of Canada’s top priorities, including housing, infrastructure, manufacturing, defense, and the development of critical minerals, depend on steel.
For this reason, metallurgical coal should be formally recognized as a strategic resource, including consideration for designation as a critical mineral within Canada’s supply-chain and trade policy framework.
The world needs coal. And as long as the world needs coal, it should be Canadian coal.
I urge the federal government to take a more measured and practical approach that clearly distinguishes metallurgical coal from thermal coal and recognizes its essential role in steelmaking and trade resilience.
Sincerely,
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