{"id":1209,"date":"2025-11-10T01:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T01:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matabeletoday.com\/?p=1209"},"modified":"2025-11-10T01:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T01:19:18","slug":"new-ipsos-poll-shows-64-of-canadians-want-foreign-sales-of-resources-blocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matabeletoday.com\/?p=1209","title":{"rendered":"New Ipsos Poll Shows 64% of Canadians Want Foreign Sales of Resources Blocked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Majority of Canadians oppose foreign takeovers of their natural-resource companies. South Africa risks losing control of its mineral sovereignty amid the global merger trends.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JOHANNESBURG<\/strong>, (CAJ News)<\/em> – A NEW Ipsos Canada poll has revealed that 64 % of Canadians believe their federal government should block the sale of national resource companies \u2014 in oil and gas, forestry, and mining \u2014 to foreign buyers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/en-ca\/64-canadians-want-foreign-sales-resources-blocked<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The poll\u2019s results signal a rising of global resource nationalism and strong citizen sentiments toward reclaiming rights to the management of mineral wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darrel Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, compares the results of the poll to the similar \u201cBuy Canadian\u201d sentiment seen in places like the grocery store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBasically, what this is saying is if globalization is being challenged, particularly by our southern neighbour, then we have to protect our key assets, and our key assets are natural resources,\u201d said Bricker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCanadians get that natural resources are the fundamental driver of our economy. So they want to protect it. And what this shows is that anybody who\u2019s going to be trying to buy a foreign company in Canada, a foreign company trying to buy a Canadian natural resource asset, has to be very, very careful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The poll reflects a broader trend of global citizenry that recognizes ownership and control of critical minerals as tied to national identity, climate transition, and community justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tlou Mogale Foundation drew attention to the recent Mining Weekly Canada article, \u201cIndigenous Opposition Clouds Teck\u2013Anglo Tie-Up\u201d (19 September 2025), reporting that the Osoyoos Indian Band of British Columbia has publicly opposed the proposed $53-billion merger between Teck Resources and Anglo American.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDeals of this scale have the possibility of significant impacts on Indigenous Nations and our people. These deals cannot be completed without the title-holders on whose lands these mines and smelters are situated being included,\u201d \u2014 Chief Clarence Louie, Osoyoos Indian Band.
https:\/\/m.miningweekly.com\/article\/indigenous-opposition-clouds-teck-anglo-tie-up-2025-09-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Band, part of the Syilx Nation, described the century-old Teck Cominco smelter at Trail as a symbol of extraction without benefit, saying new expansion plans worth C$ 750 million were being negotiated without consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Foundation notes that these grievances echo precisely the experiences of South African mining communities affected by Anglo American\u2019s operations \u2014 from the regional platinum belts of Rustenburg to the coalfields of Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa\u2019s Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act declares minerals to be the common heritage of the people, yet the Foundation states that the practical reality within South African borders, falls short in a number ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n