Global News<p>Opening mines faster in Ontario will add ‘soft power leverage’ over Trump: minister<br>During a recent cabinet reshuffle, Ontario Premier Doug Ford added responsibility for mines to the portfolio of his existing energy minister.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Fordgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fordgovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontariopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontariopolitics</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11116699/ontario-mining-approvals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11116699/on</span><span class="invisible">tario-mining-approvals/</span></a></p>