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[-] CeeBee@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

the fact we'd be trading dependency on resources from a group of unstable countries to a dependency on resources from another group of unstable countries

I'm not sure calling Canada (up until 2019 the largest exporter and miner of uranium) an unstable country. Unless you want to talk about our looming housing crash.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

He is talking about Kazakhstan, which produces ~46% of the supply (compared to Canada's ~15% of which they export even less). Other top producers includes Namibia and Uzbekistan, not terribly stable countries.

And on top of that, the Stans have a big neighbour that would be willing to conquer them to secure these resources, to strengthen its geopolitical position.

Also not sure what your source is for Canada being the largest exporter, as they have exported less than Kazakhstan since at least 2013 (according to what I can find, but please prove me wrong if that isn't the case). They definitely weren't the largest miner of it since 2009 I believe.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

Canada also produces oil. So why does what fuckheads in places like Russia and Saudi Arabia affect oil prices in Canada?

Seems like in a capitalist world, markets are global and instability anywhere in the world affects the prices of resources that are traded globally. Being dependent on those resources means wars need to be fought to secure those resources to keep the prices stable.

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