Canada’s Future Depends on What Happens Next

In this episode, Jay sits down with Brian Paes-Braga to break down the most significant geopolitical and economic shifts facing Canada in decades: the fight for critical minerals, the end of globalization, and the United States’ race to secure resource independence. Brian explains why Canada is sitting on a once-in-a-generation prosperity opportunity and how permitting, immigration, national policy, and foreign investment have pushed the country toward stagnation. The Metals Royalty https://www.themetalsroyaltyco.com/ E: [email protected] T: +44 7498 236338 Learn to invest alongside the top minds in commodities. Join The Commodity University today. CLICK: https://linkly.link/26yH8 Sign up for my free weekly newsletter at https://2ly.link/211gx Be part of our online investment community: https://cambridgehouse.com https://twitter.com/JayMartinBC https://www.instagram.com/jaymartinbc https://www.facebook.com/TheJayMartinShow https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambridge-house-international 00:00 – Intro 01:43 – How China Secured Global Resource Dominance 02:54 – The U.S. Mobilizes Around National Security 04:27 – Why Globalization Is Ending 07:46 – America’s Coming Mineral Strategy 09:09 – Canada’s Generational Opportunity 15:04 – Policy Choices That Built—and Broke—Canadian Prosperity 20:30 – The 2008 Playbook: When Canada Led the G7 21:36 – Canada’s Closing Window: Immigration, Trust, and Capital Flight 23:54 – The Prosperity Reset Canada Needs 26:32 – Canada vs. U.S. Opportunity: A Candid Assessment 27:32 – Introducing SAF Group 28:53 – Where the Real Value Is Today 30:18 – Hard Assets Return to Center Stage 31:57 – Winners, Losers, and the New Capital Flows 33:52 – Why Deep Sea Mining Matters 36:16 – The Origins of Deep Sea Mining 39:11 – The Scale of the Deep-Sea Resource 43:41 – How Deep-Sea Rights and Regulation Work 45:38 – Why TMC Could Shift U.S. Mineral Security 48:26 – The Indonesian Nickel Crisis 50:31 – The Metals Royalty Company Explained 53:06 – A New Capital Model for Mineral Security Disclaimer: The Metals Royalty has paid for this video production. Questions are not exchanged prior to the interview and it is ultimately the discretion of the Jay Martin Show as to how the interview gets published. Copyright © 2025 Cambridge House International Inc. All rights reserved.