"We engage in the world as it is, not as we wish it to be," said Energy Min Tim Hodgson in his keynote to a major internat'l mining conference in Toronto.
"Attacks underscore the need to develop Canada's natural resources."
Sure, 165 Iranian school girls & staff were killed but there's an upside
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Nervous nations calling Canada's energy minister after Iran strikes | CBC News
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says he's starting to get calls from countries about how Canadian energy producers can fill the gap amid the conflict in Iran, which is driving up oil and gas prices.
