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Quebec 'doubles down' on Europe in bid to de-risk from US, China | Euractiv

Published

19 July 2026

Topic

operational-macro

Sectors

SemiconductorsClean EnergySupply Chain

Geography

CanadaEurope

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Fusion42 · 19 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

Quebec's government is actively repositioning its economy away from US dependence by deepening ties with Europe, leveraging its critical mineral resources (lithium, graphite) and shared cultural bonds to build alternative supply chain partnerships amid Trump tariffs and Chinese export controls.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors, Clean Energy and Supply Chain. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.

The Wire takeaway

If you sell or buy critical minerals, graphite, or lithium, Quebec just became an alternative to Chinese supply chains—and has political will to cut deals with European buyers fast. The tariff war just opened a new sourcing geography for your supply chain.

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Semiconductors · Clean Energy · Supply Chain · tariffs · supply-chain-resilience · critical-minerals · canada-eu · trade-relations