Open this photo in gallery: Critical minerals like lithium are essential components in the shift to a low-carbon economy. However, since 2005, only four new critical minerals mines have opened in Canada.BRENDAN GEORGE KO/The New York Times Perrin Beatty is president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and a former parliamentarian. During his 21 years in parliament, he served as a cabinet minister in seven different portfolios, including Treasury Board, Revenue, Solicitor-General, Defence, National Health and Welfare, Communications and External Affairs. Canada has grand ambitions and the talent and natural resources to see them fulfilled. But we also...