TORONTO, April 24 (Reuters) - Teck Resources Ltd , which is trying to fend off an unsolicited $22.5
billion takeover offer from Glencore Plc , should remain
headquartered in Canada and help the country expand its critical
minerals industry, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on
Monday.
"We need companies like Teck here in Canada, companies with
a strong commitment to Canada," Freeland wrote in a letter to
the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade that was seen by Reuters.
Freeland was responding to concerns from the board about Teck's
future in Canada in the wake of Glencore's unsolicited bid.
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