Manitoba ‘may well have a role to play’ in future EV supply chain: GM Canada branch president

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Manitoba ‘may well have a role to play’ in future EV supply chain: GM Canada branch president

General Motors Canada is eyeing Manitoba’s mineral reserves as it ramps up electric vehicle production. Kristian Aquilina, president of the global brand’s Canadian branch, is scheduled to visit a nickel mine in Thompson on Thursday. Meetings with Premier Wab Kinew and business leaders fill his three-day trip, which ends Friday. “Much has been said around the very rich resources that are here in Manitoba,” Aquilina told the Free Press on Wednesda…