06/18/2026
Manitoba’s renewed focus on mining and critical minerals is an important signal for the province’s resource sector.
As demand grows for lithium, battery materials, EVs, and energy storage, Manitoba has an opportunity to play a larger role in strengthening North American critical mineral supply chains.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11896952/mine-kinew-regulation-pullback/
While the Port of Churchill expansion is still his flagship project, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said it should follow the resource-based growth model of Saskatchewan.