After Volkswagen, the world’s biggest car company, announced Friday it will build its first manufacturing facility in Canada near a southwestern Ontario town, it’s expected that the factory will employ at least 3,000 and could help create 30,000 spinoff jobs. If everything falls into place, what will be the impact for the region? Mike Drolet explains.
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