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Bombardier reminds us how easy governments make it to forget taxpayer investments
Gigantic pay packages for corporate executives always come with an intricate set of justifications, especially after they've generated public outrage. "Today, Bombardier is a $16-billion high-technology company on a growth path to $25-billion by 2020," Jean Monty, head of the group that decides how much Bombardier executives deserve, declared Sunday. Monty himself raked in multimillion-dollar salaries at Nortel and Bell Canada so his opinions are not exactly those of the common… (www.cbc.ca) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
You don't get rich spending your money, you get rich spending other peoples money. Taxpayers are big time 'other people' here.
It is sad to see our tax dollars given to a company that rewards its top managers with such idiotic amounts. Bombardier can stand alone. If it doesn't have enough faith in its products to invest / gamble its own money, then move on!! Mind you the current government is pretty much clueless about anything. The people that voted for these dolts, owe the rest of us an apology.
I agree David..it's too bad the federal government hadn't mandated the same thing the Quebec government did or Joe Flaherty did (on his Air Canada help)..all these execs forget 1 thing..it isnt them making the money, it's the labour force making the product making the money...maybe about time they started cluing in
Very normal in other countrys it seems to keep them operating at the taxpayers expense just like Airbus
Many Quebeckers are wondering how much government aid the Quebec multinational has received over time?
$ 15.6 billion from the Quebec and Ottawa governments. This includes investments, loans to Bombardier, tax credits, and aircraft purchase financing through Crown corporations.
$ 15.6 billion from the Quebec and Ottawa governments. This includes investments, loans to Bombardier, tax credits, and aircraft purchase financing through Crown corporations.
Disgusting. They brought Bombardier near bankruptcy,,cut 14500 jobs and are rewarded for this mess. Poor blind Québec government that gave them $ 3.5 billions ,the people 's money. Shame on you Liberal Party.