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Dave Moloney | Trudeau's six-point checklist for Bombardier's bailout

Feb 12, 2016

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Bombardier Inc., a Montreal-based plane and train maker, is seeking help to grow and build bigger planes. Strained by the $5.4 billion development program to complete its C Series aircraft, the company is more than two years behind schedule and at least $2 billion over budget.

According to experts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have a hard time rejecting Bombardier's request for aid because of the company’s deep political and economic roots in Canada. Dave Moloney, Adjunct Research Professor at Ivey, and other analysts weigh in on the six things they say Trudeau is looking for:

  • Viability
  • Efficacy
  • Impact
  • Competition
  • Governance
  • Politics