Government support for Bombardier to be tested before WTO

'You get into a position where the firm becomes so politically important that it's almost like it's too big to fail.'

Brussels Airport welcomed a Bombardier CS100 for the first time in March 2016. The aircraft was performing exercises. Photograph by Kevin Cleynhens

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BY DENIS CALNAN

April 24, 2017

An international complaint by Brazil and its aircraft manufacturer Embraer could test the legitimacy of the financial relationship between Bombardier Inc. and the Canadian and Quebec governments. On Feb. 7, it was announced that the federal government is lending $372.5-million to Bombardier, inte...

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