Liberals urged to retaliate against Boeing, White House after Bombardier ruling
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government faced pressure Wednesday to fire back at Boeing and the Trump administration after the U.S. Commerce Department dealt a huge blow to Montreal aerospace firm Bombardier.
But the Liberals showed no signs they planned to immediately retaliate against Boeing or President Donald Trump’s White House, which trade experts say is the right move to ensure the dispute doesn’t go from bad to worse.
The call to arms started after the Commerce Department ruled Tuesday that Bombardier benefited from improper government subsidies and proposed a 219 per cent duty on all CSeries planes entering the U.S.
The department’s investigation was launched earlier this year after Boeing complained that Bombardier secured a deal for up to 125 of its CS100s with Delta Air Lines by offering the jets at below-market prices.