Canada's large corporations are mostly products of international entities giving us limited control over their policies and practices. Our economy is intimately interconnected with the American economy in particular. In this case, I was addressing the deliberate attempt of Boeing to use political power to destroy the only significant Canadian competitor to one segment of the market. The "evil...capitalists" comments are yours and not mine. The aircraft you list were all products of a stable market economy operating with parts and assembly occurring across both countries and benefitting both countries. The Avro 102 was technically good but our own politicians screwed up its future in favour of another successful plane, the Avro Arrow, which they also screwed up. Bombardier was a world leading manufacturer of many transportation products but poorly operated in recent decades by a controlling family which lacked the leadership skills to maintain it. You strike at the heart of a

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I thought the American government required A220s sold in the USA to be built there, following the political machinations of Boeing. The Mirabel production is for Canadian, European and other world markets.

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Although the 787s may be good aircraft, it is disappointing to see Air Canada invest so much in Boeing aircraft when this greedy corporation successfully destroyed Canada's growng aircraft industry with its political influence on the American government.

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The bulk of Manitoba's canola oil production is sold to China which used it as a blackmail lever when it claimed shipments contained some mysterious and unproven contaminants. Millions of dollars were lost over this purely political act so using the oil as a fuel within the province will provide a reliable customer, better prices and no transport costs.

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On a Lufthansa flight from Munich to Toronto, our premium economy seats were in a shell, with the seat sliding down to the recline position while remaining within the same space. Is there much difference in the space occupied by these seats over the space occupied by a standard economy class seat? These seats did not seem to be as big as the normal PE seats and might be an answer for EC seating.

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And, clearly some of the least informed and politically biased voters influenced by anonymous American news sources.

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It's sad that the failing Boeing corporation and the illegal tariff imposed by the US president deliberately destroyed Canada's budding aircraft industry which created this superb aircraft.

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Why would anyone buy a twenty year old fighter design with a limited range and more suited for regions like Europe than the vast distances of Canada? The war in Ukraine is a strong indication that drones and missiles are rapidly replacing fighter aircraft.

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In this case the original decision was made by PM Harper and deferred before the election to create the illusion of a balanced budget.

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If a company cannot afford to pay its employees for all the hours they are at their workplace, then they shouldn't be in business. If this was the law, all airlines would have to treat their employees fairly. If this required passengers to pay more for their flights, it would not be any different from companies in every sector. Wages go up, materials go up, purchase price goes up.

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