Trudeau Should Make Up Mind on Bombardier Aid, Quebec Says

Canadian government officials should “make up their minds” on a financial aid request by struggling aircraft maker Bombardier Inc., Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao says. Quebec announced an aid package for the C Series program late last year, which helped stabilize the Montreal-based company and allowed it to secure sales for the jet, including to Delta Air Lines Inc., Leitao said at the Bloomberg Canadian Fixed Income Conference in New York. Quebec finalized the deal in June. Bombardier also sought federal help late last year, though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has since sought corporate-governance concessions in exchange for any aid package. Bombardier and the federal government remain locked in a standoff over the matter. Leitao says federal funding would allow the company to start developing new products.