$900 Million more for QC
I've pretty much given up trying to keep track of all the extra cash Harper is pouring into Quebec. Looks like he's not done yet. Here's another $900 Million to help out the aerospace industry which is mostly located in Quebec. This is getting ridiculous.
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/04/02/aerospace.html
Aerospace industry to get $900M boost
Last Updated: Monday, April 2, 2007 | 9:35 AM ET
CBC News
The Tories are set to announce a $900-million aid package for Canada's aerospace industry, with most of the money going to businesses in the politically key province of Quebec.
The money, to be spent over five years, will go to research and development, Radio-Canada reports.
Although the funding is not going specifically to Quebec, most of the top industry firms are based in the province.
Industry Minister Maxime Bernier and Public Works Minister Michael Fortier will make the announcement in Montreal Monday.
In the past, the Conservative government has said it prefers cutting taxes to create a business-friendly environment over subsidies.
Federal Liberals are criticizing the new funding announcement, saying it amounts to politicking.
"They [the Conservatives] attacked government investment in aerospace as unwarranted government subsidy," Scott Brison, the Liberal industry critic, told the Globe and Mail.
"And in a pre-election environment, they're trying to do the same thing. These guys are the patron saints of hypocrisy.
"This sounds like a pre-election, ad hoc drop in the bucket to improve the perception of what they've done for aerospace."