The Canadian Taxpayers Federation mocked Bombardier in a press release Monday morning, titled “CTF appeal to Canadians: Won’t you help a needy corporation?”
The federation’s director, Aaron Wudrick, has been vocal on Twitter about his opposition to using Canadian tax dollars to bail out the aerospace company, which has been struggling with debt obtained from its CSeries project.
In October, the Quebec government announced that it would invest $1 billion in the project. The province has been lobbying the federal government to match this investment.
Last month, Prime Minister Trudeau said that Bombardier would have to make a “strong business case” to receive federal funding.
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Monday morning, Wudrick tweeted a photo of himself dressed in a Santa Claus costume in Toronto’s Dundas Square, begging for donations with a “Save Bombardier” sign.
“In Toronto, we only managed to raise about $2.75. Indeed, at one point while on a corner in the financial district, several passers-by laughed when they saw my “Save Bombardier” sign,” Wudrick wrote in the press release.
“It’s almost as if they thought asking for free money to help a giant aerospace company was some kind of joke.”
The tone of the press release seems to mock the idea that Canadians would want their taxpayer dollars going towards bailing out Bombardier.
“I am sure Canadians will give generously to such an important cause, and we’ll be happy to send them along whatever we collect, whether it be $1.3 billion, or, as of our last count, $4.65,” Wudrick concluded.
A representative from Bombardier said the company does not have any comments.
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