Quebec opposition parties call delayed executive raises at Bombardier a ‘scandal’

Quebec opposition parties say they’re outraged over the salary hikes of Bombardier executives.

Both the Parti Québécois (PQ) and Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) are calling for Premier Philippe Couillard to intervene and demand the company revoke millions of dollars of salary bonuses.

“The premier should pick up the phone and call Bombardier,” insisted PQ Leader Jean-François Lisée.

Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "The premier should pick up the phone and call Bombardier," insisted <a href="http://globalnews.ca/tag/jean-francois-lisee/" target="_blank">PQ Leader Jean-François Lisée</a>.

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The official opposition insists the premier needs to take a stance and tabled a motion Tuesday afternoon for the Couillard to intervene and force Bombardier to abandon salary hikes for its top directors.

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Bombardier retreated Sunday amid protests outside its headquarters in Montreal, saying it will delay half of what amounts to almost $33 million in bonuses.

The company’s top five executives and its CEO could still see millions in their bank accounts by 2019 or 2020.

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This has created enormous public outrage after the company accepted $1 billion from the Quebec government in 2016 and hundreds of millions more from the federal government to help support its C-Series jets.

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The CAQ insists the Couillard government needs to renegotiate the deal and set some conditions.

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“It took four days for Mr. Couillard to understand the anger of Quebecers,” said CAQ Leader François Legault.

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“We invested something like half of the market value of managing the company. With the government participation, you have to expect it would change your way of managing the company.”

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The province has a 49.5 per cent stake in the company but responded it’s not its role to intervene in company operations.