OTTAWA—Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan used a major speech Wednesday to the defence industry to blast American firm Boeing for picking a trade spat with Bombardier. Sajjan said Canada is disappointed by the “unfounded” action by one of its major partners in the defence industry and he delivered that message to hundreds at a breakfast speech at a major trade show for military contractors. Boeing has petitioned the U.S. Commerce Department and the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate subsidies for Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft that it says have allowed the Canadian company to export planes at well below cost. Read more: Bombardier and Boeing clash in trade dispute over CSeriesSajjan said Boeing is not behaving like a “trusted partner” and the government wants the company to withdraw the complaint.

Source: thestar May 31, 2017 13:52 UTC