The prime minister didn’t rule out buying Super Hornet jets, shown in this file photo, but blasted Boeing for its dispute with Montreal-based Bombardier, and accused the company of receiving billions in government support. ( REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS )OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken up the federal government’s battle with Boeing Co. with the governor of Missouri, where the U.S. aerospace giant builds its Super Hornet fighter jets. Eric Greitens, Trudeau made note of the number of Missouri jobs that depend on the jets and the fact Canada is the state’s largest trading partner. The prime minister didn’t rule out buying Super Hornets, but blasted Boeing for its dispute with Montreal-based Bombardier, and accused the U.S. company of receiving billions of dollars in government support. Boeing’s plant in St. Louis, Missouri, which focuses on the defence and space sectors, employs some 15,000 people, of which an estimated 5,000 are involved in building Super Hornets.

Source: thestar September 05, 2017 22:07 UTC