Well, looks like Boeing will not get military purchase ...I like what Trudeau says here:
We won't do business with a company that's trying to sue us," Trudeau said of Canada's potential purchase of Boeing fighter jets.
Rest of CBC article here: Canada's free trade deal with the European Union will form the basis for a swift transition to a post-Brexit trading relationship between Canada and the U.K., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his British counterpart Theresa May suggested Monday.
Trudeau and May spoke to reporters after a late-morning meeting on Parliament Hill, where a dispute between Montreal-based Bombardier and U.S. aerospace giant Boeing was also on the agenda.
The two leaders told reporters they agreed to a smooth transition of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada after the U.K. leaves the EU and is no longer a party to that agreement.
May said her government will be putting together a "working group" with Canada on a new trade deal, with CETA as the basis.
"We believe it makes sense to take the trade agreements the U.K. is part of as part of the European Union with Canada and say that's the basis, at the point we leave, for a bilateral relationship between the U.K. and Canada," she said.
"Of course, over time, it would then be possible if we chose to change the details of that relationship to do so."
May said the U.K. has already discussed this with the EU.
Trudeau agreed there could be changes to shape this new deal and make it particular to the relationship between Canada and the U.K. after the initial post-Brexit transition.
"We will be able to move forward in a smooth transition that keeps the essence of CETA applicable to the U.K. in ways that respect the EU's requirements and rules," he said.
CETA officially comes into effect on Thursday.
Boeing dispute could affect jet purchase
The two leaders also discussed their joint interest in resolving the aerospace trade dispute, in which Boeing alleges Canadian government subsidies to Bombardier led to a deal to sell 75 jets to Delta Airlines for a lower price.
Bombardier is both a major Canadian company and a significant employer in Northern Ireland, with 5,000 workers in Belfast making up about 10 per cent of the area's manufacturing jobs.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said last week the two countries are working together on the issue to protect jobs in both countries, while May talked to U.S. President Donald Trump about the issue last month.
May said Monday she'll reiterate Bombardier's importance to Northern Ireland to Trump later this week.
Trudeau said Canada will continue to stand up for jobs against "unwarranted actions" by Boeing that are in its own "narrow interest," not the principle of open trade.
"We won't do business with a company that's trying to sue us," Trudeau said of Canada's potential purchase of Boeing fighter jets.
A preliminary decision from the U.S. Commerce Department on the dispute is expected next week. The final decision, which is still months away, could include financial penalties.
The two leaders are visiting an Ottawa high school this afternoon for an event linked to the Invictus Games for wounded military veterans that starts this weekend in Toronto.
Trudeau will also go to the first Question Period in the House of Commons since the summer break, while May has set up a business roundtable with "major Canadian investors into the U.K." including the CEOs of SNC Lavelin, the Royal Bank of Canada and Bombardier.
The two prime ministers are having a working dinner tonight.