RE:Legaults comments put into question the Alstom dealOther than bailing Bombardier out, there is no upside for Quebec to allow Alstom to buy BT. There's probably no downside but there's certainly no upside. Day after the transaction, Alstom is going to be lookin out for #1 just like what Airbus is doing. Whereas if its kept headquartered here, there is lots of upside if its not milked to death like what the family and CDPQ did, and if its well managed. Moreover, the natural synergy between electrified mass transit and hydro electric power is an opportunity that is probably unique to Quebec - no other country or state has that. To let it slip away seems very short-sighted. Manufacturing jobs, construction jobs, engineering jobs, you name it.
Perhaps they should be solving the problem in front of them - Bombardier's financial woes - rather than throwing the baby out with the bath water.