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My understanding and opinions of this fiasco:
- SNC-Lavalin is a shady, greedy company which operated the same way under Liberal and Conservative governments.
- SNC-Lavalin threatens to remove its operations from Canada should the government not protect them from punishment for their shady, greedy practices. A corporation reaping the benefits of a country while shirking all the responsibilities that come with it, nothing new here.
What the Liberals did wrong (on the premise that they were indeed trying to save jobs):
- Believed SNC-Lavalin's threats and used typical shady Parliament Hill tactics to get them out of trouble and convince them to stay. If operations in Canada were of any value to SNC-Lavalin, there is a good chance their competitors would also see that value. Should have told them they are on their own in the investigation and to get fucked if they threaten to leave. Bring in a competitor who doesn't operate so illicitly and will play ball with Canada.
- Been so far up their own asses with Truth and Reconciliation and Feminism to realize that they should be cautious when bringing in outsiders to the dirty politics of Ottawa which no party is immune to. Attempting to appease those two groups, which are known to be difficult and willing to back stab to further their cause, was bound to cause problems. Such is the nature of Identity politics .
I can sympathize with Trudeau and the Liberals, if indeed they were trying to save jobs, but they could have shown some balls. That way they would never had to put their snake in the grass, JWR, in a tough spot in the first place. This appeasement and apology crap ain't working.
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LEAFS!
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