Couillard wants Bombardier rail plant to get Montreal subway renewal contract
LA POCATIERE, Que. — The Quebec government will introduce a bill to thwart any legal challenges to Bombardier and Alstom being awarded an extension to a contract for the renewal of Montreal’s subway car fleet, Premier Philippe Couillard said Friday.
Couillard met with employees of Bombardier Transportation at its facility northeast of Quebec City in an effort to reassure them.
The Montreal-based transportation giant had voiced concerns jobs could be at stake without new business at the La Pocatiere plant, which houses the company’s railway division.
The fate of the facility has been uncertain following the loss of a lucrative Montreal electric train contract and a lack of orders.