Bombardier's shaky future puts novice premier Legault in dicey deja vu

Bombardier said in a statement it currently has no request for help before the Quebec government

Bombardier has Quebec in a bind again.

As the debt-laden plane and train maker explores selling one of its core businesses and exiting a jetliner venture with Airbus SE, its home province is feeling the need to get involved again — but not at any cost.

Unwilling to add to the $1 billion his predecessor invested in the plane programme now known as A220, Premier Francois Legault is exploring alternative tools to preserve thousands of jobs, in what’s shaping out to be his biggest economic test yet.

He’s walking a fine line. A self-described nationalist whose Coalition Avenir Quebec party