Thu, May 19, 2011
Furloughed Workers To Remain Off The Job
Newly-elected conservatives in the Canadian federal government
have declined Diamond Aircraft Industries' request for a
35-million-dollar loan to recall furloughed workers and resume the
D-Jet program. The immediate effect will be the continued furlough
of about 200 workers laid off at the end of March. The longer-term
possibilities have a familiar theme.
Company President Peter Maurer has been quoted in local media in
the London, Ontario area as noting that talks with potential
Chinese investors started about six years ago, and have recently
been dormant, but he adds that if a serious offer were to come from
China, it would be difficult to turn it down. Maurer also noted
that talented people who've been laid off during the delayed
consideration of the loan are now likely to find work
elsewhere.
"It’s going to hurt the city, for sure," London City
Councilman Bud Polhill told the London Free Press. "It’s
going to send a lot of high-tech people somewhere else.
That’s a real problem for me and it’s devastating for .
. . London’s high-tech industry."
The federal government already has 20-million dollars into the
program, an investment made from a fund earmarked for assisting
high-tech companies with research and development.
"I am confident that Diamond received a fair and thorough review
of their request," Conservative Member of Parliament Ed Holder, who
represents the London West District, told the paper. "I am also
confident that the potential use of taxpayer money was also
carefully considered. As I stated in the beginning, the request
would be judged solely on its merits and this has taken place."
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