Certainly.
About 20 years ago, Canada was number four in the world aerospace industry. Today we sit in about 12th place. That's what happens when you take your eye off the ball.
The fact is that Bombardier employs about 17,000 direct employees. The current situation is not unusual. The fact that the C series is delayed two years is not unusual. Boeing's Dreamliner was delayed for over two years because of electrical difficulties; Airbus's latest launch was delayed for over two years because of a whole host of issues related to the certification. When major employers invest billions of dollars and then it takes years to get a product to market, it's not unusual for them to face a cash crunch, and that's what they're faced with today.
The reality is that the C series is probably the most developed aircraft of its type in the world. Its competitors would be the A319 from Airbus and the 737 from Boeing. You'll find that the C series is 20% to 25% more fuel-efficient.
What you're facing here is a Canadian icon, and the real question is, are you in the game or not? If Canada wants to participate in the aerospace sector, then the government is going to have to play a leadership role, just as they do in Germany, just as they do in France, just as they do in Brazil, just as they do in China, and just as they do in the United States. You will find that all of these companies are successful because of the role of government, because the government understands that the payback is not just in personal taxes but in the payback that's created through the spinoff jobs created by the high-tech nature of the jobs.