Ms. Carol Phillips at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On April 3rd, 2008. See this statement in context.

April 3rd, 2008 / 12:05 p.m.

Assistant to the President, National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW - Canada)

Carol Phillips

There was a rosy economic picture in terms of the overall health of the company. The robotics division definitely needed Canadian Space Agency money and were holding back on it. There is no doubt, and our workers there were very nervous.

I will tell you something. Once that $1.35 billion started being waved around, there was a lot more interest expressed by MDA all of a sudden in selling that company.

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