$1.5M

THE BOMBARDIER LEGACY Bombardier has never been shy about asking for government money. But then the Montreal-based company hasn’t been shy about giving it out either. Since 1993, Bombardier has doled out nearly $1.5 million to federal politicians. In the 1990s, contributions were split between (some) parties — with tens of thousands of dollars going to the Liberals, Progressive Conservatives and the Reform Party. In 1999-2000, even the NDP racked up about $5,000 in donations. All that was before electoral finance reforms, which barred corporations from making donations at the federal level. Bombardier’s last major donation was a $139,795 contribution to the Liberal Party in 2003.