A few months ago, certain Toronto councillors were up in arms because the TTC chose to buy new rolling stock from a company in Thunder Bay. The opposition said we failed the taxpayers by not buying at the lowest price. Sounds fair. Except the choice was made to keep jobs in Canada.
Yes, they could have gone to Siemens in Germany (I think that was the company) and paid - according to Siemens - less.
Is what you believe in for sale to the highest (or lowest) bidder? Are we so caught up in commerce and judging life by profit/loss statistics? Is there a better reason for a decision than bottom line?
I can't watch those warm and fuzzy Air Canada TV commercials - the ones where the big jet is parked in your driveway - without getting angry. I always ask: how many Brazilians fly Air Canada? Yes, it was a question of money, and when Air Canada wanted short-range jets they chose the lowest bid: Embraer. Bombardier lost out.
Canada lost out.
There is more to life than the bottom line.