MONTREAL – Canadian transportation giant Bombardier says it played no role in keeping the boss of Russian Railways off Canada’s sanctions list.”We’re in constant discussions with the Canadian government on our business relationships…but we don’t have any role in who goes on the list or who doesn’t go on the list,” said John Paul Macdonald, senior vice-president, human resources and public affairs.Vladimir Yakunin, a former United Nations diplomat turned business tycoon, suggested Wednesday that his close business relationships, notably with Bombardier chairman Pierre Beaudoin, may have helped to shield him from Canada’s list.”I suppose Canadians are not the same masochists, …read more
Source: National Newswatch
