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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
I feel for these families but I understand why manufacturing jobs are being outsourced. It's well within a company's right to direct their business in their own best interest. Its ####ty all around but Canada is not a good place for companies to invest and operate in currently.
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Yes, it's definitely in their rights of course. But let's be honest. The company is very profitable, and just accepted a bunch of tax benefits they used to buy back stocks to further jack up their value.
It's our right as consumer to say, "You know what, you shouldn't be throwing people out on the street to boost shareholder value and we won't shop with you". This isn't about forcing GM to be unprofitable to keep Canadians employed. They're choosing to be even more profitable at the expense of decent paying jobs in the States and Canada, where consumers buy their product. If we as a consumer group don't care and let them do it, then no ones job is safe.
I realize CP is the land of 1%ers though.