Should not blame Harper for BBD's problems. BBD had problem long before Harper was PM. At one point, BBD was very active about plane but ran into many problems. It focused on train again. It did get some orders for train but the profit margin was very thin. Train also ran into problems and the thin profit turned into loss. Then it tried to switch back to plane. Problems after problems and it gets to where it is now. Why it needs money from government? It is because investors and bankers look at BBD's history and they don't think it is a good investment and give up on BBD. Our old subway trains and streetcars were made by BBD and had problems. Now it is the same for the new subway trains and streetcars.