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QUEBEC — If it’s war Boeing wants, a war it has, a furious Premier Philippe Couillard said Wednesday, pledging to do whatever it takes to fight “unjustified and arrogant,” duties being slapped on CSeries planes by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Responding to Boeing’s direct hit on competitor Bombardier, Couillard said the Seattle-based company may have bitten off more than it can chew in picking a fight that could have far-reaching ramifications for its own business here and abroad.

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And Couillard launched his own counterstrike, calling for a Canada-wide boycott of Boeing products, including the 18 F-18 Super Hornets the federal government is considering buying.

“Not a bolt, not a part, not a plane,” Couillard said, kicking off the hostilities at an early Wednesday morning news conference a day after news that the U.S. Department of Commerce had sided with Boeing and hit the CSeries with 220 per cent countervailing duties.