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MONTREAL — The Quebec government is prepared to work with Bombardier Inc. if it needs help, particularly with its regional jet program, Economy and Innovation Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon said Friday after meeting with the company’s chief executive.

The comments came hours after the head of Quebec’s aerospace union called on the province to intervene.

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“Faced with the challenges currently facing Bombardier, more and more Quebeckers are saying, ‘We can no longer stand to see these bandits with ties rob us and who give themselves big wages, who close the shop and say good riddance,’ ” David Chartrand said Friday in an open letter from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

“Quebec must encourage companies to be responsible,” he added, demanding swift intervention that obtains commitments from the company around employment levels.