1. Which of the roles is government playing when it gives bailout money to businesses?
2. Do you think that providing bailouts to businesses that are in trouble violates certain fundamental principles on which the Canadian economy is based? Explain your reasoning.
3. Supporters of bailouts argue that in crisis situations the government needs to step in and try to stabilize the economy so that chaos does not occur. Do you agree or disagree with this view? Explain your reasoning.
4. Given the information presented above, do you think that the Canadian government should have given bailout money to GM and Chrysler? Defend your answer.