MONTREAL (Reuters) - Quebec's largest pension fund said on Monday a decision by Airbus SE (>> Airbus SE) to take a majority stake in Bombardier Inc.'s (>> Bombardier, Inc.) CSeries "strengthens the company."

The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, which holds a 30 percent stake in Bombardier's rail division, said the deal improves the company's "prospects for growth, and makes the company more robust over the long term, which is important to shareholders."

(Reporting by Allison Lampert; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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