François-Philippe Champagne, the federal industry minister, is calling for a review of Ottawa's "business relationship" with Amazon after the company said it will close all seven of its warehouses in Quebec.
Canada’s industry minister said Amazon.com Inc. ’s decision to shut down all warehouses in Quebec and cut more than 1,900 jobs would prompt the government to examine its current deals with the e-commerce and technology company.
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Canada has warned Amazon.com that it is reviewing business ties with the company’s cloud-computing unit following Amazon’s decision to shut down its warehouses in Quebec, leading to the layoff of 1,700 workers.
Ministry of Industry François-Philippe Champagne sent a letter to the company, saying the decision to lay off 1,700 workers raises questions about Amazon's commitment to Canada.
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Global News reported that New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh said of the closures: “What is happening in Quebec is very clearly Amazon trying to union-bust. These are workers that were trying to unionize, and Amazon is shutting down operations in the complete region, just to stop them from demanding fairness."
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Canada’s industry minister said Amazon.com Inc.’s decision to shut down all warehouses in Quebec and cut close to 2,000 jobs would prompt the government to examine its current deals with the e-commerce and technology company.
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They'll have me fighting to make sure that this is not going to go unanswered in Canada, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said. The closure will eliminate 1,700 permanent jobs and ...