Canadian Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announces a review of the government's relationship with Amazon following the company's decision to close all seven warehouses in Quebec and lay off over 1,900 workers.
Canada 's industry minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne, stated that Amazon .com Inc.'s decision to close all seven warehouses in the province of Quebec and lay off over 1,900 employees would necessitate a review of the government's existing agreements with the e-commerce giant. Champagne conveyed this message in a letter addressed to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, which was subsequently shared on the social media platform X.
The minister's intervention followed Amazon's announcement of the warehouse closures and its intent to replace direct employees with subcontractors. Notably, some Quebec workers had successfully unionized just a few months prior to this announcement. However, Amazon maintained that the decision was not retaliatory and was unrelated to the unionization efforts.According to a government database, Canadian agencies, including border services and Health Canada, have numerous contracts with Amazon Web Services, the company's cloud-computing division. These contracts are estimated to be worth tens of millions of Canadian dollars each.
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