BUSINESS BEAT – Amazon to close Quebec warehouses, lay off hundreds

Posted on January 23, 2025 in 'Loops, Business // 1 Comment

Key economic indicators including Canada’s latest E.I count, retail spending and railway car loadings, Quebec reeling from the latest Amazon decision, yet more Trump tariff fallout, and Canada Post cries poverty… in your Jan. 23 edition of Canada’s Business Beat with Bob Price, sponsored by Profile PR.

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1 Comment on BUSINESS BEAT – Amazon to close Quebec warehouses, lay off hundreds

Ken McClelland // January 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM // Reply

I believe the Amazon closure has at least as much to do with Quebec’s French-only language laws as it does with unionization.

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