News Summary

Parks Canada has faced significant backlash after encouraging its employees to use Amazon Business for office supplies procurement amid Amazon’s recent withdrawal from Quebec. This decision was criticized for its insensitivity to the current economic climate, resulting in Parks Canada rescinding the directive. The controversy follows Amazon’s closure of its Quebec warehouses, impacting nearly 2,000 jobs and prompting union-led boycott campaigns against the company. The closures were not linked to unionization efforts, according to Amazon. Minister François-Philippe Champagne has urged Amazon to reconsider its decision.