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The City of Montreal has dropped Amazon from its list of suppliers, pledges to buy local (cultmtl.com)

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Amazon critics are also calling for a boycott following the closure of seven warehouses in Quebec, leading to a loss of 1,700 jobs in the province — 4,500 if subcontractors are included, according to the CSN union. Amazon is now facing legal action from CSN.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

As long as they attempt to compete. Where I live, i tried ordering a $50 item from a store that is a 2 hour car ride from me and the shipping is $40. So it’s no wonder people saw Amazon prime and jumped on it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah this is a big gripe of mine. And I've been trying to be more conscious of buy Canadian now, but if I'm paying twice as much just to enrich the Canadian far-right billionaire instead of the American one, then what's the point?