Former Labour Minister Says Gov’t Shouldn’t Be Surprised About Bell Layoffs
Published on February 12, 2024
A former Tory cabinet minister says the Liberal government “chose to make it easier” for Bell to lay off 9 percent of its workforce, and shouldn’t be surprised by the company’s announcement. Former Labour Minister Lisa Raitt said on social media that no one in the federal government “should be surprised, angered or p—d off” by the news that Bell was planning to reduce its workforce and sell nearly half of its regional radio stations across the country. “The Ministry of Labour would have received a request at least 16 [weeks] ago from Bell to waive the statutory process when laying off so many people,” Ms. Raitt said in a Feb. 10 post on X, formerly Twitter....