Amazon to close all its warehouses in Quebec

Jan. 27, 2025

Q: After losing a fight to stop union organizing at one Quebec warehouse, Amazon said last week it was closing all of its seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province, eliminating 1,700 jobs. Where is Quebec, Canada’s largest province by area?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: Nunavut, the northernmost of Canada’s three territories, covers more area than Quebec, but it is also the least populated section of the country. What section of the country is the most populous?

A. Alberta

B. British Columbia

C. Ontario

D. Quebec

Q: The 240 workers at the warehouse in a Montreal suburb are not the first Amazon workers to vote to unionize. Amazon has refused to negotiate with workers who unionized a warehouse in the “Empire State” in 2022. Which state is called the Empire State?

A. California

B. New York

C. Texas

D. Washington

Q: Forbes magazines reported that billionaires worth a combined $1.35 trillion attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration last week. Which billionaire founded and runs Amazon?

A. Jeff Bezos

B. Sergey Brin

C. Elon Musk

D. Mark Zuckerberg

Q: The province of Quebec once included the area that became which state?

A. Michigan

B. Ohio

C. Wisconsin

D. All of the above

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