Gov’t Shouldn’t Have Been Surprised by Bell Layoffs, Former Conservative Minister Says

Gov’t Shouldn’t Have Been Surprised by Bell Layoffs, Former Conservative Minister Says
Lisa Raitt speaks during a television broadcast to provide an update on the announcement for the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, in Ottawa on Aug. 23, 2020. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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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 [or] angered” by the news that Bell was planning to reduce its workforce and sell nearly half of its regional radio stations across the country.