‘Garbage Decision’: Trudeau Criticizes Bell’s Layoff of Journalists, Sale of Radio Stations

‘Garbage Decision’: Trudeau Criticizes Bell’s Layoff of Journalists, Sale of Radio Stations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in an interview at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Dec. 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he was “furious” with a decision by Bell Canada to fire nine percent of its workforce and slash nearly half of its regional radio stations, saying the move will harm local journalism across Canada.

“I’m furious. This is a garbage decision by a corporation that should know better,” the prime minister told reporters during a press conference in King City, Ont.