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What's more, the number of injuries is much higher than the norm. Kibos says that 126 injuries have been recorded since the start of the year, which works out to about 3 injuries a week.

Yet in their press releases, Amazon bosses seem proud of their health and safety policies. Amazon Canada stated, in October 2023, "The safety and health of our employees remains a top priority, and we are pleased with our progress."

In contrast, Trudeau said that "accidents happen because people feel rushed, because there's a rhythm imposed by the machine. The conveyor belt runs, the alarms go off. Then there are the managers who put the pressure on."

According to a survey by the Immigrant Workers Centre (IWC), 69.7% of Amazon workers say that the risk of suffering an accident at work is very high. What's more, 66.6% think it's only a matter of time before their health situation forces them to take a leave of absence or quit their job.

When Rogers announced plans to buy Shaw, Canada's Competition Bureau fought the merger, citing concerns that the elimination of Shaw as a competitor would lead to harm for consumers, including price increases.

At the time, Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri pledged lower prices for customers and brushed aside competition concerns.

Earlier this year, Rogers upped the price of some cellphone, internet and home phone plans.

The UN judge Patrick Robinson concluded last year that the UK owed more than £18tn in reparations for its historical involvement in slavery in 14 countries.

Successive UK governments have resisted calls for reparations. Downing Street sought to shut down the discussion before the Commonwealth summit this week by saying that reparations were "not on the agenda". The government has also ruled out making a formal apology this week.

As the meeting in Samoa approaches, the Commonwealth, which was created from the ashes of the British empire, faces bigger questions about its usefulness as an association.

Summit attendance by heads of government has declined. The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, are set to snub this week's meeting in favour of the BRICS summit in Russia.