If the lockout of dockworkers in Montreal persists, there will be "catastrophic" consequences for the Canadian economy, particularly in Quebec and Ontario, the local port authority warns. On Monday morning,

Longshoring activity at the Port of Montreal is set to grind to a halt as an employers’ group locks out 1,200 union members.

The longshore workers rejected the deal by a margin of 99.7 per cent. The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) followed through Sunday night on a pledge to lock out 1,200 longshore workers after those workers voted by a huge margin to reject a “final and comprehensive” contract offer from management.