ˌɔn ɪlˈɛvən ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ˈændɹuː mjʊlˈeɪ ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt mˈeɪtɹoʊ wʊd səspˈɛnd ˈɔːl æktˈɪvᵻɾiz ɪfˈɛktɪv ɪmˈiːdɪətli, sˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ ðæt tɹænskˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəlz ɹᵻplˈeɪsmənt ʌvðə pˈʌblɪsˌæk flˈaɪɚ bˈʌndəl wɪð ɐ smˈɔːlɚ bˈʊklɪt dˈuː tʊ ɐ mˌɑːntɹɪˈɔːl bˈaɪlɔː pɹəhˈɪbɪɾɪŋ ðə dˈoːɹɾədˈoːɹ dᵻlˈɪvɚɹi ʌv flˈaɪɚz ɪn plˈæstɪk bˈæɡz ænd ɐ lˈæk ʌv səpˈoːɹt fɹʌm ɪnvˈɛstɚz wʌz dˌɛtɹɪmˈɛntəl tʊ ɪts faɪnˈænsᵻz.
On 11 August 2023, general manager Andrew Mulé announced that Métro would suspend all activities effective immediately, citing in particular that Transcontinental's replacement of the Publisac flyer bundle with a smaller booklet (due to a Montreal bylaw prohibiting the door-to-door delivery of flyers in plastic bags) and a lack of support from investors was detrimental to its finances.