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Should your mail be delivered daily? Canada Post wants Ottawa to rethink its mandate (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 10 months ago by girlfreddy to c/canada
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Canada Post wants the federal government to consider changing the legislation that requires it to deliver letter mail daily— a mandate the Crown corporation says no longer reflects modern realities and is causing it to lose money.

"If you have a community mailbox, a lot of people check it once or twice a week," said Jon Hamilton, vice-president of communications at Canada Post.

"We need to work with government to ensure the regulatory framework aligns with today's needs."

The postal charter, which dictates how frequently Canada Post delivers mail, hasn't undergone any significant changes since it was created in 2009, Hamilton said.

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[–] girlfreddy 65 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Unlike some other Crown corporations, Canada Post isn't funded by taxpayers. It needs to sustain itself through profits.

That's a load of horseshit. The postal service should be funded by Canadians, if for no other reason than Canada is a BIG country so many locations don't have access to other forms of delivery.

The feds need to stop funding big oil and start funding services that are important to the people instead.

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But how will the oil execs afford their next yacht? :( And think about all the yacht makers that are going to go out of business.

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago

Cant forget all the private jet manufacturers!

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago

This is the neoliberal approach and it destroys necessary services while shoveling money into private competitors.