Trevor Miller
While it might make some sense in purely short-run financial terms, I disagree strongly with this move, and I’m astonished by how badly the announcement and response have been managed.
Telling the media before the workers was cowardly, doing it two weeks before Christmas was heartless, and CEO Deepak Chopra’s claim that seniors have been asking for home service to end so they can get out of the house is a flat insult to Canadians’ intelligence.
As one of Canada’s Crown corporations, Canada Post is beholden to Canadian citizens, and we should demand better from those in charge, not give them a 33 per cent bonus for such pathetic leadership.
Doreen Murray
From a business point of view, the move to stop door-to-door delivery makes sense.
From a human cost, however, no layoff makes sense. Layoffs will translate into a significant financial loss, which will filter down into every facet of our town’s economy, further burdening an already financially strapped community.
With up to five years allotted to accomplish the layoffs, now would be the time for all levels of government to put heads together and come up with a plan to attract another major industry or government entity that has the capacity to provide employment for those immediately affected, and for future generations.
Good leadership will be required.
Ken Mansell
The post office’s strategy for years has amounted to charging more for less.
The price of a stamp is to jump to two and a half times, after inflation, what it cost in 1981.
It’s illegal for anyone but Canada Post to deliver a letter for less than three times the price of a stamp – on the grounds it otherwise couldn’t provide universal service.
Canada Post has turned its statutory monopoly into projected losses nearing $1 billion. No wonder drastic changes are needed.
Will Canada Post still be protected from competition on a service it refuses to provide? During its many strikes, others stepped in to carry the mail. It’s time to end this monopoly and allow alternatives.
