Canada Post making changes

[zzontar]

So they overpay their employees for doing a half-days work for decades and now they have to make cuts? How does that work?

[JOF585]

to force taxpayers to continue to support their now needless (and expensive) postal delivery jobs.

Canada Post is mandated by Parliament to be self-sufficient and is not supported by taxpayer dollars since 1981.

[Donald G]

To JOF585 ...

Who pays the cost of most of the costs associated to post office mailing cost? Taxpayers.

[JOF585]

Who pays the cost of most of the costs associated to post office mailing cost? Taxpayers.

Yes. 85 cents to send a letter across the country is way too much. Parcels ? You can use UPS, FedEx. According to you, you never use Canada Post service so it doesn't cost you a penny. The little mail you receive is paid by the sender so you're ok.

[tootall23]

Sent a parcel to my daughter in Edmonton last Christmas. Checked out UPS, FedEx etc. Prices were more than double what I spent at Canada Post. Good service on time. Without that competition the courier prices will go through the roof.

I live in a small town. I have had a community box for 19 years. Get over it.

[Donald G]

To Tootall ...

Have you noticed over all those years that you have had a community mail box that you have been suffering great hardship as a result of not being able to pick your mail up on your doorstep?

[Donald G]

To JOF585 ...

Email has pretty well completely replaced Canada Post at my place.

[GrooveTunes]

http://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/6594

[NotNorthAnymore]

Got a postcard from CRA this morning (in both official languages of course).

Front side has a Magicians hat and wand with the message:

Going Paperless is Magical!

Back side:

Make paper, stamps and envelopes disappear
Webforms save you time and money
-Save, print and send your T4 slips electronically - for free!
-Get confirmation that the Canada Revenue Agency has received your return, within seconds of filing.

Save time and money:
cra.gc.ca/webforms

Even the CRA is finally giving up on Canada Post for letters.

[GrooveTunes]

Even the CRA is finally giving up on Canada Post for letters.

Haha...not giving up at all. Ordered to by Harper CONS government.

[Bsuds]

Canada Post will probably become more of a parcel delivery service than letters. After all who else will deliver all the internet purchases coming from China?

[GrooveTunes]

Good article.

http://www.savethepostoffice.com/canada-gets-cluster-boxed-why-it-cant-happen-here

[GrooveTunes]

[alfred2]

post office profit is less tax dollars to pay for it. cbc should be the same.

[JOF585]

post office profit is less tax dollars to pay for it. cbc should be the same.

Canada Post is mandated by Parliament to be self-sufficient and is not supported by taxpayer dollars since 1981.
All profit goes to the public coffers for the benefit of all Canadians.