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B47
Suspension of Canada Post Home Delivery Service
Burnaby
WHEREAS local governments have a direct interest in the security and stability of Canada’s postal system, both in terms of
municipal corporate operations and services available to citizens;
AND WHEREAS the service delivery changes would directly impact local governments, including in relation to land-use policy,
requirements for municipal land and rights-of-ways, infrastructure for paving, lighting, and waste management, and public
safety considerations:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM call on the federal government and Canada Post, through the Federation of
Canadian Municipalities and other avenues as appropriate, to suspend the Canada Post delivery changes until a sustained,
substantive consultation process with local governments and the public is completed and identified issues are addressed.

Endorsed by the Lower Mainland Local Government Association

UBCM Resolutions Committee recommendation: Endorse

UBCM Resolutions Committee comments:
The Resolutions Committee notes that the UBCM membership endorsed resolution 2011-B109, which asked the federal
government to:
• instruct Canada Post to stop cutting public postal service and jobs; and
• consult with the public, municipalities, members of Parliament, postal unions and other major stakeholders to
dramatically improve the Canadian Postal Service Charter.

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Since saving money is what this whole enterprise is supposed to be about, Canada Post claims to have delivered one billion fewer pieces of mail from 2007 to 2012, and it projects its proposed cuts will save the crown corporation almost $500 million dollars. But the April 2013 Conference Board of Canada report which triggered these changes also predicted Canada Post would lose $400 million in 2014. Instead, it's shown a $53-million profit. If community mailboxes are just an attempt to increase profits by an already profitable company, then it begs the question as to which "community" those mailboxes are really meant to serve.

As I said before the number fudging is all an attempt to cover up the truth of union busting by the Harper scumbags.