'Postal service is a lifeline': Seniors feel isolated due to Canada Post strike

[Castanet News]

Envelopes full of handwritten letters and donations for various charities are piling up on Dianne Parker's desk due to the Canada Post strike. She says it...

[d0nb]

This is so typical of anything that is run by the government. Time to completely privatize mail and parcel delivery services.

[Bsuds]

This is so typical of anything that is run by the government. Time to completely privatize mail and parcel delivery services.

Sure the private sector workers never go on strike!

[d0nb]

This is so typical of anything that is run by the government. Time to completely privatize mail and parcel delivery services.

Sure the private sector workers never go on strike!

When they do, there are alternatives to turn to. No government-sanctioned monopoly service should ever be shut down over a labor dispute.

[Jeffholier]

Just pay the workers. This isn't complicated. What they're asking is reasonable.
But Privatization is NOT the answer here! JFC.

[Bsuds]

When they do, there are alternatives to turn to. No government-sanctioned monopoly service should ever be shut down over a labor dispute.

There are alternatives to the Postal Service. It's not a monopoly.

[Tiggeroonie]

Most of the alternatives cost more money and many can't afford them. I think their demands are really excessive considering how many people haven't had a raise in a while or don't even have benefits. Canada Post services are already expensive, the more they go up, the less I use them as do many other people. Giving in to these demands will cause the cost of their services to go up even more. I think mail should be an essential service with no striking allowed.

[Babba_not_Gump]

When they do, there are alternatives to turn to. No government-sanctioned monopoly service should ever be shut down over a labor dispute.

There are alternatives to the Postal Service. It's not a monopoly.

There are alternatives but where are they and how many are out there? If I want to mail a parcel, there's at least three Canada Post outlets within a ten or fifteen minute walk of where I live.
Most if not all private couriers in my city are a ten minute drive, none are within a reasonable walking distance. None are situated even close to residential neighbourhoods.
Maybe you can suggest a solution.

[Bsuds]

Most if not all private couriers in my city are a ten minute drive, none are within a reasonable walking distance. None are situated even close to residential neighbourhoods.
Maybe you can suggest a solution.

Where I live in Kelowna there is a Postal outlet at a close shopping centre in Pharmasave.

Across the parking lot is a UPS outlet.

I guess I am fortunate but I also rarely use either.

[d0nb]

When they do, there are alternatives to turn to. No government-sanctioned monopoly service should ever be shut down over a labor dispute.

There are alternatives to the Postal Service. It's not a monopoly.

Matthew Lau: The only way to save Canada Post is to privatize it

While Canada Post is uncompetitive in parcel delivery, in letter-mail delivery, it doesn’t have to compete — the federal government has given it a monopoly.
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-on ... ivatize-it

[normaM]

CP on last legs. Postal workers are hurting, already broke in 2 weeks according to News reports. Since we have been bailing CP out for years and they walked anyhow, Many other crown corps did it, didn't seem to cause a horrid impact.

I can get stuff from Amazon in a day... mail to say Vernon can take a week. I am sorry some Seniors feel isolated, sorry some cards/gifts might not make it in time for the 25th. Things change, Canada Post needs to as well

[GordonH]

I’m guessing being neighbourly is one of those things that have gone bye bye/extinct.
Maybe it needs to be revived for our seniors in our neighbourhoods.

[normaM]

there are services here that will do things like call and check in on you daily .. you set a time :) But yea Gordon, I think those days gone.. most don't even know who their neighbours are. In my area many help out which is great

[Tack]

There are alternatives to the Postal Service. It's not a monopoly.

There are alternatives but where are they and how many are out there? If I want to mail a parcel, there's at least three Canada Post outlets within a ten or fifteen minute walk of where I live.
Most if not all private couriers in my city are a ten minute drive, none are within a reasonable walking distance. None are situated even close to residential neighbourhoods.
Maybe you can suggest a solution.

The bigger issue is PO boxes. You can't get anything to a PO box unless through Canada Post. That's where there is zero alternatives, and in some cases like mailing to government/CRA there is only a Po box to send to.

[normaM]

^^^
Thanks, I didn't know that. Learn something new every day :) Course I forgot 6 lol