Canada Post's fate in the future:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg8jllq283o

I don't know enough specifics of what their problems are or what the solutions might be, but we should always have some form of a public postal delivery. If they can be profitable that's obviously ideal, but some costs to keep it operating should be acceptable as it is a service and the geography of our country places unique demands on that service.

Like westopher mentioned the amount of "brokerage" fees that I would've had to pay private companies for shipping across borders far outweighs anything Canada Post would ever affect my taxes. And it's in all of our best interest to support people who choose to live rurally, otherwise they'll have to move to larger cities even more quickly than they already are which will just increase real estate prices faster.

Or we can choose to not live in the middle ages and digitalize more things. Drivers' licences and health cards could be on your smartphone. Bank mail and bills can all be digitally received. Emails have existed for over a quarter century now.

If you want to avoid the brokerage fees, you can go to a CBSA office and clear the item yourself. UPS and Fedex always give you that option before the item crosses.

SO internally on radio there were some 3rd party company who hired a italian company to try to sort mail.. spent millions and just didn't work well.

CP also spent money on an arm to help move mail / boxes into CP vans... went thru IMPL and then was told it 'didn't' work well and trashed the idea.

I can't confirm but the radio host did get insider into... not sure how much of it is true but i'm nto surprised.

I can't see it as 'wasting' money as I'm sure RFQ and tenders were to try to IMPL then entire time.

Please just have CP end daily delivery and change over to mail boxes.

didn't we get every other day delivery back then with harper?

Union would be the end of CP.

They never offer any concession or a solution to actually help CP to cut costs, but to milk it to death.

At this point, the only reasonable idea I have to make CP viable is for the gov't to give CP a banking license and make CP the default bank for all public sector wages. It has been done in other countries and a lot of lucrative products and services can be offered to basically subsidize the logistic portion of CP.

Without this, CP is done.

Just LOL @ the clowns who voted Liberal. I am embarrassed for you. Hahahaha

Ooooo you really got everbody! A fumbled question!

Where's PeePee again? What has he ever done in his entire career? I can't remember a single thing, I wonder why?

Its not just the question that Carney fumbled,bro...but his entire trade deal with the US. So many months have passed by and our tariffs have only increased while we conceded and achieved nothing. I can only imagine how poorly he will deal with the USMCA negotiations (if he doesn't get a non-confidence vote).

Cheers,

You need a new troll act this one is super boring, you're embarrassed for me... I'm embarrassed for you... everyone red and nobody got spanked la~

It is pretty clear that Carney has accomplished absolutely nothing so far.

On Monday, the Trump administration announced a 10% duty on Canadian softwood timber and lumber that is effective on October 14. The effective duty rate is now 45%.

What was the Liberal government's response to this? Nothing.

Yah... nothing at all. No hyperbole at all.

ALWAYS... NEVER... NOTHING...

You talk in your relationships like that too? lol

Its not hyperbole, bro.

What has Carney accomplished with the US on trade? Are our tariffs lower now? Are they eliminated? Has our situation improved?

His election centered around a mandate of standing up to the US and being tough on trade. lmfao liberal manz got finessed

Yeah seriously... the schtick is getting really tired lol.

Yes I dunno WTF is going on with Canada post how can you have this strike again within like what 6 months? How's the economy gonna run we already got fucked over with the $800 de minutes thing and we can't even ship anything to USA.

Pp is busy doing white people things. :fulloffuck: this is top priority in canindia?

Poilievre claims Christians 'may be the number 1' victims of hate-based violence
Churches have been torched but data suggests Jews, Muslims are most targeted

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poi...hate-1.7646471

Yeah bro, its just terrible that I post about Canadian politics in the Canadian politics thread.

Cheers,

I think the problem is more that you’re exactly the same as PeePee… just bitch about (insert whoever is in charge) with the same shit over and over and over while bringing nothing to the table and having no answers yourself.

Any idiot can heckle from the stands.

BRO!

If we make you another account, could you just talk like a normal human being?

All this bro and cheers and unclever sarcasm, I'm embarrassed for you every time.

The ignore list feature works great.

To be fair, they striked, and then was forced back to work. So technically they didn't stop.

Something has to be done. They will have to cut postal walk to make happen.

From Wiki
i can see how they are fighting for a lot of stuff.

At the time of the strike, CUPW represented approximately 55,000 striking workers.[6] Its list of demands included:

wage increases of 24% over four years, which it says will keep wages up to inflation;
enhancements to group benefits, such as coverage for fertility treatments and gender-affirming care;
improved protections against technological change;
enhancements to paid medical leave;
paid meal and rest periods; and
increased short-term disability benefits.[7][8]
Canada Post declined these demands, instead offering wage increases of 11.5% over four years as well as increased paid leave.[8] The Crown corporation has described its finances as "unsustainable," reporting over $3 billion in losses since 2018 and debts exceeding $1 billion. In 2023, Canada Post spent $4.9 billion on labour costs against $6.9 billion in revenue, with operating costs per hour for parcel delivery ranging from $50 to $60 versus industry benchmarks of $40 to $50.[9] Unlike many Crown corporations, Canada Post is not taxpayer-funded and must sustain itself entirely on its own revenues.

I want to see what they are willing to give / budge in return to meet in middle.

a yearly average of 6% wage increases? with what money? lol

My job is tax payer funded and they barely give us 2-3% wage increase spread over 2-3 year agreements. Even if they are net neutral, changes need to happen with their business model. Which means cut backs no matter how you slice it.

can someone explain canadians that are not aussie or from the UK saying cheers? when did become a thing?

textbook troll... don't take too much of what he says seriously whether in this thread or any others.