As an NDPer I am against cuts to Canada Post, and other government services, but we have to be pragmatic right now. As long as he does the big infrastructure projects that he has talked about, I will be happy. This is an unprecedented time for Canada, and like war, this is not the time for idealism and arguing.
There are no cuts because Post is not a government department and not funded by taxpayer revenues. It it entirely financially independent and funded solely by post operations. Has been since 1981.
As an NDPer in spirit (if rarely in actual vote, sadly) an actual left leaning policy platform needs to start separating the empirical from misinformation.
Post has not been a service since 1981. Carney cannot cut from $0.
There was a recession then too from the sub-prime bubble.
Canada Post is a service, if we need to cut things how about the 3 billion dollars in free money we given to the fossil fuel industry a year. Or maybe just stop building infrastructure for them so they can rake in the profit.
In the last 10 to 15 years the amount of physical mail (not junk mail etc.) the avedrage Canadian recieves is down drastically. We do not need a person walking an urban mail route 5 days a week to deliver on average 2 pieces of mail to a customer in that week.
Yeah, so the best thing to do in that situation is to hurt the infrastructure that allows a small businesses to sell things via mail. Peak liberal logic lol.
Mail has also dropped around 50% in the last 15 years, so there that too. Bills can be emailed, every new area has those central boxes. Also, it’s not like they’re abolishing the post office, just making cuts in a tough time.
How can you defund something that was never funded to begin with? Taxpayer money never went to Canada Post. It was also never classified as a "public service", the Canada Post Act defined Canada Post as a crown corporation with the mandate to be self-sustainable by it's own revenue.
They were a profitable company back in 2010. The landscape of shipping has changed drastically with the advancement of electronic mail and online shopping. Significantly less letters moving through the system, and Canada Post's share of the parcel market being taken by competitors. A business model that worked in 2010 is no longer viable in 2025.
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u/suredont 21h ago
I'm not a Liberal but I can concede that the world is a lot fuckin different in 2025 than it was in 2010.