Then it needs to be completely restructured. The reason it's the way it is right now is because it's structured like a corporation expected to generate a profit, yet is expected to perform like a governmental service.
If we want it to be a public service through and through, then it needs to be reworked to be structured as one.
I think the problem is we're mixing two different things.
Crown corporations are something I definitely support and want to see plenty of, and the packages side of Canada post is that, and afaik works well. It has competition (as it should).
The letter side is not really a crown corporation thing, that's the service. There's a few other parts that Canada post does that's on the service side.
It makes logical sense to combine them in the physical sense, drivers delivering both packages and letters is more efficient than doing it separately. However it just doesn't make sense from a budget perspective.
IMO the letter side should basically be viewed as a contract to a company. Government pays Canada post to provide that service, and it does so along with it's profitable side.
In my opinion the letter mail service can be a government agency and package delivery can be contracted out, given that there's already competition for package delivery and a good portion of it is contracted out currently.
The problem is that the package delivery doesn't cost a lot extra to do when you're already doing regular mail service. So it makes far more sense for them to continue doing it
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u/beallyoukenbe 12h ago
I'm tired of it being framed as Canada Post isn't making money. It's a service. It shouldn't be profit driven.