A round-up of commentary on the Canada Post cuts

On Wednesday, December 11th, Canada Post announced a series of changes which included cutting staff, phasing out door-to-door mail delivery to urban residents, and a new pricing system, among others. Here's a round-up of some of our work related to this hot topic:

Blog posts

Media

Further reading

  • John Anderson (on behalf of the CCPA) was among the witnesses invited to to testify on the Canada Post cuts at an emergency session of the House of Commons Transport Committee. You can read about the proceedings here.
  • Why Canada Needs Postal Banking (report): Rather than radical cuts and restructuring, the report we published in October suggested that Canada Post expand its service to deliver banking and financial services. The report finds that postal banking could help improve and stabilize Canada Post's services and revenues—and would also address the needs of many underserved Canadians. Ce rapport est aussi disponible en français: Pourquoi le Canada a besoin de services bancaires postaux.
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