Canada Post Woes (merged)

[Genetk44]

Back in 2000 when I returned to Canada and had to go to the post-office for the first time to buy stamps and mail a letter…it really left a bad taste in my mouth having to pay PST and GST on stamps….seemed like double or triple taxation. Then in 2007 when I was staying at a friends house in the US and saw they had home mail delivery by the US postal service on Saturdays is when I realized we were getting the shaft in Canada. I realize there are many factors involved in the problems affecting Canada Post, from unions to management to distances and population density and politicians to competition. But mostly I suspect alot of cost-cutting decisions by management are resposable for the demise of service.

 

[dapaterson]

USPS is also running huge deficits annually z and will require radical review of their model or large influx of tax money. TANSTAAFL

 

[IKnowNothing]

cost cutting decisions by management are resposable for the demise of service.

Nah. It's a TV killed the radio star situation, which the union has petulantly decided to ignore and handcuff the corp and gov's ability to react to.

I fully believe that some sort of National scope, accessible, low cost mail delivery is an essential service, and as such is worthy of some taxpayer funding. But that scale of that service and how it is delivered need to be grounded in modern reality.