The federal government is doing management’s bidding by undermining CUPW and forcing a vote on a substandard offer.

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    Parcel delivery is a service that can be run for a profit (by real couriers like UPS, FEDEX, etc, not those bullishit Amazon couriers). There are other services the government provides that cannot (and should not) be operated for profit (ie healthcare). I would much rather my tax dollars go towards that, rather than operating Canada Post at a loss.

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      Healthcare is a service that can be run for profit.

      Education is a service that can be run for profit.

      Infrastructure building can be run for profit.

      Home building can be run for profit.

      Doesn’t mean any of it should.

      I would rather my tax dollars go to the services we need which includes postal. You may live in an area that easily has other alternatives, but this is Canada and most of our country is rural.

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        There are other services the government provides that cannot (and should not) be operated for profit (ie healthcare).

        I already said this.

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          Education is a service that can be run for profit.

          Infrastructure building can be run for profit.

          Home building can be run for profit.

          Doesn’t mean any of it should.

          I would rather my tax dollars go to the services we need which includes postal. You may live in an area that easily has other alternatives, but this is Canada and most of our country is rural.

          I added to the conversation. Care to do the same?