Strategic Review of Canada Post
Letter to Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport) from Mario Laframboise, soll., M.P., Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel, and Vice-President of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
(February 24, 2010
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CUPW Translation
Rob Merrifield
Minister of State
(Transport)
Place de Ville, Tower “C”, 29th floor
330 Sparks
Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5
Dear Mr. Merrifield:
Subject:
Moratorium on closure of rural post offices – maintenance of postal
services
(Strategic Review of the Canada Post Corporation)
To begin
with, I wish to remind you that the Bloc Québécois has always rejected
any attempt to reduce,
close or transfer...
URGENT! URGENT! Please contact your Local Member of Parliament today!
(October 29, 2009
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Bulletins)
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
As you may know, the government’s
Strategic Review of Canada Post has recommended against
deregulation.
During the strategic review process, it was made clear that opposition to postal
deregulation is
widespread. The public is opposed. Many federal politicians and
municipal representatives are opposed. Groups
representing seniors, rural
residents, people with disabilities, labour, students and civil society oppose
deregulation.
In spite of this,...
Action Request: Send letters to MPs – Help Defeat Bill C-44
(October 15, 2009
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Miscellaneous)
In June 2009, the federal government introduced Bill C-44, an Act to amend
the Canada Post Corporation
Act (virtually identical to Bill C-14). If
approved, this bill would partially deregulate Canada Post by
removing
international letters from Canada Post’s exclusive privilege to handle
letters.
Bill C-44 is currently being debated in the House of Commons.
The single most important action you can
take to help defeat Bill C-44 is to
contact your member of Parliament (MP).
CUPW...
Dear member of Parliament: Postal bill to partially deregulate Canada Post is premature and potentially dangerous
(October 15, 2009
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Letters)
In June 2009, the federal government introduced Bill C-44, an Act to amend
the Canada Post Corporation
Act. If approved, this bill would partially
deregulate Canada Post by removing international letters from
Canada
Post’s exclusive privilege to handle letters.
I oppose Bill C-44.
Canada Post has an 'exclusive privilege' to collect, transmit and deliver
letters,
including international letters, in order to finance its universal
service obligation.
The government should not...
Hey Harper - Hands off my post office!
(October 15, 2009
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Leaflets)
Last year, the federal government conducted a very quick and quiet review of
our post office called the
Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR).
The government did not hold public hearings during the
CPCSR and is not
consulting with the public on CPCSR report recommendations.
The CPCSR
report, which was released in April 2009, recommended against postal
deregulation, but with the
exception that international letters be removed from
Canada Post's exclusive privilege to handle letters....
Postal deregulation gets two thumbs down during Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (September 2009)
(October 2, 2009
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Submissions and Conference Papers)
Introduction
The debate over postal deregulation resurfaced during the
federal government’s Canada Post Corporation
Strategic Review (CPCSR) in
2008, well over a decade after taking off and taking root in Europe and
elsewhere.
On April 21, 2008, Canada’s federal government launched
the CPCSR to look at a variety of postal issues,
including the exclusive
privilege or monopoly and the universal service obligation (USO).
This
paper outlines the positions that major...
Rural communities win moratorium on post office closures in new service charter
(September 23, 2009
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Media Releases)
For Immediate Release
Ottawa – Saturday September 12, 2009,
the federal Conservatives quietly announced a Canadian Postal
Service Charter
in an attempt to calm rural residents’ discontent with their public
postal service in the
run-up to an election.
The two page, 20-point
Service Charter mostly reiterates existing policy and announces that the
government
will maintain a moratorium on rural post office closures. It also
introduces an obligation to inform and
consult...
Conservatives Unveil Canadian Postal Services Charter
(September 17, 2009
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Bulletins)
On Saturday, September 12, 2009, the federal Conservatives quietly announced
a Canadian Postal
Service Charter which outlines the government’s
expectations for Canada Post in regard to service standards
and other matters.
The Charter largely reiterates existing policy and includes an expectation
that Canada Post will
maintain “the moratorium on the closure of rural
post offices” (emphasis added).
Looks like a Victory on the
Moratorium
The moratorium that...
Door-to-door delivery threatened? (Volume 37 - Number 3 - September 2009)
(August 28, 2009
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Perspective)
Many people mistakenly believe that door-to-delivery is at risk because
that’s what many media outlets
suggested when the report of the Canada
Post Corporation Strategic Review was released in May. The Globe and
Mail
featured an article called Canada Post urged to review home delivery. The
website of the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation carried an article entitled
Outside review suggests Canada Post drop door-to-door
delivery.
There
are, in fact, no recommendations for massive...
Letter to Rob Merrifield, Minister of State of Transport
(July 29, 2009
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Letters)
Rob Merrifield, Minister of State of Transport
Place de Ville, Tower C,
29th Floor
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5
Dear Mr.
Merrifield:
I am writing to request a response to my letters of May 14,
2009 and June 24, 2009 regarding the report of
the Canada Post Corporation
Strategic Review (CPCSR) and your response to this report.
As you know,
we have a number of concerns. We are especially troubled by the CPCSR
recommendations to
reconsider rural delivery...
Resolution: Save Public Post Offices and Rural Delivery
(July 22, 2009
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Resolutions)
WHEREAS the report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR)
recommends
that the current moratorium on post office closures in rural and
small towns be replaced with a mechanism
involving new rules and procedures,
including the ability to replace public post offices with private
outlets.
WHEREAS the report also recommends that rural mailbox delivery be
reconsidered.
WHEREAS these recommendations, if implemented by the
federal government, would undermine
public postal service...
Conservative Government’s Gift to Remailers Will Hurt Postal Services
(June 25, 2009
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Bulletins)
The Conservative government has re‑introduced legislation which will
amend the exclusive privilege of
Canada Post Corporation and legalize the
activities of remailers who have been illegally transporting letters
from
Canada to the USA for processing.
One Recommendation Out of Sixty
On May 7, 2009, representatives of CUPW met with Robert Merrifield, Minister
Responsible for Canada Post.
At that time, he told us that the government
intended to take time to review the report...
Petition to the House of Commons - Remailers and Moratorium on Post Office Closures
(June 25, 2009
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Petitions)
Petition to the House of Commons
WHEREAS the federal government is
considering ending the current moratorium on post office closures.
WHEREAS the federal government has introduced legislation to legalize the
activities of remailers, which
will erode the revenues of Canada Post
Corporation needed to maintain its current Universal Service
Obligation.
WHEREAS our public post office plays a key role in our social and economic life
by providing the
infrastructure that healthy communities need...
Letter to Rob Merrifield, Minister of State of Transport - Re: Changes to the Canada Post Corporation Act Concerning Remail
(June 24, 2009
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Letters)
Rob Merrifield, Minister of State of Transport
Place de Ville, Tower C,
29th Floor
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5
Dear Mr.
Merrifield:
Re: Changes to the Canada Post Corporation Act Concerning
Remail
I am writing to state the opposition of the Canadian Union of
Postal Workers to the decision of the
federal government to amend the Canada
Post Corporation Act to legalize the activities of the remailers. As
you know
both Canada Post Corporation and CUPW...
Report of Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review – Summary of Major Recommendations
(May 7, 2009
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Bulletins)
The Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) Advisory Panel issued a
comprehensive report that
examines virtually all aspects of Canada’s
postal service. It contains both positive and negative
recommendations.
Unfortunately much of the media coverage has been incorrect. Here is a summary
of all of the
recommendations.
All CPCSR recommendations are available
at
http://www.cpcstrategicreview-examenstrategiquescp.gc.ca/
FinalReport/rpt-eng.pdf
Deregulation...
Postal report is a major threat to rural post offices, not door-to-door delivery
(May 5, 2009
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Bulletins)
Media stories on the report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
(CPCSR) have falsely suggested
that the report calls for the dropping of
door-to-door mail delivery. Nowhere in the report does the CPCSR
advisory panel
recommend massive cuts to this service.
Many media outlets have also paid
little attention to the most important recommendation in the report,
which is
the recommendation not to deregulate our public post office.
So why the
focus on the door-to-door issue?...
Independent Advisory Panel Tells Feds not to Deregulate the Public Post Office
(May 1, 2009
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Media Releases)
For Immediate Release
Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal
Workers (CUPW) welcomes the
recommendation of an independent advisory panel to
not deregulate public postal services.
In a report made public yesterday,
a government-appointed advisory panel
categorically rejected the deregulation
of Canada Post.
“The public and postal workers said no to
deregulation and the panel listened.
This is a real victory for the
people’s post office,” said CUPW...
Strategic Review Report Released Says no to Deregulation!
(May 1, 2009
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Bulletins)
The report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR)
recommends the
government not deregulate our public post office. The report,
which was released on April 30, 2009, states:
“There appears to be
little public support for the privatization or deregulation of Canada Post, and
considerable if not unanimous support for maintaining a quality, affordable
universal service for all
Canadians and communities.”
Many
thanks!
The CPCSR’s recommendation against...
Letter to Rob Merrifield, Minister of State of Transport - Re: Report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
(April 16, 2009
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BY EMAIL AND MAIL
Rob Merrifield, Minister of State of
Transport
Place de Ville, Tower C, 29th Floor
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa,
Ontario K1A 0N5
Dear Mr. Merrifield:
Re: Report of the Canada
Post Corporation Strategic Review
I am writing to follow up on my
November 7th letter which asks you to let us know when the report of the
Canada
Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) will be released to the public.
When the federal government launched the Canada...
Report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review – Where is it?
(April 16, 2009
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Bulletins)
When the federal government launched the Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review (CPCSR) a year ago, it
promised to make the report of the CPCSR public.
The government received the CPCSR report in late December. It’s
been almost four months now and the report
has not yet been released to the
public.
A previous government only took about two months to release the
last report on Canada Post.
Four months is a very long time, even by
normal standards.
CUPW has been told...
Letter to John McBride, Chief Executive Officer, PPP Canada - Re: Sale of Canada Post’s Assets
(March 25, 2009
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Letters)
John McBride
Chief Executive Officer
PPP Canada
333 Laurier Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0G7
Dear Mr. McBride:
Re: Sale
of Canada Post’s Assets
CUPW wrote to Rob Merrifield, Minister of
State for Transport, to raise concerns about media reports
concerning the sale
of Canada Post’s assets (see attached letter dated December 10, 2008) and
to ask the
Minister the following questions:
Why does Canada Post keep
coming up when the government’s...
Letter to Minister Jim Flaherty, Department of Finance Canada - Re: Sale of Canada Post’s Assets
(March 25, 2009
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Letters)
Minister Jim Flaherty
Department of Finance Canada
140 O'Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0G5
Dear Mr. Flaherty:
Re:
Sale of Canada Post’s Assets
CUPW wrote to Rob Merrifield,
Minister of State for Transport, to raise concerns about media reports
concerning the sale of Canada Post’s assets (see attached letter dated
December 10, 2008) and to ask the
Minister the following questions:
Why
does Canada Post keep coming up when the government’s...
The Strategic Review Report and Beyond
(February 26, 2009
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Bulletins)
No one is saying when the report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review (CPCSR) will be made
public.
A staff person for Rob Merrifield,
the Minister Responsible for Canada Post, said he did not yet know when
the
report would be released. But he did indicate that the government will respond
to parts of the report
when it is made public.
The union will be
checking with the Minister’s office regularly for updates.
Meeting with Minister Responsible!
The staff...
Strategic Review Panel Must Choose Between Conflicting Visions of Our Public Post Office
(February 19, 2009
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Bulletins)
The recommendations made by CUPW and CPC management to the Post Office
Strategic Review reflect very
different visions of the future of our public
post office. Soon we will see what vision the panel
chooses.
Here are
summaries of the recommendations made to the Strategic Review by both CUPW and
CPC
Summary of CUPW’s 25 Recommendations
No1: Review
process should be opened to the public.
No2: All recommendations should
be examined in the context of the
environment.
No3...
Review Panel Provides Report to Government – But when will it be released to the public?
(January 29, 2009
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Bulletins)
The advisory panel of Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review has provided
their report to the
government. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has been
attempting to determine how and when the
report will be released to the public,
however, very little information has been provided to the Union.
Staff at the
office of Rob Merrifield, the Minister responsible for Canada Post, has stated
that the
government is still studying the report.
It is important that
all postal workers be informed...
Follow-up Letters to the Government of Canada and Members of Parliament about the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
(January 26, 2009
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Letters)
January 15, 2009
This letter was sent to
Conservative Members of Parliament
I am following up on my letter of
December 11th to provide you with additional information
relating to the Canada
Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR).
I have enclosed, for your
information, a copy of CUPW’s submission to the CPCSR.
This
submission contains recommendations aimed at improving public postal service and
ensuring Canada
Post’s long-term viability. It...
ACTION ALERT: “Your Public Post Office Delivers…for now” Button and Sticker Day January 15, 2009
(January 8, 2009
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Bulletins)
On January 15, 2009, we are asking all CUPW members to wear a “Your
Public Post Office
delivers…for now” button or sticker.
The Canada Post Strategic Review Panel is Deliberating
We want to ensure
that we send a strong message about the need for a
universal public post office
before the Federal Parliament resumes on
January 26, 2009. In this time of
political and economic turmoil, CUPW wants
to make sure that our politicians
know that maintaining a strong universal...
No time to undermine basic infrastructure like Canada Post (This letter was sent to all other Members of Parliament)
(December 11, 2008
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Letters)
This letter was sent to all other Members of Parliament
I am
writing to congratulate you on your election and to wish you well during the
current Parliament, which
may be one of the most critical Parliaments in recent
times. In addition to dealing with a serious economic
crisis, you may also deal
with the future of an important national institution – our public post
office.
The Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) is
scheduled to report to the federal government...
No time to undermine basic infrastructure like Canada Post (This letter was sent to Conservative Members of Parliament)
(December 11, 2008
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Letters)
This letter was sent to Conservative Members of Parliament
I
am writing to congratulate you on your election and to wish you well during the
current Parliament,
which may be one of the most critical Parliaments in recent
times. In addition to dealing with a serious
economic crisis, you may also deal
with the future of an important national institution – our public post
office.
The Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) is
scheduled to report to your government...
Action Alert: This is a reminder that CUPW is asking you to participate in a button/sticker day on December 4, 2008
(December 2, 2008
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Bulletins)
We need to continue to put pressure on both the Government and Canada Post
in order to preserve the
public’s right to universal public postal
service and our members’ right to contract protections and
benefits,
which may not be “flexible” enough in the mind of the government
or Canada Post
representatives.
We have already sent you stickers, and a
bulletin. You should have received “Peace, Joy and a Public
Post
Office” button in the last couple...
Peace, Joy and a Public Post Office
(November 13, 2008
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Bulletins)
On December 4, 2008, we are
asking all CUPW members to wear a
”Peace, Joy, and Public Post Office Stickers”. It is a good way
to
say that we want to maintain the public postal service.
The Canada
Post Strategic Review Panel is deciding on their recommendations regarding the
future of Canada
Post. We want to ensure that people are reminded about the
Strategic Review and the report from
the panel is expected in December.
Season’s greetings
These stickers are...
CUPW brings postal concerns to Conservative convention
(November 13, 2008
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Media Releases)
For Immediate Release
Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal
Workers will be at the Conservative policy convention in Winnipeg
today to
raise concerns about a largely unknown government review that will determine the
future of universal
public postal service in our country.
CUPW members
will talk to Tories from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. and encourage them to get answers
about this
review of Canada Post.
The Conservative government is
questioning the core values of the Crown...
Letter to Rob Merrifield, Minister of State of Transport
(November 7, 2008
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Letters)
Rob Merrifield, Minister of State of Transport
Place de Ville,
Tower
C, 29th Floor
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N5
Dear Mr. Merrifield;
I would like to congratulate you on your election.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is very
eager to meet with you and
begin what we hope will be an honest and open dialogue on the future of our
public
postal system.
As you may know from the many letters we sent to
your predecessor, CUPW would like to meet with you...
Report from Strategic Review of Canada Post Due Soon
(November 6, 2008
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Bulletins)
The advisory panel of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review will make
a report with recommendations
to the federal government in December 2008.
The government has asked the review panel to answer a number of questions,
including:
Which activities or services currently provided should be
preserved as exclusive privileges and which
ones should be provided in a more
competitive environment?”
This means should Canada Post be
deregulated in part or in whole.
“Does...
Letter to Robert Campbell - Re: Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
(November 5, 2008
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Letters)
Robert Campbell
Chair, Advisory Panel
Canada Post Corporation
Strategic Review
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5
Dear Mr. Campbell;
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) would
like to meet with the advisory panel or secretariat to
get an update on the
work of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) and raise concerns
pertaining to some of the information the review has received through
submissions.
We would like to suggest a meeting on November...
Letter to Evelyn Marcoux - Re: Universal Service Obligation and Other Public Policy Analysis - Study 1
(November 5, 2008
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Letters)
Evelyn Marcoux
Executive Director
Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review Secretariat
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5
Dear Ms. Marcoux:
I am writing to request a copy of the study that was
produced in accordance with the terms of reference for
“Universal
Service Obligation and Other Public Policy Analysis - Study 1”.
I
look forward to receiving this very significant piece of work. Thank you for
your attention to this
matter.
Yours truly,
Denis...
Cannon says he’s not privatizing or deregulating Canada Post
(October 23, 2008
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Bulletins)
But can we trust him after Bill C-14 and the Quebec City Plant Closure?
Minister Lawrence Cannon answering CUPW's questions
at an all-candidates
meeting in Campbell's Bay, Quebec.
During the election, CUPW
went to all-candidates meetings in Pontiac, Quebec to ask Lawrence Cannon,
Minister Responsible for Canada Post, about his plans for our public post
office. In response to our
questions, Minister Cannon said: “you can
read my lips, I’m not deregulating, I’m...
Letter to Lawrence Cannon - Re: Deregulation and Privatization of Canada Post
(October 21, 2008
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Letters)
BY MAIL AND EMAIL
Lawrence Cannon
Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities
Place de Ville, Tower C, 29th Floor
330
Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5
Dear Mr. Cannon:
Re:
Deregulation and Privatization of Canada Post
During the election, CUPW
attended all-candidates meetings in Pontiac and asked you about federal
government plans for Canada Post. In response to our questions, you stated:
“you can read my lips, I’m
not...
Canada Post is stripping our rights and freedoms
(October 21, 2008
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Bulletins)
On October 9, 2008, the First National Vice‑President, Gayle
Bossenberry and National Director, Jeff
Callaghan, paid a visit to the Halifax
Mail Processing Plant.
This was just one stop in an Atlantic tour to
inform Members about the Strategic Review which is being
conducted by the
Conservative government. Members, the majority being group two workers, met
outside the CPC
building to listen to the Union Officers for what amounted to a
maximum of ten minutes.
How does...
Freedom of Expression : CPC acting in bad faith
(October 17, 2008
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Bulletins)
The Corporation is showing an unmistakable lack of good faith. It’s
flaunting the law and abusing its
right to discipline employees by attacking
and punishing our members and union representatives for wearing a
button that
says:
“Your PUBLIC postal service delivers … for
now.”
Instead of writing another bulletin on your freedom of
expression, the Union has decided to re-issue a
bulletin that it sent out
nationally on October 12, 2006. That bulletin is...
ACTION ALERT: Tell Canada Post that you want a Universal, Public Post Office on October 16th
(October 14, 2008
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Bulletins)
On October 16, 2008, the election will be over and the composition of the
federal government will have
been decided. The future of Canada Post, however,
will still be up in the air.
The Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
Panel is still deliberating. They are considering
deregulation of Canada Post.
They could make a recommendation to deregulate.
On October 16, 1981,
Canada Post became a Crown corporation. One of the mandates of the Crown
corporation was to provide a universal,...
Postal Deregulation: CUPW Consistency vs CPC Confusion
(October 8, 2008
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Bulletins)
The most important issue currently being examined by the Canada Post
Corporation Strategic Review is
postal deregulation. Canada Post Corporation
now has an “exclusive privilege” to handle letters in Canada.
This is crucial so that CPC can provide high quality postal services in all
regions at an affordable
price.
Some other countries have already
deregulated their postal services with very negative consequences for
the
public and postal workers. In the past both CUPW and...
Billboards Slam Cannon on Postal Deregulation
(October 2, 2008
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Bulletins)
CUPW unveiled two billboards on September 24th which are critical of
Lawrence Cannon’s position
on postal deregulation. Not only that, we
invited postal workers, the media and federal election candidates
in the
Gatineau-Hull area to the unveiling. One billboard is in Cannon’s riding
of Pontiac, Quebec and
the other is in downtown Gatineau, Quebec.
Members from the Outaouais local and the National Executive Board came out to
see the billboards as did
the media, Marius Tremblay,...
Perspective: The future of postal service and postal work
(September 19, 2008
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Perspective)
As never before postal workers are facing major challenges with respect to
our work and our employer. The
federal government has established a
“Strategic Review” of postal services which will examine
everything from
postage rates, service performance standards, the level of
services provided by Canada Post and even the
“exclusive
privilege” for lettermail which enables CPC to obtain the revenue
necessary to pay our wages and
provide service to the public. At the same...
CUPW and CPC Management: Very Different Visions for the Future
(September 11, 2008
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Bulletins)
If anyone wants to see the difference between CPC management and the
Canadian Union of Postal Workers,
they need to look no further than their
respective submissions to the Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review.
CUPW: positive and service oriented
The Union’s brief contains
25 positive recommendations regarding the exclusive privilege, financial issues
such as rates and dividends, and services to the public. We chose not to use the
process as a forum to attack
management because...
Strategic review YouTube videos – check them out!
(September 11, 2008
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Bulletins)
In response to the strategic review of Canada Post, CUPW asked members to
make short YouTube videos
answering the question: “What does your post
office mean to you?” With the video makers’ permission, CUPW
submitted these videos to the strategic review panel as a submission.
How can I watch them?
You can watch all the videos by going to
http://ca.youtube.com/cupwsttp
This is CUPW’s channel on YouTube.
We have added the videos made by postal workers to our...
CUPW Delivers a Strong Message to the Strategic Review
(September 5, 2008
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Bulletins)
On September 2, 2008, national and local CUPW representatives
hand-delivered a clear message to the
Strategic Review’s advisory panel
– Our public post office isn’t broken so don’t try to fix
it through
deregulation.
The message came in three forms: 22,000 signed
postcards saying “Hey Harper – Hands off our post office”;
the union’s submission; and a new national public opinion poll that shows
69 per cent of Canadians don’t...
Large majority of the public opposes postal deregulation
(September 4, 2008
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Bulletins)
The results of a new Ipsos Reid
poll that CUPW commissioned show that 69
per cent of the public oppose allowing private companies to
deliver letters in
Canada. This poll sends a strong message to politicians that the public will not
tolerate
any attempts to deregulate or privatize Canada Post.
CUPW has
included these polling results in its submission to the Canada Post Strategic
Review panel, which
is considering postal deregulation. The deadline for
submissions to the Canada Post Corporation...
Poll results confirm large majority opposes postal deregulation
(September 2, 2008
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Media Releases)
Attention News Editors:
OTTAWA, Sept. 2 - A new Ipsos Reid poll shows
69 per cent of the public oppose allowing private companies
to deliver letters
in Canada. The release of this poll coincides with the final day for submissions
to the
Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review, a government-appointed panel
which is considering postal
deregulation.
The Canadian Union of Postal
Workers (CUPW) delivered its submission, which includes the poll results, and
over 10,000 post cards to...
Submission of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
(September 2, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Submissions and Conference Papers)
Executive Summary
CUPW’s Submission to the Canada Post Strategic
Review
We believe the CUPW represents over 55,000 rural and urban
operational postal workers. Our
members work in over 2,000 communities in every
region of the country. We are very proud of the role we have
played in fighting
to protect and improve public postal services in Canada and we are determined to
continue
this tradition.
At the outset, the union wishes to state our
belief that public sector organizations,...
Media Advisory - CUPW makes delivery showing where public stands on postal deregulation
(August 29, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Media Advisories)
Attention News Editors:
OTTAWA, Aug. 29 - The Canadian Union of
Postal Workers (CUPW) will deliver their submission, which
includes significant
new polling results on postal deregulation, to the federal government's Canada
Post
Corporation Strategic Review. The union will also deliver over 10,000
postcards which feature the
message Hey Harper - Hands off my post office: Say
no to postal deregulation.
Who: Denis
Lemelin, CUPW National
President
Where: ...
Hands off our post office campaign has legs
(August 28, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
For a
few months now, CUPW has been campaigning to ensure that postal
workers and the public understand what the
Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review (CPCSR) could mean for the future of universal public postal service
in
our country. We have tried to reach everyone.
We have distributed
bulletins, fact sheets and postcards to members. The union also sent information
about
the review to the labour movement, other allies, municipalities and
members of Parliament when it became
clear...
Public does not support the deregulation of Canada Post!!!
(August 21, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
“We don’t want Canada Post to be deregulated” This is
the message that a number of community
groups, municipalities, and labour
organizations are sending to the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
Panel. Deregulation would raise prices, reduce service, destroy jobs, hurt the
environment and reduce the
security and privacy of the mail
Municipalities say that postal service matters
Municipalities from coast
to coast to coast have written letters to the Strategic...
Deregulation at Canada Post would reduce the security and privacy of the mail
(August 14, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
The federal government is conducting a review
of our public post office
called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The CPCSR is
considering deregulation of our universal public postal system. This is the last
in a series of five
bulletins on good reasons to oppose deregulation of Canada
Post.
Deregulation would jeopardize the security and privacy of the mail.
It is currently a federal offence for
anyone to open or tamper with mail
without the permission of the recipient...
Wanted: Meeting with Lawrence Cannon about our public post office
(August 11, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Media Releases)
For immediate release
Ottawa-August 11, 2008—An all-out hunt
is on for Lawrence Cannon, Minister responsible for Canada Post.
The Canadian
Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has placed a Wanted ad in the Hill Times asking
government
workers, ministerial staff, the media and the public to report any
Cannon sightings.
“We have asked for a meeting with Minister
Cannon over ten times since he was elected but he won’t meet,”
said Denis Lemelin, National President...
Letter to Lawrence Cannon - Re: Strategic Review of Canada Post
(August 7, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Letters)
Lawrence Cannon
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
Place de Ville, Tower C, 29th Floor
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0N5
Dear Mr. Cannon:
Re: Strategic Review of Canada Post
I am writing on behalf of the 56,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal
Workers (CUPW) to raise
concerns and urge changes to the government’s
strategic review of Canada Post.
According to the strategic review Terms
of Reference, the advisory panel is mandated to provide...
Deregulation of Canada Post would hurt the environment
(August 7, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
The federal government is conducting a review of our public post
office
called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The CPCSR is
considering deregulation of
our universal public postal system. This is the
fourth in a series of five bulletins on good reasons to
oppose deregulation of
Canada Post.
Deregulation would hurt the environment. If the letter
market is deregulated and opened to competition,
letter companies would vie for
business in the same environmentally unsound...
Deregulation of Canada Post would destroy jobs and transform good jobs into bad jobs
(July 31, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
The federal government is conducting a review
of our public post office
called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The CPCSR is
considering deregulation of our universal public postal system. This is the
third in a series of five
bulletins on good reasons to oppose deregulation of
Canada Post.
Deregulation is likely to harm postal workers here in much
the same way as it has hurt workers in other
countries. Only Sweden and New
Zealand have had any long-term experience...
The History of Our Postal Service
(July 24, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
Did you know?
1693: First paid mail delivery in Canada
1775: Official
postal service starts its operations
1851: Government takes control of mail
delivery
1867: Creation of the Federal Post Office Department
2009: What
does the future hold for our postal service?
Our universal public
postal service existed well before the start of Confederation and still works
very
well today.
So why change our postal service?
Deregulating
our postal service will compromise...
Deregulation of Canada Post would result in higher prices, reduced service or both
(July 24, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
The federal government is conducting a review of our
public post office
called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The CPCSR is
considering
deregulation of our universal public postal system. This is the
second in a series of five bulletins on good
reasons to oppose deregulation of
Canada Post.
Deregulation would result in higher prices, reduced service
or both.
There appears to be a correlation between countries that have
fully deregulated their post offices and
higher...
YouTube Videos: How to Make One
(July 18, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
Have your say on the future of the post office. CUPW is asking members,
locals and the public to make
short YouTube videos answering the question:
“What does your post office mean to you?”. This is part of the
union’s organizing around the strategic review of Canada Post.
The
government’s review will look at basic questions that will affect the
future of our public post
office. Make a video and tell the government and the
strategic review, “Hands off our...
YouTube Videos: Dear Post Office Review
(July 18, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
Have your say on the future of the post office. CUPW is asking members,
locals and the public to volunteer
to make short YouTube videos answering the
question: “What does your post office mean to you?” This is part
of the union’s organizing around the strategic review of Canada Post.
What’s the strategic review of Canada Post?
The
government’s review will look at basic questions that will affect the
future of our public post
office. It has ruled out privatization,...
Many reasons to oppose postal deregulation
(July 17, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
The federal government
is conducting a review of our public post office
called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review. The
government has given
the review’s advisory panel a very broad mandate. It has ruled out
privatization, but
not deregulation of Canada Post. There are many good reasons
to oppose deregulation.
This is the first in a series of five bulletins
with five good reasons.
Reason number one - Deregulation would
jeopardize universal postal service
Our...
Letter to Lawrence Cannon - Re: Strategic Review of Canada Post
(July 10, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Letters)
BY MAIL AND EMAIL
Lawrence Cannon
Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities
Place de Ville, Tower C, 29th Floor
330
Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N5
Dear Mr. Cannon:
Re: Strategic Review of Canada Post
I am writing to reiterate my request
for a meeting to discuss the Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review.
Yours truly,
Denis Lemelin
National President
cc
All CUPW locals
National Executive Committee
Regional...
Deregulation of Canada Post won’t work for people and postal workers
(July 10, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
The government’s strategic
review of Canada Post is considering
deregulation of our universal public postal service.
Only a very few
countries have fully deregulated their post offices by removing the exclusive
privilege or
monopoly on letters: Sweden, New Zealand, Finland, the United
Kingdom and Germany.
In general, full-scale deregulation has led to post
office closures, fewer jobs, less service and higher
postal rates for people
and small businesses. Here are a few highlights:
United...
Resolution for Municipalities on the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
(July 7, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Resolutions)
WHEREAS the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review, which was launched by
the federal
government on April 21, 2008, is looking at deregulating our public
post office (i.e. reducing or removing
Canada Post’s exclusive privilege
on letters)
WHEREAS it will become increasingly difficult for our public
post office to provide
affordable service to everyone, no matter where they
live, if the government erodes or eliminates the very
mechanism that funds
universal postal service - the...
Letter to Lawrence Cannon - Re: Strategic Review of Canada Post
(July 3, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Letters)
BY MAIL AND EMAIL
Lawrence Cannon
Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities
Place de Ville, Tower C, 29th Floor
330
Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N5
Dear Mr. Cannon:
Re: Strategic Review of Canada Post
I am writing to reiterate my request
for a meeting to discuss the Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review.
Yours truly,
Denis Lemelin
National President
cc
All CUPW locals
National Executive Committee
Regional...
Letter to Lawrence Cannon - Re: Strategic Review of Canada Post
(June 26, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Letters)
BY MAIL AND EMAIL
Lawrence Cannon
Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities
Place de Ville, Tower C, 29th Floor
330
Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N5
Dear Mr. Cannon:
Re: Strategic Review of Canada Post
I am writing to reiterate my request
for a meeting to discuss the Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review.
Yours truly,
Denis Lemelin
National President
cc
All CUPW locals
National Executive Committee
Regional...
Hey Harper – Hands Off Our Post Office
(June 26, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
Earlier this year, the federal government announced a strategic
review of Canada Post that will determine
the future of universal public postal
service in this country.
The review will look at basic questions. What
is universal postal service? How much does the
universal service obligation
cost? Should our public post office continue to have an exclusive
privilege to
handle letters so that it can provide universal service, or should the letter
market be
deregulated and open to competition?...
High stakes secret review of Canada Post
(June 24, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Opinion-Editorials)
Over the next few months, our Conservative federal government is conducting
a review that will determine
the future of universal, public postal service.
This review is pretty much a secret review and it could be
very bad news for
rural communities.
The government’s review will look at three very
basic and important questions: What postal services should
people receive? Who
should provide them? And should Canada Post continue to have an exclusive
privilege to
handle addressed letters...
Five reasons to oppose deregulation of our public post office
(June 19, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Fact Sheets)
The federal government is conducting a very quick and potentially damaging
review of our public post
office called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review. The government has given the review’s advisory
panel a very
broad mandate. It has ruled out privatization, but not deregulation of Canada
Post. There are
many good reasons to oppose deregulation. Here are five...
Inside
Deregulation would raise prices, reduce service, destroy
jobs, hurt the environment and reduce the
security...
Our universal public postal service – Our vision
(June 19, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Fact Sheets)
The federal government is conducting a review of our post office. It wants
individuals and groups to make
submissions to the Canada Post Corporation
Strategic Review by September 2, 2008. The Canadian Union of
Postal Workers
will be making a submission that advances our vision of universal, public postal
service.
Inside
CUPW’s vision of public postal service
Is the post office a public service or a business?
The law is on our
side
...
The Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
(June 19, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Fact Sheets)
The federal government is conducting an inquiry called the Canada Post
Corporation Strategic Review. It
says it is conducting this review to make sure
our public post office “has the right tools and means to
fulfill its
mandate in the future'. It has even ruled out privatization. This sounds pretty
good until you
look beyond the reassuring words. An examination of the
review’s mandate shows that the government may be
looking at some pretty
fundamental changes to our universal,...
Submissions to save universal public postal service
(June 19, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Fact Sheets)
The federal government is reviewing our post office for the first time in 12
years. It has asked an
advisory panel to conduct this inquiry, which it is
calling the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
(CPCSR). The panel has a
very broad and scary mandate. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is
asking
the public, community groups, small businesses and others to consider
making submissions to the CPCSR in
support of universal public postal service.
A submission can be short or long....
Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper - Re: Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
(June 12, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Letters)
BY MAIL AND EMAIL
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Dear Mr. Harper:
Re: Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
I am writing to ask
for your help in obtaining a response to questions and concerns that the
Canadian
Union of Postal Workers raised in a letter to Minister Lawrence Cannon
on the Canada Post Strategic Review
(see attached letter dated May 1, 2008) and
for your assistance in getting a meeting...
CLC Policy Statement on Canada Post's Strategic Review
(June 12, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Miscellaneous)
The Canadian Labour Congress is concerned because the federal government is
considering deregulation of
our public post office through its strategic review
of Canada Post. The Canadian Labour Congress is worried
that as a result of
this review; the federal government will either reduce or eliminate Canada
Post's
exclusive privilege to handle addressed letters. Canada Post has an
exclusive privilege so that it is able to
generate enough money to provide
affordable postal service to everyone,...
CUPW President Blasts Minister about Secret Meetings
(May 27, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Media Releases)
For Immediate Release
Ottawa – “Cherry picked
submissions, closed meetings and tight deadlines are no way to decide the fate
of
our publicly-owned post office,” said Denis Lemelin, National
President of the Canadian Union of Postal
Workers (CUPW).
“In
fact, the Conservative’s ‘Strategic Review’ of Canada Post
can safely be called a ‘Secret Review’
until the minister
responsible, Lawrence Cannon, listens to the public,...
Strategic Review to Examine Deregulation of Postal Services
(May 15, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
On May 9, 2008 CUPW officers met with the members and staff of the Canada
Post Strategic Review Committee.
The Chairperson of the Committee, Robert
Campbell confirmed to us that the review will be examining the issue
of Canada
Post’s exclusive privilege to deliver addressed lettermail. The Committee
will also define which
postal services must be provided by Canada Post
Corporation under the Universal Service Obligation and
examine the cost of
providing these services.
It is very...
Letter to Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities - Re: Strategic Review of Canada Post
(May 1, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Letters)
BY MAIL AND EMAIL
Lawrence Cannon
Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities
Place de Ville, Tower C, 29th Floor
330
Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N5
Dear Mr. Cannon:
Re: Strategic Review of Canada Post
I am writing on behalf of the 56,000
members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to raise
concerns, ask
questions and urge changes in connection with the government’s strategic
review of Canada
Post.
First...
Canada Post Strategic Review – Postal workers and the public will be heard
(April 22, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Media Releases)
For Immediate Release
Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal
Workers (CUPW) will ensure the voices of postal workers and the
public are
heard during the government’s strategic review of Canada Post according
to Denis Lemelin, National
President of CUPW.
Yesterday, Transport
Minister Lawrence Cannon announced a strategic review of Canada Post, to be
conducted
by an advisory panel that will report in December 2008. The strategic
review will rely extensively on
information...
The review of Canada Post we’ve been expecting. It’s here!
(April 21, 2008
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Bulletins)
CUPW has been expecting the government to announce a review of Canada Post
for a few years. Our
expectations increased in the last six months with the
growing debate over rural mail delivery, Bill C-14
(partial deregulation) and
Modern Post. The public and postal workers have raised many concerns with the
government and Canada Post regarding these issues. There has been heated debate
in Parliament. It would
appear the government would like to park
people’s concerns in the run-up to an...
List of Municipalities that Support CUPW’s Campaign Around the Strategic Review of Canada Post
(November 1, 2005
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Strategic Review of Canada Post /
Support: Municipal)
Last updated: October 22, 2008
Municipal Support:
Beaver
County, AB
Cardston County, AB
City of Grande Prairie, AB
County of
Minburn No. 27, AB
County of Thorhild No. 7, AB
County of Vermilion River,
AB
Coyote Country Chipman, AB
Historic Vilna, AB
Lac La Biche County,
AB
Lac Ste. Anne County, AB
Leduc County, AB
M.D. of Pincher Creek, AB
Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, AB
Municipal District of Northern
Lights No. 22, AB
Municipal...
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