Canada Post is a service, not a consumer product. The idea that it operates at a "loss" is stupid. It's like saying schools operate at a loss; hospitals operate at a loss; roads operate at a loss; sewers operates at a loss.
We pay for public services collectively, because they are simply needed for our society for function and for everyone to have (relatively) equal access to participate in culture/society/democracy.
Stop reducing necessary services to an income statement!
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@Martin I tried to have this conversation tonight, and asked how much money the local hospital loses.
They refused to answer, saying it was 'different'. The only difference they could come up with is that hospitals save lives -- true, but it doesn't change the fact that it's a service.
It turned immediately to "they make enough money already". When I asked why it's a problem that someone earns enough money to have a good life, they switched to statistics about how mail volumes have dropped.
When I asked how much it would cost to courier a letter across the country... They said we have eMail.
I asked about packages. Canada Post's rates for packages have gone up (and people complain about it a lot) but they're still very competitive compared to FedEx, UPS, Purolator, etc.
For the record, it looks like* the Federal and Provincial governments spent about $370 BILLION on healthcare in 2024. Canada Post costs $1.5B a year. Sounds like a deal.
Martin Settle
Justin Derrick