Should Canada Post make money? NDP’s new leader Avi Lewis doesn’t think so
NDP leader Avi Lewis is stirring debate after arguing Canada Post should be treated like an essential public service rather than a profit-driven corporation — just as the agency posts billions in losses and growing pressure over its future.
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@leftylabourtech I think people have been so indoctrinated to believe that everything should be run like a business:(
capitalism=exploitation/extraction
socialism/collectivisim=sustainablity/community
@leftylabourtech I haven't read it but I seem to recall years ago there were discussions on how Post Offices could offer public banking / financial services 👍
https://www.cupw.ca/en/campaign/resources/postal-banking-%E2%80%93-bank-everyone-fact-sheet
Postal banking is the provision of financial and banking services through a post office. It is not a new or radical idea. Postal banks already exist in many parts of the world where they are used to: increase financial inclusion, promote economic development, and generate revenue to preserve public postal service and jobs. In fact, our post office used to have a national savings bank – up until 1969 – and there is no reason we shouldn’t have one today.
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