I'm fine with Canada Post ending home delivery altogether. There's too much entitlement from those legacy citizens who still have it simply because they literally won the postal code lottery.
There are some suggestions to reduce the number of business days lettermail is delivered down to 2-3 from 5. I don't think this really solves many of their structural problems.
The unions most likely have to be broken. Being a mailman isn't a skilled profession. Their pay isn't exorbitant, but their work ethic & entitlement is definitely part of the problems with the workplace culture.
There's probably an argument to nationalize the postal service once again as a public service rather than trying to pretend that it's a quasi-private entity expected to break even. That way, Canada Post can get right out of the competitive package delivery and commercial flyer stuffing aspects that are simply purely about revenue generation.
There's also a pretty big rural/urban divide to the future need for Canada Post. In urban settings, the post office isn't really needed anymore besides sending out physical gibs cheques (which also could be eliminated with direct deposit).
In rural areas, the physical Post Office is one of the last vestiges of Main Street and small town infrastructure. These physical locations should likely be repurposed in some way to remain as post offices/community mailboxes while expanding to also provide other small town commerical or government services.
There was some harebrained scheme that Canada Post was going to try to enter the banking sector and provide some sort of financial services. This specifically seems like an awful idea, but their role does need to modernize and diversity in some way, especially in small town Canada.
Thanks! What’s the solution. What would you do?
Shoot mail at houses into a chute by using an air cannon.
Not 100% sure TBH.
I'm fine with Canada Post ending home delivery altogether. There's too much entitlement from those legacy citizens who still have it simply because they literally won the postal code lottery.
There are some suggestions to reduce the number of business days lettermail is delivered down to 2-3 from 5. I don't think this really solves many of their structural problems.
The unions most likely have to be broken. Being a mailman isn't a skilled profession. Their pay isn't exorbitant, but their work ethic & entitlement is definitely part of the problems with the workplace culture.
There's probably an argument to nationalize the postal service once again as a public service rather than trying to pretend that it's a quasi-private entity expected to break even. That way, Canada Post can get right out of the competitive package delivery and commercial flyer stuffing aspects that are simply purely about revenue generation.
There's also a pretty big rural/urban divide to the future need for Canada Post. In urban settings, the post office isn't really needed anymore besides sending out physical gibs cheques (which also could be eliminated with direct deposit).
In rural areas, the physical Post Office is one of the last vestiges of Main Street and small town infrastructure. These physical locations should likely be repurposed in some way to remain as post offices/community mailboxes while expanding to also provide other small town commerical or government services.
There was some harebrained scheme that Canada Post was going to try to enter the banking sector and provide some sort of financial services. This specifically seems like an awful idea, but their role does need to modernize and diversity in some way, especially in small town Canada.