Frankly, I like their package service. I like dropping by the post office to pick up my package. Whoever thought it was okay to leave packages on your porch for your local meth addict to steal is the personification of modern corporate evil. I can’t think of a better use for a modern post office.
thebestjamespond on
too bad this is the first article to get posted because looking at it it seems it goes a lot further than just that
seems to side with management on almost every issue thats been a sticking point for the union
edit: oh theyre also 100% going on strike again so careful what you ship
zlinuxguy on
So… They’re recommending putting themselves out of business ? I can get behind that. I gave up on using Canada Post for anything important years ago. They wouldn’t guarantee delivery & the rest of their service is awful. One less union to go on strike, IMO.
I really could care less if it’s discontinued. Community boxes are not the literal end of the world.
hk2020lm on
Does this also mean no newspapers and junk mail in my mailbox on a daily basis? Yayyy! I can’t lie, things were so peaceful when they went on strike last fall.
CzechUsOut on
Union is trying to get blood from a stone here. Meanwhile most of the public has no idea why Canada Post is going under and thinks Canada Post is a government department as opposed to a self sustaining for profit business.
Yvaelle on
Canada Post needs serious reform, and as much as I usually support unions, it feels like they are a serious barrier to progress here. It’s a self-funding crown corp, not a charity to subsidize junkmail companies.
They should switch to centralized community dropboxes for many rural areas, or have scheduled delivery days rather than daily service. Ex. Monday, Thursday, Sunday. Frequency can depend on density of the delivery area, where urban areas maybe do need 7-day delivery to manage the volume, while a rural area might only have door to door on Sunday or something.
Places like apartment buildings should have access for delivery and drop boxes inside. Significantly less work than going to doors, etc.
Then, they can use their brick and mortar network to start selling grocery essentials from local producers. Eggs, milk, bread, etc – essentially a national grocery chain with limited scope and low cost, to keep the grocery cartel honest.
The other major reform they should explore is drop shipping. I see no reason they cant vertically integrate t-shirt or coffee mug custom printing and shipping as a new revenue stream. Some of those drop shipping businesses have obscene margins of like 80%, none of them do their own shipping so Canada Post’s costs would be lower, and Canada Post would have larger volume and so economy of scale as well. They could monopolize the drop shipping sector in a matter of years, with the right executive leadership.
Do all that and they’d employ more people, provide essential and beloved services, and be rolling in profits, while making Canada more economically efficient too.
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Frankly, I like their package service. I like dropping by the post office to pick up my package. Whoever thought it was okay to leave packages on your porch for your local meth addict to steal is the personification of modern corporate evil. I can’t think of a better use for a modern post office.
too bad this is the first article to get posted because looking at it it seems it goes a lot further than just that
seems to side with management on almost every issue thats been a sticking point for the union
edit: oh theyre also 100% going on strike again so careful what you ship
So… They’re recommending putting themselves out of business ? I can get behind that. I gave up on using Canada Post for anything important years ago. They wouldn’t guarantee delivery & the rest of their service is awful. One less union to go on strike, IMO.
FYI, the full Industrial Inquiry Commission report is here:
[https://infopost.ca/wp-c/u/2025/05/canada-post-iic-report-2025.pdf](https://infopost.ca/wp-c/u/2025/05/canada-post-iic-report-2025.pdf)
Key summary:
[https://infopost.ca/wp-c/u/2025/05/f1-iic-key-findings.pdf](https://infopost.ca/wp-c/u/2025/05/f1-iic-key-findings.pdf)
I currently have door to door.
I really could care less if it’s discontinued. Community boxes are not the literal end of the world.
Does this also mean no newspapers and junk mail in my mailbox on a daily basis? Yayyy! I can’t lie, things were so peaceful when they went on strike last fall.
Union is trying to get blood from a stone here. Meanwhile most of the public has no idea why Canada Post is going under and thinks Canada Post is a government department as opposed to a self sustaining for profit business.
Canada Post needs serious reform, and as much as I usually support unions, it feels like they are a serious barrier to progress here. It’s a self-funding crown corp, not a charity to subsidize junkmail companies.
They should switch to centralized community dropboxes for many rural areas, or have scheduled delivery days rather than daily service. Ex. Monday, Thursday, Sunday. Frequency can depend on density of the delivery area, where urban areas maybe do need 7-day delivery to manage the volume, while a rural area might only have door to door on Sunday or something.
Places like apartment buildings should have access for delivery and drop boxes inside. Significantly less work than going to doors, etc.
Then, they can use their brick and mortar network to start selling grocery essentials from local producers. Eggs, milk, bread, etc – essentially a national grocery chain with limited scope and low cost, to keep the grocery cartel honest.
The other major reform they should explore is drop shipping. I see no reason they cant vertically integrate t-shirt or coffee mug custom printing and shipping as a new revenue stream. Some of those drop shipping businesses have obscene margins of like 80%, none of them do their own shipping so Canada Post’s costs would be lower, and Canada Post would have larger volume and so economy of scale as well. They could monopolize the drop shipping sector in a matter of years, with the right executive leadership.
Do all that and they’d employ more people, provide essential and beloved services, and be rolling in profits, while making Canada more economically efficient too.