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It's nice to see that we no longer trust privatization as a the magic wand that solves public institution problems.
That said I think the 52% support for non-union gig work in Canada Post is indicative of the mindset that needs shifting if Canada is to change course in a way that makes most people better off long term.
Source: https://angusreid.org/canada-post-privatization-strike-service-disruption-vote-union/
Interesting, if a bit tangential, that 72% support reducing delivery frequency while Canada Post is trying to increase delivery frequency by doing weekend deliveries.
Personally, I don't understand how many things can be so urgent that it's profitable to deliver as frequently as possible. Surely a single specialised courier for critically fast deliveries (e.g. life saving medicine) would entirely saturate the market.
That's reducing mail delivery. I think everyone is on the same page about increasing package deliveries.
Packages aren't mail? Fair enough, I guess I'm the odd one out there.
Everyone except for me might be on the same page about package deliveries, though I still don't understand why they would be.
You can tell what position a publication supports when they describe slightly more than a third as if it was a majority.
This survey is dumb. $20/year to maintain postal service how? Through a subscription to a private company or through income tax to support the current implementation?
The union proposed hiring more people and spreading out their work across the week to cover all 7 days while giving everyone 5 days of full time work. Why was that option not part of the poll?
I would rather a regulatory and subsidization approach direct aimed at targeting the high-value segments of package delivery currently making money for private competitors. Build a business plan to go head-to-head with them on their most profitable market share, but with support of the federal government. Become more sustainable by taking the profits away from UPS and FedEx.
hear me out - irl mails should be stay in the past. replace it with courier delivery
Have you not been paying attention?
Private service becomes popular by undercutting existing services -> existing services go away -> popular service jacks up the price and reduces feature set. Get ready to pay by the milligram for your fucking temu order.
