Canada Post’s future needs emergency debate by MPs amid strike, NDP urges
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NDP interim Leader Don Davies said the government's announcement dropped 'a bomb' in the middle of collective bargaining that has been going on for months.
The NDP on Wednesday called for an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the future of Canada Post as the government seeks changes to the company’s business that have sparked a national postal workers’ strike.
NDP interim Leader Don Davies said he sent a letter to the Speaker of the House requesting the emergency debate for Wednesday night, citing “the urgent situation” facing the Crown corporation.
“We all know that delivering the mail today in 2025 is different than it was decades ago. We know there are economic challenges facing Canada Post. However, the question is how best to deal with it,” Davies told reporters ahead of question period.
“That’s why we think an institution as vital to our country as Canada Post is, as historically relevant and as integral it is to our economy, we should be having a debate in this House of Commons looking at every conceivable measure that might be taken to improve its revenue sources and make it viable in the 21st century.”
Joël Lightbound, the minister who oversees Canada Post, announced last week the government would allow Canada Post to convert addresses that still receive door-to-door delivery to be served instead by community mailboxes.
The company will also be allowed to close some post offices deemed unnecessary and relax its delivery standards.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) responded by quickly launching a national strike, arguing the announced changes would impact postal jobs and shrink the company’s business.
Davies said the government’s announcement dropped “a bomb” in the middle of collective bargaining that has been going on for months.
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