I would say, first of all, that we don't think Canada Post is broken. We don't think it needs to be fixed.
We know that Canada Post is a public sector success story. Canada Post has an international reputation in terms of providing quality universal public postal service. Canada Post has one of the lowest postage rates in the G-7 and, I would argue, is one of the best postal services in the world. Having said that, I think lots can be done to improve it, and that success story is definitely at risk right now.
The competitive situation with Canada Post is very difficult right now. As you may know, many of Canada Post's competitors are increasingly aggressive and increasingly predatory--folks like United Parcel Service, who have challenged the Canadian government under the North American Free Trade Agreement, suggesting that Canada Post's public network of post offices and mailboxes is somehow unfair competition. We think there are lots of challenges in terms of Canada Post's ability to compete.
We also think it's very important that Canada Post continue to be able to compete with the private sector, because the revenues Canada Post earns from competitive services are used to finance the universal service obligation Canada Post has to provide basic customary service to all communities, regardless of size, at a universal price.