We have been repeatedly hearing that communication is almost non-existent at Canada Post. When we, at the Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes, find out something, it is through the media like everyone else.
Some misinformation has circulated since the action plan was announced. One of the major inaccuracies I would like to talk about is the claim that Canada Post is on the verge of financial disaster because of the drop in letter mail. First of all, that's not true. This morning, people clearly presented Canada Post's financial results.
Furthermore, the sending of letters is decreasing not only in Canada but everywhere else. It is important to understand that the Canada Post system is based on the postal carriers' routes, which are constantly changing. For years, letter mail has been gradually dwindling. Postal carriers' routes are regularly reviewed and recalculated based on the drop in letter mail. Over the past years, a number of jobs and routes have been eliminated. Since that issue has been addressed, the problem of letter mail has already been solved. It is as if we wanted to solve this problem a second time.