Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you all for coming. As we move across the country and have our meetings in Ottawa, we hear from similar categories of witnesses. Everyone brings their own perspectives. There's no one-size-fits-all for the needs of Canada Post users or the needs of different communities, so thank you very much.
One thing I will mention for Mr. Faruzel's benefit is that there is a service offered by Canada Post—perhaps it's not publicized broadly enough—where you can have door-to-door delivery if you meet certain medical, or age, or ability conditions. Anyone who is in need of door-to-door delivery can get it. We have heard complaints on the basis for which you can apply for that, and what role Canada Post should have in maintaining medical records and whatnot, but there is a service available. If your members are having difficulty with Canada Post, there's a way they can get it delivered to their doors once a week.
I'm concerned about the future of Canada Post. The task force report hasn't painted a glowing picture of the future of Canada Post. Even if all their recommendations are met, according to their financial projections, Canada Post still would not be self-sufficient 10 years out. I'm interested in this new idea. We have heard from Mr. Green today about postal banking from the perspective of payday loans. You're the second witness we've heard from today on this topic, but I want to try to challenge you a bit on the nature of the delivery model, and what changes might be needed, to see if you're still in favour of it.
Your particular community of Hamilton is an urban area. I'm just doing a quick Internet search and there are about 20 Canada Post offices. I don't see any corporate stores. They're all either in pharmacies, at gas stations, or at the university.
How do you envision banking services being offered by Canada Post where they don't own the building and they're only taking a small amount of rental space from their franchise partner?