Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you all for coming. It's great to hear such a diversity of voices. We're hearing from lots of different groups in the Windsor area, and these views are appreciated because Windsor is one of these areas, like my own riding, that saw change in its service during the election. There are also lots of different types of services that are present here in the greater Windsor area, and I appreciate the Mayor of Tecumseh coming, because the views of the municipalities are also important.
In terms of what the Liberal Party position is—and I want to clarify this for a reason—it was correctly stated by Mr. Richmond that we promised to stop Stephen Harper's plan to end door-to-door mail delivery in Canada and undertake a new review of Canada Post to make sure that it provides high-quality service at a reasonable price to Canadians no matter where they live. That was our commitment. Some people have interpreted that to mean that we're committed to a particular view of restoring home mail delivery. I want to say that from my perspective I don't feel bound by that. I think it's important for me to say that because I want the committee's work to be open. We're open to all options. We're not bound by the task force report. We're not bound by any perceived commitment to restore.
We said “save” it by doing two things: stopping the rollout of the transition, which we did in the first week of the new mandate; and holding these consultations to find a new path forward for a sustainable Canada Post. From my perspective, we've delivered on the campaign promise, and now we are open, as a committee, and certainly on the government side, to move forward fairly and openly to examine all possibilities.
I have so many questions, but first I want to focus on Mr. McNamara. On the cost to municipalities, can you walk us through some of the costs associated with the move to community mailboxes? If you have any facts or figures related to how much it costs per winter to manage and maintain these community mailboxes on behalf of Canada Post, that would be very informative.