Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank all three of you for being here today. I greatly appreciate your determination. Your presence here speaks volumes.
I really liked Mr. Lewenza's comments. The message I got from it is one of hope. You came here with hope. You expect the members of the committee to be open to your comments and to eventually come up with some solutions. There's nothing perfect in this world, but at least there's a consultation. We are here to listen and hear your concerns. This seems very positive to me. We are trying to do the best possible to achieve a pan-Canadian picture of the situation. This has never been done before with Canada Post. Still, you consider this institution a success, and its history spans 100 of the past 150 years. However, a company that grows must eventually re-energize itself and sometimes take one step back so that it can take two steps forward.
I was saying earlier that we have to plan the Canada Post Corporation of the future. To help us with this, I will address my questions to the union representatives.
Earlier, some of your colleagues showed some openness and proposed offering parcel delivery on Saturday and maybe Sunday. That would be an improvement.
Do you think it would be possible to reduce the number of days of delivery during the week to two or three days, and to work Saturday and Sunday? Is the union open to that idea?
Fewer letters are being sent. Letter mail has decreased significantly. How flexible are you on this?