Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for being here today. I'll be brief because seven minutes goes quickly.
Mr. McNamara, you are mayor, I have been a mayor and, as you said, many of us have municipal experience. I fully agree with you about the importance of being in touch with the people because, if you aren't, you won't be re-elected. Fortunately, there are people like you on the ground to gather the opinions of citizens and share them.
Unfortunately, the other side of the coin is that you get the complaints and suffer the consequences of the lack of consultation by Canada Post about installing community mailboxes. As a mayor, you often hear this kind of thing. You may get results, but you need to suffer the consequences that you did not cause, whether it's financial or has to do with services. In the case of Canada Post, if you had been consulted and if there had been a discussion like the one we're having today, we wouldn't be here.
I see that we're quickly getting to the end. Our colleagues from the various opposition parties are telling us to act on our promises immediately and that we promised this or that.
Ultimately, we are discussing solutions and best practices for Canada Post for the next 10, 20 and 30 years. We aren't going to hold more consultations like this in two or three years. That's not true.
If the process had been taken further and Canada Post had consulted you, would there have been the means to arrive at solutions, because I presume that the status quo isn't possible?