Tom Kmiec at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On October 3rd, 2016. See this statement in context.

October 3rd, 2016 / 10:40 a.m.

Conservative

Tom Kmiec Conservative Calgary Shepard, AB

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, gentlemen, for coming in today.

I was reviewing the committee transcript in getting ready for this, and I want to pick up on the consultation component to begin with.

I have a public document that shows Canada Post did in fact consult. It was a consultation in September 2013. There were 46 communities. They had 30,006 online comments, 868 letters.

Your Worship, I just heard you say that big city mayors and mayors in sort of urban regions were refusing to consult and interact with Canada Post on this transition to CMBs. Can you talk a little more about that? If Canada Post is trying to consult or get input, especially with big city mayors, and they're refusing, wouldn't that make it more difficult to figure out local community need?

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