We should not make choices among essential services. Health is an essential service, and we consider access to mail essential as well. It is a public service. There is a good reason why Canada Post has a monopoly.
We have to determine how the two can be combined so that there are synergies. Each can benefit from the other. Some choices are less essential, but others are essential. It is not preferable to choose among essential services. We have to see how to provide these services, even if it means providing them in a more integrated or different manner. We must not offer a false choice between a doctor and home mail delivery because people then find themselves in a dilemma. We must not create false dilemmas. We must determine what we can do to provide these two essential services to seniors in the most efficient way possible. Either we make Canada Post more efficient, or we ensure that it offers new services. We have to determine how we can change the services rather than rationalize them.