Yes, absolutely. Canada Post has a monopoly on first-class letter mail, and with that monopoly comes the universal service obligation. Canada Post's competitors don't have an obligation to deliver mail at a uniform rate to every community in Canada and Quebec. Private competitors don't have the monopoly; they don't have the universal service obligation, and that's our real concern. By undermining the exclusive privilege, you undermine Canada Post's ability to use its revenues that it makes in urban centres to subsidize service to rural communities.
On March 26th, 2007. See this statement in context.