Mr. Speaker, we know we are in trouble when we see Liberals defending Canada Post. In the few minutes remaining I should like to deal with the mandate of Canada Post. Its mandate should be to deliver letters efficiently and cost effectively. That is the bottom line. Why it is in the courier business is a bit of a conundrum because it is using the postal rates to justify and undercut private courier businesses.
I must commend the government for its timely and upcoming review of Canada Post. However once we have the review I would then hold the government accountable to looking into the review and making some major changes such as changes in access to information.
Crown corporations are presently exempt from access to information requests. As such Canada Post is exempt. We cannot get an access to information request from Canada Post because it is exempt, as are other crown corporations. This is basically wrong. How are Canadians supposed to find out and figure out what is wrong with their crown corporations including Canada Post when they cannot get the basic information?