Mr. Speaker, this postal strike is making it impossible for charities to send out their solicitations and for donors to respond at this most important time of the year.
For example, the New Brunswick Lung Association in Fredericton is stuck with 300,000 Christmas seal envelopes which now need to be delivered by hand. With the mail not moving at Christmas, its receipts from donors for this most worthy cause will just get hammered.
What does the minister have to say to these charities and the people who rely on them?