Mr. Speaker, in the past two months, Canada Post met with over 600 franchise operators, amended its commission plan and on December 1 implemented its new amended plan. Franchise operators that have $200,000 or $300,000 worth of sales are not losing any money. Those above $300,000 receive an annual fee of $25,000 that they never received before. Canada Post believes that is a good plan. Let us give it time to work and we will see what happens.
In the House of Commons on December 8th, 1998. See this statement in context.