Mr. Speaker, I have a petition signed on behalf of the rural route mail couriers of Canada.
The petition draws the attention of the House of Commons to the following: that rural route mail couriers often earn less than minimum wage and have working conditions reminiscent of another era; that rural route mail couriers have not been allowed to bargain collectively to improve their wages and working conditions; that private sector workers who deliver mail in rural areas have collective bargaining rights, as do public sector workers who deliver mail for Canada Post in urban areas; and that section 13(5) of the Canada Post Corporation Act prohibits rural route mail couriers from having collective bargaining rights.
Therefore, the petitioners call upon parliament to repeal section 13(5) of the Canada Post Corporation Act.