Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel on presenting this way of seeing this bill.
This is nothing new. The report issued by the committee that reviewed Canada Post's mandate in 1996 recommended “that Canada Post remain a Crown corporation in the public sector and the exclusive privilege be maintained”. The report also recommended “that Canada Post be mandated to operate on a break-even basis rather than pursue a commercial rate of return”.
With this bill, the government is attacking just that by wording the bill in such simple terms that we cannot change anything. I am very aware of that.
I would like my colleague to tell us more about the losses that will result in our ridings, especially a riding like mine, where there are hills—