Mr. Speaker, the government has tabled Bill C-14 to withdraw Canada Post's exclusive privilege of delivering letters outside Canada.
Canada Post is already required to be profitable—as it should be—and it fears, and rightly so, losing a privilege and significant income in order to ensure quality service.
In rural regions like mine, Canada Post is struggling financially to strike a balance between safety issues and mail delivery.
As with local telephone service, the government is acting in favour of the companies and not the general public.
In its obsession with the free market, does the government realize that lower income for Canada Post inevitably means—