Mr. Speaker, I agree with my two colleagues who asked questions. I am very surprised by the rather twisted logic used by the parliamentary secretary to present this issue.
If I understood correctly, at the beginning he said, “This government will not privatize Canada Post”.
And now he is saying that Canada Post did not have the revenue in the first place, so it is not losing anything.
What interests me and people from my region, my riding and throughout Quebec is the fact that more money would perhaps mean more services.
As is currently the case in rural areas, there are safety restrictions for employees and there is a lack of revenue to keep post office boxes close to people in rural areas.
To meet employee safety needs, post office boxes must be further away, and we are racking our brains to find solutions. I must give credit to the Canada Post workers in my area who are doing their best.
But I would like the parliamentary secretary to tell us why more revenues in this case would not be interesting.
The only interesting thing, as with local telephone service, is to deregulate and maybe one day privatize. But I have some serious doubts about that.