Mr. Speaker, the member mentioned earlier the 2009 profits of Canada Post. I believe he mentioned $281 million. He implied that the money went back into the coffers of the Government of Canada. If the member had read the annual report from Canada Post for 2009, he would have seen that Canada Post actually did not make a payment to its only shareholder, the Government of Canada. It put the money back into the transformative change and has done so every year since, the changes that are trying to keep a future for the corporation that would keep the union members employed.
The people I would like to ask him about, since it is not normal times, are the people who have been calling my office.
There is the lady who was a victim of crime and has been waiting for her small compensation cheque which has not arrived.
What about the injured workers who are not getting their provincial workers' compensation cheques because they are not being delivered?
What about the beekeeper? He has bees that travel across Canada, courtesy of Canada Post, to his customers who send him money. He is being hurt by this strike.
What about the small businessman who sent out his invoices and is waiting for some $18,000 to come back at a time of economic recovery?
There is 16% unemployment in the Nanaimo. This strike is hurting people locally.
Finally, when the member says that we do not care about postal workers, I want to tell him that my dad was a letter carrier and I was very proud of that. He raised me and I am very proud that--