Madam Speaker, I am very honoured to rise here today to present a petition on behalf of the people of L'Avenir, one of the municipalities in my riding. The people of L'Avenir are worried about the reduction of services at their post office. They all—or nearly all—signed this petition calling on the government to maintain services and to ensure continuity of service at the post office in the municipality of L'Avenir.
Having a post office is not a luxury. This service should be provided in all municipalities. It is very important in rural environments.
These people have banded together and signed the petition. The mayor of L'Avenir is working very hard to get a meeting with Canada Post in order to ensure that there are adequate services.
The petitioners are calling on the minister to take concrete measures to ensure that rural post offices stay where they are and that services are not reduced.