Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for her speech.
I still have a hard time seeing how a society can move forward when it replaces good jobs with lower-paying jobs and full-time jobs with part-time jobs.
I have a simple question to ask, but first I would like to share a quote:
For international postal operators, the primary new business line being entered is financial services. In some countries, such as Japan and Great Britain, financial services have been a core element of the post office for many years....
According to a discussion paper of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, banking revenues in many countries are actually essential to generate profits from their postal networks.
What said that? It was the Conference Board of Canada, in its report that the minister is using to claim that we need to make these changes.
Why does Canada Post not look at offering banking services at its branches, as recommended in the Conference Board of Canada's report, which the Conservatives love to quote?