Government Operations committee  We're looking in that direction. That's what we're hoping for. First of all, we're asking, particularly for the rural and the northern and remote communities to maintain what they already have and to allow the door-to-door delivery in the rural Ontario municipalities as well. I've mentioned that we've received numerous different motions from many of our over 400 members, and all of them are looking for the return of door-to-door mail delivery.

Government Operations committee  I thank you for the question. I think reconsulting is a good idea. I do believe in the bottom-up approach versus the top-down approach. We believe in consulting with areas that have community mailboxes that have worked so we can use best management practices, versus those that haven't worked, and there are lessons to be learned from what has gone wrong in those areas.

Government Operations committee  Rural Ontario requires its postal service. Many of the places in rural Ontario do not have reliable Internet. The post office becomes an economic development tool for a downtown. If people have to come downtown to the post office, they might be more likely to stay in the downtown, and that's a downtown revitalization tool.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thanks for providing the Association of Municipalities of Ontario the opportunity to appear before this committee and contribute to your discussions about Canada Post. This is an issue that is very important to Ontario residents. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario is a non-profit organization that represents almost all of Ontario's 444 municipal governments.