Petitions  Speaker, I rise today to present a petition on behalf of 27 signatories in London—Fanshawe concerning the reduction in Canada Post services. Whereas Canada Post and the Liberals are taking an axe to long-treasured postal services, eliminating good jobs, eliminating door-to-door deliveries, lowering mail delivery standards and possibly closing post offices, and whereas Canada Post offers a public service that needs to be protected, the petitioners call upon the Government of Canada to stop and reverse decisions on the cuts to the postal service.

Canada Labour Code  The noteworthy thing about the dispute at Air Canada is that it was about unpaid work, which disproportionately affected female flight attendants. Other examples include the ports of Montreal, Quebec City and Vancouver, as well as Canada Post. What was intended to be an exceptional power has effectively become a standard tool for managing labour disputes. Take Canada Post, where more than 55,000 workers were affected by the dispute.

Canada Labour Code  It is because they have allowed the environment in this country between employers and unionized workers to become so toxic that it was the only way they could end disputes, rather than allowing the collective bargaining process to continue. They used it to stop the work stoppage with CN and CP Rail. They used it with Canada Post. They used it with Air Canada. They used it with WestJet. It is like they had nothing else they thought they could do. In the process, they have created outrage among Canadian unions, outrage at the use of section 107.

Government Operations committee  It's to try to address what is seen as a potential issue, because even an inspector within Canada Post cannot open a letter while it's in the system of Canada Post.

Human Resources committee  Certainly. We have the data related to the breakdown of the 50,000 by province. We did use Canada Post information in the determination of urban versus rural, but I'm happy to provide further clarification.

Government Operations committee  The government has hinted at using Canada Post as a means to collect firearms from people, but Canada Post has said no. Are you going to respect Canada Post's decision, or are you going to force Canada Post to go ahead with this program?

Government Operations committee  That's what Canada Post has started doing.

Government Operations committee  I can't give you one, because, as I said, I'm not responsible for Canada Post's operations. I can say one thing, though: Yes, it is true that I have been very involved in Canada Post's affairs, because, in my opinion, it is unacceptable for a corporation to lose more than $10 million a day and for us to be forced to inject money into Canada Post's operations every year because the business model is no longer working.

Government Operations committee  It's less spending, yet the deficit remains the same or has even grown. Minister, we heard from Canada Post that, given the government's direction, they are moving forward on the transformation plan that they submitted to you quite a number of months ago. You are the minister responsible for Canada Post.

Government Operations committee  As I said in a previous answer, it came into effect on December 16, so it's for future procurement. Regarding this specific situation, I'd invite you to ask Canada Post. If you'd like, my team can help you get the answer.

Government Operations committee  —to make these tough decisions—on which I think we agree—on the future of Canada Post. As far as the number is concerned, I'm not in charge of the operations of Canada Post on a day-to-day basis. However, my understanding is that, as the organization rightsizes itself, most of it will be through attrition.

Government Operations committee  The way the law is currently worded, police are unable to issue a warrant for small parcels being delivered. The Canada Post Corporation Act does not allow even for the police to get a warrant to open up someone's mail. I wanted to correct that for the record. We are changing it, but as of now, not even a police warrant can intercept mail.

Government Operations committee  I want to make sure I understand. Did Canada Post submit that invoice?

Government Operations committee  The payment for the rental space by Canada Post to the town was paid for by a third party provider out of Utah. It paid for rental space for the Crown corporation from the town of Leader. Is that standard practice?

Government Operations committee  Regarding the firearms buyback program, decisions were made to use various subcontractors to collect the firearms and ship them. As far as I'm aware, Canada Post is not involved at the moment.