Government Operations committee  It's worth the time to explore. We have some concerns, but it's worth the time to sit down and talk about it.

Government Operations committee  We're willing to sit down and to listen, and as François said, to explore that possibility if it comes to the table. We'll see.

Government Operations committee  I'm not aware of that. In terms of whether we are open to it, nothing is impossible, but I haven't heard about it.

Government Operations committee  We were involved in installing community mailboxes from day one. When we say “day one”, we mean it.

Government Operations committee  Increasing the price of a stamp may be one solution. According to the reports we have, the price of a stamp in Canada is one of the lowest in the world. Some things have moved forward, but we probably aren't there yet. There are two. I think the biggest is the installation of co

Government Operations committee  Once again, thank you for the invitation to participate in this process. I would like first to introduce my colleague Michael Ling, first vice-president for the association. Let me start by saying that the association supports some of the five-point action plan from Canada Post.

Government Operations committee  Could you reformulate your question, please?

Government Operations committee  I said earlier that we were part of a process regarding the five-point action plan. We were open with the employer, but this was unfortunately not the case at every level. I am referring here to the other three bargaining units that were involved. The most important one is CUPW.

Government Operations committee  If there is one, we don't know about it. I'd like to get back to what I was saying, regarding the fact that the report mentions that Canadians are not favourable to the massive layoff of employees. In order to avoid that, I think that solutions should be found jointly with the

Government Operations committee  We meet twice a year.

Government Operations committee  During those meetings, we discussed pension plans and certain other issues. I have been sitting at the national level for seven years, and yet no one ever banged on the table and told us that things were not going well and that we had to talk about it.

Government Operations committee  We aren't talking only about financial services; it goes further than that. Canada Post has the biggest retail network in the country. Other services that are not being offered today could be offered to people to rural areas. Earlier, we were asked if we saw this as a service or

Government Operations committee  The question you are asking provides a good opportunity to show all Canadian men and women that we are there to support them. It is not acceptable to have to drive for two or two and a half hours to obtain a service. Today, we are young—and you are younger than I am—but tomorrow,

Government Operations committee  I think that this is important to all of us.

Government Operations committee  I'd like to go back to 2013. It's like the story of the boy who cried wolf. He cried wolf too often, and at a certain point, no one believed him anymore. The wake-up call finally came at five to midnight, and people were told that there was a small problem with the pension plan.