Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  Always, yes.

Government Operations committee  I guess I have lots of good reasons. It's out of principle, to support a national service.

Government Operations committee  Yes, I suppose I would.

Government Operations committee  I did. I did see it as a communication and not as something trying to influence my view of the service. However, I do feel as though some of their members did feel that way. They felt that that particular communication was not done to inspire confidence.

Government Operations committee  Something I've noticed is that there are huge physical or geographical infrastructures, particularly the buildings in which Canada Post is housed. In P.E.I., if you visit any small community, you will notice that there is always a Canada Post. With the decline in the rural popula

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  Ideally.

Government Operations committee  I'd say that people would definitely prioritize reliability. That is something that I've personally noticed. I've spoken to other people about this, and they've noticed that over the past few years, they have seen a rise in lost or broken packages, which usually has to come out o

Government Operations committee  Are you asking if—

Government Operations committee  I'll just share this very quickly. I recently spoke at a legislative standing committee on a separate issue, but I'm realizing how many parallels there are. It was on the closing of the ferry for the summer. I see that there should be equitable access to service for rural and u

Government Operations committee  I suppose that is the postal service's shared responsibility. Even though I realize it is a crown corporation, a federal responsibility, I see how the concept of being able to send and receive mail could be something that's shared—not necessarily always in cost, but in responsibi

Government Operations committee  As someone who really rarely sends letter mail or only sends very small packages—which wouldn't the case for the bulk of my group of makers and artisans I'm speaking for—I'm not really sure what the effect of that would be.

Government Operations committee  I don't have any ideas.

Government Operations committee  Even a small increase to the base costs of sending parcels and letter mail would have an impact on a lot of the people I'm speaking for. If someone's earnings for a year might only be a couple of thousand dollars, paying even $12 instead of $10 to send something really starts to