Government Operations committee  The present relationship between the union and the employer goes back to the beginning of the discussions about postal banking. Those discussions took place in the media and among the public. There was also a study that we never had access to, that set the tone at the outset. To

Government Operations committee  Yes, but they are efforts.

Government Operations committee  Are you talking about the Canada Post employees' pension fund?

Government Operations committee  It is a little strange to hear that question. The people who are opposed to a defined benefit pension plan argue that the pension fund is not viable and there is no money in the fund. So I find it hard to see how you can be saying today to take money out of the pension fund to fi

Government Operations committee  No, at this point, it is not. I am not saying that to attack. Appendix T is not being used to its full potential. The tools that are available to do better with the corporation are not being used. On the contrary, all that is happening is discussions to find out how to cut the se

Government Operations committee  If I understood correctly, the issue for employees is somewhat the same as for the corporation: to incorporate postal banking into the corporation. For the employees, that also implies acquiring knowledge, improving their work, and then amazing job opportunities. The way to test

Government Operations committee  I had made copies of Appendix T for everyone, but I see that they have not been distributed. In any event, you should receive your copy a little later, and otherwise you can find the appendix on our Internet site. Appendix T to our collective agreement gives the members of the s

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  Do you mean a preference among the employees?

Government Operations committee  It would not be managed by Canada Post; is that what you are saying?

Government Operations committee  As I mentioned, the options are not closed. The union is not ruling out any option for the moment, because we want to have preliminary discussions. Whether it is what is in Appendix T or...

Government Operations committee  It is a particular situation. We are talking about improving things and proposing new creative approaches in the corporation. It is possible to do it, but we cannot do it with the existing management. As I explained earlier, there is a very complete appendix to our collective ag

Government Operations committee  It is possible under Appendix T, and that is done by bargaining. During the bargaining process, there was talk, for example, about delivering parcels evenings and weekends. There was talk about extending services so letter carriers could be on the streets not just from 7:00 a.m.

Government Operations committee  I would like to mention two things. I will give you, as an example, a situation that has happened in the past and is going on now in Gaspé. A post office was operating well and there were no financial difficulties. Two blocks away, there was a pharmacy in which a postal counter

Government Operations committee  From the point when people have their security clearance at Canada Post, reliance is placed on the human capacity to learn. Obviously, the people at Canada Post are capable of doing a particular job. When we talk about postal banking, the idea that immediately comes to mind is t