Government Operations committee  I don't know how to answer that one. I didn't even know that Purolator was majorly owned by Canada Post. That should be publicized better.

Government Operations committee  Absolutely.

Government Operations committee  Not entirely, no. That's right. I did practise law up in the Northwest Territories in my early career, and I lament often about the high costs that they have to endure compared with the rest of us down south. We call it, when we're up there, “the outside”. Yes, that is a tough one, but that's why it's not just a business.

Government Operations committee  I came this morning with not a whole bunch of ideas in my head. I learned about this about four days ago. I did a little bit of reading on the website. There was one paper that was a hundred and some pages. I didn't read that one. Having said that, and thinking as we are today, again, I present myself as a businessman.

Government Operations committee  Good. That's who I use.

Government Operations committee  I have no comment on that one.

Government Operations committee  I'm a local businessman in St. Albert. I run a law practice. I use the postal system a lot, and I value it very highly. A lot of people will give you grief about Canada Post, but I can rely on them very significantly. When I see anything diminishing Canada Post, it's disconcerting.

Government Operations committee  I've learned too that there's always more than one answer to a question. It's not a yes or a no. It's not just a business or just a service. It's both. I see that there's a need to be profitable, and when I reviewed some of the materials that were sent to me, I see that there's cost-cutting here and cost-cutting there—millions and millions of dollars in cost-cutting.