Government Operations committee  Yes. I'm actually very interested in exploring that. We were talking earlier with another member about the financial services that Canada Post currently provides, and about being open to new conversations about related services. This committee spoke quite clearly about sticking t

Government Operations committee  Yes, thank you. You're right. I hadn't mentioned it up to this point. The pension solvency issue is a specific and very big input into our financial sustainability into the future. The minister's mandate letter is indeed public. It factors in the pension issue with respect to fi

Government Operations committee  Yes, I didn't come into the position having proposed the solution to solve the pension solvency issue, but it's absolutely part of my remit. It's part of my challenge to figure out how to ensure we have a financial plan forward, and part of that is going to be the pension.

Government Operations committee  On the governance model, no, I don't have any concerns. There is a skills-based board currently in place. If any of those board appointments change, I am quite confident, based on the process I've been exposed to, that it will continue to be a skills-based board going forward. As

Government Operations committee  We haven't released our annual report yet for 2017, so for that reason—

Government Operations committee  It will be tabled very shortly.

Government Operations committee  No. It's managed by an internal pension management group.

Government Operations committee  Yes, absolutely, and I share your view that Canada Post successfully captured its share of the parcel business. I don't believe it's the case that, as Canadians began to shift in the way they have toward online shopping, this business was naturally just going to fall into Canada

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  It's a great question. The minister and I have spoken as well about issues around harassment and bullying being raised around the Canada Post workplace. A respectful workplace is paramount; it's equal to having a safe workplace. In fact, in many cases these two things are linked.

Government Operations committee  To be candid, I haven't been at Canada Post long enough—I've been here only a couple of months—to be able to give you my opinion about today's culture. What I do know is that it's important to have a culture. There's always room for improvement. It's important to be having an o

Government Operations committee  I appreciate your insights. Again, I have been at Canada Post for only a few months, so I can't tell you that I have identified a full program in terms of harassment and bullying, other than to say that I have asked for and have been reviewing information about the workplace and

Government Operations committee  Thank you. I know that postal banking has been under a tremendous amount of discussion and continues to be. I know that this committee considered it in depth, including looking at the full report in its own context, coming eventually to the conclusion that Canada Post should focu

Government Operations committee  I do know that the committee did see the report in its entirety without any exclusions. I've asked for that report to be looked at again to have the privacy considerations rescrutinized. It's important for us, obviously, to uphold the privacy side of legislation and to ensure th

Government Operations committee  As I said in my opening remarks, I expect that the government may announce new board members in the coming days.