Government Operations committee  Thank you. Well, I am of the firm belief that Canada Post management is behaving differently than it has in the past. We gave a very forward-looking mandate to the new chair, in January of this year, which corresponded with our service-focused vision for Canada Post. We put at t

Government Operations committee  To the best of my recollection, I have not been asked to provide that, no.

Government Operations committee  Thank you. A lot of work has gone on, both behind the scenes and in delivering for Canadians, in defence procurement. It started really with the robust work and consultation and technical expertise that went into the fully costed defence policy that we have: “Strong, Secure, Eng

Government Operations committee  My understanding is that most benefits continued, that Canada Post put in place a process by which employees could make requests for special compensation, and none of those requests were denied.

Government Operations committee  All they literally had to do was make the corporation aware of their loss and they would have been reimbursed—

Government Operations committee  I don't characterize it that way, sir.

Government Operations committee  I think we've done a very good job over the past year of working hard to repair the relationship between management and the union, which had been significantly fractured in the decades before.

Government Operations committee  We have set Canada Post on board for a new vision that puts service to Canadians first.

Government Operations committee  I can tell you that the relationship is not where it needs to be to move forward with decisions at Canada Post—

Government Operations committee  I have every confidence in the newly established leadership of Canada Post. We have a brand new board and a brand new chair and acting interim CEO, and they have done a significant amount to address the needs of Canada Post employees—

Government Operations committee  —whether it be because of bullying and harassment or through addressing issues of overtime. They are moving ahead on these really important issues.

Government Operations committee  I appreciate and sympathize with the toll that the labour dispute has taken, particularly on employees—

Government Operations committee  This is a new Canada Post management. This is not the Canada Post management of times past.

Government Operations committee  I am very concerned with making sure that we have the right facilities in the right regions of our country, and if the advice and the decision are that.... It's a very difficult decision, because I have a daughter who went to Cold Lake and I understand the implications, but if th

Government Operations committee  Yes.