Canada Post is under attack. Political favouritism, privatized delivery, and precarious subcontracting are putting workers and public service at risk. From Intelcom’s exploitative practices to the government’s support of billion-dollar profits, André Frappier discusses how one of Canada’s most essential institutions is being dismantled, and who is benefiting.
Is there any public service that isn’t under attack with the threat of privatization?
In short - no. There’s money to be made in privatization so it’s always on the menu unless we elect people ideologically opposed to it.
BTW you should see Dirty Business if you haven’t. It’s a really well made expose on the effects of Thatcher’s privatization programs on today’s Britain.
Thanks for the recommendation, it was eye-opening.
I watched the first episode last night. I knew it would be bad when they start with Thatcher fumbling words in a speech (the only kind of Thatcher speech, really), but it was heartbreaking. All the damages caused by that decision, public agencies that were supposed to protect the people acting like a lobby group for international banks. It was hard to hold in the tears during the town meeting, I was not expecting the real survivors at those scenes.
Heartbreaking on so many levels…
Canada post needs to modernize and face reality, not just continue for historical reasons.
It’s pretty ridiculous to have a guy in a truck drive around to each house to deliver junk flyers. The world has gone digital.
There is far more to mail delivery than junk mail. Yes a lot is digital, but the post still serves very real needs. And it is a service. Its not there to make money.
Name one that requires a guy to go house to house. I have not mailed a letter in 15 years, I get nothing but junk in my mailbox, placed right beside a trash can. Massive waste of money.