It needs to be reorganized from top to bottom. The taxpayers shouldn’t have to foot the bill for such an inefficient company.
Substantial_Number24 on
What a mismanaged mess.
Prairie_Sky79 on
So long as they don’t change with the times, this will keep happening. Sure they provide a service, but that doesn’t mean they can just keep wasting money through inefficiency and obsolete practices. Canada Post has to reform, and has to modernize their service. The end of door-to-door delivery is a start. They need to deliver no more than three times per week, and to have more flexibility in their routing, so that fewer employees are required.
Confident-Task7958 on
Are they still pretending that the billion dollar bailout is a repayable loan?
Strofari on
How much was purolator profits?
Exact_Patience_6286 on
End door to door now, trim the absolute hell out of CP and stop pretending it’s all ok to carry on as is.
IMHO this is where any government run grocery store will end up a few years down the road. Let’s not do that either.
Weekly_Laugh4288 on
yet there union thinks they should go on strike.
Juicedddd_ on
They just can’t keep up and they refuse to adapt.
lman84 on
All to employees who just leave attempted delivery notices instead of actually delivering which is their sole job
treemoustache on
Despite being subsidized, Canada Post can’t compete with the private delivery services. Major online retails rarely use them anyone.
posser3 on
And admin side received bonuses lol
jc6146 on
This is why I don’t understand the strikes. Where on earth would Canada Post get the money to accommodate the unions wants
hula_balu on
Billion! With a B! Ffs
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Aquestingfart on
Maybe they should go on strike again
Blacksheep7895 on
The below report provides a pretty detailed window into how this happened. For those who want to go beyond headlines and hot-takes. (The Canadian taxpayers are not getting good value for money & both the government / union are to blame.)
A lot of people in this thread not understanding Canada Post is a crown corporation, it is run like a business, and it should be generating enough revenue to balance its budget. It’s supposed to pay for itself.Â
You can’t compare it to emergency services or the military, which are not revenue generating. It’s not meant to be funded by taxpayer money
GreatCanadianPotato on
A lot of comments here effectively saying that because it’s a service, it doesn’t matter how much money they lose, it’s just the cost of running the service and that “you wouldn’t say the military ran a loss”. That is all missing the point.
We all know that if the Canadian Military purchased something for $5b that was a clear waste of money, you’d all be up in arms saying “I can’t believe my tax payer dollars paid for that shit”.
Same with Canada Post. Why is door-to-door delivery for certain areas still a thing? That’s a clear inefficiency.
Top-Artichoke-5875 on
Would it help the post office if they adjusted their focus to community and neighbourhood post offices and boxes plus parcel delivery? What else can they do?
Crilde on
YAY WE SET A RECOR- wait…
Practical_Ant6162 on
Just like a business, the post office should operate based on business needs.
Minimal revenue = Minimal operations
High revenue = High level of operations.
Year Over Year the post office has shown it has minimal revenue so its operations should be minimal.
The argument that it belongs to the government so it should just spend, spend, spend and run billion dollar+ losses each year is not realistic nor responsible management of tax dollars.
arye_ani on
The prolonged strikes by the supervised unions can partly be blamed for this loss. Most companies took their businesses to private companies. Canada Post, as it is now, is no more sustainable on its business model. Tough decisions need to be taken to preserve it.
countytime69 on
Super boxs Twice a week delivery cut 60 of work force . It will be profitable again . They where warned 10 years ago . But the media bought out all the old people who could walk 300 m to super box ðŸ˜.
Inevitable-Click-129 on
They lose a billion plus every year it’s not even surprising anymore..
RunWithDullScissors on
Is this why I get everyone else’s mail in my mail slot, and not my own
Alone-in-a-crowd-1 on
Can we please speed up the end of door to door delivery? I have not had door to door delivery in 40 years but countless streets around me still do. This transition should have been completed 40 years ago. Just a complete waste of money.
GabrielXiao on
Mail delivery to community mailbox once every 7 or 14 days is essential service, and I am happy to support it with my tax dollars.
Door to door mail delivery 6 days a week as it currently stand is certainly NOT essential service and does not deserve taxpayer subsidy.
drcujo on
The are which Canada post needs to improve: Parcel delivery is down 30% year over year. The strikes have been devastating to Canada post’s reputation as a reliable parcel delivery service.
Instead of finding ways to become more competitive on future parcel deliveries, Canada post and the union spent years fighting over outdated door to door and weekend work. Now everyone, from workers, to the corporation, and taxpayers are in a worse position then when everything all started.
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It needs to be reorganized from top to bottom. The taxpayers shouldn’t have to foot the bill for such an inefficient company.
What a mismanaged mess.
So long as they don’t change with the times, this will keep happening. Sure they provide a service, but that doesn’t mean they can just keep wasting money through inefficiency and obsolete practices. Canada Post has to reform, and has to modernize their service. The end of door-to-door delivery is a start. They need to deliver no more than three times per week, and to have more flexibility in their routing, so that fewer employees are required.
Are they still pretending that the billion dollar bailout is a repayable loan?
How much was purolator profits?
End door to door now, trim the absolute hell out of CP and stop pretending it’s all ok to carry on as is.
IMHO this is where any government run grocery store will end up a few years down the road. Let’s not do that either.
yet there union thinks they should go on strike.
They just can’t keep up and they refuse to adapt.
All to employees who just leave attempted delivery notices instead of actually delivering which is their sole job
Despite being subsidized, Canada Post can’t compete with the private delivery services. Major online retails rarely use them anyone.
And admin side received bonuses lol
This is why I don’t understand the strikes. Where on earth would Canada Post get the money to accommodate the unions wants
Billion! With a B! Ffs
[deleted]
Maybe they should go on strike again
The below report provides a pretty detailed window into how this happened. For those who want to go beyond headlines and hot-takes. (The Canadian taxpayers are not getting good value for money & both the government / union are to blame.)
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/esdc-edsc/documents/programs/reports/industrial-inquiry-commission-canada-post/IIC_EN_20250530.pdf
A lot of people in this thread not understanding Canada Post is a crown corporation, it is run like a business, and it should be generating enough revenue to balance its budget. It’s supposed to pay for itself.Â
You can’t compare it to emergency services or the military, which are not revenue generating. It’s not meant to be funded by taxpayer money
A lot of comments here effectively saying that because it’s a service, it doesn’t matter how much money they lose, it’s just the cost of running the service and that “you wouldn’t say the military ran a loss”. That is all missing the point.
We all know that if the Canadian Military purchased something for $5b that was a clear waste of money, you’d all be up in arms saying “I can’t believe my tax payer dollars paid for that shit”.
Same with Canada Post. Why is door-to-door delivery for certain areas still a thing? That’s a clear inefficiency.
Would it help the post office if they adjusted their focus to community and neighbourhood post offices and boxes plus parcel delivery? What else can they do?
YAY WE SET A RECOR- wait…
Just like a business, the post office should operate based on business needs.
Minimal revenue = Minimal operations
High revenue = High level of operations.
Year Over Year the post office has shown it has minimal revenue so its operations should be minimal.
The argument that it belongs to the government so it should just spend, spend, spend and run billion dollar+ losses each year is not realistic nor responsible management of tax dollars.
The prolonged strikes by the supervised unions can partly be blamed for this loss. Most companies took their businesses to private companies. Canada Post, as it is now, is no more sustainable on its business model. Tough decisions need to be taken to preserve it.
Super boxs Twice a week delivery cut 60 of work force . It will be profitable again . They where warned 10 years ago . But the media bought out all the old people who could walk 300 m to super box ðŸ˜.
They lose a billion plus every year it’s not even surprising anymore..
Is this why I get everyone else’s mail in my mail slot, and not my own
Can we please speed up the end of door to door delivery? I have not had door to door delivery in 40 years but countless streets around me still do. This transition should have been completed 40 years ago. Just a complete waste of money.
Mail delivery to community mailbox once every 7 or 14 days is essential service, and I am happy to support it with my tax dollars.
Door to door mail delivery 6 days a week as it currently stand is certainly NOT essential service and does not deserve taxpayer subsidy.
The are which Canada post needs to improve: Parcel delivery is down 30% year over year. The strikes have been devastating to Canada post’s reputation as a reliable parcel delivery service.
Instead of finding ways to become more competitive on future parcel deliveries, Canada post and the union spent years fighting over outdated door to door and weekend work. Now everyone, from workers, to the corporation, and taxpayers are in a worse position then when everything all started.