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How to Save the Mail without Breaking the Bank - C.D. Howe Institut
The
federal government should progressively allow new entrants to bid for some of
the mail services currently provided by Canada Post, says a report released
today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In "How Ottawa Can Deliver a Reformed
Canada Post," author Benjamin Dachis, Senior
Policy Analyst at the Institute, notes that Canada Post, a Crown corporation,
is facing a future of large financial losses due to declining mail delivery
volumes, costly universal service commitments, and mounting pension
obligations. Putting more of their services to tender would be a strategy to
mitigate such losses.
Canada Post responds to C.D. Howe Institute's report
Canada Post is currently conducting an important national discussion with
Canadians on the future of postal service in Canada.
With the relentless decline in Lettermail resulting in ongoing financial losses
at the Corporation, fundamental changes are needed to transform the business.
The C.D. Howe Institute report, "How Ottawa Can Deliver a Reformed Canada
Post," provides further reflection on these challenges and the growing
need for change.
