Canadian Federal Politics Thread v5

[photon]

My mail just ends up in a pile on my counter like magic, usually coinciding on days where there's an increase in the number of groceries in the house as well so I assume the grocery store is involved somehow.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Locke

They should go on strike for more money.

And they are on strike now.

[Ashartus]

Originally Posted by photon

My mail just ends up in a pile on my counter like magic, usually coinciding on days where there's an increase in the number of groceries in the house as well so I assume the grocery store is involved somehow.

My wife gets our mail once per week. Most weeks it is just junk/flyers.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Party Elephant

How is rural canadians being cut off from yet another public service good?

Good =/= Necessary

A fair chunk of Rural Canadians have chosen that lifestyle and ergo it comes with consequences. Furthermore it doesnt mean that the rest of Canadians are obligated to subsidize their choices.

They'll have to drive to the mailbox or saddle up their horse or whatever.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Locke

Good =/= Necessary

A fair chunk of Rural Canadians have chosen that lifestyle and ergo it comes with consequences. Furthermore it doesnt mean that the rest of Canadians are obligated to subsidize their choices.

They'll have to drive to the mailbox or saddle up their horse or whatever.

Also, based on what I have read on Calgary Puck, rural folks are just mouth breathing, knuckle draggers who vote against their best intentions and the common good of society. So they are getting what they voted for and something, something leopards ... face.

[TorqueDog]

Some of them are even geologists, too!

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

You mean I'm gonna have to put pants on and walk to the box? Boo.

More misinformation from Fuzz. No where did it say pants are required.

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

More misinformation from Fuzz. No where did it say pants are required.

I would vote for the leopards eating pants party

[Firebot]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

And they are on strike now.

Quite radical of them .

[Derek Sutton]

Originally Posted by Party Elephant

How is rural canadians being cut off from yet another public service good?

Rural Canadians are more in touch than ever before. And home delivery never existed for many. Growing up “rural” we were a 20 min drive to town to get the mail. And now all that necessary mail just appears on your phone. We currently have a much better system than the Canada Post model.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Firebot

Quite radical of them .

There you go again

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by Red Slinger

You know she quit his government after he removed her as the Finance Minister, right? I wouldn't call Freeland a Trudeau loyalist.

Do you have any evidence for your claim that nobody pushed them out and this was just a natural changing of the guard situation? You could be right, but what's it based on?

There’s a changing of the guard every time a new leader takes over a party. It’s the most normal and unremarkable thing in politics, and I’ve seen in play out dozens of times over the last 40 years. The notion that they were pushed out on ideological grounds is the extraordinary claim. What’s your source on that?

[Slava]

Government: We can’t continually bail out Canada Post, it effectively insolvent. We need to end door-to-door delivery.

Union: well, we’re going on strike.

It’s just plain laughable.

[Red Slinger]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

There’s a changing of the guard every time a new leader takes over a party. It’s the most normal and unremarkable thing in politics, and I’ve seen in play out dozens of times over the last 40 years. The notion that they were pushed out on ideological grounds is the extraordinary claim. What’s your source on that?

I never made that claim. You claimed Freeland was a Trudeau loyalist which seems silly.

[getbak]

Do we know what percentage of Canadians still even get door-to-door delivery? In my neighbourhood, it's been gone since the last time the federal government announced they were getting rid of it under Harper.

My sister has lived in the same house since 1988 and they've never had door-to-door delivery. I assume most (if not all) new neighbourhoods built since the mid-80s have always had Super Mailboxes.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by getbak

Do we know what percentage of Canadians still even get door-to-door delivery? In my neighbourhood, it's been gone since the last time the federal government announced they were getting rid of it under Harper.

My sister has lived in the same house since 1988 and they've never had door-to-door delivery. I assume most (if not all) new neighbourhoods built since the mid-80s have always had Super Mailboxes.

Approximately 4 million homes, or roughly 25%

The vast majority of Canadians, rural or otherwise, do not have direct-to-home mail delivery.

While I support the postal workers in their fight for better wages, it’s hard to see this move to bring the rest of Canada in line with the majority as an “attack” on postal workers who are effectively being offered an easier, less physically taxing job. But I also understand this may mean that Canada Post inevitably requires less workers, so it does make sense for the union to try to aggressively protect jobs.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by getbak

Do we know what percentage of Canadians still even get door-to-door delivery? In my neighbourhood, it's been gone since the last time the federal government announced they were getting rid of it under Harper.

My sister has lived in the same house since 1988 and they've never had door-to-door delivery. I assume most (if not all) new neighbourhoods built since the mid-80s have always had Super Mailboxes.

We are fully door to door in Vancouver as far as I know. I'm not aware of any super mailboxes in detached housing areas.
Newer developments in the suburbs would have those.