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House Hansard - 75

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 19, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • May/19/22 10:18:01 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for the question. First, I want to take the opportunity to thank Canada Post. During the pandemic, postal employees have worked tirelessly. I know that Canada Post wanted to keep its workers safe, but postal workers, in turn, wanted to keep Canadians safe, so they exercised measures and delivered life-saving medicines and important mail. I want to thank all postal workers for their excellent service. I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the member's question. In order to provide timely and consistent service to all Canadians, the cost of mailing items varies depending on the size of the parcel, the distance between origin and destination and the cost of transportation, processing and delivery. Of course, all these decisions are made by Canada Post. With respect to the issue he is raising, at the root of this issue is that urban cities continue to grow and include rural communities, and this creates a challenge. We are working with Canada Post on the designation of rural versus urban communities. Canada Post works hard to ensure that its prices remain competitive while providing a wide range of services. This has to do with the designation of rural. Time has passed, and communities that previously may have looked rural look different now, so we are working with Canada Post on this.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 10:39:34 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what I would say in response to that question is that the pilot we are running actually includes a postal banking service because we know this has been raised. We look forward to the results of what this pilot reveals.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:41:14 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, is the minister aware that Australia has operated a postal operating system that offers over 3,500 post offices with access to banking services?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:41:53 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, does the minister agree that it is within her mandate to work with Canada Post to develop a postal banking system?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:43:35 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, will the minister work with me to at least develop a pilot project in Nunavut to check the viability of developing a postal banking system for the rest of Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:45:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, will the minister work with me on the viability of a postal banking system in Nunavut?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:45:28 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I will now turn to another aspect. Last year, polling conducted by Canada around postal services raised concerns about cuts to services and jobs. What are the government's plans for Canada Post to ensure that transparency is happening?
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