“Canadians have changed the way they use the postal service, and we must change with them.”
That was the message this week from Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger, after dozens of managers were laid off as part of an ongoing overhaul at the Crown corporation — which has racked up massive annual losses since 2018 and needed a $1-billion federal loan earlier this year just to stay afloat.
News of the layoffs come as Canada Post continues to work toward a new contract with its 50,000-plus unionized employees. Key sticking points include wages, job security, and the federal government’s recent approval of some major cost-cutting measures — including ending home-to-home delivery and shuttering some rural post offices.
Amid all the recent headlines about Canada Post, the obvious question lingers: When was the last time you actually dropped an envelope in a mailbox?
SooToday cameras went downtown to find out the answer.