Canada would be the FIRST industrialized nation to stop door-to-door service on Earth.
It would also eliminate around 8,000 jobs; hit the poor, disabled, and elderly the hardest; AND stamp prices will have to go up by 35% (partially to pay for community mail boxes). In response a pro-privatization CEO said "seniors will get more exercise".

What do you think of these austerity measures?

Here is the online change.org petition: http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/canada-post-keep-door-to-door-delivery

Here is a printable door-to-door petition: http://glennthibeault.ndp.ca/petition-to-the-house-of-commons-save-canada-post

Here is more information on the numbers: http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/views-expressed/2013/12/canada-post-not-on-life-support-it-being-murdered

Go forth and have a happy holiday season. As we were recently reminded by a postie: don't apologize - organize!

Editorial cartoon by Brian Gable: ‘Exercise opportunity’ pick-up location. http://tgam.ca/Dxm5