Hey Harper – Hands off my post office! (Help stop Bill C 44.)  Part II

Bill C 44 was introduced by the Harper government last June.  This bill would have removed international mail from Canada Post’s exclusive privilege to handle letters.  Our jobs and relevance to the Canadian public both depend on the exclusive privilege and C 44 would have significantly weakened it. Bill C 44 died when the Conservatives prorogued Parliament.

The Conservatives are now trying to ram partial postal deregulation through Parliament by burying it in an omnibus budgetary bill!

What you can do:
Educate yourself.  Start with a visit to our National web site.  The actual bill can be found HERE.  A Google search will also help.
Contact Rob Merrifield, minister responsible for Canada Post, requesting that the government consult with the public on the Canadian Postal Service Charter.  (Contact info is available HERE, and remember you can mail him postage free.)
Download, print and sign CUPW’s letter, (available HERE), and mail it postage free to your member of parliment.  If you are not sure who your MP is, you can find out by clicking HERE and using your postal code.