Susan DixonCambridge, Canada
May 22, 2015
Here is The Translation Greater Montreal united against Canada Stop Canada Post from ending door to door delivery They had talked about; they are now moving from words to action. The mayors of Montreal, Laval and Longueuil announced Thursday that they also would challenge in court the end of mail delivery at home. So they ask for intervener status in the case already launched by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. At the same time, mayors Denis Coderre, Marc Demers and Caroline St-Hilaire called for a moratorium on the installation of community mailboxes that need to replace the home mail delivery. Mayor Coderre sharply criticized the Conservative government refuses to intervene in the case on the grounds that Canada Post is a Crown corporation. He hopes that this question becomes an election issue. While senior Canada Post management has always claimed to have consulted local authorities, mayors present during the press conference assured that this was not the case and that Canada Post was unilaterally. Mayor Coderre even spoke of arrogance on the part of senior management of Canada Post. To support their cause, mayors suggest that Canada Post has exceeded its authority by putting downright end delivery of mail from home. As the Union of Postal Workers, they also raise the issue of accessibility for the elderly and disabled. They also fall within the premises security issues, cleanliness and maintenance of the Community boxes.
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