WHEREAS the Canada Industrial Relations Board, as instructed by the Federal Minister of Labour, Steven MacKinnon, ordered the end to the postal strike and the resumption of mail service at Canada Post on December 17, 2024, under Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code;
WHEREAS the Federal Minister of Labour, Steven MacKinnon, created an Industrial Inquiry Commission under Section 108 of the Canada Labour Code, led by William Kaplan, that will work with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post to examine the future of the public post office, including possible changes to the Canadian Postal Service Charter;
WHEREAS Canada Post is, first and foremost, a public service;
WHEREAS the Commission has been tasked with reviewing the obstacles to negotiated collective agreements between CUPW and Canada Post, the financial situation of Canada Post, Canada Post’s expressed need to diversify and / or alter its delivery models in the face of current business demands, the viability of the business as it is currently configured, CUPW’s negotiated commitments to job security, full-time employment, and the need to protect the health and safety of workers;
WHEREAS the Commission only has until May 15, 2025, to submit its final report to the government and make recommendations about the future structure of Canada Post;
WHEREAS while there is room for written input, the Commission process is not widely publicized, nor equivalent to a full and thorough public service review of Canada Post’s mandate allowing for all stakeholder input, as has been undertaken by previous governments;
WHEREAS it will be crucial for the Commission to hear our views on key issues, including maintaining Canada Post as a public service, the importance of maintaining the moratorium on post office closures, improving the Canadian Postal Service Charter, home mail delivery, parcel delivery, keeping daily delivery, adding postal banking, greening Canada Post, EV charging stations, food delivery, improving delivery to rural, remote and Indigenous communities, and developing services to assist people with disabilities and help older Canadians to remain in their homes for as long as possible – and at the same time, helping to ensure Canada Post’s financial self-sustainability;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT the Corporation of the Municipality of St.-Charles provides input to the Commission in the form of a written submission;
AND BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Corporation of the Municipality of St.-Charles will write the Federal Minister of Labour, Steven MacKinnon, and the Federal Minister of Public Services and Procurement of Canada, Jean-Yves Duclos, who is responsible for Canada Post, to demand that no changes be made to the Canada Post Corporation Act, Canada Post’s mandate or the Canadian Postal Service Charter without a full, thorough, public review of Canada Post, including public hearings, with all key stakeholders, in every region of Canada.