Paul Constant is a moron.

USPS is required to provide a specific level of service to every address in the country. FedEx and UPS aren't. For example, the USPS operates an extensive retail network with limited value-adds. FedEx has copy shops with computers &c they can charge for, the USPS sells padded envelopes.

If the USPS could close unprofitable post offices and wan't required to pre-fund the next several decades of pension costs, they would be in good shape.

Moving away from door-to-door delivery also has more opportunities for cost savings in Canada, I'd guess. Half the population lives along the border from Quebec to Windsor, and something like 85% lives in a 100-mile-wide strip along the border. The US is nowhere near that squished together. If the US abandoned our commitment to universal, door-to-door service, a lot of rural people would flip their lids.

Big fat fucking deal.

Canada post already only delivers 3-5 days a week anyway depending on what type of mail it is and where you live. As government employees who got shit-canned those people will be able to collect EI for forever.

It is a big deal. 3-5 days per week is fine -- but a lot of Canada is VERY rural and VERY difficult to traverse. If you're a farmer in Saskatchewan, you're probably stretched pretty thin, and you probably have touchy internet service -- this change will make day-to-day activities even more challenging.

The pretext is that the Internet is much more convenient for everybody. Personally, I don't accept physical mail from anyone. It's mostly just junk and bills, anyway. When I want something physical, I'll order it and have it sent to a house of mailboxes somewhere so that nothing is left at my door step, and the police won't know where to find me.