Plan for Canada Post
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Attention News Editors:
MARLEAU OUTLINES PLAN FOR CANADA POST
OTTAWA, April 23 /CNW/ – The Honourable Diane Marleau, Minister
responsible for Canada Post Corporation, today reaffirmed that Canada Post
will not be privatized and introduced a series of measures designed to improve
postal service for all Canadians:
– Service levels and standards will be set for rural Canada, and
standards for both urban and rural Canada will be monitored
independently of Canada Post, with results reported to the Minister;
– Canada Post's primary focus will be on the delivery of lettermail;
– In order to maintain affordable lettermail, without subsidies, Canada
Post will remain in competitive services. Canada Post will not be
asked to sell its interest in Purolator Courier;
– The price of stamps will not increase this year or next year. In
future, when increases are warranted, they will be less than inflation,
implemented no more than once a year and announced at least six months
in advance; and
– Environmental stickers requesting no unaddressed admail will be
respected.
Madame Marleau also announced measures to improve transparency and
openness:
– A Canada Post Ombudsman will be created, with the authority and
independence to investigate complaints. The Ombudsman will report
directly to the Chair of Canada Post, and will provide a statement for
inclusion in the Corporation's annual report; and
– Canada Post will have to provide an annual statement from its auditor
on cross-subsidization between its competitive services and its
exclusive privilege business, lettermail.
Minister Marleau noted that more disciplined financial performance will
be expected from Canada Post, thus placing them on a more level playing field
with the private sector. The measures announced today form part of a
multi-year policy and financial framework being established to guide decisions
concerning Canada Post. This framework will be in place for five years, and
will stipulate objectives such as return on equity, dividend policy, service
standards and the basis for future stamp price increases.
Today's announcement by Minister Marleau completes the review of the
mandate of Canada Post, and is the government's final response to the report
of the independent review chaired by Mr. George Radwanski, which examined
financial and policy issues essential to the future of the Corporation. Mr.
Radwanski's report identified key issues of importance to Canadians with
respect to postal services. TD Securities was retained to assess the impact
of the recommendations in this report on Canada Post's ability to remain
financially self-sustaining. Both of these studies were considered by the
government during its deliberations.
The Minister concluded: “Improved, affordable, universal postal service
for Canadians into the next century is the main goal of our plan for Canada
Post.''
Copies of the Future of Canada Post Corporation (by George Radwanski) and
Summary Report of TD Securities on Canada Post can be obtained by calling
Public Works and Government Services Canada at (819) 956-5915.
This news release is also available on our Internet site
http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/text/marleaue.html.
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For further information: John Hinds, Minister's Office, (819) 997-5421
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