Backlash Canada Post
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I'm heading to Ottawa on Tuesday to deliver my petition in person! Can you help us help us reach 200,000 signatures before then?
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Have you ever tried to push a wheelchair through the mud or snow?
That’s the question I asked the government and Canada Post almost a year ago, when I learned that I would be one of millions of Canadians who may have to travel kilometres just to get our mail. My youngest son has cerebral palsy - for me and every other Canadian dealing with mobility challenges, Canada Post’s plan to end home delivery would mean a difficult and even dangerous walk to get the mail.
I felt angry and helpless, so I started a petition. I didn’t think my petition would go anywhere, but boy was I wrong! Since then, over 154,000 Canadians have joined our fight to save home mail delivery, and have stood up to defend those who would most feel the impact - people with young children, the disabled, the elderly, and those who care for them.
There’s more - mayors and councils in cities and towns across Canada are fighting back with resolutions against Canada Post’s decision. We also learned that Canada Post is making a profit again, which erases the whole reason they said this was necessary.
If you ask me, the government never expected this public backlash - they’re beginning to realise that this issue isn’t going away, and that we won’t let them quietly turn Canada into the only developed nation in the world that doesn’t deliver the mail.
That’s why on Tuesday I’ll be heading to Ottawa to deliver my petition in person! We'll be demanding answers from our government, which has yet to explain how this decision makes any sense - especially for those of us who are already in difficult situations, and will have to struggle to cope with yet another daily challenge.
Imagine if I could arrive on Parliament Hill with 200,000 signatures in hand from across this great country - they’ll have no choice but to hear what we’ve got to say. Please help us make the biggest possible statement in Ottawa by signing my petition and sharing it with your friends.
Thank you very much,
Susan Dixon
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