Canada Post’s vague plans for getting the mail delivered even after it stops delivering the mail continues to surprise. A comment over the last couple of days that CP may require a doctor’s note from residents who say they are unable to get to neighborhood boxes has sparked a backlash. The Canadian Medical Association has fired back that doctors are way too busy to write such notes. The CMA calls the idea “totally irresponsible”. For its part, Canada Post is pressing on with the idea of somehow getting you to deliver your own mail from wherever they leave it. Could be in a box or maybe they’ll give it to your friend. The agency is losing money of course but this only sharpens the question of why Canada Post just doesn’t get out of the business. There are people who say they can deliver the mail and make money. CBC Toronto Star
