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Letter to MP Lloyd Longfield Re: Strike at Canada Post

Dec 3, 2024

December 2, 2024 

Lloyd Longfield 
Member of Parliament for Guelph, Ontario 
House of Commons 
Ottawa ON K1A 0A6 

Via electronic mail: lloyd.longfield@parl.gc.ca 

Re: Strike at Canada Post 

Good afternoon Mr. Longfield, 

On behalf of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce, I am writing to urge you to immediately intervene and do everything necessary to end the strike that has now shut down operations at Canada Post for more than two weeks. 

Last year, Canada Post delivered almost six and a half billion pieces of mail, parcels, and messages, to more than 17 million addresses across the country, and as a result, this work stoppage has an impact on millions of Canadians and businesses who rely on the postal service every day. 

This is yet another blow to our supply chains, with a disproportionate impact on entrepreneurs and small businesses engaged in e-commerce, many of whom are counting on doing a considerable amount of business during the holiday season. 

Additionally, many non-profit organizations and charities in our community rely on Canada Post for obtaining funding and maintaining the success of their operations. As we move deeper into the holiday season it is vital that we are enabling the conditions that foster the success of Guelph as a community, including the delivery of programs that result from the funding these organizations receive. 

We are respectfully asking that you put the families and businesses in our community first by intervening to get this dispute resolved, as we cannot continue to pay the price of inaction. 

Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. 

Sincerely, 

Shakiba Shayani 

President and CEO, Guelph Chamber of Commerce