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Delivering Community Power: How Canada Post can be the hub of our Next Economy
By various - CUPW, Leap Manifesto, et. al., March 2016
Many think of Canada Post as a place to mail a care package, buy stamps or pick up the latest commemorative coin.
Some consider the post office past its prime: the last decade has seen efforts to cut, devalue and undermine this quintessentially public service. These moves have been fiercely resisted by people across the country.
What if our cherished national institution, with its vast physical infrastructure and millions of daily human interactions, could offer us something completely different? What if the post office could play a central role in building our next economy — an economy that is more stable, more equal, and less polluting?
Just Imagine...
- Charging stations for electric vehicles at post offices
- a renewable-powered postal fleet that connects farms to dinner tables
- Door-to-door mail carriers checking in on seniors and people with mobility issues as well as delivering locally-produced food and other services
- Post offices as community hubs for social innovation, connecting climate-friendly businesses to customers
- Postal banking services that provide small towns and Indigenous communities with inclusive financial services – like loans to families underserved by commercial banks
- Public-interest financial services that fuel the green energy transition in urban, rural and Indigenous communities We want a 100% renewable economy that addresses inequality, puts power in our hands and improves our lives.
Our post office can deliver it.
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