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Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/lost-in-the-mail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/lost-in-the-mail/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:55:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362598 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/lost-in-the-mail/feed/ 0 Even radical reform might not save the post office now http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/the-quiet-cuts-30/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/the-quiet-cuts-30/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:26:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354298 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/the-quiet-cuts-30/feed/ 0 More things that there isn't money for anymore http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/canada-post-denies-report-that-delivery-coul-be-cut/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/canada-post-denies-report-that-delivery-coul-be-cut/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:01:45 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350867 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/canada-post-denies-report-that-delivery-coul-be-cut/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada Post is denying a media report that it’s considering cutting its... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/new-stamp-issued-today-in-honour-of-raoul-wallenberg/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/new-stamp-issued-today-in-honour-of-raoul-wallenberg/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:04:13 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338206 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/new-stamp-issued-today-in-honour-of-raoul-wallenberg/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Canada Post issues a new stamp today in honour of Swedish diplomat... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/a-perfect-war-for-politicians/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/a-perfect-war-for-politicians/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292649 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/a-perfect-war-for-politicians/feed/ 0 The War of 1812 is Canada’s only fully inclusive, federalism-friendly conflict http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/im-sure-many-of-us-will-not-forget-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/im-sure-many-of-us-will-not-forget-it/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 15:21:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262285 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/im-sure-many-of-us-will-not-forget-it/feed/ 0 Police have confirmed that the foot and hand were mailed from Montreal. The Gazette... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/a-second-package/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/a-second-package/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 02:36:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262191 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/a-second-package/feed/ 0 Ottawa police have apparently discovered a second suspicious package at the Canada Post sorting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/franklin-goes-postal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/franklin-goes-postal/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:12:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257811 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/franklin-goes-postal/feed/ 0 For his 25th anniversary, Canada Post dedicates a stamp series to the iconic turtle http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/canada-posts-diamond-jubilee-stamp-strikes-all-the-right-chords/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/canada-posts-diamond-jubilee-stamp-strikes-all-the-right-chords/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:32:54 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239358 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/canada-posts-diamond-jubilee-stamp-strikes-all-the-right-chords/feed/ 0 Fortunately, the post office left behind the creators of the 2002 abomination http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/through-sleet-just-not-snow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/through-sleet-just-not-snow/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:40:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233262 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/through-sleet-just-not-snow/feed/ 0 Canada Post considers suspending door-to-door delivery to 400 residents of St. John’s, Nfld. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/the-down-and-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/the-down-and-out/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:10:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/the-down-and-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/the-down-and-out/feed/ 0 From Sarah Palin's presidential bid to dire visions of the apocalypse–everything that didn't turn out in 2011 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/harper-versus-the-unions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/harper-versus-the-unions/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/harper-versus-the-unions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/harper-versus-the-unions/feed/ 57 The differences between the new opposition and the new majority government are in stark relief on labour http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/postal-workers-to-challenge-back-to-work-legislation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/postal-workers-to-challenge-back-to-work-legislation/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:09:37 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219718 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/postal-workers-to-challenge-back-to-work-legislation/feed/ 8 Union says legislation violated Charter rights http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/artist-street-organizer-member-of-parliament-and-mystic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/artist-street-organizer-member-of-parliament-and-mystic/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:04:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214241 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/artist-street-organizer-member-of-parliament-and-mystic/feed/ 0 Simon de Jong, the former NDP MP who passed away last month, is remembered.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/jack-wouldnt-let-us-not-carry-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/jack-wouldnt-let-us-not-carry-on/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:15:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212388 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/jack-wouldnt-let-us-not-carry-on/feed/ 8 A sense of solidarity unites the NDP caucus http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/we%e2%80%99ll-call-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/we%e2%80%99ll-call-you/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:30:20 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210083 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/we%e2%80%99ll-call-you/feed/ 0 A new app is saving people thousands of minutes spent on hold http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/18/monopolistically-my-dear-watson/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/18/monopolistically-my-dear-watson/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:26:26 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210119 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/18/monopolistically-my-dear-watson/feed/ 54 Bet you didn’t know you were breaking the law if you ever had non-urgent mail delivered by a courier http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/15/the-lawsuit-is-in-the-mail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/15/the-lawsuit-is-in-the-mail/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:44:16 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208498 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/15/the-lawsuit-is-in-the-mail/feed/ 1 If a mail carrier slips on your property, you might have to pay—if Ottawa has its way http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/canada-post-struggling-to-catch-up-on-deliveries/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/canada-post-struggling-to-catch-up-on-deliveries/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:58:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200917 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/canada-post-struggling-to-catch-up-on-deliveries/feed/ 40 Workers add extra hour to shifts in order to fix 40 million letter backlog http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/at-least-it-was-exciting-for-the-kids/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/at-least-it-was-exciting-for-the-kids/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:45:51 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199678 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/at-least-it-was-exciting-for-the-kids/feed/ 2 Paul Wells on how the fate of first class letter delivery was binding up the House http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/30/lets-not-make-a-deal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/30/lets-not-make-a-deal/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:43:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199504 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/30/lets-not-make-a-deal/feed/ 67 Before and during last week’s filibuster, it seems there was nearly a deal. Last... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/postal-workers-will-fight-back-to-work-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/postal-workers-will-fight-back-to-work-bill/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:01:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199346 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/postal-workers-will-fight-back-to-work-bill/feed/ 18 CUPW representative says mail delivery will resume in the meantime http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/this-proved-otherwise-if-only-temporarily/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/this-proved-otherwise-if-only-temporarily/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:56:32 +0000 Randy Kim http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/this-proved-otherwise-if-only-temporarily/feed/ 10 Nick Taylor-Vaisey considers last week’s filibuster as a counterpoint to my previous lamenting for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/canada-post-says-it-will-be-fully-operational-by-tuesday/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/canada-post-says-it-will-be-fully-operational-by-tuesday/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:45:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199092 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/canada-post-says-it-will-be-fully-operational-by-tuesday/feed/ 0 Backlog of letters expected to cause slight delay in mail delivery http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/charlie-angus-wins-at-filibustering/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/charlie-angus-wins-at-filibustering/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:44:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/charlie-angus-wins-at-filibustering/feed/ 0 Glen McGregor tallies the word counts from last week’s all-hours debate. Charlie Angus proved... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/what-parliamentary-democracy-looks-like/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/what-parliamentary-democracy-looks-like/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:05:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199072 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/what-parliamentary-democracy-looks-like/feed/ 0 Brian Topp considers the meaning of last week’s filibuster. A majority government is in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/26/this-is-the-week-that-was-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/26/this-is-the-week-that-was-3/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:18:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199068 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/26/this-is-the-week-that-was-3/feed/ 0 The Conservatives were bashful. And mysterious. And succinct. The House talked and talked and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/filibusted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/filibusted/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:17:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199064 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/filibusted/feed/ 0 Earlier this evening, with the defeat of several proposed amendments, the House of Commons... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/towards-a-resolution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/towards-a-resolution/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:48:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199059 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/towards-a-resolution/feed/ 0 A new round of negotiations between Canada Post management and employees failed to result... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/the-commons-the-second-night-of-a-long-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/the-commons-the-second-night-of-a-long-day/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:07:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199052 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/the-commons-the-second-night-of-a-long-day/feed/ 0 The ongoing saga of a round-the-clock filibuster http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/the-short-version-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/the-short-version-2/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:56:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199042 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/the-short-version-2/feed/ 0 Talks between the Conservatives and New Democrats apparently resumed this afternoon, but there’s no... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/labour-minister-we-will-sit-until-back-to-work-legislation-passes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/labour-minister-we-will-sit-until-back-to-work-legislation-passes/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:42:04 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199026 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/labour-minister-we-will-sit-until-back-to-work-legislation-passes/feed/ 0 But the bill “isn't even close to being passed,” says Lisa Raitt http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/giving-cupw-less-than-they-bargained-for-an-ottawa-tradition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/giving-cupw-less-than-they-bargained-for-an-ottawa-tradition/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:13:44 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199009 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/giving-cupw-less-than-they-bargained-for-an-ottawa-tradition/feed/ 0 Looking back at the Maclean’s story about the back-to-work legislation Jean Chretien’s Liberals imposed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/still-talking/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/still-talking/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:28:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198972 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/still-talking/feed/ 0 Debate on Canada Post began yesterday around 10:30am, paused for QP and then resumed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/mps-pull-all-nighters-as-canada-post-debate-drags-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/mps-pull-all-nighters-as-canada-post-debate-drags-on/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:19:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198959 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/mps-pull-all-nighters-as-canada-post-debate-drags-on/feed/ 0 Surviving on pizza, lemon-water and scotch http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/in-the-midnight-hour/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/in-the-midnight-hour/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:11:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198911 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/in-the-midnight-hour/feed/ 0 With the NDP’s Matthew Kellway on his feet addressing the House, debate of Bill... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/a-fine-day-for-a-filibuster/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/a-fine-day-for-a-filibuster/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:46:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198838 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/a-fine-day-for-a-filibuster/feed/ 0 While the House of Commons girds for the potential filibuster of back-to-work legislation for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/cupw-supporters-protest-in-toronto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/cupw-supporters-protest-in-toronto/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:32:14 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198680 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/cupw-supporters-protest-in-toronto/feed/ 0 Bill to legislate end to Canada Post dispute could pass as early as Thursday http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/canada-post-is-all-but-obsolete/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/canada-post-is-all-but-obsolete/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:43:05 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197757 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/canada-post-is-all-but-obsolete/feed/ 108 I have regard and sympathy for postal workers. Their mission was once critical to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/rain-or-shine-the-monopoly-must-end/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/rain-or-shine-the-monopoly-must-end/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:00:25 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197184 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/rain-or-shine-the-monopoly-must-end/feed/ 134 Andrew Coyne on why Canada's postal service should open up to competition http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/16/ottawa-to-intervene-in-canada-post-lockout/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/16/ottawa-to-intervene-in-canada-post-lockout/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:33:04 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197773 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/16/ottawa-to-intervene-in-canada-post-lockout/feed/ 9 Labour minister announces plans to introduce back-to-work legislation http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/16/note-to-subscribers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/16/note-to-subscribers/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:07:57 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197733 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/16/note-to-subscribers/feed/ 4 What the Canada Post lockout means for magazine delivery http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/postal-workers-locked-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/postal-workers-locked-out/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:06:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197220 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/postal-workers-locked-out/feed/ 0 Union calls Canada Post decision “irresponsible” http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/13/war-of-words-escalates-between-canada-post-and-cupw/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/13/war-of-words-escalates-between-canada-post-and-cupw/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:20:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196967 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/13/war-of-words-escalates-between-canada-post-and-cupw/feed/ 32 Crown corporation claims strikes have cost it $65 million http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/time-to-send-a-message-to-canadas-postal-workers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/time-to-send-a-message-to-canadas-postal-workers/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:50:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196248 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/time-to-send-a-message-to-canadas-postal-workers/feed/ 909 It is hard to imagine a more coddled, out-of-touch and overcompensated group than postal workers