Chaos-Sphinx-ly Ponderings

Reminder for those shipping mail within, or to, Canada: Canada Post has been on strike since November 15 and is still on strike. No mail is being delivered or processed.

The United States Postal Service has suspended mail to Canada, meaning packages are either being returned to sender or are stuck in limbo at USPS facilities.

UPS and Purolator are struggling with the backlog and halting some mail processing.

It's wild to me that a service so essential, so integral to Canada's mail service as a whole, doesn't even receive federal funding to support it. Canada Post's rates are the cheapest for many Canadians, and may be the only courier available for rural Canadians in some areas.

It boggles me further when people criticize Canada Post while also putting their votes in for Liberal or Conservative parties when these are the parties repeatedly setting it up to fail, or ordering the workers back to work without any meaningful resolution or improvements being made. Yall, the NDP party is right there backing the Canada Post employees and are willing to work with their demands for fair pay etc. We Could get improved mail service if you'd just pay attention and vote accordingly.

I know the Canada Post employee that delivers mail to my building. He's a very chill dude, and I'm hoping he's doing okay during all this.

TLDR: Wishing all Canada Post employees a very:

Safe working conditions

Livable wages

Better medical coverage and care

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