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"In some places, French postal workers now pick up prescriptions, return library books, and deliver flowers. Last year, only twenty eight per cent of La Poste’s revenue came from sending mail."

Services can evolve in positive ways to meet new and growing needs.
For those who wonder what a modern postal service could look like, one example is in France, where letter carriers provide check-ins on the elderly for very affordable rates, while completing their routes.

I encourage everyone to read the whole thing

#CanadaPost

www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...
In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail
Carriers for La Poste have a new job: checking in on the aged.
www.newyorker.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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$2.237 billion on the Therme deal.
$1.4 billion to move the Science Centre.
$612 million on alcohol expansion.
$3 billion on $200 bribe cheques.
$103 million on government ads.
$175 million on an unnecessary election.

$7.527 billion in wasted public dollars.

www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford triggering snap Ontario election today
Ford is taking Ontarians to the polls amid political instability in Ottawa after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced his resignation.
www.thestar.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM