Court Challenge Launched Against the Elimination of Door-to-Door Delivery

October 16, 2014

In 2014, Representatives from seniors' groups and disability organizations joined the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to initiate a legal challenge against the plan to end home mail delivery. This is the press release co-signed by DAWN Canada and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.

For Immediate Release October 16, 2014
OTTAWA - Representatives from seniors’ groups and organizations for people with disabilities joined
the Canadian Union of Postal Workers today to launch a major legal challenge to the attempt to end
home mail delivery.
“In Canada, people should count, not just the bottom line,” said Denis Lemelin, National President of
the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
The union announced today that a challenge will be filed in the Federal Court of Canada under
Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, asking the court to put a stop to Canada Post’s termination
of home mail delivery. The challenge will also argue that this decision is beyond Canada Post's
authority and should be made by the Parliament of Canada which created Canada Post and defined its
mandate.
On December 11th, 2013, Canada Post announced that it would make Canada the only G8 country
without home mail delivery. CEO Deepak Chopra’s bizarre statement that seniors would welcome the
exercise of walking to collect their mail, as well as Canada Post’s subsequent requirement of a medical
note to retain home delivery without any consultation with doctors has caused additional consternation.
“This is one of the most important postal decisions which has ever been made since Canada Post was
created in 1981,” said Paul Cavalluzzo, one of Canada's foremost constitutional lawyers, who will be
arguing the case on behalf of disabled and older Canadians.
While the Conservatives have attempted to distance themselves from Canada Post’s decision, they are
clearly backing the end of home delivery. Those who are filing the challenge say the Conservatives
should be held accountable for ramming this through without proper consultation or debate.

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For more information, please contact:
Aalya Ahmad, CUPW Communications, 613-327-1177 or aahmad@cupw-sttp.org
Carmela Hutchison, Disabled Women’s Network of Canada (DAWN-RAFH),
carmela.hutchison@gmail.com

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