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Another Postal Strike
by Glenn Woiceshyn
Sent to the Globe and Mail.
Dear Editor,
Re: The Current Postal Strike (Nov/25/1997)
If a private corporation were to expand its market share in a given product or service
by efficiently keeping costs low and quality high, thereby pleasing a majority of
"consumers," it would be subject to government persecution and severe punishment
for "monopolistic" practices under Canada's vague and fluid Competition
Act. But government maintains a coercive monopoly with Canada Post, which protects
inefficiency, inflates costs and allows coercive unions to deprive Canadians of postal
service during strikes.
This might sound like complete inconsistency on behalf of the government, but there
is a sense in which the government is consistent: both the Competition Act and Canada
Post harm "consumers" and violate individual rights.
It's time to privatize Canada Post. (And get rid of the Competition Act too!)
Sincerely,
Glenn Woiceshyn
© 1997 Glenn Woiceshyn. All rights reserved.
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