Business groups warn of ‘massive’ impact from another Canada Post strike

Business groups expect a “massive” hit to small firms’ operations after unionized postal workers began a countrywide strike on Thursday evening.

But the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says Ottawa must still push forward with announced changes to Canada Post’s business model, such as the eventual end to door-to-door mail delivery for nearly all Canadian households.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers, representing 55,000 members of the postal service, says it was caught off guard by the government’s announcement, calling its strike a response to an “attack on our postal service and workers.”

Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound says the corporation is losing about $10 million per day, despite the federal government providing a $1-billion injection earlier t