The minister responsible for Canada Post says the changes he announced to the company’s mail delivery business are just the “first step” in saving the Crown corporation, a project he said will take time and is “not going to be easy.”

Government Transformation and Public Works Minister Joël Lightbound announced a month ago that the government would lift its moratoriums on transitioning to community mailboxes and closing rural post offices, as well as reducing letter delivery standards.

Lightbound has said the measures will save hundreds of millions of dollars for a company that says it is losing $10 million a day.

He defended those moves Thursday, telling the House of Commons operations and estimates committee that the company has grown too large to reflect the decline in letter mail

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