A pre-emptive measure

Letter from Telus regarding possible postal strike

If there is a strike it may one of the last for Canada Post. Over the past decade large firms such as Telus have been pushing their customers to accept electronic invoices in place of the mailed paper version.

Most people have long since given up writing letters and if invoices no longer arrive in the mail box what is left? Magazines and "junk mail". (And many magazines and newspapers are also going the electronic distribution route.)

If the strike goes ahead, and is a lengthy one, this may be the death knell for Canada Post. Firms such as Telus are working hard to push consumers towards accepting electronic delivery of invoices. If that trend gains more traction the lost postal volume may never be reclaimed.