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Response from Josée Verner - May 11, 2006
(August 3, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

Response from the office of Stephen Harper - April 25, 2006
(August 3, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

Response from the office of Lawrence Cannon - May 9, 2006
(August 3, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

Letter to Moya Greene - Re: Plant and post office closures
(July 4, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

June 27, 2006 Moya Greene President and Chief Executive Officer Canada Post Corporation 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0B1 Dear Ms. Greene: Re: Plant and post office closures. Canada Post has refused to release the corporation's overall plans for our public post office and its plans for the national network review. You have stated that you do not have a plan and that you are approaching facilities on a case-by-case basis. CUPW would therefore like...

Letter to Lawrence Cannon - June 27, 2006
(July 4, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

June 27, 2006 Lawrence Cannon Place de Ville, Tower C, 29th Floor, 330 Sparks, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N5 Dear Mr. Cannon: You made a statement in the House of Commons on June 12, 2006 which indicates that the government has decided to proceed with the closure of the mail processing plant in Quebec City. You said that "the members of Parliament and ministers from the Quebec City area did fulfill their election promises by thoroughly reviewing and examining the closure...

Letter to Lawrence Cannon - Critical Date in Quebec City Mail Process Plant Closure
(June 14, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

BY PRIORITY COURIER June 7, 2006 Lawrence Cannon Place de Ville, Tower C, 29th Floor, 330 Sparks, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5 Dear Mr. Cannon: Re: June 12th - Critical Date in Quebec City Mail Process Plant Closure I am writing further to my letters of February 9th, March 22nd and May 23rd to find out whether you intend to honour your party's commitment to oppose and review the decision to close the mail sorting plant in Quebec City. I have summarized your party's...

Letter to Lawrence Cannon - March 22, 2006
(May 1, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

PRIORITY COURIER March 22, 2006 Lawrence Cannon Place de Ville, Tower C 29th Floor 330 Sparks Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N5 Dear Mr. Cannon: CUPW is very concerned that the union has not been able to schedule a meeting with you to discuss Canada Post's plan to close the mail sorting plant in Quebec City. I have summarized below our attempts to set up a meeting: February 9, 2006 – I sent a letter requesting a meeting to discuss your party's promise to...

Letter to Stephen Harper - April 24, 2006
(April 28, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

PRIORITY COURIER April 24, 2006 Prime Minister Stephen Harper House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Harper: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) would like to know whether your party intends to live up to its promise to review the decision to close the mail processing plant in Quebec City. Attached please find our correspondence on this matter. To date, CUPW has not been able to get a meeting with Lawrence Cannon, the Minister Responsible for...

Letter to Moya Greene - Re: Strategic Planning Documents
(February 28, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

BY PRIORITY COURIER February 23, 2006 Moya Greene President and Chief Executive Officer Canada Post Corporation 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0B1 Dear Ms. Greene: I am writing to request a response to my letter dated January 26, 2006 which requests all strategic planning documents relating to the corporation’s national network review and its overall vision and plan for our public post office. I would also like to use this opportunity to encourage...

Letter to the Honourable Lawrence Cannon
(February 9, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

February 9, 2006 Lawrence Cannon Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Cannon: I would like to congratulate you on your election. As you may know from our recent letter to the Prime Minister, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is very eager to meet with you and begin what we hope will be an honest and open dialogue on the future of our public postal system. (See attached letter to Stephen...

Letter to Stephen Harper - Re: Arbitrator Orders Canada Post to Postpone Closure of Quebec City Mail Processing Plant
(February 2, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

PRIORITY COURIER February 2, 2006 Prime Minister Stephen Harper House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Harper: Subject: Arbitrator Orders Canada Post to Postpone Closure of Quebec City Mail Processing Plant I am writing further to my letter dated Feb 1, 2006, to let you know that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has just won an important arbitration, which effectively postpones the closure of the mail processing plant in Quebec...

Letter to Moya Greene
(January 26, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

January 26, 2006 PRIORITY POST Moya Greene President and Chief Executive Officer Canada Post Corporation 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0B1 Dear Ms. Greene: On behalf of the 54,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), I am writing to request all strategic planning documents relating to the corporation’s national network review and its overall vision and plan for our public post office. On July 14, 2005, Canada Post...

Letter to Stephen Harper - March 24, 2006
(December 7, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

March 24, 2006 PRIORITY COURIER Prime Minister Stephen Harper House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Harper: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) was very pleased to hear you say that ministers and members of Parliament in the Quebec region are in the process of reviewing ways to improve the situation with regard to Canada Post's plans to close the mail processing plant in Quebec City (see attached transcript). Does this mean you are...

The Honourable John McCallum - Re: Closures, Privatization and Deregulation (October 6, 2005)
(October 6, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

The Honourable John McCallum Minister Responsible for Canada Post Connaught Building, 7th Floor South 555 MacKenzie Ave. Ottawa, Ontario K1A OL5 Dear Minister McCallum: I am writing to let you know that you appear to have an incorrect understanding of what is happening at Canada Post. On October 3, 2005, you told the House of Commons that "physical mail is becoming a thing of the past." You said "even grandmothers send birthday wishes electronically." Maybe so,...

Letter to Deborah Bourque from the Honourable John McCallum -- Re: Closures,
Privatization and Deregulation (October 4, 2005)
(October 4, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

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The Honourable John McCallum - Re: Closures, Privatization and Deregulation (September 21, 2005)
(September 21, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

The Honourable John McCallum Minister Responsible for Canada Post Connaught Building, 7th Floor South 555 MacKenzie Ave. Ottawa, Ontario K1A OL5 Dear Minister McCallum: Re: Closures, Privatization and Deregulation I am writing to object to postal network closures and Canada Post's plan to close the mail processing plant in Quebec City. As you may know, Canada Post is reviewing its national network and has announced plans to close a mail processing plant in Quebec City as the very...

Campaign against Quebec City plant closure
(August 23, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

Brothers and Sisters: The union has begun a campaign to stop the closure of the Quebec City postal plant. This closure will eliminate jobs and deteriorate service to the public, and we believe that it is just the beginning of a new era of attacks on postal workers. Enclosed you will find the following: · the latest bulletin on the closure · a petition for postal workers and members of the public to sign The Quebec region is collecting the petitions for presentation to...

Letter to Moya Greene: Stop Quebec City closure!
(August 11, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

August 10, 2005. BY FAX AND MAIL Ms. Moya Greene President and Chief Executive Officer Canada Post Corporation 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0B1 Ms. Greene: I am writing on behalf of the CUPW National Executive Board to express our complete opposition to Canada Post's plans to close the Quebec City postal plant and our determination that Canada Post must reverse this hasty and unwise decision. There are many reasons why Canada Post must reverse this decision and...

Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper
(February 1, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

February 1, 2006 Prime Minister Stephen Harper House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Harper: I would like to congratulate you on your election. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) hopes that all parties within Parliament will be able to work together to meet the challenges facing workers, parents, students, the poor, the homeless, the elderly and others. It is important work and, as Prime Minister, you have an opportunity to make this minority...

Letter to Josée Verner
(January 27, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Letters)

January 27, 2006 Josée Verner Member of Parliament Comté Louis-St-Laurent 1018, boulevard, Pie XI Sud Québec City, Québec G3K 1L2 Dear Ms. Verner: Congratulations on your election as member of Parliament for Louis-Saint-Laurent. It was certainly a very decisive victory. I think it would be fair to say that many voters responded to your strong stand on local issues such as your solid support for a review of Canada Post's decision to close...