Canpar delivery status - Dec 5, 2024
Summary: lotzofuniquegoodies initiated the discussion by mentioning an update on the Canpar website regarding delayed deliveries. recped expressed skepticism about Canpar's slow announcements compared to USPS. lotzofuniquegoodies shared personal experience about a delayed parcel expected from Montreal, illustrating the issue further. The conversation shifted focus when reallynicestamps raised the broader topic of courier services possibly replacing Canada Post, particularly in rural and isolated areas. marnotom! pondered whether government subsidies could enable private couriers to handle rural deliveries. flipistics criticized this idea, highlighting societal issues with gig work and advocating for more full-time employment. brettjet38 added that companies resist full-time roles due to cost and tax obligations. Lastly, reallynicestamps remarked on how companies like Walmart don't pay living wages, forcing employees to rely on public assistance.
Updated message posted at the Canpar website for anyone expecting a delivery.
reallynicestamps
·1 year agoRemember all those claims that couriers should replace Canada Post?
Do any of them mention that Canada Post is the last mile carrier for rural and isolated addresses?
marnotom!
·1 year agoMaybe if couriers replaced Canada Post they'd get government subsidies to make those rural/remote deliveries happen? 🤪
flipistics
·1 year agoCanada Post (basically) isn't government subsidized now. Paying other companies to do it seems like a very bad idea. Might as well just fund Canada Post itself and let it run at a deficit if you're going to do that.
The best option is probably to fix some of the more general societal issues with gig and part time work. Make it more beneficial and profitable for companies to hire full time workers (where possible).
brettjet38
·1 year ago@flipistics " The best option is probably to fix some of the more general societal issues with gig and part time work. Make it more beneficial and profitable for companies to hire full time workers (where possible)."
Make it more beneficial and profitable for companies to hire full time workers
That goes against the final destination of a 25-hour work week and Basic Incomes to top up living standards, the "companies" do not want the costs of "full-time" jobs and all the handouts (taxes) they give the government to squander...
reallynicestamps
·1 year agoSquander on foolishness like paying the wages of their employees?
WalMart is famous for advising their US employees how to apply for food stamps because they won't pay a living wage or give enough hours for a living wage.
marnotom!
·1 year agoThat was my point, actually. If basically unsubsidized Canada Post were eliminated, the services that would be filling its shoes would likely need tax breaks or subsidies of their own to successfully operate.
Disincentivizing gig work would be helpful, but a number of online companies would likely lobby objections in addition to these new-style couriers.
recped
·1 year agoDid that just get posted this week? Canpar are even slower in announcing the obvioous than USPS was.
lotzofuniquegoodies
OP1 year ago@recped
I'm expecting a parcel from Mtl that left last Friday. When I first checked it just mentioned delays from weather. When I checked status yesterday messaging had been modified. The tracking details shows delivery expected by end of business today Dec 5. (Normally they arrive between 3 and 5 PM). According to the most recent scan 6:00 am this morning parcel is still at the depot, so most likely wont see now until Monday.