I, like everyone else who uses Canada Post to Mail Parcels at Christmas, was shocked at the shipping cost. So, as my old friend Elizabeth DuSomme would have done, I looked into it.
Did you know that for the week of December 11 to 17, 2023, Canada Post applies a Domestic Fuel Surcharge of 28% to the price of shipping a parcel?
Did you know the Fuel Surcharge is adjusted weekly?
Did you know the GST is applied to the Surcharge, thus making it higher?
Here is what Canada Post says:
“Canada Post applies a fuel surcharge on its parcel services based on whether the service is Domestic, USA or International. The surcharge is adjusted weekly based on the average price of diesel as measured by Kalibrate Technologies Ltd.”
The USA and International Parcel Services Surcharge 17.25%.
(Maybe I should get the Grandkids to move to North Dakota.)
So, when Grandpa and Grandma want to mail a gift they pay an extra (GST added) 30%.
The Future:
Politicians are wandering around aimlessly – flying to Dubai for a Climate Conference – complaining about Trudeau’s Carbon Tax – closing coal fired power plants and all sides are telling us how they will make changes.
That’s like the World War Two joke where the General tells the soldiers, “You will be changing your underwear three times a week. You will be changing with him – he will change with that guy and so on.”
Nothing really changes.
Don’t blame the Postal Workers. It is Politicians who come up with this nonsense. The Postal Workers just do their job and tolerate the smart ass comments.
Richard Dowson, Moose Jaw
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