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Originally Posted by Atomikk

UPS is the worst shipping company in the world. I never use it, especially with a similar fiasco. But I have to clear up a myth. There is not a single penny that goes from the taxpayer to Canada Post. CPC is a corporation, therefore it functions as a profit taking entity. So it is not subsidized by the taxpayer, like previously done.

You are right about Canada Post, and they've actually done a pretty decent job financially, with a profit for the last 15 years, although 2009 was tough and it will continue to be so. And I think it's important that people know where their taxes go, so thanks for bringing that up.

The part I meant about taxpayers though is that as I understand it, it was the Government of Canada they sued, not Canada Post, and as government, including their lawyers, is paid for by taxpayers, the costs of fighting that suit would have been borne by them.

Personally, that issue would figure into my choice of carrier if I had a company that was in need of cross-border freight transportation, even if they didn't have a reputation for poor service delivery. Here's just one of many reports out there - 5 pages of complaints:

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/deliv...el_service.htm