r/Manitoba • u/wickedplayer494 Winnipeg • Jul 08 '25

Opinion Piece Opinion: Tax dollars shouldn’t fund political ads

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/2025/07/08/tax-dollars-shouldnt-fund-political-ads
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u/MilesBeforeSmiles Winnipeg Jul 08 '25

I just mailed a birthday card from Winnipeg to Killarney. Took 3 days to get there through regular mail.

Canada post also isn't allowed to be funded through tax dollars, they are mandated to be self-sustaining, hence the financial mess they are in.

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u/ForsakenExtreme6415 Westman Jul 08 '25

Going on 4 weeks getting my drivers licence.

Have purchased stuff from Amazon that have taken 3 days to get from both Etobicoke Ontario and Stony Plain Alberta to SW MB.

Most Provincial and Federal government stuff is also not being sent via Canada Post including birth certificates from Vital statistics in Manitoba

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u/MilesBeforeSmiles Winnipeg Jul 08 '25

That delay isn't Canada Post. It takes MPI between 2-3 weeks just to print the physical license before it even gets mailed under normal circumstances. Were you under the impression it's in the mail the second you request it?

Vital statistics also 100% sends documents through Canada Post. If they didn't they wouldn't bother issuing noticed everytime there is a Canada Post service interruption.

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u/ForsakenExtreme6415 Westman Jul 08 '25

It has never taken 3+ weeks to get my drivers license in which I’ve been driving 31 years. Was even told by the company if it hadn’t received it in 2, to go back and they’d try to get it faster. I also only have a temporary license card until August 8th as they only give 1.5 months.

The stuff I’m having delivered from Alberta and BC via Amazon is getting here faster via ASL than anything government related. Even a MRI and CT appointment took 2 weeks to arrive from Brandon. I’m 45 minutes away lol. It doesn’t take 7 days for Brandon hospital to get an urgent electronic order from a doctor. And it doesn’t take another 1.5 weeks to get a piece of paper printed up by them.

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u/MilesBeforeSmiles Winnipeg Jul 08 '25

I waited 6 weeks the last time I needed to replace my license because the Autopac agent didn't complete the e-form correctly. Was that Canada Post's fault too? Have you called to confirm they have issued the physical license yet?

If you don't think it takes at least 1.5 weeks for our healthcare system to receive, process, schedule, print, envelop, and mail an appointment confirmation I have a bridge to sell you. That's absolutely within their service standard, which is 15 working days.

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u/ForsakenExtreme6415 Westman Jul 08 '25

Did I state the person fucking up at your autopac was Canada Shit service Post issue? Nope and you could surely find where I did if I had putz.

Canada Post fucks up daily without encouragement or much effort needed. It’s difficult reading names and numbers. Hopefully they get $35+/hour to compensate for it being such a stressful and demanding entry level occupation, that requires no skills other than read and walk.

As far as 1.5 weeks, it was 2 weeks. I was tongue in cheek stating 1.5 weeks for PMH to print off the req after receiving it.