This is a problem for us since we use USPS and they're not shipping to Canada until this is resolved. USPS is tied to our shipping rates, so customers are getting notices of refusal to ship.
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Canada Postal Workers On Strike
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That sucks...
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Back in the 1990s I worked with a librarian who had worked at a library at McGill University in Quebec in the 1980s. He had a friend in Quebec who was on some kind of government subsidy. It wasn't really enough to live on and my coworker sent him money every month. It was always a hit or miss when the money would arrive. Seems the postal workers would go on a slow down (not do anything) during the week. They would then get overtime on the weekend to sort all the mail, that was then delivered Monday and Tuesday. Work stopped after that again and there was no mail delivery till the next Monday. All to get the over time. The mailed checks would often get caught up in that mess and be delayed. At least this time it was announced!
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Re: Canada Postal Workers On Strike
In case anyone else was waiting on an update here - I was just able to order tp Canada with DHL shipping.
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Yes we had to stop waiting for USPS and do a workaround to get the rates to DHL to work. Thanks for posting this!
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Once Canada becomes the 51st state, this should no longer be an issue.
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Yes, agreed, once that happens, post office strikes will be the least of our worries.ronnie_suburban wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 5:06 pm Once Canada becomes the 51st state, this should no longer be an issue.
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Is this conversation allowed on this forum? If so I have a few things I would like to add.
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You make a good point. Political conversations would be right at home in firearms forums, but they feel off topic in a chef knife forum
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I probably should have refrained from making the stupid joke that I made. It literally came just moments after reading a headline. My apologies. Mods: feel free to remove it. 
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No problem Ronnie. We are all friends here.ronnie_suburban wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:22 am I probably should have refrained from making the stupid joke that I made. It literally came just moments after reading a headline. My apologies. Mods: feel free to remove it.
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